All farmers have a legal and moral obligation to care for their livestock. The ability to care properly for your animals comes through knowledge. The farmer must know all the aspects of proper health care as well as having an awareness of the welfare needs of the livestock.
This session deals with the signs of health and ill health in farm livestock. It will also look at the practical task of temperature taking as a diagnostic tool. At the end of this session you will be able to:
- Define good stockmanship
- State the signs of health and ill health in a calf
- State the signs of health and ill health in a sheep
- Explain the importance of temperature taking as a diagnostic tool
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