5. COURSE CONTENT, METHODS OF INSTRUCTION, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TOPIC CONTENT METHOD OF TOOLS / INSTRUCTION / EQUIPMENT Time allocated NEEDED 1. INTRODUCTION Definitions Interactive Chalk / BB or Importance of animals to man lectures (3 hrs) Markers / Flip Types of animals kept by man charts Differences between ruminants & non ruminants 2. THE LIVESTOCK Status of the livestock industry, livestock Interactive Chalk / BB or INDUSTRY IN populations, census and trends. lectures (3 hrs) Markers / Flip charts 3. SYSTEMS OF Systems of animal management in Interactive Chalk / BB or ANIMAL Animal production as a business lectures (3 hrs) Markers / Flip MANAGEMENT charts 4. CONSTRAINTS TO Constraints To Animal Production in Interactive Chalk / BB or ANIMAL Possible solutions to the constraints lectures (3 hrs) Markers / Flip PRODUCTION charts 5. ANIMALS & THEIR Definitions Interactive Chalk / BB or ENVIRONMENT Effect of the environment on animal production lectures (3 hrs) Markers / Flip Livestock’s shadow: environment issues and options charts Effects of animals on the environment Field Trip (3 hrs) Transport 6. PRINCIPLES OF Definitions Interactive Chalk / BB or LIVESTOCK Animal Housing and structures lectures (3 hrs) Markers / Flip MANAGEMENT I Parasites and disease control charts Nutrition and feeding Housing of cattle, goats, pigs, chicken Practical (2 hrs) Transport Field Trip (3 hrs) Transport 7. PRINCIPLES OF Care of replacements Interactive Chalk / BB or LIVESTOCK Records and Record keeping lectures (2 hrs) Markers / Flip Selection of breeding animals Practical (2 hrs) charts MANAGEMENT II Breeding principles Trip (3 hrs) 8. ROUTINE Livestock identification Interactive Chalk / BB or MANAGEMENT Age determination of livestock lectures (2 hrs) Markers / Flip Weight determination of livestock Practical (3 hrs) charts Dipping / spraying / foot treatment Seminars (3 hrs) Tagging tool Weigh bridge Weight tapes 9. BASIC ANIMAL Contribution of genetics to man’s welfare Interactive Chalk / BB or GENETICS Traits in animals and their measurement lectures (5 hrs) Markers / Flip Mendelian Genetics Seminars (3 hrs) charts Chromosome theory of inheritance Sex expression and Sex linked inheritance Chromosome aberrations 10. Animal genetics resources of Interactive Chalk / BB or FARM ANIMAL GENETICS Characteristics of modern agriculture Lectures (3 hr) Markers / Flip RESOURCES Conservation of animal genetic resources Practical (3 hr) charts
5. COURSE CONTENT, METHODS OF INSTRUCTION, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TOPIC CONTENT METHOD OF INSTRUCTION / Time allocated TOOLS / EQUIPMENT NEEDED 1. INTRODUCTION Definitions Importance of animals to man Types of animals kept by man Differences between ruminants & non ruminants Interactive lectures (3 hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts 2. THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY IN Status of the livestock industry, livestock populations, census and trends. Interactive lectures (3 hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts 3. SYSTEMS OF ANIMAL MANAGEMENT Systems of animal management in Animal production as a business Interactive lectures (3 hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts 4. CONSTRAINTS TO ANIMAL PRODUCTION Constraints To Animal Production in Possible solutions to the constraints Interactive lectures (3 hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts 5. ANIMALS & THEIR ENVIRONMENT Definitions Effect of the environment on animal production Livestock’s shadow: environment issues and options Effects of animals on the environment Interactive lectures (3 hrs) Field Trip (3 hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts Transport 6. PRINCIPLES OF LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT I Definitions Animal Housing and structures Parasites and disease control Nutrition and feeding Housing of cattle, goats, pigs, chicken Interactive lectures (3 hrs) Practical (2 hrs) Field Trip (3 hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts Transport Transport 7. PRINCIPLES OF LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT II Care of replacements Records and Record keeping Selection of breeding animals Breeding principles Interactive lectures (2 hrs) Practical (2 hrs) Trip (3 hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts 8. ROUTINE MANAGEMENT Livestock identification Age determination of livestock Weight determination of livestock Dipping / spraying / foot treatment Interactive lectures (2 hrs) Practical (3 hrs) Seminars (3 hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts Tagging tool Weigh bridge Weight tapes 9. BASIC ANIMAL GENETICS Contribution of genetics to man’s welfare Traits in animals and their measurement Mendelian Genetics Chromosome theory of inheritance Sex expression and Sex linked inheritance Chromosome aberrations Interactive lectures (5 hrs) Seminars (3 hrs) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts 10. FARM ANIMAL GENETICS RESOURCES Animal genetics resources of Characteristics of modern agriculture Conservation of animal genetic resources Interactive Lectures (3 hr) Practical (3 hr) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts
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