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University College Dublin: Dairy Herd Health
| Institution | University College Dublin View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | UCD School of Veterinary Medicine |
| Web | www.ucd.ie/global |
| internationalenquiries@ucd.ie | |
| Telephone | +353 1 716 8500 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
This course draws on the experience gained by the UCD Dairy Herd Health Group in investigating many herd problems throughout Ireland. The programme will consist of modules in herd health skills, dairy herd fertility, nutrition and production disease, milk quality and mastitis, calf health and heifer rearing, and bio-secure/infectious diseases. The programme is designed for Irish conditions and production systems, and how Irish veterinarians deal with issues. It is expected that students will attend a number of face to face teaching days in Lyons research farm.
Applicants must possess a degree in Veterinary medicine that is registerable with the Veterinary Council of Ireland (www.vci.ie). Applicants must have access to dairy farms and dairy farm data to complete relevant coursework such as farm reports. Applicants should have at least one year of relevant veterinary practice experience. Applicants must demonstrate a significant interest in dairy cattle practice.
Grad Cert Dairy Herd Health consists of modules in herd health skills, dairy herd fertility, nutrition and production disease, milk quality and mastitis, calf health and heifer rearing, and bio-secure/infectious diseases
distance programme that is delivered on-line through the use of problem-based learning with current herd problems providing the necessary material.
innovative online-learning activities coupled with hands on teaching of herd based clinical skills at the UCD Lyons Farm or the UCD Veterinary Hospital.
practical sessions that will teach students a range of skills invaluable to cattle practitioners, for example body condition scoring, locomotion scoring, teat scoring, recent developments in reproductive ultrasonography for cattle.
Graduate Certificate
| Level | NFQ Level 9 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants must possess a degree in Veterinary medicine that is registerable with the Veterinary Council of Ireland (www.vci.ie). Applicants must have access to dairy farms and dairy farm data to complete relevant coursework such as farm reports. Non-UCD Graduates must provide transcripts of degree(s). International applicants must demonstrate proof of English proficiency. An extensive induction to learning online will be provided, however applicants will also require: |
Fees
| EU | 3740 Euros for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Non EU | 3740 Euros for Year 1 |
| EU | 1240 Euros for Year 2 |
| Non EU | 1240 Euros for Year 2 |
Why UCD?
University College Dublin is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities. Ranked in the top 1% of institutions worldwide, in the overall 2024 QS World University Rankings, UCD was named 126 in the world.
UCD, Ireland’s Global University, is Ireland’s largest university. Established in 1854, the university has a student body of almost 38,000 students with more than 10,000 international students drawn from 152 countries. UCD is Ireland's leader in graduate education with over 11,000 graduate students; almost a quarter of whom are graduate research students.
Students are attracted to UCD by the strength of its teaching and …
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