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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. They are one of the cheapest sources of meat and can be kept by anyone, even at the back of the house. TYPES OF CHICKEN Eggs laying chicken Table meat […]
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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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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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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BEST EXPORT PROMOTION IN AGRICULTURE The meaning of Export Promotion in Agriculture is a set of activities that are directed at increasing the sales of agricultural products to other countries. These activities include: Identification of products and markets Location of new investment opportunities Provision of trade information Provision of support services e.g assistance with export
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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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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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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
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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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