Syllabus content and objectives
Official WAEC Agricultural Science outline · Practical Agricultural Science
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1. Common breeds of animals and types of animals available in the locality
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify breeds, and carry out restraint, handling and grooming of farm animals
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2. Major internal organs of farm animals, e.g. organs of the digestive system, reproductive and excretory systems
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify the major internal organs and state their functions
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3. Animal by-products
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify animal by-products e.g. hides and skin, fur, feather, horn
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4. Animal feeds and feed stuffs and their local sources
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify feeds and feed stuffs (e.g. fish meal, groundnut cake, rice bran), state their uses and types of diets/rations
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5. Main pests and parasites of farm animals
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify common ectoparasites (e.g. ticks, lice) and endoparasites (e.g. tapeworms, liver flukes, roundworms), the damage caused, their control and their life cycles
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6. Diseases of farm animals
Objective
Candidates should be able to describe methods of prevention and control e.g. drugging, drenching, dipping, spraying and simple farm sanitation
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7. Routine management practices in farm animals, e.g. selection of livestock and poultry for breeding, culling, ear-notching, tattooing, horn or skin branding, debeaking, dehorning, castration
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify equipment/tools used for routine management practices
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8. Fish harvesting and preservation
Objective
Candidates should be able to describe methods of harvesting, processing and preservation of fish
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