This is a comprehensive course that will teach you all aspects of farming with Sheep and Goats.
When you have completed this course, you will be able to:
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1
Gain a very good understanding regarding the sheep breeds available to farmers in Southern Africa.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2
Understand and implement important aspects of sheep management such as breeding, selection
and culling and other points of sheep management.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3
Understand and can implement the different lambing systems.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4
Ensure the best care for lambs and rearing orphan lambs.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5
Understand the important management procedures with sheep from handling, dosing, injecting,
hoof trimming, docking and castration.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 6
Understand the importance of sheep nutrition and their feed requirements.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 7
Understand the different diseases of sheep, how they affect the sheep and the best ways to treat
them.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 8
Introduction to the different aspects of wool production.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 9
Gain an understanding of goat breeds, goat milk, and mohair and meat production.
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 13 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Sheep10
- 1.0Lecture 1 – Sheep Breeds
- 1.1Lecture 2 – General Management of Sheep
- 1.2Lecture 3 – Systems of Sheep Production
- 1.3Lecture 4 – General Care of the Lamb
- 1.4Lecture 5 – Management Tasks with Sheep
- 1.5Lecture 6 – Sheep Nutrition
- 1.6Lecture 7 – Diseases of Sheep
- 1.7Lecture 8 – Fattening of Lambs
- 1.8Lecture 9 – Wool Production
- 1.9Sheep Assessment10 Questions
- Goats5
Requirements
- Internet access for online modules and quizzes
Features
- Certificate of completion for passing participants