Dairy Production
Learn:
Practicial experience in all facets of a dairy operation are yours on the college dairy. Milk, care for dairy cattle, learn artifical insemination and herd managment. Take those skills to a 160 hour industry practicum at a private dairy.Live The Learning:
Learn basic dairy husbandry skills such as calving, ear tagging, dehorning, health checking, heat checking. Your hands-on learning will also include artificial insemination techniques, correct handling and administration of various classes of pharmaceuticals, and applied livestock nutrition. Use dairy software programs to manage dairy related activities and help assess profitability.The Lakeland Advantage:
Real experience on a real dairy from both the college operation and through your practicum on a private operation.Live Your Career As A
- entry level dairy technician/herdsperson
- a dairy farmer
Continue Your Learning With:
Continue on to a Lakeland diploma in animal science, livestock production or agribusiness.
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Vermilion Campus
1 Year
A cow from the college herd that died on pasture has a new life as a skeletal structure in the small animal clinic lab. At the time of the bovine�s untimely demise, animal health technology students deboned the carcass and shipped it to the University of Alberta to be put into a bug box. Once inside, scavengers set to work removing all remaining flesh. Once this was done, the skeleton was cleaned, bleached and returned to Lakeland for assembly. Charged with the task was Ken Smith with the help of Neale King and Barry Gordey who built a metal frame for the structure. While the process to incorporate the specimen into the college�s teaching facilities was lengthy, it has resulted in a considerable savings to the college. The cost of a similar skeleton from a medical supply house is approximately $10,000. That's a lot of moo-la!