Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture
7Livestock production and health
Overview
The syllabus asks for the study of one ruminant and one non-ruminant with particular reference to housing, nutrition and health. The node 'Study of one ruminant and one non-ruminant' is ours and holds the species concepts.
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Beef cattle breeds and herd management
40 min
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Broiler production from day-old chick to market
40 min
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Dairy cattle and clean milk production
40 min
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Goat and sheep production
35 min
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Pig production: breeds, breeding and fattening
40 min
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Birth, colostrum and rearing young farm animals
35 min
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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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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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