Lesson Notes, Audio Lessons, Exam Questions
Lesson Notes, Audio Lessons, Exam Questions
Welcome to our comprehensive SS 3 Agricultural Science Notes for all three terms. These well-organized notes are aligned with the WAEC and NECO syllabi, designed to help students grasp essential concepts and excel in their exams.
Whether you’re revising for tests or preparing for final exams, our notes cover the entire SS 3 Agricultural Science curriculum.
Key topics covered include:
Crop Production
Livestock Management
Soil Science
Agricultural Economics
Farm Tools and Equipment
Agricultural Policies and More
These notes are an ideal resource for students looking to deepen their understanding of Agricultural Science and prepare effectively for their exams.
Access the free SS 3 Agricultural Science notes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd term. Study major topics aligned with WAEC & NECO syllabus for effective exam preparation.
LIVESTOCK DISEASES Diseases in animals mean any condition in which there is deviation from the normal state of health or when there is any interference with the body processes, which will cause its body to not function in a normal…
ROUTINE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF FARM ANIMALS CONTENT Selection Culling Identification of farm animals De-beaking De-horning Castration Servicing Incubation Candling Hatching SELECTION Selection is the process of picking from a group of animals those animals with breeding value as the…
MEANING OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING These refer to all the activities required or involved in moving farm produce from the producers to the final consumers. Production is not complete without consumption, and marketing is what makes it happen. IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL…
Agricultural insurance is an insurance policy which provides compensation to farmers for losses suffered. For example, the loss of their crops due to natural disasters such as hail, drought and floods or the loss of revenue due to declines in…
Agricultural finance is the act of acquiring and use of capital in agribusiness. It deals with the demand for and supply of funds in order to carry out various projects in the field of agriculture. The main objective of financing…
This is the introduction of semen into the reproductive tract of the female by a method other than natural mating. The semen containing the spermatozoa are carefully handled,diluted and stored in freezer at a temperature of -1960C in liquid nitrogen…
Animal improvement refers to the ways of developing and breeding only those animals that show the greatest merit under consideration, such as good feed conversion, growth rate, disease resistance, egg size, etc. It also involves the upgrading of existing (local)…
A fish pond is an artificial body of water in which fish are reared for commercial purposes. There are various types of fish ponds. It is a confined body of water where fish are raised under controlled conditions. Fish can…
Fish farming (pisciculture) involves raising selected fish species commercially under scientifically controlled conditions in enclosed water bodies such as ponds, lakes, etc, where they live, feed, breed and are harvested for man’s use. Common fish species reared commercially include salmon,…
Agricultural extension is the process, system or service which assists farmers or farm people through educational procedures in improving farming methods and techniques. In other words, Agricultural extension is the process whereby the beneficial products of research are taken to…
Malnutrition is said to occur when a ration (amount of feed provided to an animal per day) does not provide all the food nutrients (carbohydrate, protein, fats and oils, vitamins, minerals, water and other feed additives) in adequate quantities. Those…