2021 LECALE - Livestock Education & Certification for Agriculture LEOs

2250 Shealy Drive,Gainesville FL 32611

06 December, 2021

Description

Training for Ag Law Enforcement, State Agency, and Animal Care and Control personnel to discern and address animal welfare concerns The objective of the Livestock Education and Certification for Agriculture Law Enforcement (LECALE) program is to provide law enforcement and state attorney personnel rigorous and relevant training curriculum regarding generally accepted livestock production practices, skills to discern acceptable animal well-being, and ability to apply acquired knowledge and skills in the field and during litigation proceedings. Specific learning objectives include: Basic Animal Husbandry, Identification, Behavior and Handling, Nutrition, Pastures, Disease and Biosecurity, Euthanasia, Body Condition Scoring, and Live Animal Evaluations. Attendees will receive both classroom and hands-on education opportunities. The LECALE program offers law enforcement educational opportunities with an emphasis on the animal production practices specific to the Gulf Coast region. The program offers multi-species agriculture related education. Subject matter experts; University of Florida professors, IFAS County Extension agents, and Law Enforcement officers will deliver the LECALE program. At the conclusion of the program attendees will undergo examination for certification through the Florida Farm Bureau Agriculture Certification Program. The program delivers the learning objectives over four days with a final day for assessment and certification. The LECALE program will offer law enforcement personnel a great opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills regarding livestock animal production. The associated certification demonstrates an attainment of knowledge and subject matter credibility for the LECALE attendee. For additional information, click on UF/IFAS/Department of Animal Sciences (LECALE page). Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop computer to receive electronic copies of class material and assessment materials. The following is a tentative agenda. The order (day and time) of topic presentations is subject to change. A final agenda will be provided closer to the program dates. Monday, December 6, 2021 Day 1- UF Department of Animal Sciences, 2250 Shealy Dr. Gainesville, FL 32611 8:00  Overview and Introduction 8:30  LEO’s perspective on LECALE 9:00  Pre Test 9:30  Break 9:45  Animal Husbandry and Livestock Production Practices 10:45  Identification and Markings 12:00  Lunch 1:00  Assessing Animal Wellbeing 2:00  Cattle Behavior and Housing 3:00  Break 3:30  Equine Behavior and Housing 4:30  Review/Homework 5:00  Adjourn Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Day 2- UF Department of Animal Sciences, 2250 Shealy Dr. Gainesville, FL 32611 8:00  Homework Review and Quiz 1 8:30  Nutrition, Diets, and Feed Tag Assessment 9:30  Forage and Pastures 10:30  Break 11:00  Body Condition Scores - Cattle 12:00  Lunch/travel time Beef Teaching Unit, 3301 SW 23 Terrace, Gainesville 1:00  Beef Teaching Unit Lab Instruction 4:00  Case Study Evaluation 5:00  Review/Homework 5:30  Adjourn Wednesday, December 8, 2021 Day 3- UF Department of Animal Sciences, 2250 Shealy Dr. Gainesville, FL 32611 8:00  Homework Review and Quiz 2 8:45  Biosecurity and Activism 9:45  Break 10:00  Body Condition Scores - Equine 11:30  Lunch/travel time 1:30  Alachua Equine Rescue/Santa Fe Beef Unit - Assessment of Equine and Beef Cattle Body Condition Score 5:00  Review/Homework 5:30  Adjourn Thursday, December 9, 2021 Day 4- UF Department of Animal Sciences, 2250 Shealy Dr. Gainesville, FL 32611 8:00  Homework Review and Quiz 2 8:45  What does the Prosecutor Need 10:00  Break 10:15  Euthanasia/Disposal 11:15  Writing the Incident Report 12:00  Lunch Horse Teaching Unit, 1934 SW 63rd Ave. Gainesville 1:00  Equine Teaching Unit Lab Instruction 4:00  Case Study Evaluation 5:00  Review/Homework 5:30  Adjourn Friday, December 10, 2021 Day 5- Horse Teaching Unit, 1934 SW 63rd Ave. Gainesville, FL 32611 9:00  Assessment Orientation 9:15  Hands-On Assessment 11:45  Lunch 12:30  Written Assessment - Florida Farm Bureau Building, 5700 SW 34th St. Gainesville, FL 2:00  Adjourn Gainesville has numerous options for lodging, particularly in the Archer Road-Interstate 75 area.