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

Flow chart- 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.
To differentiate between a feed and a feedstuff.
To describe the composition of dry and succulent roughages.
To state and explain the composition of energy concentrates and protein concentrates.

Discussion: Types of minerals, their sources and deficiency symptoms.
Exposition, discussion and giving relevant examples.

chart
Examples of roughages and concentrates.

KLB BK II Pg 165-169
KLB BK II Pg 169-171

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Feed additives.
To concept of rationing. Maintenance ration Production ration.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define feed additives.
To give examples of feed additives.
To define food ration; balanced ration.
To define maintenance ration.
To state factors affecting maintenance ration.
To explain characteristics of a balanced ration.

Giving examples of feed additives and description of their importance.
Detailed discussion.
&
Probing questions.

charts
student book

KLB BK II Pg 171

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Feed digestibility Feed nutritive values.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define feed digestibility.
To calculate % digestibility of a feed.
To explain factors affecting food digestibility.
To define terms used to express feed value.

Exposition of new concepts.
Problem solving discussion. Exposition and discussion of other terms used to express feed value: calorific value, dry matter, starch equivalent, TDN, CP, DCP and CF.

Chart- Nutritive values of some feeds.

KLB BK II Pg 173-4

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

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

To describe the general process of digestion.
To give examples of mono gastric animals.
To describe digestion in mono gastric animals.

Q/A and brief discussion.

Exposition- Teacher explains the procedure of computing livestock ration using Pearson?s Square method.
Worked examples.
Supervised exercise.

Detailed discuss ion of digestion in the mouth, stomach, small intestines and colon.
Detailed discussion of digestion in a pig and poultry.

Calculators..
Chart-General digestive system.
Charts- Specific digestive
systems.

KLB BK II Pg 176-178
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.

Chart- Digestive system of a cow,
Pieces of stomach compartments of a cow.

KLB BK II Pg 187-8