Looking for bovine products to increase animal science skills and knowledge in your agriculture program? We can help! In a recent webinar, Jamey McIntosh, Realityworks Education Programs Manager, demonstrated our top bovine products and shared best practices from teachers who use them. Read on to learn what he had to say about how these tools can help you create real-world learning opportunities in your classroom.
1. Bovine Breeder™ Artificial Insemination Simulator
The first of our bovine products is the Bovine Breeder, an AI simulator with a removable cervix, a reproductive tract, and a cow hide cover. The simulator includes 100 latex-free gloves, an AI barb-style gun, and three stages of corpus luteum development models. It also comes with two stages of fetal development models and downloadable, standards-based curriculum.
Bovine Breeder Best Practices
Watch the video below to see how Cade Fiske, a Kansas agriculture teacher, uses the Bovine Breeder in his classroom.
2. Bovine Birthing and Ultrasound Simulator
Our Bovine Birthing and Ultrasound Simulator is a portable, tabletop-size simulator with removeable ultrasound and birthing reproductive tracts, a birthing calf model, and birthing tools. The simulator includes a probe and smart device for ultrasound simulation and downloadable curriculum to save you time during lesson planning.
Bovine Birthing and Ultrasound Simulator Best Practices
The Bovine Birthing and Ultrasound Simulator is one of the bovine products Nathan Anderson, a Minnesota agriculture teacher, uses in his classes. Watch the video below to hear what he had to say about this unique teaching tool.
3. Bovine Fetal Development Models
The Bovine Fetal Development Models are one of our favorite bovine products. They include three corpus luteum models and five bovine fetal development models representing months one, two, three, five, and seven. These realistic models demonstrate the weight and showcase the features of each development stage.
4. Bovine Injection Simulator
The Bovine Injection Simulator features a life-size bovine head and neck with a removable training cover that maps out specific body landmarks for proper injections. The simulator comes with a fluid system for realistic practice and wheels for portability. It even includes a foot pump to simulate jugular pulse and 10 pairs of ears to practice ear tagging and growth implant placement.
Bovine Injection Simulator Best Practices
Watch the demonstration video below to see why this simulator is one of our most popular bovine products.
5. Calf Simulator
The Calf Simulator is one of our most versatile bovine products. It includes a feeding tube and bag, 10 pairs of ears for practicing ear tagging, and two removable scrotums for hands-on castration practice. This simulator comes with downloadable, standards-based curriculum that covers basic calf care, castration, and feeding.
Calf Simulator Best Practices
Tracy Heinbuch, a Wisconsin agriculture teacher, uses the Calf Simulator in her classroom. She recommends displaying the simulator front and center. “Even with kids that we have in our homeroom, they’ll come in, and they’ll be like ‘oh my gosh, what is that?’ Sometimes that encourages them to take an ag class, and if it doesn’t do that, you at least made them more knowledgeable about some aspects of agriculture,” said Heinbuch.
Learn more tips from Heinbuch in this customer success story.
Additional Resources
- Watch the full webinar on demand
- See how you can implement these tools in your program here
