Agriculture
- Crop and livestock production
Crop and livestock production is the study of growing, maintaining and harvesting crops and pastures, and grazing and managing animals. It includes the study of managing and maintaining farms and producing unprocessed plant and animal products.
Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here:
· Agricultural sciences
· Agronomy and crop science
· Animal husbandry
· Crop growing
· Dog breeding
· Farm and ranch management
· Farming
· Fruit growing
· Grain growing
· Horse breeding
· Pig farming
· Poultry husbandry
· Rice farming
· Rye and wheat growing
· Sheep farming
· Soil science
· Sugar cane growing
· Vegetable planting
· Wine growing
Inclusions
Study of soil fertility and irrigation techniques are included here.
Study of growing intensively managed crops such as fruit and vegetables is included here.
Exclusions
Study of wine production is excluded from this detailed field and is included in the detailed field ‘Food processing’ (in the domain Engineering).
Jockeying is excluded from this detailed field and is included in the detailed field ‘Sports’ (in the domain Services).
- Horticulture
Horticulture is the study of horticultural technology and management, floriculture, greenhouse methods, nursery management, landscape gardening etc.
Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here:
· Floriculture
· Gardening
· Green keeping
· Horticultural techniques
· Nursery management
· Turf cultivation
Inclusions
The laying out and construction of urban and domestic parks and gardens is included here.
Gardening programmes combining floriculture and growing vegetables are included here.
Exclusions
Study of growing edible crops (such as wheat, rice, fruit, vegetables etc,) is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field ‘Crop and livestock production’.
Study of soil science, soil fertility and irrigation techniques is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field ‘Crop and livestock production’.
Study of National park management is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field ‘Natural environments and wildlife’ (in the domain Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics).
Study of Landscape architecture is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field ‘Architecture and town planning’ (in the domain Engineering).
Forestry
Forestry is the study of establishing, cultivating, harvesting and managing forests. It includes the study of hunting and trapping.
Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here:
· Charcoal burning
· Forest keeping
· Forest product techniques
· Forestry
· Hunting and trapping
· Logging
· Tree felling
Exclusions
Study of National park management is excluded from this detailed field and included in the detailed field ‘Natural environments and wildlife ’ (in the domain Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics).
Timber technology (sawmill production, etc.) is excluded from this detailed field and included in the detailed field ‘Materials (glass, paper, plastic, and wood)’ (in the domain Engineering).
Fisheries
Fisheries is the study of breeding, rearing and harvesting fish and other seafood.
Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here:
· Aquaculture
· Fish breeding
· Fish farms
· Fishery science and technology
· Pearl cultivating
· Seafood farming
· Shellfish breeding
Inclusions
Programmes for operating fishing boats are included here.
Exclusions
Study of industrial processing of fish is excluded from this detailed field and included in the detailed field ‘Food processing’ (in the domain Engineering).
Veterinary
Veterinary is the study of preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries in animals, and their general care. The study of caring for sick, injured and infirm animals undergoing treatment in veterinary clinics is included. It also includes the study of providing assistance to veterinary scientists.
Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here:
· Animal health care
· Animal reproduction (science)
· Artificial insemination (of animals)
· Veterinary assisting
· Veterinary medicine
· Veterinary nursing
· Veterinary science
Inclusions
The science of animal reproduction is included here.
Exclusions
Study of animal breeding is excluded from this detailed field and included in the detailed field ‘Crop and livestock production’.
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
Inter-disciplinary or broad programmes and qualifications to which the greatest intended learning time is devoted to agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary are classified here.