Practical Sheep Handling and Management

About the course

Introduction:

This course aims to encourage all those who work with sheep to follow the highest standards of husbandry, this involves careful handling, understanding flight paths and sheep instinct. It is a practical course aimed at developing skills and competence in those who work with sheep across the sector.

“Without good stockmanship, animal welfare can never be properly protected” (Defra, 2003)

What are the entry requirements?

A level of practical skills, you will need to be able to independently follow oral instructions, observe and report behaviours.

The keeping of livestock in the UK requires the completion of accurate written records, exemplars will be given to practice/record.

Experience of sheep is useful but not essential.

How long is the course?

5 hours

What will the course involve?

Learners will be briefed on best practice in sheep handling and management for specific production purposes. Learners will participate in the handling of sheep for a range of routine husbandry tasks. Learners will record tasks and other health/medication details as required.

How long will I be learning?

5 hours

What equipment will I need?

You will need standard farm PPE (personal protective equipment)

· Clean overalls

· Clean waterproof leggings

· Clean wellington boots

How will I know if I am making progress?

Tutor will give oral feedback on progress from performance in set tasks which will involve ability to adapt to changing situations.

From initial assessment of skills, the course aim is to develop professional competence through practice.

What course work will I be expected to complete?

This is a practical course, however, the keeping of all livestock in the UK requires the maintenance of accurate records, exemplars will be given to practice/use.

What can I expect to learn from this course?

· Appropriate sheep handling

· Codes of recommendations for the welfare of farmed sheep

· Routine husbandry tasks for sheep welfare

· Sheep flight paths/instincts

· Completion of documents associated with sheep management

What other training programmes and progression opportunities are there?

Introduction to Smallholding

Practical Cattle Handling

The Lambing Ewe

Beekeeping

Dry Stone Walling

Agriculture

Myerscough College is one of the leading institutions for Agriculture in the UK. Our courses will help prepare you for a career in the industry, by combining relevant background skills with the knowledge of crop and livestock technology as well as business enterprise.

There is currently a significant demand for highly trained and well educated professionals to enter the industry. This has been fuelled by the increasing awareness that food production, farming, tourism, the environment and rural affairs are all interconnected.

Endless Opportunities

Students will get the chance to undertake work experience during their studies.

In the past, students have gone to New Zealand or Australia to do sheep and dairy work, with others heading west to Canada and the United States. Such experiences not only help students develop their knowledge and skills but they also prove valuable in terms of improving future employment prospects.

Experienced Staff

The expertise of the agriculture team at Myerscough College is second to none. The team consists of agriculturalists with a range of specialisms, ecologists, conservationists and game specialists who will all offer their wealth of experience and knowledge to students studying at the College.

£3m Food and Farming Innovation Technology Development

The new Food and Farming Innovation and Technology centre at Lodge Farm will create a centre of excellence to develop state-of-the- art precision farming techniques within the livestock and grassland sectors. The two storey building will incorporate specialist teaching, demonstration and research facilities, including a Livestock Innovation Centre and the latest grassland equipment, livestock feeding technologies, hybrid tractor power units and crop/field trials equipment.

Alumni – Oliver McEntyre

To anyone looking to study Agriculture or Countryside at Myerscough College, I’d say go, embrace it & leave with the knowledge that the qualification will stay with you for the rest of your career and open doors that might not have been opened without the time and experience Myerscough offers.

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Practical Sheep Handling and Management

About the course

Agriculture

Endless Opportunities

Experienced Staff

£3m Food and Farming Innovation Technology Development

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