CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS
The animal kingdom is divided into invertebrates (animals without backbones) and vertebrates (animals with backbones). Invertebrates The subphylum invertebrate (the invertebrates is made up mainly of the following phyla: Protozoa, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Mollusca, Echinodermata and Arthropoda. …
MECHANISM OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IN LOWER ANIMALS
Unicellular Organisms There are no special respiratory organs in unicellular and aquatic organisms such as Amoeba and Paramecium. Oxygen that dissolves in water diffuses into the body while carbon dioxide goes out of the body through the entire body surface.…
SOCIAL ANIMALS
Social animals are those in which individuals of the same species live together cooperatively in organized communities known as societies or colonies. A colony is a group of individuals belonging to the same species and organized in a cooperative manner.…
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT
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 and egg size. It also involves the upgrading of existing (local)…
MEANING OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Anatomy refers to the form and structure of the body while physiology refers to the functions of the forms and parts of the body. It is very important for the farmer to understand the anatomy and physiology of farm animals…
OESTRUS CYCLE, MATING, GESTATION PERIOD, OVULATION, PARTURITION AND FERTILIZATION IN FARM ANIMALS
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 or mating. It is followed by a long period in…
RANGE LAND MANAGEMENT
A Rangeland is an extensive area of land which contains forage grasses and legumes and other herbage plants where animals like cattle, sheep and goat can graze. The forage plants such as the grasses and legumes used for grazing by…
ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
Environmental physiology refers to the effects of the environment on the growth and performance of farm animals. Normal growth and performance are enhanced when climatic factors like temperature, rainfall, wind, relative humidity, sunlight, etc are moderate. Excess or lack of…
TYPES AND CLASSIFICATION OF FARM ANIMALS
Farm animals refers to as a group of animals which are reared in the farm either for food or for commercial purposes. The various types of farm animals include Poultry (fowls). Pig. Cattle. Sheep. Goat. Rabbit. Snail. Ducks. Turkey…
RANCHING
This is a system of livestock rearing which involves keeping of farm animals on a large scale and on a large expanse of enclosed land, which may be under natural vegetation or planted pasture. The animals are allowed to move…
PASTORAL AND NOMADIC FARMING
Pastoral farming: This is a system of farming whereby grazing animals such as cattle, sheep and goats are kept. The farmer who is known as the herdsman may manage his animals by moving them from one place to another, in…
MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE
The term, agriculture, is derived from two Latin words: “ager“, meaning field, and “cultura“, meaning cultivation. By this statement, agriculture means field cultivation. However, this is not a complete definition of agriculture since agriculture has to do also with animal…
ANIMAL NUTRITION
Meaning of nutrition The art and science of feeding farm animals including plants to achieve healthy growth is known as nutrition. Feed is the food or meal eaten by farm animals and the food elements contained in animals feeds are…
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