Unit Code: ASC522

Unit Name: Animal Production and Management

Description: The unit covers introduction to livestock management; importance of livestock management; characteristics of a good livestock farm manager; livestock population and its trends; role of farm animals in the national economy; interrelationship between animal and crop agriculture; zoological classification; domestication of farm animals; glossary; types and breeds of livestock; principles of farm animal management; importance and objectives of housing; farm sanitation and waste disposal; transportation of farm animals; quarantine measures; behaviour and welfare of farm animals grazing plan development, paddock design and layout, fence design and layout, water system design and layout, erection of fences, gates, holding shed and races, pasture establishment and improvement, pasture record keeping, grazing stocking density, identifying forage species in the pasture.

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Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: Student must be enrolled in the programme.

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2