Learn with Vet Sustain and Partners

Course overview

Modules

What to Expect

How to Navigate The Course - Top Tips

Pre-CPD Questionnaire

About Us

Brief Overview

Module Champion: Lewis Griffiths

1.1 Introduction

TASK 1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 Introduction

DEEP DIVE 1.1.1 Introduction

1.1.2 Introduction

TASK 1.1.2 Introduction

1.1.3 Introduction

DEEP DIVE 1.1.3 Introduction

1.1.4 Introduction

1.1.4 Quick Quiz

1.2 What is sustainability?

TASK 1.2 What is sustainability?

1.2.1 What is sustainability?

DEEP DIVE 1.2 What is sustainability?

1.2.2 What is sustainability?

1.2.2 Quick Quiz

1.3 Synergies and trade-offs

TASK 1.3 Synergies and trade-offs

1.4 Why veterinary professionals?

DEEP DIVE 1.4 Why veterinary professionals?

1.5 How can we help?

1.5 Quick Quiz

1.5.1 How can we help?

1.6 Final Reflection

1.7 References

Brief Overview

Module Champion: Emma Stuart

TASK 2.1 Introduction

2.1 The climate impact of animal agriculture

2.1 Quick Quiz

2.2 Carbon Metrics

2.2.1 Global Warming Potential - GWP

2.2.1 Quick Quiz

2.2.2 GWP100

2.2.3 GWP*

TASK 2.2.3 GWP*

2.2.3 Quick Quiz

DEEP DIVE 2.2.3 GWP*

2.3 Measurements of Carbon Footprint

DEEP DIVE 2.3 Measurements of Carbon Footprint

2.4 Life Cycle Assessments

2.4 Quick Quiz

DEEP DIVE 2.4 Life Cycle Assessments

2.5 Practical Carbon Auditing on Farm - why and how?

2.6 Physical technology

TASK 2.6 Physical technology

2.6.1 Physical technology continued

DEEP DIVE 2.6.1 Physical technology continued

2.7 Final Reflection

2.8 References

Brief Overview

Module Champion: Rune Friis Kristensen

3.1 Introduction

TASK 3.1 Introduction

3.2 Why did housed or intensive livestock systems develop?

DEEP DIVE 3.2 Why did housed or intensive livestock systems develop?

3.2 Quick Quiz

3.3 Efficient Farming: definition and metrics

TASK 3.3 Efficient Farming: definition and metrics

3.3 Quick Quiz

3.4 Livestock Emissions - Solutions

3.5 The effects of increasing rapidly fermentable carbohydrates

3.5 Quick Quiz

3.6 Feed additives

3.6.1 Additives acting largely at a post methanogenic archaea level

3.6.2 Additives acting largely at a post methanogenic archaea level (continued)

3.6.3 Additives with a direct effect on rumen archaea

3.6.3 Quick Quiz

3.7 Decreased phosphorus (Pi) levels in dairy cow rations.

3.8 Decreased Protein Intake

3.9 Emissions and Livestock Waste Management - Ruminants

3.10 Ruminant Slurry and Manure Storage

DEEP DIVE 3.10 Ruminant Slurry and Manure Storage

3.11 Emissions and livestock waste management: Monogastrics

TASK 3.11 Emissions and livestock waste management: Monogastrics

3.12 Final Reflection

3.13 References

Brief Overview

Module Champion: Andrew Davies

4.1 Introduction

DEEP DIVE 4.1 Introduction

4.2 Emissions in the healthy animal

TASK 4.2 Emissions in the healthy animal

4.2 Quick Quiz

TASK 4.2.1 Emissions in the healthy animal

4.3 Emissions in a State of Disease

4.3.1 Helminths

4.3 Quick Quiz

4.3.2 Mastitis

TASK 4.3.2 Mastitis

4.3.3 Subclinical Ketosis

4.3.4 Foot Lesions

4.3.4 Quick Quiz

4.3.5 Animal Health and World Hunger

4.3.6 Important Notes

4.4 Heifer Rearing

DEEP DIVE 4.4 Heifer Rearing

DEEP DIVE 4.4.1 Heifer Rearing

4.5 Effects of Treatment

DEEP DIVE 4.5 Effects of Treatment

4.6 Selective Breeding

DEEP DIVE 4.6 Selective Breeding

4.7 Advanced Breeding Techniques

4.8 Final Reflection

4.9 References

Brief Overview

Module Champion: Christine Utting

5.1 Grazing livestock

5.2 Carbon Sequestration

5.3 Agroecology

TASK 5.3 Agroecology

5.4 Regenerative Agriculture

5.5 Adaptive Multi Paddock Grazing (AMP)

TASK 5.5 Adaptive Multi Paddock Grazing (AMP)

DEEP DIVE 5.5 Adaptive Multi Paddock Grazing (AMP)

5.6 Herbal Leys

5.6 Quick Quiz

5.7 Integrating livestock into arable rotations

DEEP DIVE 5.7 Integrating livestock into arable rotations

5.8 Silvopasture, agroforestry and hedge planting

5.9 Pastured pigs and poultry

5.9 Quick Quiz

TASK 5.9 Pastured pigs and poultry

5.10 Final Reflection

5.11 References