Milk Quality

Online Course

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The Milk Quality Online Course covers basic milk quality, milking parlor and mastitis management principles lead by Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS). Topics include:

Mastitis – what is it?
Teat End Health
Udder Hygiene
Milk Routine
Testing Methods and Using the Results
Dry Cow Therapy and Mastitis Treatment

Who Should Attend?
How It Works

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for dairy business on-farm personnel (owner or employee) who are seeking to increase their knowledge of milk quality management. Participants should possess a formal or informal background in dairy cattle management, but not necessarily in milk quality.

The course is ideal for individuals who:

have been working with dairy cows and are looking to increase their knowledge of milk quality and mastitis management
have had some formal training or course work but want a refresher on milk quality
have been working with the farm on milk quality goals but want to know more about the how, what and why
have wanted to improve the milk quality of a herd but need to know where to start
have wanted to increase the skills provided to the farm or farm employer

How It Works

This is a seven-week course offered online through Moodle, an easy-to-use online interface viewed on your personal computer’s web browser. Presentations for each topic are pre-recorded and are accessible whenever is convenient to the participant. An optional live Q & A session with presenters is held weekly on Thursdays via an online webinar. Corresponding assignments are due each week. To get the most out of the experience, you should expect to spend approximately two hours per week on the lessons and assignments.

This course has been approved for a maximum of 2.1 CEUs from the Cornell School of Continuing Education. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a certificate notifying you of the CEUs awarded.