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| | Sheep health | Handling | Operate equipment | Feeding and waste | Sheep production | Forage crops | Employability
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Sheep Health Maintenance
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of sheep anatomy and physiology
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of common sheep health disorders
- Interpret labels and administer animal health drugs
- Perform basic animal first aide
- Dispose of dead animals appropriately
- Apply internal and external pest control materials
Handling Sheep
- Demonstrate a knowledge of sheep behavior and handle sheep
- Individually identify sheep
- Tip a sheep
- Crutch a sheep
- Dock and castrate lambs
- Trim hooves
- Shear a sheep (Optional)
- Handle wool
- Use a dog in a sheep operation (Optional)
- Manage grazing system
Operate Farm Equipment
- Follow safe farm vehicle driving regulations
- Haul sheep with farm trucks (Optional)
- Safely operate (in fields/on roads), maintain & service:
- farm tractors
- trucks & tractors with equipment in tow (Optional)
- tractors with front end loader (Optional)
Sheep Feeding & Waste Management Operations
- Supervise daily supply of water to sheep
- Carry out feeding plan for all ages of stock
- Operate & service feed handling equipment
- Perform, cleaning routine of sheep handling and housing facilities
Sheep Production
- Identify types of sheep enterprises
- Classify sheep by purpose
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of sheep nutrition
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of sheep reproduction, lambing & fostering
- Manage lambs
- Maintain records
- Maintain fence and corrals
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the code of practice
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the marketing of sheep & sheep products
Harvest, Handle and Store Forage Crops - Optional
- Safely operate and maintain:
- hay cutting equipment
- forage harvester
- square baler (~40kg)
- round baler
- hay rake/windrow inverter
- silage dump wagon
- silage bagger
- big bale wrapper
- silo blower
- forage additive applicator
- bale collector
- Prepare forage crop storage facilities
- Store forage harvesting equipment
- Pack bunker silage using a tractor
Employability, Communication & Safety
- Manage your training & continuing education
- Effectively communicate and interact on the job
- Manage time effectively
- Demonstrate knowledge of personal financial principles (Optional)
- Manage your health and safety on the job
- Use a fire extinguisher and combat a small fire
- Perform basic first aid procedures
- Safely handle hazardous farm materials
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This document is maintained by Kenda Lubeck.
This information published to the web on June 19, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on November 20, 2007.
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