Course Summary:

This course enables you to study the main issues related to the international standards and their importance in agriculture. 

 Syllabus:

• The need for standards: What standard is, Consumption chain and involved parties, what the customers want, why it changed (World Trends), Development of standards.
• Types of standards: Universal vs. local/specific buyer (who defines), Generic vs. checklist (how defined), Division by main issue of interest (what required), Accordance to stage in production (where required).
• Main instruments for standard implementation: Risk analyses, documented procedures instructions, Traceability, Competence and training, Infrastructures control, Records, Complaint management and corrective actions, Internal audits self-assessment, Data analyses.
• Short review of standard’s requirements: Global GAP, ISO 9001, BRC.

Course Summary:

This course enables you to study basic methods and techniques of poultry farming in modern farms. To learn how to maximize production and basic principles of nutrition and biosecurity.

 Syllabus: 

• Managing the Replacement Pullet: Body weight target, Preparing for the chicks, Temperature requirements for chicks, Light management for pullets, Cannibalism / Feather Pecking, Beak Trimming.
• Managing the Maturing and Mature Laying Hen: Breeds, Systems for keeping layers, Moving pullet to laying cages, Preparing for the pullets. Uniformity, Crowding layers in cages, Light management for layers, Egg shell quality, Egg Size, Dirty eggs, External parasites, Culling hens, Induced molting, Calculations of production index
• Biosecurity: Definition and Objectives, How Poultry Disease Spreads, Survival time of pathogens outside the host, SANITATION, ISOLATION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, Rodent biology & control, Wild birds, Barrier to Invaders, Beetles, Flies, Biosecurity procedures: Cost & Benefit
• Hot Climate Management: Thermoregulation in poultry, Behavioral adjustment, Thermoneutral Zone, The Thermal environment, Effect of exposure time to heat, Evaporative heat lose & Non Evaporative heat lose, passive thermoregulation & Active thermoregulation, Wind Chill effect, Reducing the sun Radiation, Insulation, Moisture buildup in poultry house, Ventilation, evaporative cooling pad

Course Summary:

This course enables you to study basic methods and techniques of sheep farming in modern farms. To learn how to maximize milk production and basic principles of balanced and efficient nutrition. To study basic principles of keeping a healthy herd.

 Syllabus: 

• Small Ruminants general information.
• Sheep & Goats Breeding.
• Small Ruminants farming, technology and management in Israel.
• Small Ruminants Nutrition under Intensive Management.
• Kids Rearing.
• Buildings and Equipment for Small Ruminants.

Course Summary:

This course enables you to study basic methods and techniques of dairy farming in modern farms. To learn how to maximize milk production and basic principles of balanced and efficient nutrition. To study basic principles of keeping a healthy herd.

 Syllabus: 

• processing milk and milk products.
• Introduction to Dairy Farming.
• Dairy Farming in Israel.
• High Production Dairy Farm.
• The NZ Dairy Industry.
• The British dairy industry.
• Dairy Production in Israel - Presentation.
• Nutrition for high yielding dairy cows.
• Feeding milking cows.
• Dry cows management.
• Dairy Cow Health and Welfare.
• Fertility.
• Breeding Dairy Cows.
• Reproductive Management of Dairy Cattle.
• Baby calves management.
• Calves management.
• Tour in a dairy farm and a feed center.