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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