School students are thinking seriously about a career in agriculture after spending the past six months working to get their sheep into tip-top shape.
But that all changed when six sheep turned up outside his classroom.For the past six months, Christopher and nine other students from Greater Shepparton Secondary College have been raising a flock of merino wethers.
"New South Wales is the biggest with about 70 schools competing, but all of the other states — Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania — each have about 12 schools," he said.During the six-month challenge, students learn about animal husbandry, health and nutrition."We hope to encourage students as they're leaving school to consider a job in the sheep and wool industries and show them all the career paths they can follow," he said.
"So with one breed of animal, we can learn about wool processing, butchery and all the products — other than milk — which come from sheep.""It's pretty good — you learn a bit more theory than you do at home," he said.
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