Problems In Animal Production

Aperçu

A backyard poultry keeper in Kano loses half her flock to Newcastle disease in a single week. A cattle rearer near Jos watches his herd's traditional grazing route swallowed by new farmland and housing. A piggery owner in Enugu cannot expand because no bank will lend against livestock as collateral. Three different farmers, three different animals, and yet the same underlying story: animal production in Nigeria is held back less by a shortage of land or of willing farmers than by a stubborn set of recurring problems that WAEC expects every candidate to name, explain and solve.

In this lesson you will meet the full range of those problems, from diseases and poor nutrition through to weak extension services, scarce and expensive credit, unreliable inputs, poor marketing arrangements and conflict over grazing land. You will learn which problems tend to bite hardest and why, work through realistic Nigerian scenarios and calculations examiners set on this topic, and come away able to suggest workable solutions rather than just list complaints.

Objectifs

  1. State the problems facing animal production in Nigeria
  2. Explain the effect of diseases and pests on animal production
  3. Explain the effect of poor management practices on animal production
  4. Suggest solutions to the problems of animal production
  5. Explain the effect of inadequate capital and credit facilities on animal production

Note de cours

Nigeria has the largest cattle herd, and among the largest poultry, sheep, goat and pig populations, in West Africa, yet still imports large quantities of animal protein because the livestock sub-sector under-performs its potential. WAEC sets this topic because understanding why a farmer with healthy animals and a ready market can still fail is the difference between reciting facts about livestock and actually being able to run a farm, or advise one, profitably.

Évaluation de la leçon

Félicitations, vous avez terminé la leçon sur Problems In Animal Production. Maintenant que vous avez exploré le concepts et idées clés, il est temps de mettre vos connaissances à lépreuve. Cette section propose une variété de pratiques des questions conçues pour renforcer votre compréhension et vous aider à évaluer votre compréhension de la matière.

Vous rencontrerez un mélange de types de questions, y compris des questions à choix multiple, des questions à réponse courte et des questions de rédaction. Chaque question est soigneusement conçue pour évaluer différents aspects de vos connaissances et de vos compétences en pensée critique.

Utilisez cette section d'évaluation comme une occasion de renforcer votre compréhension du sujet et d'identifier les domaines où vous pourriez avoir besoin d'étudier davantage. Ne soyez pas découragé par les défis que vous rencontrez ; considérez-les plutôt comme des opportunités de croissance et d'amélioration.

  1. Which disease is the leading cause of mortality in unvaccinated backyard poultry flocks in Nigeria? A. Foot-and-mouth disease B. Newcastle disease C. African swine fever D. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia Answer: B
  2. The government programme established at state level to carry modern livestock techniques to Nigerian farmers is the: A. Central Bank of Nigeria B. Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) C. National Insurance Commission D. Federal Inland Revenue Service Answer: B
  3. A herder finds that a traditional cattle route has been built over by farms and settlements, forcing cattle nearer to cropland. This is best described as a problem of: A. poor breeding stock B. land tenure and grazing-route conflict C. poor housing D. high input cost Answer: B
  4. Which of the following is a viral disease that mainly affects sheep and goats in Nigeria? A. Newcastle disease B. Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) C. African swine fever D. Coccidiosis Answer: B
  5. The main reason many Nigerian smallholder livestock farmers struggle to expand their operations is: A. excess rainfall throughout the year B. inadequate capital and credit facilities C. too many veterinary doctors D. oversupply of compounded feed Answer: B

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WAEC SSCE - Animal Husbandry - 2018

Question 1 Rapport

(a) State three ways in which each of the following factors hinders livestock production in West Africa: (i) breeding; (ii) nutrition; (iii) healthcare; (iv) government policy; (v) finance.

(b) Mention five factors that affect productivity of pastures.

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