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Livestock Production

Agricultural Science (Primary Classes), Agricultural Science (All Classes)

Requirement for livestock production and animal husbandry MEANING OF LIVESTOCK Livestock is commonly defined as domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The breeding, maintenance, and slaughter of livestock, known as animal husbandry. There are many steps involved in raising farm animals, right from when they are young, till when they are old or mature […]

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Cares for young animals

Agricultural Science (Primary Classes), Agricultural Science (All Classes)

Balanced ratio Clean water Adequate medication Clean environment Housing Good, skillful and competence Separate the sick animals for treatment Maintain appropriate levels of animal welfare Recognize animal symptoms Good and proper record of farm animals EFFECTS OF LACK OF CARES ON THE GROWING ANIMALS It leads to poor growth It reduces milk and meat

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Dirty environment and starvation

Agricultural Science (Primary Classes), Agricultural Science (All Classes)

A dirty environment is an unhygienic environment that is harmful to both man and animals, dirty environment are made of dirty materials or substances MEANING OF STARVATION Starvation is a lack of food. Animals need to feed well in order to grow well. EFFECTS OF DIRTY ENVIRONMENT ON POOR GROWING ANIMALS The heath of

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MEANING OF FARM RECORD

Agricultural Science (Primary Classes), Agricultural Science (All Classes)

A farm record is a document (in most cases a book) that is used to keep account of different activities, events, materials etc. regarding the farm operations. Most Nigerian and African farmers don’t keep farm records and accounts, so they have poor farm management. Mainly, it is influenced by the fact that most of the

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POULTRY (CHICKENS)

Agricultural Science (Primary Classes), Agricultural Science (All Classes)

MEANING OF POULTRY Poultry are domesticated bird kept by humans for eggs, their meat or their features. Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world. WAYS OF REARING CHICKEN Traditional method Modern method IMPORTANCE OF POULTRY Source of income Provision of eggs Provision of meat Provision of raw materials Provision of poultry

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Raise School Farm

Agricultural Science (Primary Classes), Agricultural Science (All Classes)

PRE PLANTING ACTIVITIES Choose a suitable site Clearing of land and stumping Selection of seedlings Planting locally grown crops on ridges and beds in the school farm. POST PLANTING ACTIVITIES Watering, mulching, thinning and supply Application of fertilizers Weeding Staking where necessary Application of pesticides Harvesting of mature crops. Strategies & Activities: Step

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Pest and diseases of crop plants

Agricultural Science (Primary Classes), Agricultural Science (All Classes)

Pests are animals that damage agricultural produce by feeding on them. Common pests of crops are insects, birds, bats, rodents and monkeys. Diseases are abnormalities in the growth of crops. Common diseases of crops include Maize smut, groundnut rosette, cassava mosaic, tomato rot, yam rot, cassava leaf blight and rice smut. Pests and diseases have

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Simple Farm Tools

Agricultural Science (Primary Classes), Agricultural Science (All Classes)

Farm tools are instruments we use in the farm to aid us in farm work, thereby making it easy. Such equipment include cutlass, wheel barrow hoe, shovel and axe. DESCRIPTION OF SIMPLS FARM TOOLS PICK AXE The pick axe is made up of a long wooden handle with a double headed thick metal blade that

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