Animal Husbandry
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course outline
- INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
- Meaning, scope and importance of animal husbandry
- Problems in animal production
- Quality and Safety standard of animal food products
- Classification of farm animals
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF FARM ANIMALS
- Meaning of the terms: anatomy, physiology and the external orientation of farm animals
- Digestive System
- Central Nervous System
- Integumentary, skeletal and muscular systems
- Reproductive System
- Circulatory System
- Respiratory System
- Excretory System
- ANIMAL NUTRITION
- Introduction to Animal Nutrition
- Feedstuffs and Feed Supplements
- Formulation and Preparation of Animal Feeds
- Handling and Storage of Animal Feeds
- Record keeping and estimation of cost of prepared feed
- Pests of stored feed and their control
- ANIMAL HEALTH
GENETIC PRINCIPLES AND ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT- Heredity, basic genetic terms and Mendel's first law of inheritance
- Meaning, objectives and benefits of animal improvement
- Performance traits of improved and unimproved animals
- Methods of animal improvement; advantages and disadvantages
- Nutritional and environmental factors affecting animal improvement
- Artificial Insemination
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY- Internal and external environment of animals
- The role of the nervous and endocrine systems in homeostasis and animal's response to stimuli
- Determination of room temperature, body temperature and respiration rate in farm animals
- Effects of climate on farm animals
- Modification of animal environment and management practices to reduce stress on animals
MONOGASTRIC AND DOMESTIC PET PRODUCTION- Poultry production
- Pig Production
- Domestic Pets
RUMINANT PRODUCTION- Sheep and goat production.
- Beef Cattle Production
- Dairy cattle production
RANGE AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT- Introduction to range and pastures
- Pasture establishment and management
- Forage conservation and utilization
NON-TRADITIONAL ANIMAL PRODUCTION- Rabbit and Grasscutter Production
- Snail Farming
