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ANS 201 Introduction to Animal Production

200 levelAgriculture10 topics

ANS 201 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Terminology of farm animals and their management
  2. Classification and breeds of farm animals
  3. Housing systems for farm animals
  4. Management systems and management practices
  5. Routine husbandry operations (identification, castration, dehorning, debeaking, weighing)
  6. Feeding habits of farm animals
  7. Principles of animal breeding and livestock judging
  8. Record keeping
  9. The livestock industry: problems and prospects
  10. Contribution of livestock to the Nigerian economy

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Terminology of farm animals and their management

This topic covers the correct names used for farm animals at different ages, sexes, and production classes, together with the basic management terms used in caring for them. It matters in examinations because questions often test whether you can distinguish similar terms accurately and apply them to practical farm situations.

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