| Activity |
Category |
| Observation of animal behaviour. |
1 |
| Observation of pets under the owner's control. |
1 |
| Excursions to observe animals in their natural
surroundings or to zoos and other registered wildlife parks. |
1 |
| Excursions to farms for observation of animal
behaviour and husbandry activities appropriate to the age, prior experience
and maturity of the students. |
1 |
| Mustering, drafting (in crush or bailhead),
capture, restraint and handling of non-free-living domesticated animals
(grooming or holding an animal, collecting a milk sample, non-invasive measurements,
leading or riding an appropriately trained animal). |
2 |
| Observation of particular animal behaviours,
e.g. oestrus, parturition. |
2 |
| School performance by outside agencies that
have animals as part of their exhibits. |
2 |
| Animal welfare organisations bringing animals
to school (such as Delta Society programs, RSPCA or WIRES). |
2 |
| Collecting and observing frog spawn and tadpoles. |
2 |
| Breeding of mice or other appropriate animal
in the classroom. |
2 |
| The appropriate care of classroom pets. |
2 |
| Non-invasive measurement of:
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2 |
- body condition by visual assessment or condition scoring
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2 |
- body condition by ultrasound
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3 |
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2 |
- skin temperature (non-invasive)
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2 |
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2 |
- scrotum and testicles (palpation).
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2 |
| Measurement of mild dietary effects (provided
the normal nutritional needs for the life stage of the animals are met):
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3 |
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3 |
| Familiarisation activities. |
2 |
| Taming/gentling. |
3 |
| Training for competition or showing. |
3 |
| Tethering animals. |
3 |
| Breaking-in cattle or horses. |
4 |
| Collection of wool, milk, faeces or urine samples
(non-invasive). |
2 |
| Collection of saliva. |
3 |
| Collection of faeces, ruminal fluid or blood
(invasive). |
5 |
| Measurement of body temperature (invasive). |
3 |
| Administering water as a treatment. |
2 |
| Administering a topical treatment to the udder. |
2 |
| Administering topical treatment by backline,
spray or dip. |
3 |
| Administering drench or capsules orally. |
3 |
| Administering winged capsules orally. |
4 |
| Administering intraruminal, subcutaneous or
intramuscular injections. |
3 |
| Administering intravenous injections or intrauterine
pessaries. |
4 |
| Administering injections into the udder. |
3 |
| Coat care and grooming. |
2 |
| Coat clipping. |
3 |
| Ear marking/tagging of livestock. |
3 |
| Tattoo application. |
3 |
| Hoof paring: sheep and goats. |
3 |
| Hoof trimming: cattle. |
3 |
| Shearing of sheep and goats. |
3 |
| Shearing of alpacas and llamas. |
4 |
| Dagging. |
3 |
| Crutching. |
4 |
| Milking. |
3 |
| Putting nose clips on cattle. |
3 |
| Nose ringing. |
5 |
| Loading and unloading animals onto transporters. |
3 |
| Showing animals at school and away. |
3 |
| Foot bathing. |
3 |
| Fire branding horns of stud sheep. |
3 |
| Fire branding of cattle and horses. |
4 |
| Freeze branding of cattle and horses. |
4 |
| Flystrike treatment. |
3 |
| Jetting animals. |
3 |
| Using sire harnesses. |
3 |
| Restraining with ropes. |
3 |
| Castration of lambs by elastrator. |
4 |
| Castration of lambs by knife. |
4 |
| Castration of lambs by emasculator. |
4 |
| Castration of calves by elastrator. |
4 |
| Castration of calves by knife. |
4 |
| Castration of calves by emasculator. |
4 |
| Tail docking of lambs by elastrator. |
4 |
| Tail docking of lambs by knife. |
4 |
| Tail docking of lambs by gas detailor. |
4 |
| Tail docking of piglets by knife. |
4 |
| Tooth trimming/removal in piglets. |
4 |
| Beak trimming. |
4 |
| Tail tagging. |
2 |
| Artificial insemination. |
5 |
| Semen collection. |
5 |
| Pregnancy detection by external ultrasound. |
3 |
| Pregnancy detection by rectal palpation. |
4 |
| Oestrus synchronisation. |
4 |
| Microchip tagging. |
4 |
| Horn tipping. |
3 |
| Dehorning cattle under six months of age. |
4 |
| Detusking boars. |
4 |
| Disbudding calves and kids. |
4 |
| Mulesing of sheep. |
5 |
| Slaughter/euthanasia of stock. |
5 |
