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Development of undergraduate course materials

Project start date: 02 February 2004
Project end date: 17 July 2007
Publication date: 17 July 2007
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle

Summary

This project was initiated to provide undergraduate students with seven new sheep industry based units to be delivered through a range of Australian universities to encourage pursuit of a career in the sheep industry. The following sheep industry based units were developed; sheep production (wool and meat), sheep genetics,sustainable agriculture and catchment management, sheepmeat technology, veterinary health, nutrition and biochemistry, sheepmeat production and marketing, sheep production systems (economic case studies, integration).