Curriculum
- 8 Sections
- 81 Lessons
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- Module 1: Introduction to Animal Agriculture9
- 1.1Lesson 1: The role of livestock in national economy
- 1.2Lesson 2: Livestock breeds and distribution in Nigeria
- 1.3Lesson 3: Livestock Management Systems
- 1.4Lesson 4: Introduction to Animal Breeding.
- 1.5Lesson 5: Element of climate and effect of climate on animal production.
- 1.6Lesson 6: Introduction to animal health and diseases.
- 1.7Lesson 7: Introduction to livestock products and by-products.
- 1.8Lesson 8: Record keeping on livestock farms.
- 1.9Lesson 9: Common animal husbandry terminologies
- Module 2: Ruminant Animal Production and Husbandry8
- 2.1Lesson 1: Cattle production, problems and prospects in Nigeria.
- 2.2Lesson 2: Indigenous and exotic breeds of beef and dairy cattle.
- 2.3Lesson 3: Dairy and beef production systems and enterprises
- 2.4Lesson 4: Sheep and goat production
- 2.5Lesson 5: Common diseases and control in cattle, sheep and goats.
- 2.6Lesson 6: Marketing of animals and their products.
- 2.7Lesson 7: Methods of ageing in animals.
- 2.8Lesson 8: Common farm operations, handling and control of animals.
- Module 3: Non-Ruminant Animal Production and Husbandry16
- 3.1Lesson 1: Poultry production – problems and prospects.
- 3.2Lesson 2: Management Systems: management of broilers, layers and cockerels.
- 3.3Lesson 3: Management of ducks and turkeys.
- 3.4Lesson 4: Diseases and control.
- 3.5Lesson 5: Hatchery enterprises.
- 3.6Lesson 6: Marketing and record keeping.
- 3.7Lesson 7: Pig Production – problems and prospects.
- 3.8Lesson 8: Management Systems: management of pregnant sows, piglets, growers, gilts, breeding sows and boars.
- 3.9Lesson 9: Diseases and control.
- 3.10Lesson 10: Planning Production Targets: record targets and record keeping.
- 3.11Lesson 11: Pig Production Enterprise.
- 3.12Lesson 12: Rabbit production – problems and prospects.
- 3.13Lesson 13: Management Systems: management of pregnant does, litters, growers, breeding does and bucks.
- 3.14Lesson 14: Diseases and Control.
- 3.15Lesson 15: Planning Production Targets: record targets and record keeping.
- 3.16Lesson 16: Rabbit production enterprise.
- Module 4: Livestock Diseases and Control7
- 4.1Lesson 1: Disease-Causing Organisms
- 4.2Lesson 2: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Control of Common Livestock Diseases.
- 4.3Lesson 3: Life cycle of parasites.
- 4.4Lesson 4: Principles of parasite control, the immune system of the body.
- 4.5Lesson 5: Care of sick animals – isolation, quarantine, and culling.
- 4.6Lesson 6: Simple animal operations – castration, dehorning, drenching, drug administration.
- 4.7Lesson 7: Public health, significance of animal diseases, and common zoonotic diseases.
- Module 5: Animal Products and By-Products11
- 5.1Lesson 1: Pre-slaughter handling of different farm animals.
- 5.2Lesson 2: Slaughtering methods, dressing and postmortem changes in meat.
- 5.3Lesson 3: Meat quality.
- 5.4Lesson 4: Methods of meat preservation.
- 5.5Lesson 5: Processing of abattoir by-products.
- 5.6Lesson 6: Meat inspection and grading.
- 5.7Lesson 7: Meat processing Unit 8: Milk products and processing
- 5.8Lesson 8: Egg quality, handling, storage and grading.
- 5.9Lesson 9: Animal by-products, blood, hooves, faeces and their uses.
- 5.10Lesson 10: Hides and skin processing- flaying, curing, tanning
- 5.11Lesson 11: Hides and skin utilization.
- Module 6: Dairy Production8
- 6.1Lesson 1: A survey of dairy industry in Nigeria.
- 6.2Lesson 2: Production systems and breeds used in dairy production.
- 6.3Lesson 3: Management of dairy animals.
- 6.4Lesson 4: Physiology of milk production.
- 6.5Lesson 5: Feeding of dairy animals.
- 6.6Lesson 6: Dairy chemistry.
- 6.7Lesson 7: Specific diseases of dairy animals.
- 6.8Lesson 8: Establishment and maintenance of a dairy enterprise.
- Module 7: Hatchery Technology and Management13
- 7.1Lesson 1: Establishment of hatchery and layout of infrastructure.
- 7.2Lesson 2: Management of breeders with particular reference to nutrition and health.
- 7.3Lesson 3: Major factors affecting fertility of eggs.
- 7.4Lesson 4: Prevention of trans-ovarian diseases in breeders.
- 7.5Lesson 5: Egg formation in female reproductive tract, egg abnormalities.
- 7.6Lesson 6: Physical characteristics of hatch-able eggs.
- 7.7Lesson 7: Incubation of Poultry Species
- 7.8Lesson 8: Egg candling and turning.
- 7.9Lesson 9: Embryonic development and mortality.
- 7.10Lesson 10: Major factors influencing hatchability of eggs.
- 7.11Lesson 11: Sexing and marketing of chicks.
- 7.12Lesson 12: Brooding and management of chicks.
- 7.13Lesson 13: Hatchery waste management.
- Module 8: Beef Animal Production9
- 8.1Lesson 1: Prospects and problems of beef industry in Nigeria.
- 8.2Lesson 2: Sources of beef animals.
- 8.3Lesson 3: Brief review of beef production systems.
- 8.4Lesson 4: Factors to consider in establishing beef herd/industry.
- 8.5Lesson 5: Grazing methods, uses and problems.
- 8.6Lesson 6: Factors affecting beef quality.
- 8.7Lesson 7: Mating methods in beef herd.
- 8.8Lesson 8: Cost of beef production.
- 8.9Lesson 9: Health problems in beef production.
Lesson 8: Cost of beef production.
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