 | Agricultural development workers training manual: Volume IV Livestock |
 |  | Contents |
| | Preface and acknowledgements |
| | Introduction to Volume IV |
|  | Chapter I: Orientation to the livestock component of agricultural training |
| | A. Overview of the livestock training component |
| | B. Preparing the livestock component of agricultural training |
| | C. Carrying out the livestock component |
| | Chapter II: Curriculum of the livestock component |
| | A. Livestock session list organized by skill group |
| | B. Session plan format |
| | C. Lesson plans |
| | Skill group I: Livestock development |
| | Session 1: Orientation to livestock training |
| | Session 2: Introduction to nutrition |
| | Session 3: Introduction to feeds |
| | Session 4: Introduction to diseases |
| | Session 5: Farm visits |
| | Skill group II: Swine |
| | Session 1: Overview |
| | Session 2: Housing and construction |
| | Session 3: Feed rations |
| | Session 4: Swine production field work |
| | Session 5: Diseases and parasites |
| | Session 6: Record keeping |
| | Session 7: Selection |
| | Session 8: Reproduction |
| | Session 9: Production planning |
| | Skill group III: Rabbits |
| | Session 1: Overview |
| | Session 2: Construction |
| | Session 3: Record keeping |
| | Session 4: Reproduction, breeding, and sexing |
| | Session 5: Feed rations |
| | Session 6: Slaughter and post mortem |
| | Session 7: Diseases and parasites |
| | Session 8: Production planning |
| | Skill group IV: Poultry |
| | Session 1: Preparation and care for day old chicks |
| | Session 2: Construction |
| | Session 3: Handling and culling of chickens and caring for broody hens |
| | Session 4: Vaccination for Newcastle disease |
| | Session 5: Feeds and nutrition |
| | Session 6: Fowl pox vaccination |
| | Session 7: Poultry diseases |
| | Session 8: Comparative fowl raising |
| | Session 9: Production planning |
| | Session 10: Slaughter/Post mortem |
| | Skill group V: Goats |
| | Session 1: Introduction and overview |
| | Session 2: Anatomy and castration |
| | Session 3: Construction |
| | Session 4: Reproduction |
| | Session 5: Ruminant nutrition |
| | Session 6: Rations and forages |
| | Session 7: Internal and external parasites and vitamin shots |
| | Session 8: Diseases |
| | Session 9: Production planning |
| | Chapter III: Guidelines and references |
| | 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 |
| | Post mortem procedure |
| | Swine diseases |
| | Prevention |
| | Reproductive diseases |
| | Mortality diseases |
| | Morbidity diseases |
| | Swine parasites |
| | Internal parasites |
| | External parasites |
| | Swine genetics |
| | Production |
| | Breeds |
| | Swine housing and equipment |
| | Farrowing crate |
| | Feeders |
| | Rabbits |
| | Rabbit nutrition |
| | 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 |
| | Bacterial diseases |
| | Viral diseases |
| | Fungal diseases |
| | Hereditary diseases |
| | Rabbit parasites |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Breeds and their purpose, high management |
| | Field notebook outline - Poultry |
| | Goats |
| | 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 |
| | Breeding |
| | Gestation |
| | Freshening or kidding |
| | Problem deliveries |
| | Breech deliveries |
| | Lactation |
| | Weaning |
| | Recordkeeping/Field notebook guide |
| | Record of expenses |
| | Production information |
| | Appendix A: Livestock staff bibliography and resource materials |
| | Appendix B: List of supplies |
| | Appendix C: Small animal production training goals |
| | Appendix D: Sample examination |
Agricultural development workers training manual: Volume IV Livestock
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Prepared by A. L. Nellum and Associates, Inc. under contract No. PC-282-1004
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