LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Introduction.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:



To differentiate between health and disease.
To explain importance of keeping animals healthy.

Q/A: Health and disease; and their economic importance.

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LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Signs of good health.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain signs that help to identify a healthy animal.

Discussion: Physical appearance, physiological body functions and morphological conditions of the animal body.

different animals

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LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Predisposing factors of animal diseases. Causes of animal diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify and explain predisposing factors of animal diseases.

To describe causes of animal diseases.

Q/A & Detailed discussion.


Detailed description of nutritional causes, physical causes and chemical causes.

charts

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LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Bacterial animal diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify bacterial diseases of livestock.

Detailed discussion of bacterial diseases and their control.

Chart: Bacterial diseases, causal organism and animals affected.

KLB BK II Pg 122-124

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Viral animal diseases. Protozoan diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To list down viral diseases of livestock.


To list down protozoan diseases of livestock.

Detailed discussion of viral diseases and their control.

Detailed discussion of protozoan diseases and their control.

Chart: Viral diseases, causal organism and animals affected.


Chart: protozoan diseases, causal organism and animals affected.

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LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Management of diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain general methods of diseases control.

Q/A: Control of nutritional diseases.
Discussion: Importance of proper housing, isolation / slaughtering of sick animals, imposition of quarantine, prophylaxis, vaccination, vector control, e.t.c.

student book

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LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Handling livestock.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe appropriate methods of handling livestock.

Q/A: Handling of animals during treatment, milking, inspecting, e.t.c.
Discussion: Other activities necessitating proper handling of animals, i.e. drenching, injecting, controlling mastitis, hand spraying.
Q/A: Sites that should be sprayed with acarides.

student booK

KLB BK II Pg 129-131

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Effects of parasites on animals.
Tse-tse fly.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:




To describe host-parasite relationship.
To identify effects of parasites on livestock.

To describe parasitic effects of tse-tse fly.
To explain methods of control of tse-tse fly.

Q/A: Definition of a host, parasite.
Brief discussion and give specific examples.


Q/A: Disease transmitted by tse-tse fly; and methods of control of tse-tse fly.

illustrative charts
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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Food components.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify the components of food in animal feeds.

To state functions of water in an animal.
To state functions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, oils, vitamins, in an animal body.

Use a flow chart to show food components.

Q/A and brief discussion


Q/A and detailed discussion; sources, deficiency, symptoms

illustrative chart of Components of food.



Seed cakes, fish meal, bone meal,
Lucerne.

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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Food components.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify the components of food in animal feeds.

To state functions of water in an animal.
To state functions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, oils, vitamins, in an animal body.

Use a flow chart to show food components.

Q/A and brief discussion


Q/A and detailed discussion; sources, deficiency, symptoms

illustrative chart of Components of food.



Seed cakes, fish meal, bone meal,
Lucerne.

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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Minerals.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify important minerals for livestock.

Discussion: Types of minerals, their sources and deficiency symptoms.

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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Minerals.
Feeds and Feedstuffs.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify important minerals for livestock.
To differentiate between a feed and a feedstuff.
To describe the composition of dry and succulent roughages.
To state and explain the composition of energy concentrates and protein concentrates.

Discussion: Types of minerals, their sources and deficiency symptoms.
Exposition, discussion and giving relevant examples.

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 pictures of roughages and concentrates.

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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Feed additives.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define feed additives.
To give examples of feed additives.

Giving examples of feed additives and description of their importance.

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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Feed additives.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define feed additives.
To give examples of feed additives.

Giving examples of feed additives and description of their importance.

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KLB BK II Pg 171

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

To concept of rationing. Maintenance ration Production ration.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define food ration; balanced ration.

To define maintenance ration.
To state factors affecting maintenance ration.
To explain characteristics of a balanced ration.

Detailed discussion.

&

Probing questions.

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KLB BK II Pg 172-3

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Feed digestibility Feed nutritive values.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define feed digestibility.
To calculate % digestibility of a feed.
To explain factors affecting food digestibility.
To define terms used to express feed value.

Exposition of new concepts.
Problem solving discussion. Exposition and discussion of other terms used to express feed value: calorific value, dry matter, starch equivalent, TDN, CP, DCP and CF.

Chart- Nutritive values of some feeds.

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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Feed digestibility Feed nutritive values.
Computation of animal feeds. Trial and error method. Pearson?s Square method.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define feed digestibility.
To calculate % digestibility of a feed.
To explain factors affecting food digestibility.
To define terms used to express feed value.
To state advantages and disadvantages of trial and error method of computing animal feeds.
To compute livestock rations using Pearson?s Square method.

Exposition of new concepts.
Problem solving discussion. Exposition and discussion of other terms used to express feed value: calorific value, dry matter, starch equivalent, TDN, CP, DCP and CF.

Q/A and brief discussion.

Exposition- Teacher explains the procedure of computing livestock ration using Pearson?s Square method.
Worked examples.
Supervised exercise.

Chart- Nutritive values of some feeds.
Calculators..

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