The Purdue Calving School

The Purdue Calving School offers practical and hands-on experience for beef and dairy producers. Producers attending the School will learn best practices for herd management during calving season and participate in hands-on demonstration from Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s experts.

Discussions

The Purdue Calving School includes discussions on:

Managing dystocias
Post-partum cow care
Newborn calf management
How to assist during calving

Demonstrations

Hands on demonstrations of:

Use of calving equipment
Dystocia simulations with life-sized cow & calf models
Use of esophageal feeders