MEANING OF CROP PEST
A pest can be described as any organism capable of causing damage to crop plant….
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
MEANING AND CAUSES OF DISEASES OF CROPS
A plant disease may be defined as a departure or deviation of the plant from…
PROCESSES OF CROP IMPROVEMENT
The processes of crop improvement include: Introduction. Selection. Breeding or Hybridization. a) Introduction: This…
MENDEL’S WORK IN GENETICS
Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) was a monk in an Augustinian monastery in Brunn, Austria. He is…
DEFINITION OF SOME GENETIC TERMS
In order to understand the Mendelian Laws and its usefulness in plant breeding, it is…
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT
Animal improvement refers to the ways of developing and breeding only those animals that show…
FOREST MANAGEMENT
Forest can be defined as a large area of land covered with trees and bushes,…
FARM ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
MEANING OF FARM ACCOUNTS Farm accounts are statements of money paid out or received for…
DETERMINATION OF PRICE BY DEMAND AND SUPPLY
In a market, there are buyers and sellers. The buyers bring their money to the…
PRINCIPLES OF SUPPLY
Supply may be defined as the quantity of goods which a producer is willing and…
PRINCIPLES OF DEMAND
In order to know how a market economy works and how resources are allocated in…
GOAT
Goat is a hollow horned small ruminant also belonging to the family Bovidae of the…
CATTLE
Cattle belongs to the group of animals known as Bovidae. They are ruminants, having hollow…
BROODING
Rearing Poultry: Rearing is the sum total of all the processes involved in bringing birds…
INCUBATION
Incubation is the process of providing fertilised eggs with optimum conditions of temperature, relative humidity…
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT (POULTRY)
MEANING OF LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT Livestock management is the rearing of animals and birds in a…
PIG
Pigs are non-ruminant animals and they belong to the family called sudae. There are two…
RABBIT
Rabbits are monogastric or non-ruminant animals. They are medium-sized hopping mammals with long legs, long…
OTHER ORGANS OF FARM ANIMALS
The structure and functions of the skin, kidney and liver are discussed below in detail….
NERVOUS SYSTEM
The nervous system includes all the organs and tissues which enable animals to respond to…
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Respiratory system includes all the organs and tissues associated with the exchange of gases between…
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Circulatory system involves all the organs and tissues which are concerned with the movement of…
MEANING OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Anatomy refers to the form and structure of the body while physiology refers to the…
MEANING OF ANIMAL NUTRITION
The food given to farm animals is generally known as livestock feed or simply, feed….
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
Organic agriculture simply means the use of ruminants and decay of plants and animal by-products…
NUTRIENT CYCLES
Nutrient cycles refer to the circulation of certain nutrients like nitrogen, carbon and water in…
METHODS OF REPLENISHING LOST NUTRIENTS
Different methods are used by farmers to maintain the fertility of the soil or replace…
FACTORS INFLUENCING NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY IN THE SOIL
The factors which influence the availability of nutrients in the soil include the following: a)…
PLANT NUTRIENTS
Plants require nutrients or elements obtained from the soil for good growth and healthy development….
WHEAT (Triticum spp)
Wheat, the most important crop of the world, is harvested some where every month of…
MEANING OF LIVESTOCK PARASITE
A parasite is an organism living in or on another organism called the host. The…
ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
MEANING OF HEALTH AND DISEASE Health is defined as a state of alertness, freedom from…