Learn about: Breeds; Selection and Breeding; Nutrition of Sheep; Diseases of Sheep; General Management of a Commercial Flock; Care of the Lamb; Wool and the Marketing of Sheep and Sheep Products.
E-Learning Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 8 in-depth lessons:
- Introduction; Terminology and Breeds
- Selection and Breeding
- Nutrition of Sheep
- Diseases of Sheep
- General Management of a Commercial Flock
- Care of the Lamb
- Wool
- The Marketing of Sheep and Sheep Products
Course Aims
- Collect information about different sheep breeds which are being farmed or could be successfully farmed in your region.
- Compare the different characteristics of sheep breeds in terms of appearance, hardiness, commercial potential.
- Select breeds for three different purposes, including wool production and meat production, in your locality.
- Inspect at least two sheep, ideally, from separate flocks, and determine their age by looking in their mouths.
- Define the following different sheep breeding terms: Oestrus, Gestation, Weaning, Flushing, Wet ewes, Teasers.
- Design a “breeding record form” which includes all necessary factors.
- List criteria to be used for selecting sheep for different purposes, including for replacement and for slaughter.
- Develop a standard form, which considers both meat and wool, to use for judging sheep.
- Talk to at least two experienced sheep farmers about “condition scoring” of sheep.
- Compare the differences in food required by different types of sheep, including: rams; breeding ewes at different stages of pregnancy; sheep being fattened for meat.
- Prepare a collection of ten pasture plant species from at least two different sheep properties and comment on the suitability of the pasture for sheep.
- Distinguish between the different categories of sheep health problems, including: viral, bacterial, metabolic, protozoal, poisoning, parasites.
- Describe how to perform different pest and disease control tasks, including: drenching, injecting, hoof trimming, docking.
How Does A Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
If you have any questions please contact us.
