 | Agricultural development workers training manual: Volume IV Livestock |
 |  | Chapter II: Curriculum of the livestock component |
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A. Livestock session list organized by skill group
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SKILL GROUP I: |
Livestock Development |
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Session 1: |
Orientation to Livestock Training |
2 hours |
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Session 2: |
Introduction to Nutrition |
2 hours |
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Session 3: |
Introduction to Feeds |
2 hours |
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Session 4: |
Introduction to Disease |
2 hours |
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Session 5: |
Farm Visits |
20 hours |
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SKILL GROUP II: Swine |
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Session 1: |
Overview |
1 hour |
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Session 2: |
Housing & Construction |
4 hours |
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Session 3: |
Feed Rations |
2 hours |
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Session 4: |
Swine Production Fieldwork |
4 hours |
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Session 5: |
Diseases and Parasites |
2 hours |
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Session 6: |
Recordkeeping |
2 hours |
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Session 7: |
Selection |
1 hour |
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Session 8: |
Reproduction |
1 hour |
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Session 9: |
Production Planning |
4 hours |
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SKILL GROUP III: Rabbits |
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Session 1: |
Overview |
2 hours |
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Session 2: |
Construction |
4 hours |
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Session 3: |
Recordkeeping |
2 hours |
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Session 4: |
Reproduction (Breeding & Sexing) |
2 hours |
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Session 5: |
Slaughter and Post Mortem |
2 hours |
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Session 6: |
Diseases and Parasites |
2 hours |
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Session 7: |
Production Planning |
4 hours |
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SKILL GROUP IV: Poultry |
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Session 1: |
Preparation for Day Old Chicks |
1 hour |
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Session 2: |
Construction |
2 hours |
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Session 3: |
Handling and Culling |
1 hour |
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Session 4: |
Newcastle Vaccination |
1 hour |
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Session 5: |
Feeds and Nutrition |
2 hours |
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Session 6: |
Fowl Pox Vaccination |
2 hours |
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Session 7: |
Poultry Diseases |
2 hours |
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Session 8: |
Comparative Fowl Raising |
2 hours |
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Session 9: |
Production Planning |
2 hours |
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Session 10: |
Slaughter and Post Mortem |
2 hours |
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SKILL GROUP V: Goats |
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Session 1: |
Introduction and Overview |
2 hours |
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Session 2: |
Anatomy and Castration |
2 hours |
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Session 3: |
Construction |
4 hours |
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Session 4: |
Reproduction |
1 hour |
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Session 5: |
Ruminant Nutrition |
2 hours |
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Session 6: |
Rations and Forages |
2 hours |
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Session 7: |
Internal and External Parasites and Vitamin Shots |
2 hours |
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Session 8: |
Diseases |
2 hours |
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Session 9: |
Production Planning |
4 hours |
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NOTE: This list does not reflect the actual order of sessions to be used in a training. There is no one best sequence (for scheduling suggestions see the sections on scheduling and carrying out training.) The time alloted for each class is also a suggestion. The actual time you spend on each session will depend on the emphasis of your training and local resources. |
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