LEARN ABOUT SHEEP
- 7 jam packed lessons in this course
- sheep production in agriculture, biology and behaviour, husbandry, breeds and breeding...
- 199 Breeds are covered in this course!
LESSON1 DOMESTICATED SHEEP IN HUMAN HISTORY
- Types of Sheep
- Ovis aries
- Ovis canadensis
- Ovis dalli
- Ovis ammon
- Ovis nivicola
- Sheep in History
- Science in Sheep Farming
- Sheep Farming is No Easy Feat
- Wool
- Hides
- Milk
- Meat
- Types of Domestic Breeds
- Breeds for Fine Wool
- Breeds for Long Wool
- Breeds for Meat
- Dairy Breeds
- Review what you have been learning
LESSON 2 BIOLOGY & BEHAVIOUR
- Sheep Biology & Appearance
- Sheep Behaviour
- Review what you have been learning
LESSON 3 HUSBANDRY PRACTICES
- Introduction
- Daily and Scheduled Practices
- Drenching
- Injecting
- Dipping
- Hoof trimming
- Shearing and crutching
- Tail docking
- Castration of lambs
- Responding to Problems:
- Ewes and lamb
- Weeds and poisonous plants
- Pests and diseases
- Breech births and problems during lambing
- Administering first aid
- Review what you have been learning
LESSON 4 BREEDS & BREEDING
- Breed Types
- More about Breed Categories
- Breeds for Smaller Properties
- Meat and Wool Sheep
- Mini Breeds
- Milk Sheep
- Feeding Sheep
- Review what you have been learning
LESSON 5 SHEEP BREEDS A-D
- Reference over 70 breeds in this lesson
- Review what you have been learning
LESSON 6 SHEEP BREEDS E-R
- Reference almost 70 breeds in this lesson
- Review what you have been learning
LESSON 7 SHEEP BREEDS S-Z
- Reference almost 60 breeds in this lesson
- Review what you have been learning
- Final Assessment
Invest in yourself - start today!
Choose to work with breeds you love.
Know how to care for sheep.
Know how to breed sheep.
Reference includes almost 200 different breeds.
Be confident keeping sheep.
Choose the right sheep breed for your farm.
Home or hobby farmer course.
Become a sheep breeds specialist.
On passing the final test, download a personalised Certificate of Completion at the end (no additional fee).
