Title: Identify common methods for treating injured livestock.
Course: Livestock Production Management (18301-II) > Section: Raising and Managing Livestock

Identification should include

- medications, such as antibiotics
- wound dressing and bandaging materials
- veterinarian consultation
- equipment for administering medication and first aid.

Teacher Resources:

- Treatment of Sick or Injured Organic Livestock, National Center for Appropriate Technology
- Cattle Care and Handling Guidelines, BQA
- Care and Disposition of Non-Ambulatory and Injured Ambulatory Cattle, American Association of Bovine Practitioners
- Protect Our Pigs, APHIS, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Process/Skill Questions:

- What injuries can be treated without the help of a veterinarian?
- Which over-the-counter medications can be used to treat injured livestock?