I will not be in class this week. Students have been assigned the following project.

The assignment details will be posted on Google Classroom. The project will be due no later than 11:59 PM on Friday, March 26th.

Breeds Alphabet Book

Directions:

1. Look on the Internet to find one breed of livestock starting with each letter of the alphabet.  Livestock breeds used MUST be one of any of the following:
   • Cattle
   • Pig
   • Sheep
   • Goat
   • Poultry (Chicken, turkey, duck, goose)
   • Horse
2. Type the name of the livestock breed, type a brief description (colors, markings, size, purpose, origin), and add a picture of the animal.  Use google docs or slides, and put one breed per page/slide.
3. Make sure your font is large and readable because you are designing and creating an informational booklet.
4. Do NOT copy and paste. You will receive a 50 if I find any copy and pasted material.
5. Turn-in your book to Google Classroom by the deadline specified on Google Classroom.
6. This assignment is worth 100 points for a test grade.

Rubric:

• EACH LETTER IS WORTH 3 POINTS EACH

• • Breed name

• • Picture

• • Description – as specified in #2

• NEATNESS IS WORTH 12 POINTS

• CREATIVITY IS WORTH 8 POINTS

 

Students will be working on the Beef Quality Assurance: Stocker/Backgrounder AND Feedyard Certification modules for this 9-week grading period. All components of these modules must be completed by no later than 3:45 PM on 5/14/2021. Students must print and turn-in their Certificate of Completion that has the student’s name and certification number on it.

BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION LINK

Parasites of Livestock

Goal:

To examine the different parasites and their effects on livestock.

Description:

Parasites cause the livestock industry to lose millions of dollars every year. This presentation teaches the students the symptoms, causes, prevention and control of common internal and external parasites which affect livestock animals. Terminology essential to the transmission, life cycle, treatment and prevention of parasites is also included.

Objectives:

1. To examine common large animal parasites.

2. To describe symptoms of external and internal parasites in small animals.

3. To illustrate preventative methods and treatment options concerning parasites.