Hamilton · Online course

Certificate in Livestock Management in Hamilton

Master livestock management, animal health & pasture systems online. Industry-designed for cattle, sheep, dairy & poultry careers. IARC accredited.

Full course details

What you'll learn

The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:

1. Module 1 – Animal Husbandry
2. Module 2 – Animal Feed and Nutrition
3. Module 3 – Pasture Management
4. Electives

See the full Certificate in Livestock Management course outline

Agriculture & farming near Hamilton

Places in and around Hamilton where you can see this field in action.

Fieldays at Mystery Creek (opens in a new tab)
Fieldays, run by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society at Mystery Creek Events Centre near Ōhaupō, describes itself as the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event. The 2026 event drew more than 132,000 visitors.
Farming and agronomy students can see machinery, technology and services in one place and talk with suppliers and researchers.
AgResearch Ruakura Research Centre (opens in a new tab)
One of AgResearch's research centres, located at 10 Bisley Road in Hamilton. Ruakura has long been associated with New Zealand agricultural innovation.
Students of livestock and farm management can follow the published research coming out of Ruakura and the wider Ruakura science area.
DairyNZ research farms, Newstead (opens in a new tab)
DairyNZ's Lye Farm and Scott Farm are in Newstead, near Hamilton. Farmlet trials at Scott Farm have studied how to reduce nitrogen leaching, and both farms have hosted open days for farmers.
Dairy cattle farming students can look for DairyNZ open days or research farm tours to see trial work on pasture and nutrient management.

What our students say

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I have enrolled in 2 courses with Learning online Herpetology and Zoology. I have found the course notes to be of excellent quality giving more than adequate information to get you started on each module’s assessment. The Assessments were marked very quickly allowing me to move onto the next module very quickly. The advantage of Online studying for me being a busy person with 7 pythons and 2 jobs has meant I can study day or night and anywhere I happen to be with wifi. The tutors have been extremely helpful when I have rung with questions or concerns. I am now starting Zoology, The 2 courses will enhance my Business with my Pythons and enable me to work in a zoo or wildlife service which has been a life long dream. The courses are extremely affordable. I would recommend Learning Online to anybody wishing to enhance skills they have or change careers.

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