Trainees will have option to select any number of modules to attend. The modules run concurrently and a discount is offered for multiple selections.
Sub-modules content detail per category are listed in more details as per the attachment containing the module details.
The 6 Modules containing the sub-modules detail is listed below, the content of the sub-modules is contained in the support documents to this introduction, namely RLTS Livestock Academy Modules:
1. Cattle Training Module – 41 days, covering 17 modules.
- C1 – Artificial Insemination.
- C2 – Pregnancy Awareness.
- C3 – Calf Rearing.
- C4 – Stockman’s & Animal Husbandry.
- C5 – Nutrition.
- C6 – Registered Artificial Insemination.
- C7 – Semen Collection.
- C8 – Registered Semen Collection.
- C9 – Embryo Transfer.
- C10 – Milking Routine
- C11 – Milk Production Systems.
- C12 – Functional Selection Dairy Cattle.
- C13 – Record Keeping & Dairy Management.
- C14 – Dairy Maintenance.
- C15 – Beef Production Systems.
- C16 – Functional Selection Beef Cattle.
- C17 – Abattoir.
2.Pasture, Grazing, Agronomy & Feed Production – 13 days, covering 9 modules.
- Daily lectures in the morning.
- Practical Session in the afternoon.
- A1 – Precision Farming
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- Geographic Information Systems / Farm Mapping / Geo-Reference Imagery / Computer Applications / Basic Spread Sheet Management
- A2 – Soil Management
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- Soil Composition / Soil Classification / Soil Horizons / Soil Fertility / Soil Erosion and Compaction / Soil Sampling / Soil Interpretation
- A3 – Plant Biology
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- Plant Morphology / Plant Anatomy / Plant Biology / Plant Taxonomy / Plant Classification / Plant Identification / Sampling and Analysis
- A4 – Plant Nutrients
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- Macro-nutrients / Micro-nutrients / Plant Nutrients / Micro-organisms / Organic Farming
- A5 – Water Management
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- Meteorology / Water Resources / Irrigation / Scheduling / Dams & Reservoirs
- A6 – Crop Management
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- Weed Management / Insect control / Disease Management / Microbes / Herbicides / Insecticides / Bio-Stimulants
- A7 – Applied Agronomy
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- Conventional Tilling / No-till Farming / Seedbed Preparation / Planting & Sowing / Seed Treatments / Fertilizer Application / Implements Practical and Maintenance
- A8 – Feed Basics
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- Feed Requirements / Calculating Dry Matter / Energy, Protein and Fibre / Feed intake calculator / Feed Sampling / Concentrates / Silage Management
- A9 – Pasture Management
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- Pasture Growth Cycles / Predicting Yields / Stocking Rates & Utilization / Budget / Spreadsheet Management / Plate Meter Basics / Pasture Measurements
3.Sheep & Goats Training Module – 13 days, covering 9 modules.
- S1 – Artificial Insemination.
- S2 – Pregnancy Awareness.
- S3 – Rearing Lambs.
- S4 – Stockman’s & Animal Husbandry.
- S5 – Nutrition.
- S6 – Registered Artificial Insemination.
- S7 – Sheep & Goat Production Systems.
- S8 – Functional Selection Sheep & Goats.
- S9 – Abattoir.
4. Pigs Training Modules – 13 days, covering 10 modules.
- P1 – Artificial Insemination.
- P2 – Pregnancy Awareness.
- P3 – Rearing Piglets.
- P4 – Stockman’s & Animal Husbandry.
- P5 – Nutrition.
- P6 – Registered Artificial Insemination.
- P7 – Semen Collection.
- P8 – Registered Semen Collection.
- P9 – Pig Production Systems.
- P10 – Functional Selection Pigs.
5. Poultry Training Modules – 6 days, covering 6 modules.
- PO1 – Poultry Breeding.
- PO2 – Incubation & Hatchlings.
- PO3 – Stockman’s & Animal Husbandry.
- PO4 – Nutrition.
- PO5 – Functional Selection Poultry.
- PO6 – Poultry Production Systems.
6. Wildlife Management & Animal Health Modules – 13 days, covering a number of modules.
- Topics covered in this course are as follows:
- Introduction to wildlife management (JO).
- Legislation pertaining to wildlife (JO).
- Wildlife diseases and surveillance of important diseases (JO).
- Identification methods of wildlife (Guest).
- Game capture techniques – Chemical, Mass, and Passive capture (MK).
- Care and management of captured wildlife (MK).
- Overview of management of intensive rare game breeding projects (MK).
- Boma management and nutritional needs of captive wildlife (Milandie Kruger).
- Transportation and relocation of wildlife (MK).
- Wildlife reproduction management (Guest).