TOPIC CONTENT METHOD OF TOOLS / INSTRUCTION / EQUIPMENT Time NEEDED 1. Characteristics of Definition of terms Interactive lecture / BB or the Poultry Industry The role of the poultry industry in the economy of (1hr) Markers / Flip in Uganda/E. resource-poor households and the nation charts Poultry production systems in Uganda/E. Africa Introduction of poultry farming as a business Interactive lecture Chalk / BB or Characteristics of the indigenous chickens and their (1hr) Markers / Flip potential charts 2. Development of Classification of Chickens Lecture (1 hr) LCD projector or modern commercial Breeds and strains of chickens Markers / Flip chicken lines charts; Poultry Breed charts Background to and the development of commercial Lecture (1 hr) Chalk / BB chicken lines LCD projector The impact of the modern chicken lines on chicken Laying hens consumption trends (worldwide and locally) Broiler chickens 3. Overview of the Extensive systems: description of the systems, Interactive lecture LCD projector, systems of poultry advantages and disadvantages (1hr) Markers / Flip management Intensive systems: description of the systems, charts advantages and disadvantages Field trip (3 hrs) Poultry farms Semi-intensive systems: description of the systems, Interactive lecture Chalk / BB or advantages and disadvantages (1hr) Markers / Flip charts Intensive systems: description of the systems, Interactive lecture Markers / Flip advantages and disadvantages (1hr) charts 4. Housing Poultry The poultry house environment Interactive lecture LCD projector Choice of site (1 hr), Chalk / BB Features of a good poultry Practical (3 hrs) An equipped Test poultry farm House equipment Interactive lecture LCD projector Quality of Litter (1 hr), Markers / Flip Hygiene in poultry houses charts Practical (3 hours) Poultry farm 5. Use of records in Importance and of records in a poultry Interactive Lecture Chalk / BB or poultry production enterprise (Meat-type/egg-type) (1hr) Markers / Flip and enterprise charts/ combinations Record cards Practical (3hrs) and books Analysis of poultry records Interactive Lecture Record cards combinations (1hr) and books Assignment on record keeping and analysis Practical (3 hours) 6. Management of Chick quality Lecture (1 hr) LCD projector, broilers & other Brooding Markers / Flip meat-type poultry Finishing broilers charts
TOPIC CONTENT METHOD OF INSTRUCTION / Time TOOLS / EQUIPMENT NEEDED 1. Characteristics of the Poultry Industry in Uganda/E. Definition of terms The role of the poultry industry in the economy of resource-poor households and the nation Poultry production systems in Uganda/E. Africa Interactive lecture (1hr) / BB or Markers / Flip charts Introduction of poultry farming as a business Characteristics of the indigenous chickens and their potential Interactive lecture (1hr) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts 2. Development of modern commercial chicken lines Classification of Chickens Breeds and strains of chickens Lecture (1 hr) LCD projector or Markers / Flip charts; Poultry Breed charts Background to and the development of commercial chicken lines The impact of the modern chicken lines on chicken consumption trends (worldwide and locally) Lecture (1 hr) Chalk / BB LCD projector Laying hens Broiler chickens 3. Overview of the systems of poultry management Extensive systems: description of the systems, advantages and disadvantages Intensive systems: description of the systems, advantages and disadvantages Interactive lecture (1hr) Field trip (3 hrs) LCD projector, Markers / Flip charts Poultry farms Semi-intensive systems: description of the systems, advantages and disadvantages Interactive lecture (1hr) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts Intensive systems: description of the systems, advantages and disadvantages Interactive lecture (1hr) Markers / Flip charts 4. Housing Poultry The poultry house environment Choice of site Features of a good poultry Test Interactive lecture (1 hr), Practical (3 hrs) LCD projector Chalk / BB An equipped poultry farm House equipment Quality of Litter Hygiene in poultry houses Interactive lecture (1 hr), Practical (3 hours) LCD projector Markers / Flip charts Poultry farm 5. Use of records in poultry production and enterprise combinations Importance and of records in a poultry enterprise (Meat-type/egg-type) Interactive Lecture (1hr) Practical (3hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts/ Record cards and books Analysis of poultry records combinations Assignment on record keeping and analysis Interactive Lecture (1hr) Practical (3 hours) Record cards and books 6. Management of broilers & other meat-type poultry Chick quality Brooding Finishing broilers Lecture (1 hr) LCD projector, Markers / Flip charts
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