FIRST WEEK
How to look after animals.
Parasites, injuries
and diseases are very bad for a herd.
You must learn how to look after
animals well, and know about parasites so as to kill them, how to wash wounds,
and get animals vaccinated so that they will not fall ill.
When animals are
ill you must see the veterinary assistant or the animal husbandry service.
SECOND WEEK
Reproduction.
Read pages 13 to 24.
In order
to improve a herd, you must know how animals reproduce.
What can you do to
make a better choice of animals for breeding? How to choose males. How to choose
females.
How to look after an animal when it is pregnant and when it gives
birth.
THIRD WEEK
Production of meat.
Read pages 25 to 30.
How
to prevent the females being covered by the male when they are still too
young.
All animals finish at the butchers. So you must try to improve the
meat production of all animals.
FOURTH WEEK
Selling animals.
Read pages 31 and
32.
Reread pages 25 to 30.
It is not enough to produce. You have to
sell.
How is the sale of animals organized where you live?
Reread all the
course.
Answer the question
paper.