Dairy Herdsperson

A Dairy Herdsperson is a person who is responsible for the maintenance, health, nutrition, and breeding of dairy cows. They perform herd health procedures, routine herd maintenance, and operate and maintain barn mechanical systems and farm equipment.

480 hours (20% of program hours) of in-school training is required, which will focus primarily on the theory you need to support the skills in the Training Standard. The in-school training component is delivered, in-person, by the Atlantic Business College.

Course subjects include:

• Applied Farm Practices
• Milking Practices and Optimizing Milk Quality
• Feeding Practices
• Herd Health Maintenance and Breeding
• Routine Herd Maintenance
• Farm Mechanical and Electrical Systems – Basic Maintenance
• Maintenance Quality Control and Production Record

80% of the program hours are spent completing on-farm training with a co-operating dairy farm. Atlantic Business College will work with students to arrange a suitable training partner. 

This program is taught in English.