General Resources
Vetbiz Consultancy have helped produce open source resources in a number of projects and we want to see them used as widely as possible. We have also put links to some resources that we have found useful.
Nutritional Information- Feedipedia from the FAO
www.feedipedia.org is an online encyclopaedia of feeds for animals and has forages, food by products and minerals. It gives tables of nutritive value for farm animals in tropical and Mediterranean regions.
It can be used to calculate best guess inputs for feeding animals.
It can be used to calculate best guess inputs for feeding animals.
Veterinary Webinars
www.vetnetfoundation.org runs free webinars with international speakers on both small animal and farm animal topics. It is aimed at the Indian sub continent but relevant to vets and senior veterinary paraprofessionals from around the world.
To join live events or their mailing list then contact them directly: vetnetfoundation@gmail.com.
Recordings and transcripts of previous webinars are available from the web site.
To join live events or their mailing list then contact them directly: vetnetfoundation@gmail.com.
Recordings and transcripts of previous webinars are available from the web site.
EUFMD
All things FMD with resources about lesions, vaccinating, and Emergency preparations.
https://eufmdlearning.works
You do need to register but many of the courses are free.
Several other FAST diseases are also covered.
https://eufmdlearning.works
You do need to register but many of the courses are free.
Several other FAST diseases are also covered.
SNV Livestock Development train the trainer manuals
SNV, the Dutch Development Agency have produced a set of Train the Trainer open source manuals which are a helpful reference for small holder extension workers.
These are available from the Vetbiz Livestock development Google Drive here.
Breed Improvement & Fertility Management
Dairy cattle feeding and Nutrition
Dairy cattle health management
Dairy farm management
Dairy housing and manure management
Farm economics training
Forage production and management
Hygienic and quality milk production
Young stock management
These are available from the Vetbiz Livestock development Google Drive here.
Breed Improvement & Fertility Management
Dairy cattle feeding and Nutrition
Dairy cattle health management
Dairy farm management
Dairy housing and manure management
Farm economics training
Forage production and management
Hygienic and quality milk production
Young stock management
Downloadable e books on Dairy farming in the Tropics
Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming provides insight into the logistics, infrastructure and management required for the development of small and large dairy farms in tropical developing countries. Farmers will learn how to improve the welfare, milk quality and productivity of their dairy herds. This book complements author John Moran’s five previous books on the principles of tropical dairy farming.
www.publish.csiro.au/book/7640/
Tropical Dairy Farming is a manual designed for use by dairy production advisors working in tropical areas, especially in South-East Asia. It aims to increase the productivity of small holder dairy farmers in the humid tropics by improving the feeding management of their livestock. It shows how to provide dairy cows with cost-effective feeds that match small holder farming systems and discusses the major obstacles to improving feeding management in the humid tropics.
www.publish.csiro.au/book/5126/#details
www.publish.csiro.au/book/7640/
Tropical Dairy Farming is a manual designed for use by dairy production advisors working in tropical areas, especially in South-East Asia. It aims to increase the productivity of small holder dairy farmers in the humid tropics by improving the feeding management of their livestock. It shows how to provide dairy cows with cost-effective feeds that match small holder farming systems and discusses the major obstacles to improving feeding management in the humid tropics.
www.publish.csiro.au/book/5126/#details