Food Animal - Bovine - Nutrition Value Pack 1.5 CE (FC 2023)

Beef Cattle Nutrition Value Pack - Nutritional Management of High-Risk Calves and Vitamins & Mineral Nutrition for the Cow Herd with Dr. Wilson. Beef Cattle Nutrition Value Pack was developed from previous recordings at Fall Conference, 2023.

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Continuing Education Credits

This course has been approved as CE by the Oklahoma Veterinary Board. To see if this course is acceptable as CE in other states, please visit the state's specific guidelines. Many states accept CE from AVMA accredited veterinary schools. OSU CVM is an AVMA accredited veterinary school.

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Time Requirements 

• 1.5 hour total.
• This course consists of 1 module which can be completed at your own pace.  
• This course must be fully completed during the license renewal period in order to be accepted as continuing education. Courses started in one liscense renewal period and later finished in the following license renewal period are only accepted in the latter renewal period once fully complete.

Completing the Course 

• To complete the course, you must access all pages and earn 80% on the Assessments.
• Once you have completed the course, you can print a certificate of completion.

This class was developed from a recording from Fall Conference. If you attended the session at Fall Conference or via webinar, do not register for this course. Do not duplicate!

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Explain and have a basic understanding of the various risk classifications of calves that could potentially arrive at a stocker operation or feedlot.
• Explain and have a basic understanding of different methods of starting newly received calves on feed and the pros and cons of various feeding programs.
• Have a basic understanding of ration types and ingredients and be able to make reasonable nutrition recommendations to their clients.
• Explain and have a basic understanding of different methods of transitioning newly received calves to a finishing ration (if desired) and the pros and cons of various transition programs.
• Explain and have a basic understanding of program and limit feeding calves and the pros and cons of limit or program feeding compared to ad libitum feeding.
• Have a basic understanding of the critical vitamins for beef cow herd performance, reproduction, and health and be able to make more knowledgeable recommendations regarding vitamin supplementation to their clients.
• Have a basic understanding of the critical minerals for beef cow herd performance, reproduction, and health and be able to make more knowledgeable recommendations regarding minerals supplementation to their clients.
• Have a basic understanding of which vitamins are typically deficient in forages in Oklahoma and be able to make more knowledgeable recommendations regarding vitamin supplementation to their clients.
• Have a basic understanding of which minerals are typically deficient in forages in Oklahoma and be able to make more knowledgeable recommendations regarding mineral supplementation to their clients.
• Have a basic understanding of hydroxy, inorganic, and organic trace minerals and the pros and cons associated with each.

Refund Policy: 

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Refunds may be subject to an administrative fee.

Courses that reflect course completion are generally non-refundable.  

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