Description

Master one of the most important and highly examinable sections of Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science with this SEC-focused Livestock Diseases Hexagon Tarsia.

Designed using official marking-scheme terminology and modern agricultural science language, this active-learning revision resource helps students confidently revise the major livestock diseases, parasites, deficiency disorders, and animal-health concepts that regularly appear in SEC exam papers.

This engaging hexagon Tarsia activity encourages retrieval practice, scientific vocabulary development, and rapid recall of key disease symptoms, causes, prevention methods, and management practices.

Topics Covered

Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders

• Milk fever

• Grass tetany

• Acidosis

• Bloat

• Anaemia

• Swayback

• Pining

Bacterial & Viral Diseases

• Mastitis

• Tuberculosis (TB)

• Brucellosis

• Blackleg

• SMEDI

• Viral pneumonia

• Coliform scour

Parasitic Diseases

• Liver fluke

• Lungworm (Hoose)

• Stomach worms

• Sheep scab

• Redwater fever

Other Animal Health Topics

• Ringworm

• Orf

• Nutritional scour

• Biosecurity

• Vaccination

• Antibiotics

• Notifiable diseases

• Zoonoses

• Quarantine and disease prevention

Why This Resource Works

✅ SEC marking-scheme definitions throughout
✅ Strong focus on modern animal health terminology
✅ Excellent preparation for short questions and structured answers
✅ Active-learning and retrieval-practice approach
✅ Reinforces disease recognition and prevention
✅ Ideal for Higher Level Agricultural Science
✅ Ready-to-print classroom activity
✅ Great for revision stations, pair work, and independent study

Perfect For

• Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science

• Senior Cycle revision

• Animal health and welfare topics

• Livestock disease revision

• Classroom active learning

• Homework and exam preparation

Format

• Printable PDF Hexagon Tarsia

• Digital download

• Reusable revision activity

• Suitable for repeated exam preparation throughout the year

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Identify major livestock diseases and disorders

• Explain causes and symptoms of disease

• Apply animal-health terminology accurately

• Describe disease prevention and biosecurity measures

• Improve confidence with SEC Agricultural Science questions