DEVELOPED BY A NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON THE BASIS OF STATE STUDIES, THIS MODULE IS ONE OF A SERIES DESIGNED TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN PREPARING POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL OCCUPATIONS. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THIS MODULE IS TO PREPARE TECHNICIANS IN THE FIELD OF THE USE OF CHEMICALS FOR ANIMAL HEALTH. SECTIONS INCLUDE -- (1) CHEMICALS FOR NUTRITION, INSECT CONTROL AND ERADICATION, AND PROTECTION AGAINST DISEASE FOR FARM ANIMALS, (2) TERMINOLOGY AND COMPUTATIONS, (3) NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY, PARASITIC INFESTATION, AND DISEASE RECOGNITION AND IDENTIFICATION, (4) CHEMICALS USEFUL FOR ANIMAL HEALTH, (5) CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS, (6) SKILL IN USING CHEMICALS, AND (7) CHEMICAL HANDLING, TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, AND APPLICATION. SUGGESTIONS FOR INTRODUCING THE MODULE ARE GIVEN. EACH SECTION INCLUDES RECOMMENDED SUBJECT MATTER, TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES, INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS, AND REFERENCES. THE MATERIAL IS DESIGNED FOR 24 HOURS OF CLASS INSTRUCTION, 36 HOURS OF LABORATORY EXPERIENCE, AND 80 HOURS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THE TEACHER SHOULD HAVE AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE POST-HIGH SCHOOL STATUS, APTITUDE IN CHEMISTRY, AND AN OCCUPATIONAL GOAL IN THE INDUSTRY. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED PERIOD FOR $6.75 PER SET (VT 001 214 - 001 222) FROM THE CENTER FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 980 KINNEAR ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43212. (JM)