[All-extension] CE Opportunity: Organic Livestock and Poultry Health Series

[Workman, Jeffrey D.]

Having trouble reading this email? Click here<http://policy.oeffa.org/o/50235/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1283619> to view it in your browser.

Organic Livestock and Poultry Health Series Provides Comprehensive and Convenient Education for Veterinarians and Other Livestock Professionals

An upcoming educational series will give veterinarians and other livestock professionals the opportunity to gain new knowledge and expand services offered by providing important information on working with certified organic livestock and poultry.

The series is being offered by Veterinary Extension at The Ohio State University<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvet.osu.edu%2Fextension> and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oeffa.org> (OEFFA) and includes both webinars and in-person workshops.

“The objective of this educational series is to help veterinarians and their clients design best herd health management practices that comply with federal and state regulations and organic standards when considering the health and well-being of the animal,” said Ohio State University Assistant Professor and Extension Veterinarian Dr. Gustavo M. Schuenemann.

As part of this series, participants will learn how to perform an on-farm risk assessment, or audit, to identify and rank risk factors associated with herd health and performance. “This audit will be a valuable service they can offer clients—certified organic or otherwise,” said Schuenemann.

The educational series will also demystify the organic standards, and clarify the requirements for individual animals to obtain and maintain their organic status. “Understanding the certification process will benefit everyone—the animal, the farmer, the service provider, and the consumer,” said OEFFA Organic Certification Program Manager Julia Barton.

Demand for organic products continues to increase, including organic meat, poultry, dairy, and fiber. Ohio ranks second for the number of dairy farmers that produce milk for Organic Valley, for example. Approximately 270 Ohio farms are certified organic livestock and poultry operations.

The series will cover the following topics:

  *   Transition cow management, emphasizing calving-related disease prevention and on-farm risk assessment
  *   Organic standards for livestock, allowed inputs, and the certification process
  *   Management of somatic cell counts and mastitis control
  *   Parasite management and control
  *   Pain management, regulatory medicine, and science-based treatments
  *   Organic poultry flock health
  *   Nutrition-related diseases
  *   On-farm health audits to assess herd risk factors
  *   Defining, monitoring, and recordkeeping of health events
Free events currently scheduled include:

  *   CSI for Dairy: On-Farm Audits to Assess Risk Webinar—Monday, June 23, 1 p.m. EDT
  *   Certified Organic Dairy Tour and Workshop—Thursday, June 26, 1 p.m. EDT at Pleasantview Farm in Circleville, OH
  *   Certified Organic Livestock Standards Webinar—Thursday, July 10, 1 p.m. EDT
  *   Organic Livestock Inputs Webinar—Wednesday, October 1, 1 p.m. EDT
Veterinary Continuing Education (CE) credits will be granted on an “hour for hour” basis.

In addition, veterinarians and other agriculture professionals that work with poultry and livestock can join a network to share ideas and find answers to questions. “Their work will be strengthened as this network bridges the gaps between educators, certifiers, farmers, and veterinarians,” said Eric Pawlowski, OEFFA Sustainable Agriculture Educator.

This series is made possible with funding from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s (NCR-SARE) Professional Development Program.

For more details, or to register for scheduled events, go to www.oeffa.org<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oeffa.org> or http://vet.osu.edu/extension<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvet.osu.edu%2Fextension>, call (614) 421-2022 Ext. 209, or email education at oeffa.org<mailto:education at oeffa.org>.



Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association

41 Croswell Rd., Columbus OH 43214

(614) 421-2022   www.oeffa.org<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oeffa.org%2F>

[OEFFA]



Thanks,
Jeff

[The Ohio State University]
Jeffrey D. Workman, Ph.D. Extension Program Coordinator
Ohio State University Extension Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
A100P Sisson Hall | 1920 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-9453 Office | 614-292-4142 Fax
workman.45 at osu.edu<mailto:workman.45 at osu.edu> | vet.osu.edu/extension<http://vet.osu.edu/extension>
[email logo]<http://www.extension100years.net/>



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/all-extension/attachments/20140516/72b4cd78/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 9395 bytes
Desc: image001.png
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/all-extension/attachments/20140516/72b4cd78/attachment.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image002.png
Type: image/png
Size: 3605 bytes
Desc: image002.png
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/all-extension/attachments/20140516/72b4cd78/attachment-0001.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image005.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 5156 bytes
Desc: image005.jpg
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/all-extension/attachments/20140516/72b4cd78/attachment.jpg>