2.7 Sheep and Goats Course

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1
Gain a very good understanding regarding the sheep breeds available to farmers in Southern Africa.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2
Understand and implement important aspects of sheep management such as breeding, selection
and culling and other points of sheep management.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3
Understand and can implement the different lambing systems.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4
Ensure the best care for lambs and rearing orphan lambs.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5
Understand the important management procedures with sheep from handling, dosing, injecting,
hoof trimming, docking and castration.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 6
Understand the importance of sheep nutrition and their feed requirements.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 7
Understand the different diseases of sheep, how they affect the sheep and the best ways to treat
them.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 8
Introduction to the different aspects of wool production.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 9
Gain an understanding of goat breeds, goat milk, and mohair and meat production.