Beef cattle husbandry

Course Overview

In this unit we focus on keeping and breeding beef cattle. Upon completion of this course, a trainee should be able to:

• Understand routine and/or
  relevant beef cattle stock tasks;
• Understand how to look after
  and feed beef cattle throughout the annual production calendar;
• Understand the breeding and
  reproduction of beef cattle;
• Describe safe
  techniques of administrating medication, showing knowledge of the types of
  medication;
• Understand
  the importance of cattle  identification
  and keeping the relevant records.