COURSE CODE: APH302
COURSE TITLE: Non-Ruminant Animal Production and Husbandry
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: Three hours per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Dr. S. O. Akinola
Email: bayomiola@yahoo.com
Office Location: COLANIM Building
Other Lecturers: Dr. O. A. Adeyemi, Dr. O. M. Sogunle, Dr. L. T. Egbeyale
COURSE SYNOPSIS:
Poultry production- problems and prospects. Management systems: management of broilers, layers and cockerels. Management of ducks and turkeys. Diseases and control. Hatchery enterprises. Factors affecting hatchery enterprises. Marketing and record keeping.
Pig production- problems and prospects. Management systems: management of pregnant sows, piglets, growers, gilts, breeding sows and boars. Diseases and control. Planning production targets: record targets and record keeping. Pig production enterprise.
Rabbit production- problems and prospects. Management systems: management of pregnant does, litters, growers, breeding does and bucks. Diseases and control. Planning production targets: record targets and record keeping. Rabbit production enterprise.