Livestock Care Basics

Housing, feeding, health and welfare in day-to-day animal care.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Responsibility and duty of care
2. 1.2 What welfare actually means
3. 1.3 Species, breeds and their needs
4. 1.4 Reading normal behaviour
1. 2.1 Space, shelter and bedding
2. 2.2 Ventilation, temperature and light
3. 2.3 Cleaning and hygiene in housing
4. 2.4 Outdoor systems and grazing
1. 3.1 Nutritional needs by species and stage
2. 3.2 Feed types, storage and spoilage
3. 3.3 Feeding routines and access
4. 3.4 Water supply and quality
1. 4.1 The daily check routine
2. 4.2 Handling animals calmly and safely
3. 4.3 Moving and loading
4. 4.4 Identification and record keeping
1. 5.1 What a healthy animal looks like
2. 5.2 Recognising illness early
3. 5.3 Isolation and biosecurity
4. 5.4 When to call the vet
1. 6.1 Breeding cycles in outline
2. 6.2 Pregnancy, and preparing for birth
3. 6.3 Care of the newborn
4. 6.4 Weaning and growth stages
1. 7.1 Pain and stress, and how they show
2. 7.2 Routine procedures, and their welfare cost
3. 7.3 Transport requirements in outline
4. 7.4 End of life decisions, and humane handling
1. 8.1 Working safely around large animals
2. 8.2 Disease passed from animals to people
3. 8.3 Medicine storage and withdrawal periods
4. 8.4 Inspection, records and regulation in outline

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

Pre-degree / Foundation students in India
Studying: B.Sc. Agriculture, B.Tech Food Technology, B.V.Sc. & AH, B.Sc. Forestry
Recent graduates strengthening a CV
Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.