Animal Nutrition
Agricultural Science S.S.S 2 Third Term
Week 3
Animal Nutrition
Performance Objective
Students should be able to;
- Classify feeds
- Mention sources and functions of food nutrients
- State the different types of ration/diet and their uses
- State causes and symptoms of malnutrition and their corrections in farm animals
Content
Meaning of animal nutrition
The food given to farm animals is generally known as livestock feed.
Farm animals need feed for growth, repair of worn-out tissues, energy and the general wellbeing of the animal.
Effect of feed shortage in animal production.
Feed shortage will lead to the following effect in animal production;
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Subject Scheme & Timeline:
- Environmental Physiology.
- Livestock management.
- Animal Nutrition
- Range-land management.
- Basic Economic Principles
- Agricultural Science SSS2 Third Term Mid-Term Assessment
- Test
- Factors of production.
- Principle of Demand.
- Principle of Supply.
- Implication of Demand and supply.
- Functions and problems faced by farm managers.
- Agricultural Science SSS2 Third Term Final Assessment
- Test
- Chapters 12
- Category SSS2
- Author ClassNotes Edu
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