Course: Livestock Management Practices (NCEA L2 Ag/Hort Science)
Livestock Management Practices related to Reproduction, Development and Behaviour.
When:
Semester two
Subject Area(s)
Ag / Hort Sci
NCEA L2
This covers farm management practices related to the reproductive technologies, growth and development of a range of livestock and livestock behavior and management.
Requirements
Reproductive Technologies workbook
Assessment
91293 (2.5) Demonstrate understanding of livestock reproductive techniques in commercial production in New Zealand.
Internal
4 credits
91295 (2.7) Demonstrate understanding of interactions between livestock behaviour and NZ commercial management practices.
Internal
4 credits
91294 (2.6) Demonstrate understanding of how NZ commercial management practices influence livestock growth and development
External
4 credits
About the Teacher
Mrs Howden has been teaching at Waitaki Girls High School for 11 years as senior Chemistry and junior Science teacher. When the opportunity to add senior Agriculture into the mix came up she didn't hesitate to take it. As a registered pharmacist, before teaching, she ran her own community pharmacy. As senior Ag / Hort has elements such as healthy food sources, the business of farming, science of genetics and reproduction and environmental concerns included in the criteria it covers many areas that she is passionate about. One of her interests is growing healthier food as we will need to feed more people with less land so need to be more efficacious in this respect.Outside of school Mrs Howden and her husband have an orchard, mainly heritage variety apples (not for eating) and are involved in old time and social sequence dancing (a little different from ballroom dancing).