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Agriculture ITO website
Agriculture ITO is one of New Zealand's largest industry training organisations, helping more than 8000 people every year to gain the knowledge and skills they need for a productive and rewarding career in the agriculture sector. It offers nationally recognised and New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) registered qualifications in industry sectors ranging from dairy, sheep and cattle to rural servicing, wool harvesting and water industry services.
Agriculture ITO
Website
Alone
School Journal article with key words: Animals Cows Dairy Farming Life in Other Lands Mammals When Rose Hudson was living in the Falkland Islands ... Once, late at night, Rose lay in bed frozen with terror, listening to repeated tapping on her windows. Finally, she summoned enough courage to get up and surrender herself to the mercy of the invading Argentinian Army . . . of cows.
Rose Hudson
1997
Social Sciences
Article
5,6
An application of transgenesis: 1. BioPharming- Transgenic cows producing human Myelin Basic Protein (hMBP, or MBP) in NZ
The approval for the use of transgenic cows producing the potential anti-multiple sclerosis drug (MBP) in New Zealand has generated a lot of discussion. Here are links to different points of view from New Zealand
University of Otago Biology for High Schools
University of Otago Biology for High Schools
2008
Science
Article,Links
13
Are our cows happy?
Research into stress in dairy cows by a female NZ scientist, Mairi Stewart. She developed a non-invasive tool to measure the responses of cattle to fright, stress or pain.
Science Learning Hub
Science learning hub
11-May-09
Science,Technology
Article
5,6,7,8,9,10
Audio conference
Instructions on how to do an audio conference with a farmer.
TKI
Social Studies Online
English,Science,Social Sciences
Website
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
Automatic milking system round robin
Students consider the ethics involved in using automatic milking systems and understand the consequences for various groups.
Biotechnology Learning hub
University of Waikato
2005-2009
Science,Technology
Student Activity Sheet
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Beefing up business
Using mathematics in a farming context. Students undertaking this activity need to be at stage 7 or better. They will be required to solve problems involving percentages and metric conversions, so they will need to have a reasonable understanding of equivalent fractions. Knowledge of how to use a computer spreadsheet, including entering formulae, is important.
nzmaths.co.nz
Ministry of Education
Mathematics And Statistics
Teacher Notes
7,8,9,10,11
Belching cows and tiny bacterium
Dr Graeme Atwood, AgReseach scientist, discusses his team's research into reducing methane production by understanding more about the bacteria involved. They have published the first map of a rumen methanogen DNA sequence that may result in the reduction of methane produced by ruminant livestock.
Science Learning Hub
Science learning hub
29-Mar-10
Science,Technology
News Story
5,6,7,8,9,10
Biology for high schools
Biology pages with some resources for NCEA Level 3 biology students
University of Otago Biology for High Schools
Otago School of Medical Sciences
Science
Article,Links,Poster
13
Biomass waste products
Research conducted by Scion scientist Peter Hall about reusing biomass waste from agriculture (among other things) to generate energy sources such as fuel or heat
Science Learning Hub
Science learning hub
11-Jul-08
Science,Technology
Article,Video
5,6,7,8,9,10