Syllabus content and objectives
Official WAEC Animal Husbandry outline · Section I: Range and Pasture Management
Content
a. Basic terminologies in pasture and range management
Objective
Candidates should understand terms e.g. pasture, pasture rotation, stocking rate, range, forage crops
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b. Types of pasture and their features
Objective
Candidates should know natural/range and artificial/cultivated pastures and their features
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c. Importance of pastures and forage crops in animal production
Objective
Candidates should know the role of forage and pasture crops in animal production
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d. Factors that affect the productivity of different types of pasture
Objective
Candidates should know factors e.g. rainfall, soil fertility, temperature, weeds
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e. Major forage crops
Objective
Candidates should know common and scientific names of major forage crops and their classification
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f. Poisonous plants in pasture
Objective
Candidates should know poisonous plants in pasture e.g. Lantana camara, Crotalaria rotundus
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