Transcript The German BTB

The German BTB
•A union of A.I. technicians in Germany
(employees of AI companies and free technicians)
•Not responsibel to talk about salery!
•Organisation from courses for further education
•Magazin for a.i. technicians
•Biggest success: the further education
a.i.-technician: „the certified a.i. technician“
(master diploma, EU accepted)
AI technicians in Germany
German cattle breeding law
Farmers
and employees on a farm
18y old
Education in agriculture business
3-5 days course
Offered by several
a.i. companies
Allowed to inseminate
only the own cattle or only
the cattle of his employer
A.I. technicians
Free or employees from a.i. companies
18y old
Education in agriculture business
Or other Education and a 6-month trainee on an A.I. stud
Education in one of the two education Centres:
Dr. Dr. Eibl in Bavaria or I.F.N in Berlin
(6 weeks cattle and pigs)
(4 weeks cattle)
Allowed to inseminate on all farms!
(pregnancy checks and ultrasound are regulated
by the a.i. companies)
Not allowed to flush or transmit embryos
Education for the 4 (6) weeks course
Points
hours
Basics of breeding, breeding law, breeding proofs, animal judgement
23
Keeping and feeding – practical in keeping and feeding
16
Anatomie and physiology of the males and females sexual organs
8
Fertility problems
12
Prophylaxis from fertility problems
4
Service
2
Ultrasound: basics for pregnancy checks
2
Practical training ultrasound
2
Semen: collection and production
4
Semen handling (thawing, insemination) + practical training
12
Practical insemination training (slaughterhouse)
20
Embryotransfer (basics)
8
Hygiene, animal diseases, animal protection, regulations by animal diseases
6
Documentations
3
Working with customers
4
Safety at work, information of the profession
4
Further education for a.i. technicians
Embryotransfer
technician
The certified a.i.technician
(with master diploma)
Possible for:
Possible after 2
years working as
a.i. technician
Farmers with final examination
+ visiting 1 year the agriculture school
+ 3 years working as a.i. technician
Or without agriculture education:
6 years working as ai. Technician
30 hours course
(4 days)
Education center Berlin
+
Visiting the course „Master diploma“
(425 hours, 50 days, 8 weeks
Over 2 years)
Allowed to transmit
Embryos
(no flushing)
Then allowed for:
Pregnancy checks
Flush cows
Transmit embryos
Master Education
Education points
hours
Methods of learning
8,50
Anatomy and physology
38,25
Management fertility
25,50
The organisation for breeding
21,25
Animal judgement (practical)
21,25
Rhetoric (presentation techniques), working with customers
59,50
Semenhandling, prophylaxis and diagnostics from fertilty problems (ovar
check – practical training)
59,50
Laboratory techniques
21,25
Bio-techniques (embryotransfer, etc.)
42,50
Breeding programs
8,50
Feeding and keeping
42,50
General and special hygiene
34,00
Business economics
8,50
Employment law
8,50
Insurance and taxes
17,00
A.I. Technicians from
other EU-countries
• The German breeding law allows
other EU-technicians to work in
Germany only if they have an
equal education as in Germany!
Thank you for your attention!