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Sustainable feed management and grazing
Checklist pre-departure Ready to study and travel I have a valid passport I have arranged my Health Cover I have visited websites of the airport I travel to and I know regulations what’s allowed (or not) to take with me Packing my bags I have made sure that all my electrical appliances will comply with the system that is used in Belgium I checked the weather for the time that I’m in the guest country and I have packed clothes for this climate & weather (warm clothes for March) I have packed my (international?) driver’s license for the car and/or tractor (tractor license not compulsory but interesting if you do your traineeship on a farm) I have packed a calculator, bi lingual dictionary (English-native language), agricultural wordlists (if you have them) I have my medication and I warn the responsible person of the school about important medical information Documents: airplane tickets, health-care insurance card, passport Toiletries, towels, … Working clothes: 2 overalls, working shoes Bedlins …: not needed Laptop, photocamera (can be on mobile phone) Gift of your own country for the guest families While I travel I will keep all important items, including my passport, airline tickets, key addresses and phone numbers with me at all times while travelling. I will NOT pack these in my suitcase Flights and at the airport I checked that my hand luggage and suitcase complies with the weight limit for my flight Airport reception/pickup Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018
I have submitted an airport pick up request form at least two weeks prior to travel (if required)
I have confirmed my arrival details with the receiving partner
Accommodation
Money
I have at least €100 in cash (for little expenses during weekend, pub, …) and if necessary I have a
bankcard (Maestro …) to pin money.
How to access Aeres MBO Barnevled
By GPS: Barnseweg 3 3771 RN Barneveld (parking available at the school)
car
GPS: Accomodation ‘’Nooit gedacht’’
Bouwheerstraat 59
3772 AL
Barneveld
By National airport : Schiphol = Amsterdam (www.schiphol.nl)
plane
Arriving in Amsterdam is the easiest and you have immediately train connection to all cities in the
Netherlands
Other options are Eindhoven airport or Rotterdam airport.
By From Schiphol Airport there are several connections to Amsterdam. When you get in the arrival hall
train of Schiphol airport you will see signs tot the train station
To plan your route from Amsterdam airport to Barneveld station, do this with this link:
www.9292ov.nl The national train company in the Netherlands is called NS. You can travel via
Amersfoort to Barneveld, or you can travel via Utrecht and then to Amersfoort and Barneveld. Travel
from Amsterdam airport to Barneveld takes about 2 hours.
Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018
Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018
You can buy train tickets is almost every train station(train ticket is usual class 2, so get in a train
wagon indicated with class 2).
When you arrive at the train station of Barneveld, you must walk 10 minutes to the school Aeres
MBO Barneveld.
Arrival at Sunday 5th of March at accommodation ‘’Nooit Gedacht’’
Address:
Bouwheerstraat 59
3772 AL Barneveld
Tel: *31(0)342424305
Take the same trains to Barneveld centrum and walk from the centrum to Nooit Gedacht. At Sunday
the 5th you will be picked up by car by the teacher/coordinator Harm Rijneveld. Please make a
phonecall (0031634892726) 30 minutes before arriving at Barneveld train station.
Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018
Aeres MBO, your new school for 3 weeks
Name of the school Aeres MBO Barneveld
Address Barnseweg 3 3771 RN Barneveld
Website, email, facebook https://www.aeresmbo.nl/onze-
scholen/barneveld?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9qmK-
8HM1wIVgwrTCh2NwAyJEAAYASAAEgKrdvD_BwE
Telephone of the school 088-020 6100
Key-figures school 1950 students between 16-24 years old, several small courses with over
2000 course members each year.
Directions Animal husbandry, Horse management, Livestock, Contract work
Access to our school Train station Barneveld 10 min. walking, parking for cars on the school
Timetable (for own students) Mo-Fr 9.15-10.45 : 11.00 – 12.30 : 13.15 – 14.45 : 15.00 -16.30
Facilities School restaurant
Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018Map of the school Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018
Example of a timetable at Aeres MBO Barneveld
Your new teachers…
Name Tasks Email Telephone
Harm Rijneveld Agriecvet course h.g.rijneveld@aeres.nl 0031634892726
coördinator/teacher
Michel van Barneveld Teacher m.c.van.barneveld@aeres.nl 0031615157612
Jaap van der Zwan Teacher j.van.der.zwan@aeres.nl 0031623027050
Cor Duim Team leader c.duim@aeres.nl 0031683795560
Marius Veldhuizen Teacher m.veldhuizen@aeres.nl 0031623297079
Miranda van de Teacher m.van.den.hoven@aeres.nl 0031612411473
Hoven
Jan Gundelach Teacher j.gundelach@aeres.nl 0031646042637
Practical things for you at Aeres
Timetable lessons Monday – Friday: 9.15-16.30
Breaks: 10.45-11.00 : 12.30-13.15 : 14.45 – 15.00
Restaurant 7h30-8h00: Breakfast
12h30-13h15: Lunch
18.00: Dinner
Use of internet / WIFI There is WIFI available in the school
Rules at school Smoking is not allowed on the whole school domain.
Alcohol is not allowed
Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018The country, The Netherlands qdf
People, inhabitants 17 Million
Provinces, regions 12 provinces, Utrecht, Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland, Noord-Brabant,
Zeeland, Limburg, Overijssel, Gelderland, Flevoland, Drenthe, Groningen,
Friesland.
Capital, main cities The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam.
Main cities: Den Haag, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam!
Languages Dutch
Money & prices In the Netherlands you pay with Euro’s. Bread: 1.5€, Beer 0,25 cl. 2€, milk
price farmer 0,30 €/liter, piglet 20 kg 30 €, selling price 1 ha arable land
70.000 €, bus ticket 6€, train ticket Schiphol-Barneveld 15€
Weather December-January: days -5°C - +10°C
March: days 0 - +10°C
Summer: 20-30°C
Politics Socialists (SP), Christian-democrates (CDA& CU), nationalists (PVV),
Liberals (VVD), Green-party (Groenlinks)
Religion Most people are Roman-Catholic or protestant Christian
Drinking, eating The Netherlands is a country with good food and drinks. There are a lot of
bars, small cafés and discotheques. There are also a lot of restaurants.
Our language Dutch or “Nederlands”
Eén One School School
Twee Two Klas Class
Drie Tree Landbouwer, boer Farmer
Vier Four Restaurant, (school)restaurant
Vijf Five Bakker Baker
Zes Six Slager Butcher
Zeven Seven Winkel Store
Acht Eight Pint Beer
Negen Nine Geld Money
Tien Ten Luchthaven Airport
Twintig Twenty Internaat Boarding school
Honderd Hundred Les lesson
Duizend Thousend brood Bread
Ik, jij, hij, zij, wij, zij I, you, he, she, we, Aardappelen Potatoes
they
Hallo Hello Vlees Meat
Goedemorgen Good morning Groenten Vegetables
Goeiendag Hello Fruit Fruit
Goedenavond Good evening Koffie Coffee
Slaap lekker Good night Melk Milk
Dankjewel Thank you Café Bar
Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018Technical vocabulary
• Baler-A piece of machinery that compresses and binds hay/alfalfa into rectangular or round
bales to feed to cows.
• Barn-Building on a farm that houses animals, feed and small implements.
• Bovine-A distinct family of ruminant mammals, referring to cattle.
• Bulk Tank-A large, insulated container that is used to store and cool milk on the farm.
• Bull-Mature male bovine or dairy animal.
• Butterfat-The fat that is found in milk; also referred to as milk fat (M.F.).
• Calcium-An essential nutrient for building strong bones and teeth that is found in milk.
• Calf-A newborn bovine or dairy animal.
• Carbohydrate- Nutrient usually found in greater amounts in concentrates. Aids in giving the
animal energy.
• Combine-A farm implement that harvests and threshes (separates the grain kernels from the
stalk) various crops.
• Concentrate- Grains such as corn, barley and wheat. Concentrates will have less than 18%
fiber.
• Concentrate- Grains such as corn, barley and wheat. Concentrates will have less than 18%
fiber.
• Conditioning- The amount of fat the covers the bone structure of the cow.
• Conditioning- The amount of fat the covers the bone structure of the cow.
• Cow-Mature female bovine or dairy animal that has a calf.
• Cultivator-A farm implement that breaks up the soil into small pieces.
• Curds-The white solid that forms when milk coagulates (clumps together) in the cheese
making process.
• Dairy Cows-Cows that are raised to produce milk.
• Feed- The name by which an animals food is called.
• Fluid Milk-Milk that is sold at stores in the form of milk or cream.
• Forage- Usually referred to as the feed that cattle gather themselves during the day. Mostly
grass and edible trees. Contain a high amount of fiber.
• Forage- Usually referred to as the feed that cattle gather themselves during the day. Mostly
grass and maize. Contain a high amount of fiber.
• Grain Bin-An upright storage building for corn and grains after they have been harvested
(smaller version of a silo).
• Harvester-Implement that cuts the hay or corn at the bottom of the stalk and chops up the
rest of the plant.
• Hay- Usually grass or other such types of feeds harvested an stored for the animals ration
during winter. High in fiber.
• Hay-Grass and alfalfa mixture grown to feed to animals.
• Heifer-The name for a young female bovine before she has given birth to a calf and started to
produce milk.
• Herbivore-An animal that feeds on grasses and other plant materials (e.g., cattle).
• Holstein Breed of dairy cow that is black and white (sometimes red and white) in colour.
• Homogenization-Process of breaking up fat globules into smaller particles. When milk is
homogenized, the fat stays evenly distributed throughout the milk and does not separate
and rise to the top.
Welcome brochure Aeres MBO Barneveld Feeding and grazing course 2018• Industrial Milk-Milk that is sold for further processing into dairy products such as
cheese, ice cream, etc.
• Jersey-Breed of dairy cow that is usually brown in colour.
• Lactation- The process of milk production in an animal.
• Lactation- The process of milk production in an animal.
• Lactose-A sugar that is found only in milk.
• Maintenance- The amount of feed an animal consumes to allow for the growing and
replacing of its; hair, bone, muscle, carry out pregnancy and replacement of other body
tissue.
• Maintenance- The amount of feed an animal consumes to allow for the growing and
replacing of its; hair, bone, muscle, carry out pregnancy and replacement of other body
tissue.
• Mammal-Warm-blooded animal whose mother produces milk to feed her babies.
• Milk Claw-Machine that is attached to the cow’s udder whose massaging action helps the
udder to release the milk.
• Milk Fat (M.F.)-The fat in milk; also called butterfat.
• Milk House-Sterile area at one side of the barn that stores the milking equipment and bulk
tank.
• Milk Solids-The 13 per cent of the milk that is left over once the water is removed.
• Nutrient- Chemical element (a part of the animals feed) that aids in support of life and life
functions.
• Palatable- How something taste to the animal.
• Parturition- The act of an animal giving birth.
• Pasteurization-The process of heating raw milk to a high temperature and cooling it rapidly
to kill any natural bacteria that may be present.
• Pasture-A fenced in area of land covered with grasses where animals are kept while outside.
• Pipeline-A system of pipes that carries the milk from the barn into the bulk tank in the milk
house.
• Plow-A farm implement used to cut, turn and break up the soil.
• Processing Plant-Factory that receives, tests and processes milk into dairy products.
• Protein- Nutrient usually found in greater amounts in; clovers , alfalfa and soybeans. Aids in
building muscle, hair and milk.
• Ration- The daily quota of feed an animal is allowed to consume by the farmer.
• Ration- The daily quota of feed an animal is allowed to consume by the farmer.
• Ration-Nutritionally balanced mixture of protein, vitamins and minerals prepared for and fed
to cows
• Raw Milk-Milk that has not yet been pasteurized.
• Ruminant- An animal that has a multi-compartmented stomach, such as; sheep, cattle and
goats
• Ruminant- An animal that has a multi-compartmented stomach, such as; sheep, cattle and
goats
• Ruminants-Mammals that have four stomachs. This allows the animal to swallow their food
quickly and then bring it up again to chew it slowly and properly digest it (e.g., cattle, deer,
camels, etc.).
• Silo-Airtight pit or tower used to store animal feed.
• Teat Dip-Solution put on the cows’ teats after milking to seal the teat to prevent bacteria
from entering and causing an infection.
• Teat-The nipple of a mammary gland that the baby suckles to get milk.
• Tractor-A powerful machine that pulls a variety of farm implements.
• Udder-The mammary gland of cows where milk is produced.
• Veterinarian-Doctor for animals.
• Whey-The watery liquid that is left over when milk forms curds.
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