Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Agricultural Science outline · Section C: Animal Production
Content
a. Feed nutrients and their functions
Objective
Identify the various feed nutrients, their sources and functions.
Content
b. Feeds and feeding: simple ration formulation, balanced ration, pasture and forage crops such as guinea grass, elephant grass, giant star grass, Andropogon species and Calopogonium species; hay and silage preparation; maintenance and production rations
Objective
Differentiate between types of animal feeds and their formulation; relate types of rations to different classes of livestock.
Content
c. Nutrient deficiencies: causes and symptoms of malnutrition and their correction in farm animals
Objective
Trace symptoms to nutrient deficiencies in farm animals and apply appropriate corrective measures.
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