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TECHNICAL AWARDS > Enterprise skills > Livestock
Lambing Techniques
Duration: One-day
Details: course to develop the practical ability of participants to
identify, examine, lamb down and know when to seek veterinary assistance.
Lamb Hypothermia
Duration: Half-day
Details: course enabling participants to identify the causes of hypothermia, take preventive action, resusitate, treat and feed hypothermic lambs.
Machine Sheep Shearing
Duration: Two day
Details: course enabling participants to sheer sheep competently
with due regard to the welfare of the animal, personal safety and the wool value.
Complying with Cattle Tracing
Duration: One-day
Details: course enabling participants to implement the
tagging and recording requirements of the Cattle Tracing System, avoid pemnaltiesand register births and movements on the web.
Cattle Hoof Trimming
Duration: one-day
Details: Lameness can reduce milk yield and reduce breeding ability. This
course enables participants to trim overgrown hooves safely to the correct size and
shape, avoiding unnecessary stress to the cow and themselves.
Considerate Handling of Animals in Transit and at Market.
Duration: One-day
Details: course enabling participants to act within the law with respect to the animals transported by road, carry out good handling and loading, avoid unnecessary animal stress and care for animal casualties.
Presentation of Commercial Sheep at Market.
Duration: One-day
Details: course to develop the practical ability to select, grade and turn out consistently uniform lots of animals for sale at livestock markets.