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Practical Measures for Improving Results at Dairy Farms Gun Wirtanen, Kimmo Nissinen* & Hannele Suvanto University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute, Seinäjoki, Finland * Sedu, Ilmajoki, Finland www.helsinki.fi/ruralia Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen

This INFORMATION PROJECT aims at improved activities in DAIRY FARMS The project , which is based on surveys and interviews, focuses on new information: v milk quality management, v animal disease management , v animal welfare and Hannele Suvanto v cost-effective working methods . Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

This INFORMATION PROJECT aims at improved activities in DAIRY FARMS The seminars , demo-days , videos and training material is aimed for: v the farmers themselves, v own work forces as well as v domestic and foreign employees including relief workers Hannele Suvanto We are developing tools to enable and support self-studies among the farmers and farm employees. Information is provided in various formats to reach different types of learners . Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

THE PROJECT ACTIONS : The tailored seminars and demo-days topics: - Healthy hooves and udders - Hoof care in practice - Care of newborn calves - Feed quality - Observation of oestrus - Welfare quality (in November 2018) Hannele Suvanto The seminars and demo-days are arranged in: - Southern Ostrobothnia , - Ostrobothnia, - Central Ostrobothnia, - Northern Ostrobothnia and - Pohjois-Savo. Events have also been arranged in Swedish. Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

SEMINAR 1: HEALTHY HOOVES AND UDDERS Hannele Suvanto Hannele Suvanto Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

SEMINAR 2: CARE OF A NEWBORN CALF Hannele Suvanto Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

DEMODAY 1: HOOF CARE IN PRACTICE The speakers on the demo day in Swedish November 17, 2017 were the vet Susanne Granbäck and the practitioner Anders Granbäck. Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

DEMO DAY 2: FODDER QUALITY AND INSEMINATION PERIOD BASED ON OBSERVATIONS OF OESTRUS Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

DEMO DAY 3: WELFARE QUALITY Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

EXTRA LABORATORY DEMODAYS IN SEINÄJOKI & KUOPIO Ruralia Institute/ Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

PROJECT ACTIONS: 15 VIDEOS The videos have been published on the project page (www.helsinki.fi/fi/ruralia-instituutti/tyotavoilla-tulosta-maitotiloille): Hannele Suvanto - milking and laundering udder cloths, - care of newborn calves, - how to work in the cowsted, - prevention of animal diseases, - transportation of animal etc. These videos in Finnish have been translated to Swedish and English and further to Estonian and Russian languages . The videos in Finnish, Swedish, English & Estonian are available and Russian will be published in September. Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

TABLE WITH VIDEO TITLES PROJECT ACTIONS: https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/ruralia-instituutti/tyotavoilla-tulosta-maitotiloille Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

TABLE WITH VIDEO TITLES PROJECT ACTIONS: https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/ruralia-instituutti/tyotavoilla-tulosta-maitotiloille Ruralia Institute/ Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

PROJECT ACTIONS: THE VIDEOS A LINK TO AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO New videos on rebuilding activities in the cowshed are planned this autumn. Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

ACTIONS IN THE PROJECT: MATERIAL ENABLING LEARNING Useful links to training material will also be published. The compiled material will be freely available also after that the project fora are completed. The online training tools for dairy farm employees: training material based on the seminars and demo-days , v educational videos v links to useful material e.g. thesis and presentations and v questionnaires for level testing of skills. v The web-based videos and compiled training material will enable employees to carry out self-studies in relevant topics . The dairy farmers can check the understanding of obtained information through the questionnaires. Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

CONCLUSIONS on how the dairy farmers and workers , own and employed, have received the study material can and will be drawn based on: 1) feedback from participants in events and 2) downloads from the homepage. Ruralia Institute / Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

Project partners: Ruralia Institute/ Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia

On behalf of the welfare of dairy farmers, working forces at dairy farms, calves and cows Hannele Suvanto Thank You for Your attention! Ruralia Institute/ Gun Wirtanen www.helsinki.fi/ruralia