Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture
7.2Livestock nutrition
Livestock nutrition 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.
- 7.2(a)Describe nutritional requirements, deficiency signs and feeding practices, including balanced rations for the age and stage of the animal.
- 7.2(b)Outline maintenance and production rations.
- 7.2(c)Explain the importance of an adequate, clean water supply.
- 7.2(d)Demonstrate stockmanship: careful handling of animals and keeping a diary of events and production records.
Lessons
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Feedstuffs: roughages, concentrates, hay and silage
40 min
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Livestock nutrients and their functions
40 min
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Rations, the Pearson square and feed conversion
45 min
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