Agriculture Production A10, B10, A20, B20, A30, B30
AGPR24C
Module 24C: Specialized Equipment for Livestock (Optional)
Outcome
Explore the function
of specialized
equipment used in
livestock operations.
Indicators
| (a) | Describe the function of equipment used in the honey extraction process (e.g., scratcher, de-capping tool, extractor, separator, settling tanks, pumps, melter). |
| (b) | Research the importance of specialized equipment (e.g., piglet heating equipment, ventilation and cooler systems) in a swine production facility. |
| (c) | Explore the ban of gestation crates in Canada. |
| (d) | Describe the function of equipment (e.g., milking machine, pasteurizers, separators, homogenizers and tanks) used in the milking process in dairy farming. |
| (e) | Investigate the tools (e.g., clippers, shears, carding paddles, roving machine) used to shear sheep and turn their fur into yarn. |
| (f) | Describe the function of equipment (e.g., incubators, hatchery equipment, egg transfer machines, slaughter equipment) used on a fowl farm and/or egg production facility. |
| (g) | Identify the individual mechanical components (e.g., rollers, motors) in feed mills. |
| (h) | Identify the equipment used to remove animal waste from housing facilities and spreading or injecting the waste as fertilizer. |
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