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Animal Production

Animal Production. Basics to Being Successful. What’s The Purpose?. What are you producing your animals for? Example: Sheep Wool Meat Cattle Dairy Meat. Do You Have What It Takes?. Facilities Are your facilities appropriate for the animals you are producing. Is the environment

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Animal Production

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  1. Animal Production Basics to Being Successful

  2. What’s The Purpose? • What are you producing your animals for? • Example: • Sheep • Wool • Meat • Cattle • Dairy • Meat

  3. Do You Have What It Takes? • Facilities • Are your facilities appropriate for the animals you are producing. • Is the environment appropriate

  4. The Basics - Health • What signs does a sick animal show? • What types of diseases are your animals susceptible to getting? • What does your health program involve? • What types of vaccines do you need to administer?

  5. The Basic’s - Nutrition • Are your animals ruminant or non-ruminant? • What types of feeds do they need? • Is clean, fresh water available? • What are your goals for feeding? • Growth? • Maintenance?

  6. The Basic’s - Reproduction • When does the breeding season take place? • When would you like the offspring to be born? • How does the reproduction cycle work for your species? • What methods are you using to • breed your animals? • Artificial Insemination • Pasture Breeding

  7. Records Why are they so important?

  8. Record Keeping • What types of records should I keep? • Birth Record • Weight/Growth Record • Health Records • Vaccination Record • Breeding Record • Feed Record

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