Exploring the Exotic Breeds Industry Lesson 10. Next Generation/Common Core Standards Addressed! HS...

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Exploring the Exotic Breeds Industry Lesson 10

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Exploring the Exotic Breeds Industry

Lesson 10

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Next Generation/Common Core Standards Addressed!

• HS‐LS2‐1. Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on quantitative analysis and comparison of the relationships among interdependent factors including boundaries, resources, climate and competition. Examples of mathematical comparisons could include graphs, charts, histograms, and population changes gathered from simulations or historical data sets.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include deriving mathematical equations to make comparisons.] HS‐LS2‐2. Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales. [Clarification Statement: Examples of mathematical representations include finding the average, determining trends, and using graphical comparisons of multiple sets of data.] [Assessment Boundary:

• Assessment is limited to provided data.]

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Work!

• Explain the bison industry.

• Discuss raising ratites.

• Identify necessities of raising llamas and alpacas.

• List factors to consider when choosing what exotic animal to raise.

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Terms

• Absentee ownership

• Beefalo

• Bison

• Haucaya

• Hobby operations

• Large ranches

• medium-size ranches

• Ratites

• Small producer

• Suri

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Interest Approach

• Ask students to come up with all the exotic animals they have seen and where they saw them. Let students tell brief stories about visiting zoos or perhaps a foreign country.

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Explain the bison industry.

Objective #1

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How do I raise bison?

• important to early native Americans for food, fuel, clothing, and other items

• at one time there were as many as 60 million head of bison

• end of 19h century there were only about 300 left

• faced extinction• efforts to save this

animal has over 125,000 and taken off endangered list

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What do bison look like?

• weigh over 2,000 pounds at maturity

• stand over 6 feet tall at their hump

• 9 to 12 feet long• horned• long hair covers head

and forequarters• called buffalo

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What do bison look like?

• meat similar to beef• often crossed with

domesticated beef animals

• Beefalo– using genetics of bison

and domesticated beef cold hardy animal

– desirable meat because of less cholesterol and fat

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What are the types of enterprises that raise bison?

• Absentee ownership– people invest their

money in the animals but have someone else raise animals

• Hobby Operations– raise bison as a hobby

or for an attraction

• Small producers– raises between 25 to

100 head

• Medium-size ranches– producers with herds

from 100 to 250 animals– income from selling

meat and breeding stock

• Large Ranches– produce several

hundred animals– income from selling

meat and breeding stock

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How do I mange bison?

• Handle animals correctly

• Properly bring new animals into herd

• Meeting proper nutrition requirements

• Prevention and treatment of health problems

• Keeping accurate records

• Using strong well-maintained fences

• Enough space for herd

• Avoiding poisonous plants and moldy feed.

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How do I market my bison?

• breeding stock– other producers

• meat– restaurants– food stores– consumers

• by-products– artists for paintings– craft stores

• by-product uses– clothing– furniture– home décor items

• by-product parts– head - skull– bones - horns– wool - skin

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How do I raise ratites?

• Ratites– group name for large

birds that cannot fly– emus, ostrich, rhea,

cassowary, kiwis– production started as a

source of feathers– evolved to include

meat and leather goods

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Ostriches

• largest bird that exists• weighs between 200

and 350 pounds• 7 to 9 feet tall• run from 30 to 50 mph

for 30 minutes

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What are other ratites?Emus

• weighs from 125 to 150 pounds

• stands 5 to 6 feet tall• males are smaller

than females at maturity

Rheas• 44 to 55 pounds• 5 ½ feet tall• three toes on each

foot• lacks tail feathers

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What are other ratites?

Cassowary• stands 4 to 6 feet tall• run up to 30 MPH• prefers forests to

open plain areas

Kiwi• close to the size of

chickens• females are larger

than males at maturity

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How do I raise ratites?

• Buy and hatch eggs• inexpensive way• poor chance of eggs

surviving• Requires a great deal

of knowledge of hatching eggs properly

• purchase hatching equipment

• Buy young chick pairs• already know sex of

birds• mortality rate is still

quite high• Purchase yearling pairs• faster return on

investment• lower mortality rate

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How do I manage ratites?

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Identify necessities of raising llama and alpacas.

Objective #3

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How do I raise llamas and alpacas?

• domesticated thousands of years ago

• traditionally used as pack animals

• also used for meat, milk, wool, and their hides

• first imported for zoos but now used for shows, pets, guarding sheep and production of fiber.

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Llamas

• wool can be black or white with shades of brown, red, or roan

• maturity weight of 280 to 450 pounds

• stand 5 to 6 feet tall from head to ground

• live for 20 to 25 years

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Alpacas

• 22 different colors• 2 different classes

based on type of fleece

• Haucaya– dense, crimped fiber

• Suri– white fleece that is not

crimped but hangs down and is curly

• weighs between 100 to 175 pounds

• stand 4 ½ feet tall• live for 20 to 25 years

• both llamas and alpaca graze and are suited to live on harsh terrains

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Haucaya Suri

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How do I market my llamas and Alpacas?

• done mainly from grower to grower

• few places that slaughter and process the animals

• breeding stock cost between $300 to $6,000 per animal

• more information by writing to the:

• International Llama Association

• Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association

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List factors to consider when choosing what exotic animal to

raise.Objective #4

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How do I know what animal to raise?

• Determine if raising animal is profitable unless raising as a pet and it does not matter

• Know what the start-up costs include• Research the areas where the animals are

raised• Contact agencies that deal with laws and

regulations regarding animal production• Find out what licenses or permits if any are

needed• Check to see if there is a market available

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Review

• How do I raise bison?

• How do I raise ratites?

• How do I raise llamas and alpacas?

• How do I know what animal to raise?

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