LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Introduction.

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.

Q/A: Health and disease; and their economic importance.

KLB BK II Pg 115-6

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Signs of good health.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain signs that help to identify a healthy animal.

Discussion: Physical appearance, physiological body functions and morphological conditions of the animal body.

different animals

KLB BK II Pg 116-8

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Predisposing factors of animal diseases. Causes of 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

KLB BK II Pg 119-120

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Bacterial animal diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify bacterial diseases of livestock.

Detailed discussion of bacterial diseases and their control.

Chart: Bacterial diseases, causal organism and animals affected.

KLB BK II Pg 122-124

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Viral animal diseases. Protozoan 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.

KLB BK II Pg 125-6

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Management of diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain general methods of diseases control.

Q/A: Control of nutritional diseases.
Discussion: Importance of proper housing, isolation / slaughtering of sick animals, imposition of quarantine, prophylaxis, vaccination, vector control, e.t.c.

student book

KLB BK II Pg 125-8

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Handling livestock.

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

student booK

KLB BK II Pg 129-131

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Keds, fleas and lice.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe harmful effects of keds, fleas and lice on livestock.

Brief discussion.
Q/A: Methods of controlling ectoparasites.

illustrative diagrams of parasites

KLB BK II Pg 135-7

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.

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)

Roundworms (Ascaris spp).

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

Q/A and brief discussion.

Detailed discussion of life cycle.
Q/A: Measures of control.

illustrative diagrams of parasites

KLB BK II Pg 148-151

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Liver fluke.

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.

Q/A and brief discussion.

Detailed discussion of life cycle.
Q/A: Measures of control.

illustrative diagrams of  liver fluke.

KLB BK II Pg 151-3

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.

Discussion: Types of minerals, their sources and deficiency symptoms.

student book
 pictures of roughages and concentrates.

KLB BK II Pg 165-169

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Feed additives.

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

KLB BK II Pg 171

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

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 food ration; balanced ration.

To define maintenance ration.
To state factors affecting maintenance ration.
To explain characteristics of a balanced ration.

Detailed discussion.

&

Probing questions.

student book
Chart- Nutritive values of some feeds.

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.
Digestion in non-ruminants.

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.
illustrative diagrams  of Specific digestive
systems.

KLB BK II Pg 179-185

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Digestion in Ruminants.

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

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.

diagram digestive system of a cow,
Pieces of stomach compartments of a cow.

KLB BK II Pg 187-8