Animal Husbandry WAEC

Sheep And Goat Production

Bayani Gaba-gaba

Walk through any market in Sokoto or Enugu in the days before Sallah and you will see them everywhere: sheep tethered along the roadside, goats bleating in overflowing pens, prices climbing by the hour. Sheep and goats are Nigeria's two most important small ruminants, kept in nearly every farming household from the Sahel to the coast, yet the two animals are managed differently because they eat differently, grow differently and are prized for different things.

In this lesson you will meet the breeds behind those animals, Yankasa and West African Dwarf sheep, West African Dwarf and Red Sokoto goats, and learn the housing, feeding and health routines that keep each productive. You will finish able to explain the one distinction WAEC returns to again and again: why a sheep is a grazer and a goat is a browser, and what that single fact changes about how each is farmed.

Manufura

  1. State the common breeds of sheep reared in Nigeria
  2. State the common breeds of goats reared in Nigeria
  3. Explain the management practices in sheep production
  4. Explain the management practices in goat production
  5. Distinguish between the husbandry of sheep and goats

Taswirar tunani

An zana wannan batu don ka ga yadda ra'ayoyi ke hadewa.

Katunan tunawa

Gwaji mai sauri kan abin da ake jarraba a wannan batu.

Takardar Darasi

Sheep and goats are grouped together as small ruminants: both chew the cud, both are smaller and cheaper to keep than cattle, and both are the animals an ordinary Nigerian household is most likely to own. Together they supply a large share of the meat eaten at Sallah and at naming ceremonies across the country, and their skins feed a leather trade that reaches beyond Nigeria's borders. Treating them as interchangeable is a mistake examiners test directly: a stockman who houses, feeds and grazes a goat exactly as he would a sheep will under-feed one animal or waste pasture on the other.

Nazarin Darasi

Barka da kammala darasi akan Sheep And Goat Production. Yanzu da kuka bincika mahimman raayoyi da raayoyi, lokaci yayi da zaku gwada ilimin ku. Wannan sashe yana ba da ayyuka iri-iri Tambayoyin da aka tsara don ƙarfafa fahimtar ku da kuma taimaka muku auna fahimtar ku game da kayan.

Za ka gamu da haɗe-haɗen nau'ikan tambayoyi, ciki har da tambayoyin zaɓi da yawa, tambayoyin gajeren amsa, da tambayoyin rubutu. Kowace tambaya an ƙirƙira ta da kyau don auna fannoni daban-daban na iliminka da ƙwarewar tunani mai zurfi.

Yi wannan ɓangaren na kimantawa a matsayin wata dama don ƙarfafa fahimtarka kan batun kuma don gano duk wani yanki da kake buƙatar ƙarin karatu. Kada ka yanke ƙauna da duk wani ƙalubale da ka fuskanta; maimakon haka, ka kallesu a matsayin damar haɓaka da ingantawa.

  1. Which of the following sheep breeds is white with black patches around the eyes, ears and muzzle, and is the most numerous sheep breed in Nigeria? A. West African Dwarf sheep B. Yankasa C. Red Sokoto D. Uda Answer: B
  2. The West African Dwarf goat and West African Dwarf sheep are both especially suited to southern Nigeria mainly because they are: A. Wool producers B. Trypanotolerant C. Dairy breeds D. Draught animals Answer: B
  3. A goat feeds mainly by: A. Grazing grass at ground level B. Browsing shrubs and leaves C. Eating only cereal grain D. Filter-feeding on water plants Answer: B
  4. The Red Sokoto (Maradi) goat is especially valued for its: A. Wool B. Milk yield C. Skin D. Draught power Answer: C
  5. Nigerian sheep breeds are kept mainly for: A. Wool and milk B. Meat and skin C. Draught work only D. Wool only Answer: B

Littattafan da ake ba da shawarar karantawa

Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives
Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives
Sunaƙa: Sixth edition
Mai wallafa: Pearson
Shekara: 2017
ISBN: 978-0-13-443605-0
Bayanan bayanin.: A comprehensive introduction to animal science covering anatomy and physiology, nutrition, genetics, reproduction, animal health and the major farm animal species and their production systems.
Small-scale Poultry Production: Technical Guide
Small-scale Poultry Production: Technical Guide
Mai wallafa: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Shekara: 2004
ISBN: 978-92-5-105082-8
Bayanan bayanin.: An FAO Animal Production and Health Paper written by a Nigerian animal scientist, covering breeds, housing, feeding, incubation, disease control and marketing for small-scale poultry keepers in developing countries.
Tropical Animal Feeding: A Manual for Research Workers
Tropical Animal Feeding: A Manual for Research Workers
Mai wallafa: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Shekara: 1995
ISBN: 978-92-5-103758-4
Bayanan bayanin.: An FAO Animal Production and Health Paper on the principles of ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition and the practical use of tropical feed resources, including crop residues and by-products, in sustainable livestock systems.

Tambayoyin Sake Nazari

Kana ka na mamaki yadda tambayoyin baya na wannan batu suke? Ga wasu tambayoyi da suka shafi Sheep And Goat Production daga shekarun baya.

WAEC SSCE - Animal Husbandry - 2020

Tambaya 1 Rahoto

(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal husbandry:
(i) coprophagy: (ii) rumination (iii) candling (iv) tethering.

(b) List four local materials which could be used for constructing a goat house.

(c)(i) Name the three members of the honey bee colony. (ii) State five ways in which honey beekeeping is important.

Bayanin Amsa

(a) Explanation of terms

  • (i) Coprophagy: The eating of faeces (dung) by an animal, for example a rabbit swallowing its soft night faeces, in order to recover and re-digest nutrients.
  • (ii) Rumination: The process by which a ruminant regurgitates previously swallowed food (cud) back to the mouth, re-chews it and re-swallows it for further digestion.
  • (iii) Candling: Passing an egg in front of a bright light in a dark room to examine its internal quality, fertility or stage of development.
  • (iv) Tethering: Tying an animal to a fixed peg or post with a rope so that it feeds only within a limited area.

(b) Four local materials for constructing a goat house

  • Wood or timber.
  • Bamboo.
  • Palm fronds or thatch (grass).
  • Mud or clay.

(c)(i) Three members of the honey bee colony

  • Queen.
  • Drone.
  • Worker.

(c)(ii) Five ways in which honey beekeeping is important

  • It provides honey, which is a source of food and income.
  • It provides beeswax used in industry (candles, cosmetics, polishes).
  • The bees aid pollination of farm crops, raising crop yield.
  • It provides other products such as propolis and royal jelly used in medicine.
  • It provides employment and a source of income to the farmer.
Duba Amsa