Animal Husbandry & Technological Advancements in Livestock Production Knowledge Sharing and Exposure Visit
Programme Structure
The 10 day knowledge sharing and exposure visit will be held at Galilee International Management Institute, Israel.
Participants will be exposed to technological advancements in the animal husbandry and livestock production sector in Israel through lectures and study visits to relevant organizations, institutes, companies and farms.
The visits will include discussions with professionals and officials from the relevant sites.
The visit will also include guided excursions to places of religious and historical interest.
Curriculum
- Overview of Israeli Dairy Industry
- Good Herd Management Practices
- Advanced Technologies in Dairy Farm Management
- Feeding Principles & Management of Nutrition
- Advanced Techniques for Preparing High Quality Forage
- Planning Feedstuff Rations
- Health and Disease Prevention
- Breeding & Fertility Management
- High Yield Production in a Hot Climate; Heat Stress Relief Methods
- Biosecurity; Traceability of Animal Products
Study Tours
- Feed Mill and Feed Technologies
- Open Pasture & Overfeed
- Computerized Farm Management Systems
- Robotic Dairy Farm
- Technology Control Systems for Feeding Management
- Cooperative Dairy Farm (including Forage Preservation)
- Insemination Centre; Genetic Improvement & Advanced Fertility Management
- Feeding Mixers Industry & Feed Additives Centre
- Dairy Farm; Veterinarian visit & open discussion; prevention of herd disease
- Veterinary Services Centre & Mastitis Laboratory
