Agriculture Production A10, B10, A20, B20, A30, B30
AGPR30A
Module 30A: Reproduction - Breeding (Optional)
Outcome
Investigate livestock
breeding practices.
Indicators
| (a) | Explain the rationale and process of a breeding program. |
| (b) | Describe the methods for controlling animal breeding (e.g., castration and separation of males from females). |
| (c) | Explore the reproductive anatomy and terminology for male and female of livestock species (e.g., bull/cow, rooster/hen and stallion/mare). |
| (d) | Identify the behaviours and characteristics (e.g., behaviours, eating, socializing and physiological signs of oestrous) exhibited by a female animal when in heat. |
| (e) | Explain the operation of common aids (e.g., mount detectors and paints) for heat detection in females. |
| (f) | Compare the different types of breeding technologies such as pasture breeding, hand breeding, artificial insemination, transporting cool semen and embryo transfer. |
| (g) | Explore how to test for pregnancy and egg fertility of different livestock species. |
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