LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Food components.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify the components of food in animal feeds.

To state functions of water in an animal.
To state functions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, oils, vitamins, in an animal body.

Use a flow chart to show food components.

Q/A and brief discussion


Q/A and detailed discussion; sources, deficiency, symptoms

illustrative chart of Components of food.



Seed cakes, fish meal, bone meal,
Lucerne.

KLB BK II Pg 158-64

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Minerals.
Feeds and Feedstuffs.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify important minerals for livestock.
To differentiate between a feed and a feedstuff.
To describe the composition of dry and succulent roughages.
To state and explain the composition of energy concentrates and protein concentrates.

Discussion: Types of minerals, their sources and deficiency symptoms.
Exposition, discussion and giving relevant examples.

student book
 pictures of roughages and concentrates.

KLB BK II Pg 165-169
KLB BK II Pg 169-171

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Feed additives.
To concept of rationing. Maintenance ration Production ration.
Feed digestibility Feed nutritive values.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define feed additives.
To give examples of feed additives.


To define food ration; balanced ration.
To define maintenance ration.
To state factors affecting maintenance ration.
To explain characteristics of a balanced ration.
To define feed digestibility.
To calculate % digestibility of a feed.
To explain factors affecting food digestibility.
To define terms used to express feed value.

Giving examples of feed additives and description of their importance.
Detailed discussion.
&
Probing questions.
Exposition of new concepts.
Problem solving discussion. Exposition and discussion of other terms used to express feed value: calorific value, dry matter, starch equivalent, TDN, CP, DCP and CF.

student book
student book
Chart- Nutritive values of some feeds.

KLB BK II Pg 171
KLB BK II Pg 172-3

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Computation of animal feeds. Trial and error method. Pearson?s Square method.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state advantages and disadvantages of trial and error method of computing animal feeds.
To compute livestock rations using Pearson?s Square method.

Q/A and brief discussion.

Exposition- Teacher explains the procedure of computing livestock ration using Pearson?s Square method.
Worked examples.
Supervised exercise.

Calculators..

KLB BK II Pg 176-178

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

General process of digestion.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe the general process of digestion.

Detailed discuss ion of digestion in the mouth, stomach, small intestines and colon.

illustrative diagram of General digestive system.

KLB BK II Pg 179-185

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Digestion in non-ruminants.
Digestion in Ruminants.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To give examples of mono gastric animals.
To describe digestion in mono gastric animals.

To identify the components of the stomach.
To state the functions of each compartment.
To state differences and similarities between digestive systems of ruminants and non-ruminants.

Detailed discussion of digestion in a pig and poultry.
Students observe the four compartments of a ruminant?s stomach.
Discussion: Structure and functions of each compartment.
Q/A: Students highlight differences and similarities between ruminants and non-ruminants.

illustrative diagrams  of Specific digestive
systems.
diagram digestive system of a cow,
Pieces of stomach compartments of a cow.

KLB BK II Pg 180-186
KLB BK II Pg 187-8

LIVESTOCK HEALTH III

Observable conditions of livestock. & Disease predisposing factors.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:



Identify conditions that help in observing disease symptoms.

Identify some disease predisposing factors

Brain storming,
Q/A to review disease and health.
Discussion.

KLB BK III
Pg 308-9

LIVESTOCK HEALTH III

Terms related to livestock diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define the terms incubation period, mortality, natural and artificial immunity.

Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

KLB BK III
Pg 309-310

LIVESTOCK HEALTH III

Terms related to livestock diseases.
Protozoan diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define the terms incubation period, mortality, natural and artificial immunity.

Give examples of protozoan diseases.
Identify symptoms of specific diseases.
Cite control measures.

Probing questions;
Brief discussion.
Discussion on ECF, anaplsmolysis, nagana, coccidiosis.

ill livestock

KLB BK III
Pg 309-310
KLB BK III
Pg 311-2

LIVESTOCK HEALTH III

Bacterial diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Give examples of bacterial diseases.
Identify symptoms of specific diseases.
Cite control measures.
Identify animals affected by bacterial diseases.

Discussion on mastitis. Foot rot, contagious abortion, black quarter, scours, anthrax, pneumonia.

ill animals

KLB BK III
Pg 314-325

LIVESTOCK HEALTH III

Viral diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Give examples of viral diseases.
Identify symptoms of specific diseases.
Cite control measures.
Identify animals affected by viral diseases.

Discussion on rinderpest, Newcastle, gumboro, foot and mouth disease, fowl pox.

virus infected animals

KLB BK III
Pg 325-330

LIVESTOCK HEALTH III

Viral diseases.
Nutritional disorders. -Milk fever.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Give examples of viral diseases.
Identify symptoms of specific diseases.
Cite control measures.
Identify animals affected by viral diseases.
Cite symptoms of milk fever.
Explain control and treatment of milk fever.

Discussion on rinderpest, Newcastle, gumboro, foot and mouth disease, fowl pox.
Brain storming;
Brief discussion.

virus infected animals
animal illing from milk fever

KLB BK III
Pg 325-330
KLB BK III
Pg 330-2

LIVESTOCK HEALTH III

- Bloat.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Cite symptoms of  bloat  Explain control and treatment of bloat

Brain storming;
Brief discussion.

animal ailing from bloat 

KLB BK III
Pg 332-3