Proceeding the successful of the first and second training courses on "Advanced artificial insemination technique in dairy cattle", Biodiversity Conservation and Tropical Disease Research Institute (BioD) has organized the 3rd training course on “Diagnosis of and hormonal treatment of ovarian disorders in dairy cattle” on 15th April, 2018 with the participation of 70 veterinarians from the Vietnam’s dairyland (Moc Chau, Ba Vi). In addition, the course is interested by veterinary students from well-known universities in the field of agriculture like Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA); Vietnam National Foresty University (VNFU).
The course focused on introducing a variety of hormonal intervention so as to overcome the majority of the losses in dairy cattle rearing is ovarian disorders which has prolonged the calving interval, eventually reducing the milk yield. In the first section, theory lessons covered the basic and comparative aspects of reproductive hormones to meet the urgent needs of trainees. This objective was maintained in the practical section conducted in the afternoon.
Dr. Tang Xuan Luu - Project Advisor, is giving an address with regard of bovine reproductive examination
via rectal palpation
All trainees have to completed the input and output examination that was provided in order to evaluate the efficacy of the training.
One trainee is performing the rectal reproductive examination .
The course is proposed that is of paramout importance for both veterinarians and vet. students, providing “an electic mix of pratical methods to control the reproductive performance of dairy cattle”. Especially, all vet. students not only assimilated the professional knowledge from the lessons, but also got contact with the practical organization in order to looking for career opportunities.
In the last four training days in Ba Vi province on 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th April 2018, project staffs will guide the veterinarians, ranchers how to curing the ovarian disoders and inducing estrus in the local dairy herd.
