Master the Sheep Production, Pig Production, and Livestock Diseases sections of Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science with this comprehensive SEC-focused Tarsia Bundle.

Designed using official Higher Level marking-scheme terminology and modern Irish farming practices, this engaging revision resource helps students actively revise the key concepts, diseases, production systems, welfare practices, breeding terminology, and management strategies that regularly appear in SEC exam papers.

This combined bundle provides strong coverage of animal health, nutrition, reproduction, sustainability, and biosecurity while reinforcing the practical farming terminology essential for Higher Level Agricultural Science success.

Perfect for retrieval practice, active learning, classroom stations, homework, pair work, and exam preparation.

Included in This Bundle

Sheep Production Tarsia

Students revise:

• Ewe, ram, lamb, hogget, and wether

• Suffolk and Texel breeds

• Terminal sire systems

• Hybrid vigour

• Flushing and steaming up

• Ram effect and sponging

• Scanning and prolificacy

• Rotational grazing

• Creep feeding

• Fly strike and sheep scab

• Twin lamb disease

• Liver fluke

• Welfare and biosecurity

Pig Production Tarsia

Students revise:

• Sow, boar, gilt, and finisher pigs

• Integrated pig units

• Farrowing systems

• Creep areas and piglet management

• FCR and DLWG

• PRRS and SMEDI

• Tail biting

• Phase feeding and lysine

• Biosecurity systems

• All-in all-out management

• Bord Bia QA Scheme

• Anaerobic digestion

• Industrial emissions licences

Livestock Diseases Hexagon Tarsia

Students revise:

• Mastitis

• Milk fever

• Grass tetany

• Bloat and acidosis

• Tuberculosis (TB)

• Brucellosis

• Blackleg

• Pneumonia

• Liver fluke

• Lungworm (Hoose)

• Sheep scab

• Redwater fever

• Ringworm and Orf

• Nutritional disorders

• Vaccination

• Antibiotics

• Biosecurity

• Zoonoses

• Notifiable diseases

Why This Resource Works

✅ SEC Higher Level terminology throughout
✅ Built around modern Irish livestock systems
✅ Strong focus on animal health and welfare
✅ Excellent preparation for short questions and structured answers
✅ Active-learning and retrieval-practice approach
✅ Reinforces practical farming terminology
✅ Ready-to-print classroom activities
✅ Ideal for Higher Level Agricultural Science revision

Perfect For

• Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science

• Senior Cycle Animal Production

• Sheep and Pig Production revision

• Animal health and disease topics

• Classroom active learning

• Homework and independent study

• Exam preparation and terminology revision

Format

• Printable PDF Tarsia activities

• Digital download

• Reusable classroom revision resource

• Suitable for repeated use throughout the school year

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Explain key sheep and pig production systems

• Identify major livestock diseases and disorders

• Apply SEC animal-health terminology accurately

• Describe breeding, nutrition, welfare, and biosecurity practices

• Improve confidence in Agricultural Science exam questions