STAGE 2 AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE STUDIES

Assessment type 2: Skills and Applications Tasks

Name of assessment: Animal Nutrition
Name: ___________________

SACE number: ________________________

Purpose
This task allows you to:
To demonstrate knowledge and understating of animal nutrition concepts and
practices
Communicate information and reasoning using appropriate terminology and
conventions
Description of Assessment
Part 1: Using the computer program Ration Pro, select one of the scenarios below
SHEEP TYPE
200 Merino ewe
hoggets
200 cross bred
wethers

CURRENT
WEIGHT
40kg

END WEIGHT

50kg

50kg

50kg

TYPE OF
LENGTH
GROWTH
For market, fully 60 days
fed
Drought
90 days
feeding, fully fed

You are responsible for managing a property and maintaining a mob of 200 sheep for the
owner.
You must submit three different feeding plans to the owner of the sheep with a detailed
break down of the feed cost.
Use this website for current grain prices
http://www.igrain.com.au/
Summarise each feeding plan and costs and indicate which plan would be the most
suitable and why. Include print outs of data of feeding plans.
Part 2: Answer these questions:
1. Why do farmers consider feeding stock?
2. Explain the difference between feeding for maintenance and production.
3. Apart from mixing your own feed, suggest 2 different over the counter premixes that
could be suitable for the mob of sheep above.
4. Acidosis or bloat is a serious disease. Explain how Acidosis occurs, along with how it
can be both avoided and treated.
5. What is palatability and suggest why molasses is sometimes added?
6. Why are lime and bentonite added to the mix?
7. Determine the meanings of metabolisable energy, dry matter, fibre and crude protein in
relation to feeding animals.

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8. Using the two tables below, determine the ration that would meet the daily
requirements of a lactating ewe, a 200kg steer and a 450kg steer.
Feed
Wheat grain
Oat grain
Lucerne hay
Oaten hay
Peanut meal

Metabolisable energy
content (MJ /kg of dry
matter)
13.0
12.5
8.5
9.3
11.0

Animal and its production state

Sheep (40 kg) -maintenance
Pregnant ewe (40 kg) -two weeks before
lambing
Lactating ewe (40 kg) -with single lamb
Beef steer (200 kg) - maintenance
Beef steer (450 kg) - maintenance

Daily metabolisable
energy requirement
(MJ)
7.4
8.2
16.3
27.0
49.0

9. Give an example of a feed that will provide each of the following and why they
are important to an animals health:
a) Roughage
b) Minerals
c) Protein
d) Carbohydrate
Assessment conditions
This task has no word limit and will be done unsupervised over 5 lessons

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Learning Requirements

Assessment Design Criteria

Capabilities

1. Demonstrate knowledge
and understanding of
agricultural and
horticultural concepts,
practices, and principles
including ecological
sustainability

Investigation
The specific features are as follows:
I1 Design of agriculture and horticulture investigations.

Communication
Citizenship
Personal
Development
Work
Learning

2. Demonstrate planning
and the application of
practical skills using
safe, cooperative work
practices and
appropriate technologies

3. Design and undertake

practical and other
investigations in
agriculture and
horticulture, analyse
results, form
conclusions, and make
recommendations
4. Obtain and evaluate
social, cultural,
environmental, and
economic information
and data about issues
facing agricultural and
horticultural enterprises
and their impacts on
local, national, and
global markets and
communities
5. Communicate
information and
reasoning using
appropriate agricultural
and horticultural
terminology and
conventions.

I2 Selection and acknowledgment of information and data

about agriculture and horticulture and relevant issues in
agriculture and horticulture from different sources.
I3 Manipulation of apparatus, equipment, and technological
tools to implement safe and ethical investigation
procedures.
I4 The obtaining, recording, and display of findings of
investigations using appropriate conventions and formats.

Analysis and Evaluation

The specific features are as follows:
AE1 Analysis of data and concepts and their connections, to
formulate conclusions and make relevant predictions.
AE2 Evaluation of procedures, with suggestions for
improvement.
Application
The specific features are as follows:
A1 Application of agricultural and horticultural concepts and
evidence from investigations to solve problems or make
recommendations in new or familiar contexts.
A2 Use of appropriate agricultural and horticultural terms,
conventions, formulae, and equations.
A3 Demonstration of skills in individual and collaborative
work.
Knowledge and Understanding
The specific features are as follows:
KU1 Demonstration of knowledge and understanding of
agricultural and horticultural concepts.
KU2 Use of knowledge of agriculture and horticulture to
understand and explain social, economic, or environmental
issues.
KU3 Communication of knowledge and understanding of
agriculture and horticulture in different formats.

Students may refer to the rubric provided over the page to identify the performance standards that they need
to demonstrate to reach their highest possible level of achievement.

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Performance Standards for Stage 2 Agriculture and Horticulture

Investigation

Analysis and
Evaluation

Application

Knowledge and
Understanding

Designs logical, coherent, and detailed

agriculture and horticulture investigations.

Critically and systematically

analyses data and their
connections with concepts to
formulate logical and
perceptive conclusions and
make relevant predictions.

Applies agricultural and

horticultural concepts and
evidence from investigations to
suggest solutions to, or make
effective recommendations to
address, complex problems in
new and familiar contexts.

Consistently demonstrates a deep

and broad knowledge and
understanding of a range of
agricultural and horticultural
concepts and practices.

Critically and logically selects and

consistently and appropriately acknowledges
information about agriculture and horticulture and
issues in agriculture and horticulture from a
range of sources.
Manipulates apparatus, equipment, and
technological tools carefully and highly
effectively to implement well-organised safe
and ethical investigation procedures.

Critically and logically

evaluates procedures and
suggests a range of
appropriate improvements.

Designs well-considered and clear agriculture

and horticulture investigations.
Logically selects and appropriately
acknowledges information about agriculture and
horticulture and issues in agriculture and
horticulture from different sources.
Manipulates apparatus, equipment, and
technological tools carefully and mostly
effectively to implement organised safe and
ethical investigation procedures.

Clearly and logically

analyses data and their
connections with concepts to
formulate consistent
conclusions and make mostly
relevant predictions.
Logically evaluates
procedures and suggests
some appropriate
improvements.

Designs considered and generally clear

agriculture and horticulture investigations.
Selects with some focus, and mostly
appropriately acknowledges, information about
agriculture and horticulture and issues in
agriculture and horticulture from different
sources.
Manipulates apparatus, equipment, and
technological tools generally carefully and
effectively to implement safe and ethical
investigation procedures.

Analyses data and their

connections with concepts to
formulate generally
appropriate conclusions and
make simple predictions with
some relevance.
Evaluates some procedures in
agriculture and horticulture and
suggests some improvements
that are generally
appropriate.

Obtains, records, and displays findings of

investigations using generally appropriate
conventions and formats with some errors but
generally accurately and effectively.

Prepares the outline of one of more agriculture

and horticulture investigations.
Selects and may partly acknowledge one or
more sources of information about agriculture
and horticulture or an issue in agriculture and
horticulture.
Uses apparatus, equipment, and technological
tools with inconsistent care and effectiveness
and attempts to implement safe and ethical
investigation procedures.

Identifies a simple procedure for an agriculture

and horticulture investigation.
Identifies a source of information about
agriculture and horticulture or an issue in
agriculture and horticulture.
Attempts to use apparatus, equipment, and
technological tools with limited effectiveness or
attention to safe or ethical investigation
procedures.

Uses appropriate agricultural

and horticultural terms,
conventions, formulae, and
equations effectively.

Applies agricultural and

horticultural concepts and
evidence from investigations to
suggest some solutions to, or
make recommendations to
address, basic problems in new
or familiar contexts.
Uses generally appropriate
agricultural and horticultural
terms, conventions, formulae,
and equations with some
general effectiveness.
Applies generally constructive
approaches to individual and
collaborative work.

Describes basic connections

between some data and
concepts and attempts to
formulate a conclusion and
make a simple prediction that
may be relevant.

Applies some evidence to

describe some basic problems
and identify one or more
simple solutions or
recommendations in familiar
contexts.

For some procedures,

identifies improvements that
may be made.

Attempts to use some

agricultural and horticultural
terms, conventions, formulae,
and equations that may be
appropriate.

Obtains, records, and displays findings of

investigations using conventions and formats
inconsistently, with occasional accuracy and
effectiveness.

Applies agricultural and

horticultural concepts and
evidence from investigations to
suggest solutions to, or make
recommendations to address,
problems in new and familiar
contexts.

Applies mostly constructive

and focused individual and
collaborative work skills.

Obtains, records, and displays findings of

investigations using appropriate conventions
and formats mostly accurately and effectively.

Uses appropriate agricultural

and horticultural terms,
conventions, formulae, and
equations highly effectively.
Demonstrates initiative in
applying constructive and
focused individual and
collaborative work skills.

Obtains, records, and displays findings of

investigations using appropriate conventions
and formats accurately and highly effectively.

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Attempts individual work

inconsistently, and contributes
superficially to aspects of
collaborative work.

Uses knowledge of agriculture and

horticulture perceptively and
logically to understand and explain
social, economic, or environmental
issues.
Uses a variety of formats to
communicate knowledge and
understanding of agriculture and
horticulture coherently and highly
effectively.
Demonstrates some depth and
breadth of knowledge and
understanding of a range of
agricultural and horticultural
concepts and practices.
Uses knowledge of agriculture and
horticulture logically to understand
and explain social, economic, or
environmental issues.
Uses a variety of formats to
communicate knowledge and
understanding of agriculture and
horticulture coherently and
effectively.
Demonstrates knowledge and
understanding of a general range
of agricultural and horticultural
concepts and practices.
Uses knowledge of agriculture and
horticulture with some logic to
understand and explain one or
more social, economic, or
environmental issues.
Uses different formats to
communicate knowledge and
understanding of agriculture and
horticulture with some general
effectiveness.

Demonstrates some basic

knowledge and partial
understanding of agricultural and
horticultural concepts and/or
practices.
Identifies and explains some
agricultural and horticultural
information that is relevant to one
or more social, economic, or
environmental issues.
Communicates basic information
to others using one or more
formats.

Attempts to connect data with

concepts, formulate a
conclusion and make a
prediction.

Identifies a basic problem and

attempts to identify a solution
or recommendation in a familiar
context.

Demonstrates some limited

recognition and awareness of
agricultural and horticultural
concepts or practices.

Acknowledges the need for

improvements in one or more
procedures.

Uses some agricultural and

horticultural terms or formulae.

Shows an emerging understanding

that some agricultural and
horticultural information is relevant
to social, economic, or
environmental issues.

Shows emerging skills in

individual and collaborative
work.

Attempts to communicate
information about agriculture and
horticulture.

Attempts to record and display some

descriptive information about an investigation,
with limited accuracy or effectiveness.

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