Year 9 Ruminant Production Unit Plan

YR 9 AGRICULTURE

UNIT: Animal Production – Ruminants (sheep)

UNIT OVERVIEW: The husbandry requirements of a ruminant animal for good nutrition and health to achieve maximum production levels. (P=G+E)

ASSESSMENT: Ruminant Production and Husbandry Exam (end of them)

UNIT DETAILS: No Learning Goal Success Criteria (I Know I’ve got it when I can …)

1 Define a ruminant animal. Give a written definition for a ruminant animal.

List the different types of ruminant animals List the animals.

2 Recognise and understand the different Draw and label the 4 different stomachs parts of a ruminant digestive system. of a ruminant. Describe the purpose for each of the main Write an explanation of what happen in stomachs (stomach compartments) each compartment

3 Explain why a ruminant can digest and Write a paragraph to describe terms such process grasses. as ruminate, cellulose, regurgitate, “chew the cud”

4 Define the term Husbandry. Give a written definition for Animal Husbandry List the practices involved in the husbandry of sheep List the practices in a table and their purpose.

5 Describe the processes of Castration, Tail Describe the What, How When and Why Docking and Ear Marking &/or Ear of each process tagging. 6 Describe the processes of Describe the What, How When and Why Shearing/Crutching, Dipping/ Drenching of each process and Weaning Apply

7 Describe the processes of Joining, Describe the What, How When and Why Vaccination and of each process Develop a table to compare the breeding cycles and gestation periods of different animals

8 List and Describe the 4 main disease State and identify the important points of groups each disease group. Compare Each group in relation to List and record similarities and examples, contraction, control methods, differences between each disease group symptoms

9 Contrast and Explain the different Draw and identify the different lifecycles. lifecycles of three (blow fly, liver fluke In a paragraph draw comparisons and barbers pole worm) important between each (to include their spread and parasitic diseases of sheep. control methods). Describe their importance to the industry. In doing so explain the vectors involved in their spread

10 Discuss the different available control Discuss the different methods for control methods for ruminant diseases. their suitability and alternatives