AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Farm surveying is defined as the process of measuring and mapping out the position, topography, size and boundary of an area of farmland. It can also be defined as the ...

Fishing Tools or Gears Examples of fishing tools or gears commonly used to harvest fishes are: cast net. drag net, draw net, or seine net. clap net. set net. trawler ...

Harvested fish is either consumed, sold or preserved for future use. Fish processing involves the removal of scales, fins, gut and gills. The remaining part is then cooked or fried ...

The essential features of a standard fish pond include: Dam. Core trench. Distribution channel. Spill way. Monk. Boards. Screen. Dam slope (inner and outer). Dam: This is the large area ...

Aquaculture is the act of rearing selected species of fish, shrimbs , crabs, etc under scientifically-controlled conditions in enclosed bodies of water such as ponds, streams and rivers where they ...

By-products derived from farm animals include hides and skin, fur, wool, feathers, horns, milk, eggs, meat, tail of animal, bone, blood and manure (dung). 1) HIDES AND SKIN Hides and ...

Hormones are chemical substances which co-ordinate the activities of the body. They are secreted by ductless glands in the body and transferred through the blood to the target organs on ...

The process of egg formation is controlled by hormones. The egg is formed partly in the ovary and partly in the oviduct. Ovary: The yolk is secreted by the ovary ...

This is the period during which the female animal releases milk from its udder immediately after parturition and thereafter. The milk is used to feed the young ones. It is ...

OESTRUS CYCLE Oestrus cycle is the interval from the end of one heat period to the beginning of another. It is also the period of "heat" or "oestrus" for coitus ...