LWMP 2302 Integrating a Health Program into the Management System

Description

Integrating a Health Program into the Management System covers the concepts to integrate various sheep health practices into a comprehensive health program that is coordinated with the overall flock management system. Students will study methods of determining levels of prevention needed and record keeping systems to determine the effectiveness of health program.

Management Credits

2

Topics to be Covered

1. Health protocol

2. Monitoring health problems

3. Cost of prevention and treatment programs

4. Components of a flock health plan and system

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop health protocol for new flock additions.

2. Identify new health problems affecting sheep.

3. Evaluate effectiveness versus cost of prevention and treatment programs.

4. Identify components of a flock health system.

5. Determine flock health management needs.

6. Describe economic importance of controlling health problems.

7. Define goals of the health system.

8. Explain preventative flock health program and how to integrate it with the management system.

9. Complete flock health records.