Hachaklait Veterinary Services Israel
Hachaklait Veterinary Services Israel
Hachaklait Veterinary Services Israel
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First call for workshop on Herd Health,<br />
Nov. 2012, <strong>Israel</strong><br />
<strong>Hachaklait</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong><br />
<strong>Services</strong><br />
November 25 th – December 1 st , 2012<br />
<strong>Israel</strong><br />
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Dear Colleagues,<br />
<strong>Israel</strong> has about 120,000 dairy cows kept in some 1,000 herds. More than<br />
95% of these cows are <strong>Israel</strong>i-Holstein. Herd size varies from a few tens in<br />
small family owned farms to up to 250 - 1,500 cows in large Kibbutz farms.<br />
Overall average milk production in 2010 was 11,991 kg/cow. You may find<br />
more details about the <strong>Israel</strong> dairy industry in the attached summary.<br />
<strong>Hachaklait</strong> is a veterinary cooperative currently employing 50 vets, and has<br />
been serving the vast majority of the <strong>Israel</strong> dairy farms for the last 90 years.<br />
<strong>Hachaklait</strong> has been implementing an intensive Herd Health program for<br />
more than two decades. The program was founded by Dr. Oded Nir<br />
(Markusfeld). Our Herd Health program combines comprehensive clinical<br />
work on the individual cow in the barn with recording, gathering, monitoring<br />
and analyzing of the herd data. Interactions between veterinary medicine,<br />
nutrition, management and economics are important facets of our approach<br />
and practice.<br />
We would like to invite you to a workshop on Herd Health organized by<br />
<strong>Hachaklait</strong> and conducted by our Department of Herd Health. Dr. Michael van<br />
Straten (DVM, PhD) will serve as the Scientific Coordinator of the workshop.<br />
Michael has 14 years of experience as a bovine practitioner in <strong>Hachaklait</strong>. He<br />
is epidemiologist and Head of the Department of Herd Health. He also<br />
lectures at the Koret School of <strong>Veterinary</strong> Medicine, Hebrew University of<br />
Jerusalem.<br />
The main objectives of this workshop are to expose practicing veterinarians to<br />
a multidisciplinary and multifactorial approach to dairy practice and clinical<br />
entities. Furthermore, participants will have the opportunity to get "hands-on"<br />
experience with farm data analysis and our Herd Health program. Learning<br />
will take place mainly in class in the form of exercises and discussions in<br />
small working groups using participant's laptops, combined with farm visits<br />
and lectures given by prominent guest lecturers.<br />
Veterinarians with sound experience in the care of dairy cows and an interest<br />
in Herd Health programs are welcome to join us for an intensive 6-day<br />
workshop from Nov. 25 th to Dec. 1 st 2012, including an extra one day tour<br />
(Nov. 25 th , destinations will be determined at a later date).<br />
More information on <strong>Hachaklait</strong> can be found in the English part of the<br />
<strong>Hachaklait</strong> Website at http://www.hachaklait.org.il/english.asp<br />
A tentative detailed program of the workshop can be seen on the following<br />
page.<br />
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<strong>Hachaklait</strong> Herd Health Workshop, November 25 th - December 1 st , 2012: Tentative timetable<br />
Date Hours Subject Details Lecturer/Tutor<br />
Day 1-<br />
Nov. 25 th<br />
Day 2-<br />
Nov. 26 th<br />
Day 3-<br />
Nov. 27 th<br />
Day 4-<br />
Nov. 28 th<br />
Day 5-<br />
Nov. 29 th<br />
Day 6-<br />
Nov. 30 th<br />
Day 7-<br />
Dec. 1 st<br />
08:00-09:00<br />
09:00-10:00<br />
10:15-11:00<br />
11:15-12:00<br />
12:00-13:00<br />
13:00-16:00<br />
16:15-18:00<br />
18:00-19:00<br />
20:00-<br />
07:00-10:00<br />
10:00-11:00<br />
11:15-12:00<br />
12:00-13:00<br />
13:00-15:00<br />
15:15-16:00<br />
18:00-19:00<br />
19:00-20:00<br />
08:00-09:00<br />
09:15-12:00<br />
12:00-13:00<br />
13:00-15:00<br />
15:15-16:00<br />
16:00-18:00<br />
18:00-19:00<br />
19:00-20:00<br />
08:00-09:00<br />
09:15-10:15<br />
10:30-12:00<br />
12:00-13:00<br />
13:00-16:00<br />
16:00-18:00<br />
18:00-19:00<br />
19:00-20:00<br />
08:00-12:00<br />
12:00-13:00<br />
13:00-18:00<br />
18:00-19:00<br />
19:00-20:00<br />
08:00-12:00<br />
12:00-13:00<br />
13:00-16:00<br />
16:00-17:00<br />
17:00-18:00<br />
18:00-<br />
All Day<br />
Introduction<br />
Introduction<br />
Epidemiology 1<br />
Monitoring<br />
Farm Visit: Family farm<br />
Workshop 1<br />
Social<br />
Farm Visit: Large farm<br />
Epidemiology 2<br />
Epidemiology 3<br />
Workshop 2<br />
Udder Health<br />
Workshop 3<br />
Social<br />
Epidemiology 4<br />
Workshop 4<br />
Economics<br />
Production<br />
Workshop 5<br />
Social<br />
Nutrition<br />
Nutrition<br />
Nutrition<br />
Nutrition<br />
Workshop 6<br />
Economics<br />
Herd Health<br />
Workshop 6<br />
Economics<br />
Workshop 6 (con)<br />
Workshop 6 (con)<br />
Workshop 6 (con)<br />
Social<br />
Tour<br />
Welcome course & Team<br />
Integrated HH systems : The <strong>Israel</strong>i Experience<br />
Data, Variables & presenting them<br />
Introduction to monitoring<br />
Lunch Break<br />
Monitoring Calving Diseases<br />
Dinner<br />
Reception: Drinks & Bites<br />
Routine farm visit with <strong>Hachaklait</strong> vet<br />
Measures of association<br />
Multivariable analysis: principles & interpretations<br />
Lunch Break<br />
Multiple regression analysis & Calving diseases<br />
Introduction to Udder Health<br />
Udder Health<br />
Free Evening<br />
Analyzing reproduction data<br />
Reproduction<br />
Lunch Break<br />
Economic aspects of health & fertility<br />
Lactation curves<br />
Lactation curves<br />
Dinner<br />
How tough are camels?<br />
Dry Cow & close up rations<br />
Lactation rations: Concepts & interpretations<br />
Examples & discussion<br />
Lunch Break<br />
Visit to feed Center<br />
Group assignment: Introduction<br />
Dinner<br />
How much does it cost to be healthy?<br />
Farm Visit: Herd health visit<br />
Lunch break<br />
Work on group assignment<br />
Dinner<br />
Work on group assignment/free evening<br />
Presentation group assignment<br />
Lunch break<br />
Presentation group assignment<br />
Summery & final remarks on presentation<br />
Course summery<br />
Farewell dinner<br />
Destination to be decided<br />
Staff initials Name Position<br />
OR Ofi Reich Managing Director <strong>Hachaklait</strong><br />
BS Benny Sharir, DVM Chief Veterinarian <strong>Hachaklait</strong><br />
MVS Michael van Straten, DVM PhD Scientific coordinator, Head of the Department of Herd Health, <strong>Hachaklait</strong><br />
SB Shmuel Buckstein, DVM Department of Herd Health, <strong>Hachaklait</strong><br />
CG Chen Gild, DVM Clinical Nutritionist, <strong>Hachaklait</strong><br />
DB Doron Bar, DVM PhD Chief Scientist, SCR Engineers, <strong>Israel</strong><br />
OR,BS,MVS<br />
SB<br />
MVS<br />
SB<br />
SB, MVS<br />
SB, MVS<br />
SB,MVS<br />
MVS<br />
MVS<br />
SB,MVS<br />
SB,MVS<br />
SB,MVS<br />
MVS<br />
SB,MVS<br />
DB<br />
MVS<br />
SB,MVS<br />
MVS<br />
CG<br />
CG<br />
CG,SB,MVS<br />
CG,SB,MVS<br />
MVS,SB<br />
BS<br />
SB,MVS<br />
SB,MVS<br />
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General information<br />
Date and Venue<br />
The 6 day Workshop will take place from November 25 th to December 1 st<br />
2012, in hotel in <strong>Israel</strong> (including arrival on Nov. 24 th evening and leaving on<br />
Dec. 2 nd morning). An extra one day tour (Dec.1 st ) to the Dead Sea, Massada<br />
and Jerusalem is included 1 .<br />
Language<br />
English (without translation).<br />
Target group<br />
Veterinarians with sound experience in the care of dairy cows and an interest<br />
in Herd Health programs are welcome to join us for the workshop.<br />
What people had to say about our previous workshops:<br />
"I found the workshop very interesting, giving me also new insights in Dairy herd health<br />
management. The organization was really great, the weather was nice and the people from the<br />
<strong>Hachaklait</strong> were very welcoming".<br />
Pieter Passchyn, DVM<br />
Belgium<br />
"The last workshop helped me a lot to understand statistical analysis. Furthermore I got some<br />
ideas which parameters we have to take into account, when we look at herd health problems and<br />
how they can interact and influence the health status and production level of a herd.<br />
On our farm visits I got some new ideas in terms of cow comfort and feeding management, which<br />
are also important and useful for our farms".<br />
Walter Peinhopf, DVM<br />
Austria<br />
"Thanks so much for this Workshop; we all really appreciate your efforts! It was an amazing<br />
experience to learn about your Dairy Management and to experience your hospitality! I would really<br />
hope that there’s a second Workshop with this Group!"<br />
1 Destinations not final<br />
JH, DVM<br />
Germany<br />
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Registration<br />
The completed registration form (see end of this document) should be filled before<br />
August 1 ST , 2012.<br />
Early Registration fee: 2,500 US$ for one person (double bedroom) or 3,000 US$ for one<br />
person in a single room.<br />
Late registration will be available from Aug. 2 nd to October 1 st .<br />
Late Registration fee: 2,800 US$ for one person (double bedroom) or 3,300 US$ for one<br />
person in a single room.<br />
Payable:<br />
1. By Bank transfer - to:<br />
Leumi Bank N o : 10<br />
Branch: Kiryat Eliezer – 877<br />
Current: 454500/93<br />
Address: Kikar Meirhof 8, Haifa, <strong>Israel</strong>.<br />
- Invoice will be sent at request<br />
- All bank commissions will be paid by participant<br />
2. By credit card (call us +972-4-6279603)<br />
Registration fee includes: 8 nights (25/11/2012-1/12/2012) in Hotel in <strong>Israel</strong>, full<br />
board, lectures, course material (printed & on CD), a 6 week licensed full version of<br />
SPSS 19 software, coffee and tea throughout the workshop and the one day tour<br />
including transport, entrance fees and 3 meals.<br />
Notes:<br />
At the money-transfer please note your name.<br />
Final registration will be approved only when the registration fee is received.<br />
Click here for registration<br />
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably by e-mail:<br />
Daniella Flandra Tel. +972-4-6279603 E-mail: daniella@hachaklait.co.il<br />
For professional questions regarding the workshop:<br />
Michael van Straten: vanstraten@hachaklait.co.il<br />
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