Beef and sheep industry veterinary residency program
| Project start date: | 01 December 2014 |
| Project end date: | 02 March 2018 |
| Publication date: | 10 September 2018 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
This project addresses a challenge for Australia’s livestock industries – a limited number of veterinary and farm management consultants with a detailed knowledge of the farm as a system. This has been exacerbated by a gradual withdrawal by State Departments of Agriculture from providing extension services. Previously, many consultants were trained and developed their skills in Departments of Agriculture. However, there is now a shortage of skilled advisors at a time when sheep and beef farms need appropriate advice to remain competitive.
The veterinary residency project ran from April 2015 to June 2018, delivering a comprehensive training program using a model developed by the Mackinnon Project. This group, located within the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences (FVAS) at Werribee, has been training veterinary consultants and operating a whole farm consultancy service for the sheep and beef industries since 1982 (see summary in Section 8.3).
More information
| Contact email: | reports@mla.com.au |
| Primary researcher: | University of Melbourne |
