Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Discuss the factors that affect productivity and efficiency in the main species of animals;
2. Learn the husbandry of these species;
3. Impart practical knowledge of how a commercial animal enterprise is planned and operated;
4. Outline the main animal products, the processes and factors involved in producing good quality products and by-products from animals;
5. Outline the important role of animals in agriculture and how animals can be integrated into a sustainable system involving crops and other land use practices.
Components of animal production systems and their influence on productivity and efficiency in animals; Aspects of the growth, development and productive processes in domestic animals with special reference to the efficiency of production and adaptation to the environment; The husbandry of cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, rabbits and buffaloes, mating behaviour, dam-offspring relationships and the care of the neonates; Product harvesting and quality aspects; A brief discussion on the husbandry of work animals; Emphasis will be given to the role of livestock in the present and future development of PNG and to the integration of animals into mixed farming systems.
Payne, W. J. A., An introduction to animal husbandry in the tropics, Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, UK, 1990.
Danbaro, G., Management of pigs and poultry, study notes, 2002.
Continuous assessment 40%
Written examination 60%
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