Lifestyle Farming Essentials Bundle
Everything you need to know to keep livestock, in one place.
For people who want to get it right now, and not have to re-learn things later.
All LSB courses. One bundle.
A resource to come back to again and again as your block develops and new questions crop up.
This bundle includes every LSB livestock course, covering the day-to-day care, health, handling, and management of animals on a lifestyle block.
13 complete courses
Step-by-step video training
You also get
Detailed course books for reference
Downloadable resources you can reuse
Ongoing access to the full course library
Updates as courses are improved or expanded
Learn what you need to know to keep livestock well.
Practical courses written for New Zealand lifestyle farmers, with video lessons from Sez the vet, supported by course books and downloadable resources.
Choose livestock that suit your block and your situation
Understand the legal requirements for keeping livestock in NZ
Recognise what your animals need day to day
Know when to get help, and when you can manage things yourself
Understand what’s normal, so you can act quickly when it’s not
Plan ahead and avoid common early mistakes
Make decisions with confidence, not guesswork
Care for animals properly as they age
What’s included in the Essentials Bundle
Downloadable course books for reference
Ongoing access to all courses
Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule
Revisit lessons whenever you need to
1. Start with the right foundations
Get set up properly before problems start
These courses help you make sound decisions from the outset. Choosing the right animals, understanding what is required of you, and setting things up so day to day care is manageable and humane.
This is where most people begin. It gives you confidence to move forward knowing you are not missing the basics.
Courses included
What You Need to Know to Keep Livestock
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Chickens
Pigs
Alpacas
2. When real world issues crop up
Practical skills for the jobs most people worry about
Teeth, feet, and giving injections are common pain points for lifestyle farmers. They may not be urgent on day one, but sooner or later they come up, often when you least want surprises.
This part of the bundle is designed to be there when you need it. Clear, practical guidance you can return to when something does not look right, or when you want to be sure you are doing the job correctly and safely.
Courses included
Teeth
Feet
Giving injections
3. Go deeper as your confidence grows
Breeding, genetics, and longer term decisions
As your block develops and your plans evolve, you may want to look beyond day to day care and into breeding, genetics, and improving outcomes over time.
These courses are there when you are ready. Not needed at the start, but valuable when you want to take the next step.
Courses included
Sheep breeding
Cattle breeding
Breeding and genetics
Dr Sez
Lifestyle veterinarian
Dr Sez is a lifestyle block vet, with a passion for caring for the backyard farm pet.
Born and raised on a lifestyle block, she grew up around goats, sheep, chooks, horses and more, developing a passion for caring for and bettering the welfare of our farm animals from a young age.
Dr Sez initially studied animal behaviour, further fuelling her passion, before returning to New Zealand to become a qualified vet. She now works with the many lifestyle blocks of the South Auckland region and runs the YouTube channel ‘Sez the Vet’, airing interesting and topical weekly episodes on the health of your farm animals.
Testimonials
I highly recommend the LSB courses
I realised that having good information in one location from someone I can trust was far better than constantly trying to find information.
The other good thing about the courses is that they are New Zealand based and therefore the information is relevant to me.
I have found the courses to be very informative. They not only cover topics that help you keep your animals happy and healthy but also cover legal requirements which, when it comes to cattle, are very important to know.
by Katie
Really helpful tips, especially the visuals or videos attached
Really great, love how it is broken into smaller modules and can work on at your own pace. Really helpful tips, especially the visuals or videos attached.
Since completing the course we have added shelter for the flock, a foot trough in the yards and a ramp for getting sheep onto a trailer all which have made it easier to manage the animals.
It's a very easy and informative way to learn a lot about your animals or even if you are considering getting some it will give you a good idea of what to expect.
by Cam
The course was even better than I had hoped for.
Very easy to follow and quite comprehensive. It covers so much and some topics that I hadn’t though of or found much info on.
Being able to go back and redo parts of the course is very helpful plus the fact that I can go back at anytime and refresh my memory is most helpful…at my age 😊
The course is great for new herd owners and also, I believe that experienced herd owners will find a few things in it that they might have forgotten or not known.
I would highly recommend this course to anyone who owns or plans to own cattle.
by Richard
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