Agriculture Production A10, B10, A20, B20, A30, B30
AGPR32B
Module 32B: Organic Livestock Production - Health (Optional)
Outcome
Explore the diseases,
medication and
treatment of livestock in
an organic operation.
Indicators
| (a) | Describe how diseases can be mitigated (e.g., buying healthy animals) on organic farms. |
| (b) | Explain why allopathic veterinary drugs are not used in organic livestock operations. |
| (c) | Discuss the exceptions (e.g., antibiotics, hormones and parasiticides) for treatment of livestock with medications. |
| (d) | Examine the necessity of withdrawal periods when medical treatment is unavoidable. |
| (e) | Research alternative treatments (e.g., herbal remedies, Brewer's yeast, probiotics and activated charcoal) for sick animals. |
| (f) | Explain why fewer medical procedures (e.g., tail docking and beak trimming) are used in organic operations than in conventional operations. |
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