LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I

Reproduction
Male reproductive system.
Female reproductive
Pregnancy, parturition and birth.
Reproductive system in poultry.

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


Define terms related to reproduction.
Identify parts of the reproductive system of a bull.

Exposition of new terms such as hatcheries, broodiness, and incubation.
Discussion.
Drawing and labeling of reproductive system of a bull.
Brief discussion.

KLB book
Chart-  reproductive system of a bull.
Chart -reproductive system of a cow.
chart
Chart -reproductive system of a hen.

KLB BK III
Pg 1
KLB BK III
Pgs 2-3

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I

Breeding stock.
Methods of selecting breeding stock.
Breeding.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State factors considered when selecting a breeding stock.

Probing questions;
Discussion;
Exposition.

text book

KLB BK III
Pgs 9-10

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I

Breeding systems Inbreeding.
Outbreeding.
Signs of heat in livestock.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Give reasons for inbreeding.
State advantages and disadvantages of inbreeding.

Probing questions;
Exposition of new concepts.

text book
education trip

KLB BK III
Pgs 17-18

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I
LIVESTOCK REARING PRACTICES

Natural mating and artificial insemination.
Embryo transplant.
Parturition.
Routine livestock rearing practices. Feeding.
Creep feeding.
Vaccination.
Deworming & docking.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State advantages and disadvantages of natural mating.
State advantages and disadvantages of artificial insemination.


Describe creep feeding of piglets, lambs, kids and kindlings.

Discussion with questioning.
Exposition of new concepts;
Probing questions;
Discussion.

Chart  artificial vagina.
text book
animals about to give birth
chart
 a vaccine
Sample dewormers.

KLB BK III
Pgs 20-23
KLB BK III
Pgs 29-31

LIVESTOCK REARING PRACTICES

Hoof trimming.
Dusting, dipping and spraying.
Breeding-related practices.
Identification of livestock.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Give reasons for hoof trimming.
Identify tools used in hoof trimming.

Brain storming;
Brief discussion.

Tools used in hoof trimming.
cattle dip
Ear notching patterns.

KLB BK III
Pgs 36-38

LIVESTOCK REARING PRACTICES

Debeaking and tooth clipping.
Culling.
Dehorning.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Give reasons for debeaking and tooth clipping.

Q/A and brief discussion;
Practical activities.

Debeaking and tooth clipping tools.
Dehorning tools.

KLB BK III
Pg 45

LIVESTOCK REARING PRACTICES

Castration & caponisation.
Management during parturition.
BEE KEEPING Importance of bee keeping. Bee colony.
Life cycle of a bee. Siting an apiary.
Types of hives & stocking a hive.
Bee management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Give reasons for castrating animals.
Outline methods of castration / caponisation.




Outline importance of bee keeping.
Identify members of a bee colony.

Brain storming;
Brief discussion;
Practical activities.


Brain storming;
Detailed discussion.

Tools used in castration.
student book
different types of bees
illustrative chart
K.T.B.H.
illustrative diagrams of pests

KLB BK III
Pgs 49-52
KLB BK III
Pgs 56-59

LIVESTOCK REARING PRACTICES

Swarming of bees.
Honey harvesting. Honey processing.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Cite reasons for swarming of bees.
Identify proper practices for handling bees.

Brain storming;
Discussion.

Protective gear.
Equipment for honey harvesting, & extraction..

KLB BK III
Pgs 68-69

LIVESTOCK REARING PRACTICES
POULTRY
POULTRY

FISH FARMING Importance of fish. Requirements for fish farming.
Stocking, feeding, cropping and harvesting.
Composition of an egg.
Incubation of eggs.

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


Outline importance of fish keeping.
Identify requirements for fish farming.

Brain storming;
Discussion.

Fish pond.
Eggs,
Chart ? parts of an egg.
eggs

KLB BK III
Pgs 72-73

POULTRY

Egg candling.
Natural incubation.
Artificial incubation.
Management of an incubator. Merits & demerits of artificial incubation.
Artificial brooding.
Brooder & brooder management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe candling of eggs.
Highlight management practices of an incubator.

State merits & demerits of artificial incubation.

Practical activity. Observing internal structure of an egg.
Make deductions from the observations.

Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

Cardboard boxes,
Torch, eggs.
Nesting box.
artificial incubator
Artificial brooder.

KLB BK IV
Pg 4

Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 3
KLB BK IV
Pg 8-9

Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 5-6

POULTRY

Rearing of growers, layers and broilers.
Chicken rearing systems. -Free range rearing system.
- Fold system.
- Deep liter system.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Discuss rearing of growers, layers and broilers.

Exposition;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

free range system
Chicken folds.
deep littre system

KLB BK IV
Pg 14
Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 12-13

POULTRY

- Battery cage system.
Factors affecting egg production. Vices.
Stress.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the requirements for battery cage system of rearing chicks.

Q/A & discussion.

Battery cages.
resource person

KLB BK IV
Pg 20-21

POULTRY
CATTLE

Culling birds.
Marketing eggs and chicken meat.
Raising of the young stock.
Methods of calf rearing.
Weaning of calves.
Rearing replacement stock.
Calf housing.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define the term culling.
Give reasons for culling of birds.
Describe early & late weaning of calves.

Brain storming;
Observing characteristics of a good / bad layer.
Discussion.

Q/A, exposition & discussion.

eggs
Artificial colostrums.
Chart - weaning guide.
video
Calf houses.

Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 20-21
KLB BK IV
Pg 30-32
Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 29-30

CATTLE

Routine management practices in poultry.
Factors affecting milk composition.
Milk secretion and let-down.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Analyze routine management practices in calf rearing.

Q/A: review routine management practices in livestock.
Brief discussion.

video
Chart-
Structure of the udder.

KLB BK IV
Pg 34-36
Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 31

CATTLE

Clean milk.
Milking materials and equipment.
Milking procedure and technique.
Dry cow therapy. Milk products. Marketing of milk and beef.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State characteristics of clean milk.
Outline essentials of clean milk production.

Oral questions & brief discussion.

milk
Strip cup.
Lactating cow, basic milking equipment.

KLB BK IV
Pg 40-42
Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 34-35

FARM POWER & MACHINERY.

Electrical system of a tractor.
Tractor ignition system.
Tractor cooling system.
Lubrication system of an engine.
Power transmission system of an engine.
Tractor servicing.
Tractor drawn implements.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Name the components in the electrical system of a tractor.
Highlight methods of maintaining a tractor battery.
Describe the lubrication system of an engine.
Outline importance of maintaining the lubrication system.

Refer to diagram for electrical system of a tractor;
Brief discussion.
Exposition;
Brief discussion.

Chart-  electrical system.
Chart - ignition system.
Chart- water cooling system.
diagram of a lubrication system
Chart- power transmission
system.
Charts-
Tractor drawn implements.

KLB BK IV
Pg 65-67

Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 61
KLB BK IV
Pg 71-72
Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 64-5

FARM POWER & MACHINERY.

Disc plough.
Mould board plough.
Harrows.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Label parts of a disc plough
List down maintenance practices for a disc plough.

Q/A: review primary and secondary cultivation.

Drawing labeled diagrams.

Q/A & discussion.

Chart- Disc plough
Chart- Mould board plough
harrows 

KLB BK IV
Pg 79-80

Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 68-9

FARM POWER & MACHINERY.
AGRIC. ECONOMICS III (PRODUCTION ECONOMICS)

Other farm implements.
Animal drawn implements.
Household firm relationship.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain the functional features of subsoilers, ridgers, rotary tillers & mowers.
List down maintenance practices for the
implements.

Exposition & brief discussion.
Excursion & exhibitions.

illustrative video
Chart:
An ox-plough.
resource person

KLB BK IV
Pg 85-91

Longhorn Bk IV
Pg 78-82

AGRIC. ECONOMICS III (PRODUCTION ECONOMICS)

Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross National product (GNP). Per Capita Income.
Contribution of Agriculture to national development.
Land as a factor of production.
Labor as a factor of production.
Capital.
Management as a production factor.
Production function.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define the terms GDP & GNP.
Define the term gross national income (GNI).


Define the term per capita income.

Define the term capital.
Identify types of capital.
List sources of capital.

Exposition & explanations.



Calculations.


Oral questions, exposition & discussion.

calculator
student book
chart

KLB BK IV
Pg 97-98

Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 87-88
KLB BK IV
Pg 102-3
Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 94-95

AGRIC. ECONOMICS III (PRODUCTION ECONOMICS)

Production function curves.
Increasing returns production functions.
Constant returns production functions.
Decreasing returns production functions.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Illustrate and interpret input-output relationship graphically.

Worked examples: supervised practice.

Graph papers.
charts
graphs

KLB BK IV
Pg 106-7
Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 98

AGRIC. ECONOMICS III (PRODUCTION ECONOMICS)

Law of diminishing returns.
Zones of a PF curve.
The principles of substitution. Input-input relationship.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State the law oh diminishing returns.

Refer to illustrative tables.
Plot graphs from the tables;
Discuss shape of the curve.

graphs
Chart - Curve showing 3 zones of PF.

KLB BK IV
Pg 112

Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 100-1

AGRIC. ECONOMICS III (PRODUCTION ECONOMICS)

Product-product relationship. Supplementary and complementary products.
The principle of equi-marginal returns. The concept of cost.
Types of revenue.
Farm planning.
Making a farm plan.
Farm budgeting.
Types of farm budgets.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Give examples of product-product relationship.

Give illustrative examples depicting supplementary and complementary products.
State factors to consider when drawing a farm plan.

Oral questions: joint products, competitive products.

Discussion.
Exposition, Q/A & discussion.

charts
charts
chart

KLB BK IV
Pg 116-7

Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 103
KLB BK IV
Pg 121-2
Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 108

AGRIC. ECONOMICS III (PRODUCTION ECONOMICS)

Farmer?s support services Extension, training & banking.
Credit. Sources of credit.
Artificial insemination & Agricultural research.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe extension, training & banking as support services to the farmers.

Exposition & explanations.

student book

KLB BK IV
Pg 127-8

Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 112-3

AGRIC. ECONOMICS III (PRODUCTION ECONOMICS)
AGRICULTURE ECONOMIC IV (FARM ACCOUNTS)

Marketing. Farm input suppliers Tractor hire service
Risks and uncertainties in farming.
Adjusting to uncertainties and risks.
Financial documents.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Cite examples of organizations that help farmers in marketing their produce.
Cite organizations where farmers can obtain farm inputs.
State merits & demerits of tractor hire service.
Cite points of tractor hire service.

Writing initials in full e.g. KPCU.

Brief discussion

resource person
Invoice, receipt, delivery note and a purchase order.

KLB BK IV
Pg 132-4


Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 112-3

AGRICULTURE ECONOMIC IV (FARM ACCOUNTS)

Books of accounts.
Cash book.
Journal & Subsidiary books of the Journal.
Financial statements. Balance sheet.
Solvency of a business.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe features of the ledger and the inventory.
Describe features of balance sheets.
Prepare a balance sheet.

Oral questions & brief discussion.
Illustrative tables.
Make entries in a balance sheet.
Prepare a balance sheet.
Supervised practice.

Cash book.
Balance sheet.

KLB BK IV
Pg 146-150
Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 124
KLB BK IV
Pg 154-7
Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 129-130

AGRICULTURE ECONOMIC IV (FARM ACCOUNTS)
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & ORGANIZATIONS
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & ORGANIZATIONS
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & ORGANIZATIONS

Profit and loss account.
Market and marketing.
Types of markets. Monopoly. Oligopoly & Monopsony.
Price theory and demand.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define a profit and loss account.
Draw a profit and loss A/C.
Compute net profit.

Teacher gives format of profit and loss A/C.
Worked examples.
Supervised practice.

chart 
student book

KLB BK IV
Pg 157-9
Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 132-3

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & ORGANIZATIONS

Factors affecting demand for a commodity.
Elasticity of demand.
Factors affecting elasticity of demand.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Outline factors affecting demand for a commodity.

Q/A, discussion & explanations.

chart

KLB BK IV
Pg 168-9
Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 140-2

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & ORGANIZATIONS

Supply & Supply-price relationship.
Factors affecting supply of a commodity.
Elasticity of supply (Es).
Determination of market prices.
Price control. Marketing and marketing function.
Marketing organizations and agencies. Wholesalers & retailers.
Itinerant traders, broker agents & commission agents.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define the term supply.
Illustrate supply-price relationship.
Explain the role of government in price control.

Define marketing and marketing function.describe tingfunction. a market.

Sketching supply-price curves.
Refer to supply schedules.
Discussion.
Brain storming;
Exposition;
Discussion.

chart
graph
student book

KLB BK IV
Pg 174-5
Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 144-5
KLB BK IV
Pg 179-183

Longhorn Bk 4
Pg 151

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & ORGANIZATIONS

Packers and processors, marketing boards & auctioneers.
Special characteristics of Agricultural products.
Agricultural organizations. Kenya sugar authority, Horticultural crops Development Authority, AFC, ADC, and KMC.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Outline functions of packers and processors, marketing boards & auctioneers in a market.

Q/A & detailed discussion.

student book

KLB BK IV
Pg 185-6

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & ORGANIZATIONS
AGRO FORESTRY
AGRO FORESTRY
AGRO FORESTRY
AGRO FORESTRY

Other Farmers? Associations: KNFU, ASK, 4K-club, YF club.
Co-operative societies.
Definition of Agroforestry. Forms of agroforestry.
Importance of agroforestry.
Tree nursery.
Nursery management practices & Care and management of trees.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Outline the functions of other Farmers? Associations such as KNFU, ASK, 4K-club, YF club.

Probing questions,
Brief discussion
Assignment.

student book
Tree nurseries.

KLB BK IV
Pg 195-7