Domain - Sheep Farming

Assist with milking sheep

Carry out wool shed tasks during shearing operations

Describe the activities and hazards in a wool shed during shearing from a farm perspective

Assist with the preparation and handling of lambs for docking

Describe how the wearing of sheep teeth affects productivity, and inspect and age sheep teeth

Demonstrate knowledge of features, attributes, identification, and records for sheep

Assist with easy care lambing

Prepare, handle, and move rams prior to tupping, and check and report on the mating mob

Dag and crutch sheep by machine with prepared equipment

Demonstrate knowledge of rearing lambs and hoggets

Demonstrate knowledge of sheep milk production

Identify and observe lambed and unlambed ewes, and monitor and report on ewes at lambing

Describe lambing, and the procedures for assisting ewes having difficulty lambing

Demonstrate knowledge of sheep genetics, and ram selection

Handle and treat sheep

Plan a route, and muster and drove a mob of sheep

Describe sheep reproductive organs and cycles, and related management practices

Handle ewes and lambs at lambing

Demonstrate knowledge of wool production

Kill and prepare a sheep for dog food

Dock and treat lambs

Supervise milking a dairy flock

Carry out sheep milking routines

Assess condition of sheep, determine feed requirements, and feed a mob of sheep

Diagnose and treat ill-health in sheep

Demonstrate knowledge of sheep mating management practices

Prepare and undertake shearing related activities on a farm

Select and prepare rams and ewes, and implement tupping

Prepare for and implement lambing, and take action to minimise ewe and lamb losses

Prepare for, and implement, docking of lambs

Plan and implement the weaning of lambs

Describe ill-health in sheep