
 | | Guidelines and References: Livestock Training Component (Small Animal Husbandry) (Peace Corps, 1985, 302 p.) |
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 |  | | General livestock |
 |  | | Training objectives |
 |  | | A) Livestock development |
 |  | | B) Poultry production |
 |  | | C) Ducks and guinea fowl production |
 |  | | D) Swine production |
 |  | | E) Goat production |
 |  | | F) Rabbit production |
 |  | | Overview of livestock training |
 |  | | Introduction to animal nutrition |
 |  | | Introduction to feeds |
 |  | | Livestock feed rations |
 |  | | Introduction to disease |
 |  | | Livestock production planning |
 |  | | Livestock production levels |
 |  | | Sample livestock production scenario |
 |  | | Small animal production assessment tool |
 |  | | Farm visits |
 |  | | Farmer livestock survey |
 |  | | Swine |
 |  | | Swine nutrition |
 |  | | Swine management |
 |  | | Reproductive cycle |
 |  | | Farrowing |
 |  | | Management techniques for the care of piglets |
 |  | | Recordkeeping and field notebook guide for swine |
 |  | | Credibility techniques |
 |  | | Swine post mortem procedure |
 |  | | Swine diseases |
 |  | | Prevention |
 |  | | Reproductive diseases |
 |  | | Mortality diseases |
 |  | | Morbidity diseases |
 |  | | Swine parasites |
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 |  | | Internal parasites |
 |  | | External parasites |
 |  | | Swine genetics |
 |  | | Production |
 |  | | Breeds |
 |  | | Swine housing and equipment |
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 |  | | Farrowing crate |
 |  | | Feeders |
 |  | | Rabbits |
 |  | | Rabbit nutrition |
 |  | | (introduction...) |
 |  | | Rabbit feeds |
 |  | | Feeding rabbits |
 |  | | Rabbit management |
 |  | | Care of rabbits |
 |  | | Reproduction |
 |  | | Handling of rabbits |
 |  | | Slaughter, disease diagnosis, and pose mortem procedures |
 |  | | Ear tattooing |
 |  | | Rabbit recordkeeping and field notebooks |
 |  | | Credibility techniques - rabbits |
 |  | | Rabbit diseases |
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 |  | | Bacterial diseases |
 |  | | Viral diseases |
 |  | | Fungal diseases |
 |  | | Hereditary diseases |
 |  | | Rabbit parasites |
 |  | | (introduction...) |
 |  | | Internal parasites |
 |  | | External parasites |
 |  | | Noninfectious conditions of rabbits |
 |  | | Rabbit genetics |
 |  | | Breeds |
 |  | | Breeding or mating |
 |  | | Rabbit breeding system |
 |  | | Life-cycle chart |
 |  | | Housing and equipment |
 |  | | Poultry |
 |  | | Poultry needs and nutrition |
 |  | | (introduction...) |
 |  | | Sample ration |
 |  | | Possible poultry feedstuff in the tropics |
 |  | | Disease |
 |  | | Poultry disease |
 |  | | Credibility technique |
 |  | | Cross reference guide |
 |  | | Basic poultry disease diagnostic guide |
 |  | | Insects that attack poultry |
 |  | | Chicken vaccination outline |
 |  | | Poultry production planning |
 |  | | Genetics, breeds and their purpose |
 |  | | Poultry management/Husbandry |
 |  | | Housing an equipment |
 |  | | Comparative fowl raising |
 |  | | (introduction...) |
 |  | | Breeds and their purpose, high management |
 |  | | Field notebook outline - Poultry |
 |  | | Goats |
 |  | | Goat introduction |
 |  | | Goat nutrition |
 |  | | The ruminant |
 |  | | Foraging: herbage and browse |
 |  | | Mineral requirements |
 |  | | Vitamin requirements |
 |  | | Table of nutrient requirements |
 |  | | Ration formulation examples of typical rations |
 |  | | Goat management |
 |  | | Determining the weight of goats |
 |  | | Weight chart for goats |
 |  | | Determining the age of goats |
 |  | | Castration |
 |  | | Hoof trimming |
 |  | | Injection sites |
 |  | | Disbudding and de-scenting |
 |  | | Restraint and tethering |
 |  | | Bloat |
 |  | | Reproduction |
 |  | | (introduction...) |
 |  | | Breeding |
 |  | | Gestation |
 |  | | Freshening or kidding |
 |  | | Problem deliveries |
 |  | | Breech deliveries |
 |  | | Lactation |
 |  | | Weaning |
 |  | | Recordkeeping/Field notebook guide |
 |  | | (introduction...) |
 |  | | Record of expenses |
 |  | | Production information |
A) Livestock development
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1. List the 5 components of livestock development. |
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2. List 5 examples (1 from each of the 5 components) that make
an operation to be: |
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A. Low production |
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B. Moderate production |
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C. High production |
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3. Evaluate 3 livestock operations to determine the level of
production and make management recommendations based on local conditions and
resources |
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4. Participate in all scheduled field trips to local farms.
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5. Describe the mayor steps of the research - extension chain.
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6. Describe the major climatic zones, rainfall and cropping
patterns, infrastructure, planting and harvest dates of forage crops, and common
management practices for animals in your host country. |
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7. Give 2 method demos on a live stock technique or practice in
accordance with guidelines from the staff. |
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8. Hand mix at least 1 feed ration. |
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9. Maintain a field notebook. |