Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture
7.3Livestock health
Livestock health in Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 7.3(a)Recognise signs of health and ill-health in livestock.
- 7.3(b)Explain how infectious and contagious diseases spread.
- 7.3(c)Explain the problems caused by parasites.
- 7.3(d)Explain notifiable (scheduled) diseases.
- 7.3(e)Explain the importance of hygiene and isolating sick animals.
Lessons
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Causes and spread of livestock diseases, and hygiene
40 min
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External parasites: ticks, lice, mites and flies
45 min
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Internal parasites: roundworms, tapeworms and liver fluke
40 min
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Notifiable diseases, immunity and vaccination
45 min
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Signs of health and ill-health in livestock
35 min
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