The Wifery Livestock Skills Consortium

The Wifery Livestock Skills Consortium is an educational and skills training program to help livestock farmers increase the care to their livestock and poultry enterprises. The Wifery program combines a curriculum per species with a kit of essential equipment and supplies. Regardless of the health issue, all solutions are included, from certified organic to pharmaceutical. Each in-person session covers the material and hands-on practice with the equipment. There are four basic platforms:

Basic Livestock Care: 'normal' livestock health per species is covered. Kit includes supplies needed for suturing wounds, splinting legs, giving shots (SQ, IM, IV, IP), taking blood samples, syringes, needles, etc.
Parasite Management: ID the worm eggs in manure samples from participants' livestock, discuss management solutions. The Fecal Flotation Kit is used during the workshop and available for sale.
Birthing & Babies: material covers health needs for both the mothers of each species as well as the babies. Kit includes tubing, ear tagging & tattooing, etc.
Nutrition & Management: most health issues begin with nutrition and good recordkeeping. Honing these skills leads to profitability.