Learn/NECO SSCE/Syllabus/Animal HusbandryStudy this course in LearnPractice opens in your NECO SSCE workspace after you sign in. Questions and lecture notes stay there.Practice this courseOpen lecture notesOfficial rules, eligibility, and dates stay on the NECO SSCE guide.course outlineINTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRYMeaning, scope and importance of animal husbandryProblems in animal productionQuality and Safety standard of animal food productsClassification of farm animalsANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF FARM ANIMALSMeaning of the terms: anatomy, physiology and the external orientation of farm animalsDigestive SystemCentral Nervous SystemIntegumentary, skeletal and muscular systemsReproductive SystemCirculatory SystemRespiratory SystemExcretory SystemANIMAL NUTRITIONIntroduction to Animal NutritionFeedstuffs and Feed SupplementsFormulation and Preparation of Animal FeedsHandling and Storage of Animal FeedsRecord keeping and estimation of cost of prepared feedPests of stored feed and their controlANIMAL HEALTHMeaning of termsSigns of good and ill-healthFactors that predispose animals to diseasesEffects of diseases, pests and parasites on animal productionZoonotic diseases; their importance and preventionPathogens of farm animal diseasesEctoparasites and endoparasitesPrevention and control of parasitesEconomic importance of parasitesGENETIC PRINCIPLES AND ANIMAL IMPROVEMENTHeredity, basic genetic terms and Mendel's first law of inheritanceMeaning, objectives and benefits of animal improvementPerformance traits of improved and unimproved animalsMethods of animal improvement; advantages and disadvantagesNutritional and environmental factors affecting animal improvementArtificial InseminationINTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGYInternal and external environment of animalsThe role of the nervous and endocrine systems in homeostasis and animal's response to stimuliDetermination of room temperature, body temperature and respiration rate in farm animalsEffects of climate on farm animalsModification of animal environment and management practices to reduce stress on animalsMONOGASTRIC AND DOMESTIC PET PRODUCTIONPoultry productionPig ProductionDomestic PetsRUMINANT PRODUCTIONSheep and goat production.Beef Cattle ProductionDairy cattle productionRANGE AND PASTURE MANAGEMENTIntroduction to range and pasturesPasture establishment and managementForage conservation and utilizationNON-TRADITIONAL ANIMAL PRODUCTIONRabbit and Grasscutter ProductionSnail Farming
