TRAINING COURSE FOR PERSONNEL WORKING WITH CATTLE

Addressed to:

Primarily aimed at livestock farm workers, unemployed workers in the sector, and people who wish to enter this activity.

Goals:

Comply with the requirement of Royal Decree 1053/2022, of December 27, to ensure that all persons working with cattle have adequate and sufficient training and acquire the basic skills necessary to begin or consolidate a professional career in the sector.
Obtain the certificate from the Government of Aragon.

Content:

1. Characteristics of bovine production:
a) Morphology and physiology of cattle.
b) Food and housing systems.
c) Animal behavior and habits of cattle.
2. Animal health, hygiene and biosecurity:
a) Biosecurity in cattle farms and good hygiene practices.
b) Actions to prevent animal diseases and zoonoses.
c) Inspection and observation of sick animals.
d) Recognition of symptoms/syndromes associated with notifiable diseases. Passive surveillance and reporting obligations to the competent authorities.
e) Measures to combat animal diseases.
f) Interaction between animal and human health.
g) Interaction with animal welfare.
h) Resistance to treatments, including antimicrobial resistance and its consequences.

3. Handling:
a) Management in the post-covering period.
b) Management in the pre-delivery, delivery and postpartum period.
c) Weaning management.
d) Management of the baiting phase.
e) Handling during milking.
4. Environmental management and combating climate change on farms.
a) Manure storage.
b) Manure management.
c) Management of nitrogen compounds.
d) Management of emissions, noise and odors.
e) Water and energy consumption.
5. Registration of information and documentation.
6. Current regulations at the European, national, regional and local levels related to this.