Magh Ag Sci

Leaving Cert Easter Revision 
Go through each flashcard and define each term in hard copy.

Please learn this table for tomorrow's class. These weights are specific to bullocks (steers). Read the points below and complete the flashcard revision of keywords.

Important Points

Calves are selected for bull beef as young calves and they are not castrated. This is a very intensive system as the bulls must be ready for slaughter at 15 months, 19 months or 22 months depending on the system.

The normal calf to two year old beef system, which is the most common system of beef production on Irish beef farms, castrates the males as calves and the steers are then ready for slaughter in 24 months, maximising compensatory growth in the second grazing system. This system is not as intensive as bull beef; therefore, it is not as high a cost system.

Please use this quizlet to revise our Ag Science keywords beginning with C.
Thanks
MrGilmartin

Please use this quizlet to revise our Ag Science keywords beginning with R.
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MrGilmartin

Please completed the following keywords using quizlet and upload to class account.

Please watch the clip below (up to 5 mins 18 secs) to develop your understanding of the Nitrogen Cycle. Remember you do not need to know the names of the enzymes involved in the Nitrogen cycle. All other keywords mentioned need to be known. This clip will also be of benefit to any of you studying LC Biology.


    

Watch the clip below paying heed to the following key words.

Texture - Propotion of Sand,Silt and Clay
Porosity - Water holding capacity of Soil
Permeability - Rate at which water flows through

Please define all the following keywords for class tomorrow.
Thanks
Mr Gilmartin