LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Introduction.
Signs of good health.

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



To differentiate between health and disease.
To explain importance of keeping animals healthy.

To explain signs that help to identify a healthy animal.

Q/A: Health and disease; and their economic importance.
Discussion: Physical appearance, physiological body functions and morphological conditions of the animal body.

different animals

KLB BK II Pg 115-6
KLB BK II Pg 116-8

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Predisposing factors of animal diseases. Causes of animal diseases.
Bacterial animal diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify and explain predisposing factors of animal diseases.

To describe causes of animal diseases.

Q/A & Detailed discussion.


Detailed description of nutritional causes, physical causes and chemical causes.

charts
Chart: Bacterial diseases, causal organism and animals affected.

KLB BK II Pg 119-120

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Viral animal diseases. Protozoan diseases.
Management of diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To list down viral diseases of livestock.


To list down protozoan diseases of livestock.

Detailed discussion of viral diseases and their control.

Detailed discussion of protozoan diseases and their control.

Chart: Viral diseases, causal organism and animals affected.
Chart: protozoan diseases, causal organism and animals affected.
student book

KLB BK II Pg 125-6

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)
LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Handling livestock.
Effects of parasites on animals.
Tse-tse fly.
Keds, fleas and lice.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe appropriate methods of handling livestock.




To describe host-parasite relationship.
To identify effects of parasites on livestock.

Q/A: Handling of animals during treatment, milking, inspecting, e.t.c.
Discussion: Other activities necessitating proper handling of animals, i.e. drenching, injecting, controlling mastitis, hand spraying.
Q/A: Sites that should be sprayed with acarides.





Q/A: Definition of a host, parasite.
Brief discussion and give specific examples.

student booK
illustrative charts
student book
illustrative diagrams of parasites

KLB BK II Pg 129-131
KLB BK II Pg 133-4

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Ticks. One-host tick.
Two-host tick. Three-host tick. Tick control.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To list down effects of ticks on livestock.

To describe the life cycle of one-host tick.

Q/A: Harmful effects of ticks.


Exposition
Explanations

Chart-Life cycle oF one-host tick.  illustrative diagrams of parasites
Chart-Life cycles of ticks.  illustrative diagrams of parasites

KLB BK II Pg 138-140

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

The tapeworm (Taenia spp).
Lifecycle of a tapeworm.
Roundworms (Ascaris spp).

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe characteristic features of tapeworm.
To identify symptoms of attack by tapeworm.

Exposition: Labelling a tapeworm/ Observing a preserved specimen of a tapeworm.

illustrative diagrams of parasites
Chart- Life cycle of a pork tapeworm.

PKLB BK II g 144

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Liver fluke.
Food components.
Minerals.
Feeds and Feedstuffs.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify symptoms of attack by liver fluke.
To describe the life cycle of a roundworm.
To explain measures of controlling liver fluke.

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.

Q/A and brief discussion.

Detailed discussion of life cycle.
Q/A: Measures of control.
Use a flow chart to show food components.

Q/A and brief discussion


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

illustrative diagrams of  liver fluke.
illustrative chart of Components of food.
Seed cakes, fish meal, bone meal,
Lucerne.
student book
 pictures of roughages and concentrates.

KLB BK II Pg 151-3
KLB BK II Pg 158-64

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.

Giving examples of feed additives and description of their importance.

student book
Chart- Nutritive values of some feeds.

KLB BK II Pg 171

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Computation of animal feeds. Trial and error method. Pearson?s Square method.
General process of digestion.
Digestion in non-ruminants.
Digestion in Ruminants.

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

KLB BK II Pg 176-178