Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Agricultural Science outline · Section C: Animal Production
Content
a. Animal diseases (pathology): environmental predisposing factors, causal organisms, symptoms, transmission and effects; prevention and treatment of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa
Objective
Identify farm-animal diseases and causal agents; classify diseases by symptoms and transmission; apply appropriate preventive and curative measures.
Content
b. Parasites (parasitology): life cycles and economic importance of endoparasites, ectoparasites and disease vectors; prevention and control by dipping, spraying, deworming and sanitation
Objective
Classify livestock parasites, determine their role in disease transmission, trace parasite life cycles from egg to adult, and apply appropriate prevention and control methods.
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