E1.2 Animal production structures for stock health and security, e.g. yards, fences, gates, requires infrastructure for sheds, feed troughs containment and handling. constructing, maintaining and repairing structures E2: Production (animal studies) Concepts and ideas Knowledge, understanding and skills E2.1 Identification of animals identifying species, e.g. of fish, bees is essential for animal identifying breeds for production, e.g. Holstein, Brahman, Suffolk, production. Australorp identifying specific animals for husbandry, e.g. tagging (National Livestock Identification Scheme and management tags), branding, tattooing recording relevant data E2.2 Husbandry techniques hive management, e.g. robbing, checking for pests are required for animal moving stock, e.g. mustering, drafting production. marking, e.g. vaccinating, tail-docking, de-horning, castration conducting clinical analysis/observations, e.g. measuring rate, temperature, weight; observing behaviour controlling parasites, e.g. drenching, dipping preparing and presenting livestock for showing recording relevant data E2.3 Various animal selection sexual reproduction and reproduction techniques animal breeding and selection, e.g. estimated breeding values (EBVs) are used in animal production. animal breeding technologies, e.g. artificial insemination, embryo transfer, pregnancy testing applying EBVs to select breeding stock, e.g. selecting a bull identifying and managing reproductive disorders, e.g. leptospirosis, hypocalcaemia (milk fever), mastitis recording relevant data E2.4 Managing nutrition pasture management, e.g. strip grazing, paddock rotation produces healthy animals. bunk management, e.g. assessing intake, feed scheduling, self-feeder management feed conversion rates (cost of gain) assessing pasture quality and quantity preparing and storing feed E2.5 Aquaculture has specific harmful organisms in supply considerations. mineral content of water supply water filtration, oxygen levels cleaning filters, testing water quality E3: Agribusiness (animal studies) Concepts and ideas Knowledge, understanding and skills E3.1 Different animal products consumer demand and expectations in different markets, e.g. export can be produced from stock. market compared with domestic market breed characteristics best suited to a specific animal product, e.g. selecting merino sheep for superfine wool diversification from existing e.g. use of terminal sires for meat production
E1.2 Animal production requires infrastructure for containment and handling. structures for stock health and security, e.g. yards, fences, gates, sheds, feed troughs constructing, maintaining and repairing structures E2: Production (animal studies) Concepts and ideas Knowledge, understanding and skills E2.1 Identification of animals is essential for animal production. identifying species, e.g. of fish, bees identifying breeds for production, e.g. Holstein, Brahman, Suffolk, Australorp identifying specific animals for husbandry, e.g. tagging (National Livestock Identification Scheme and management tags), branding, tattooing recording relevant data E2.2 Husbandry techniques are required for animal production. hive management, e.g. robbing, checking for pests moving stock, e.g. mustering, drafting marking, e.g. vaccinating, tail-docking, de-horning, castration conducting clinical analysis/observations, e.g. measuring rate, temperature, weight; observing behaviour controlling parasites, e.g. drenching, dipping preparing and presenting livestock for showing recording relevant data E2.3 Various animal selection and reproduction techniques are used in animal production. sexual reproduction animal breeding and selection, e.g. estimated breeding values (EBVs) animal breeding technologies, e.g. artificial insemination, embryo transfer, pregnancy testing applying EBVs to select breeding stock, e.g. selecting a bull identifying and managing reproductive disorders, e.g. leptospirosis, hypocalcaemia (milk fever), mastitis recording relevant data E2.4 Managing nutrition produces healthy animals. pasture management, e.g. strip grazing, paddock rotation bunk management, e.g. assessing intake, feed scheduling, self-feeder management feed conversion rates (cost of gain) assessing pasture quality and quantity preparing and storing feed E2.5 Aquaculture has specific considerations. harmful organisms in supply mineral content of water supply water filtration, oxygen levels cleaning filters, testing water quality E3: Agribusiness (animal studies) Concepts and ideas Knowledge, understanding and skills E3.1 Different animal products can be produced from stock. consumer demand and expectations in different markets, e.g. export market compared with domestic market breed characteristics best suited to a specific animal product, e.g. selecting merino sheep for superfine wool diversification from existing e.g. use of terminal sires for meat production
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