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Small Stock Production [Theory and Practice] - ASA3705

Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: This module will be able to identify, describe, discuss and apply appropriate livestock production technologies and strategies for efficient sheep and goat production for sustainable food security and the development of the local livestock sector. The module will be useful to livestock technicians, agricultural scientists and farmers who are interested in selection, production, improvement, management and marketing of live sheep and goats and their products. The module is aimed at training livestock technicians to identify appropriate sheep and goat breeds, enterprises and production systems for more efficient small stock production.