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1. Knowledge of common diseases and parasites and their control.
2. Ability for evaluate sheep by production data and live analysis.
3. Will preform basic management procedures such as docking,
castration, and shearing.
4. To demonstrate a knowledge of feeding and reproduction as it
pretains to sound management.
5. Identify minimum of 8 common brands of sheep and assess their
differences.
6. Basic understanding of handling facilities and equipment.
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1. History and Development of Sheep Industry.
a. origin and growth of the sheep industry in the United States.
2. Distribution and Adaption of the Sheep Industry.
a. worldwide distribution, sheep production in the United States
and California by areas.
b. favorable and unfavorable factors in sheep production.
3. Breed Types, Market Classes, and Grades of Sheep.
a. breeds identification, advantages and disadvantages.
b. market classes and grades of sheep.
4. Systems of Sheep Production.
a. farm flock
b. range, commercial
c. feedlot
d. purebred
5. Establishing the Flock.
a. factors to be considered, breed, geographical location, etc.
b. individual selection.
6. Reproduction in Sheep.
a. anatomy and physiology of the reproductive tract and
reproductive cycle.
b. management in breeding.
c. pregnancy and lactation.
d. artificial insemination and estrus synchronization.
7. Sheep Nutrition.
a. nutritional requirement.
b. common feeds used for sheep.
c. feeding program for breeding stock and market lamb
reproduction.
8. Health, Disease, and Parasite Prevention.
a. normal physiological conditions and habits.
b. causes of diseases.
c. diseases of sheep.
d. prevention of infection.
e. treatment and control of common diseases.
f. parasite prevention and control.
9. Wool.
a. the growth pattern.
b. factors affecting the quality and quantity.
c. handling of wool.
d. pricing, marketing, processing, and uses.
10. Sheep Management.
a. flock problems.
b. industry problems.
c. current and future status of sheep industry.
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S.I.D., The Sheepman's Handbook.