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Floriculture: is a discipline of horticulture that is concerned with the production and management of ornamental plants. Ornamental plants are beautiful trees or shrubs which can be used to decorate… Read More »FLORICULTURE – ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
Forest can be defined as a large area of land covered with trees and bushes, either growing wild or planted for some purposes which serves as habitat to various kinds… Read More »FOREST MANAGEMENT
Pasture: This is a piece of land on which forage crops grow. Forage Crops: These are plants cultivated (or growing naturally) whose vegetative parts (leaves and stem) are fed on… Read More »MEANING OF PASTURES AND FORAGE CROPS | FULL EXPLANATION
LIVESTOCK PARASITES A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism where it derives its nourishment without the host gaining anything from the association. FORMS OF PARASITES… Read More »LIVESTOCK PARASITES AND THEIR LIFE CYCLES
ANIMAL PROTOZOAN DISEASES CONTENT Trypanosomiasis Coccidiosis Red water fever (Piroplasmosis) PROTOZOAN DISEASE ANIMAL AFFECTED MODE OF TRANSMISSION SYMPTOMS CONTROL/PREVENTION TRYPANOSOMIASIS Cattle, Sheep and Goat Spread by the blood… Read More »ANIMAL PROTOZOAN DISEASES | SYMPTOMS, TRANSMISSION, EFFECTS, PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE CONTROL
ANIMAL FUNGAL DISEASES CONTENT Ringworm Aspergillosis FUNGAL DISEASE ANIMAL AFFECTED MODE OF TRANSMISSION SYMPTOMS CONTROL/PREVENTION RINGWORM Cattle Sheep, Goat and Rabbit Contact with contaminated feeders and water troughs Lesions… Read More »ANIMAL FUNGAL DISEASES | SYMPTOMS, TRANSMISSION, EFFECTS, PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE CONTROL
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Brucellosis
Tuberculosis
Pullorum Disease
Fowl Typhoid
Fowl Cholera
SYMPTOMS, TRANSMISSION, EFFECTS, PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE CONTROL OF ANIMAL VIRAL DISEASES VIRAL DISEASES CONTENT Foot and mouth disease Rinderpest diseases Newcastle disease Fowl pox Gumburo disease VIRAL DISEASE ANIMAL… Read More »CONTROL OF ANIMAL VIRAL DISEASES | SYMPTOMS, TRANSMISSION, EFFECTS, PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE
PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT CONTENT Definition of Disease Classification of animal diseases Susceptibility and resistance to disease Factors that could predispose animals to diseases LIVESTOCK DISEASES Diseases in… Read More »PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CONTENT Meaning of agricultural marketing Importance of agricultural marketing Channels of marketing farm products Stages of agricultural marketing Agents of agricultural marketing Problems of agricultural marketing MEANING… Read More »AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
Annual, Perennial, Biennial Annual plants – Plants that perform their entire life cycle from seed to flower Annual Plains Coreopsis to seed within a single growing season. All roots, stems… Read More »Classification of crops based on life span
Aquatic plants : are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater ). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes . These plants require… Read More »Plant Forms
A plant is made up of many different parts. The three main parts are: the roots, the leaves, and the stem. Each part has a set of jobs to do… Read More »Parts of a Plant | Functions of Plant Parts
Agriculture is defined as the cultivation of the land to produce crops and the rearing of animals for man’s use. Agriculture has many branches. The form of agriculture practiced in… Read More »Forms of Agriculture
The three major importance of agriculture to man are Food Clothing Shelter Other importance of agriculture to nation are Provision of raw materials for agro-allied industries Employment or job opportunity… Read More »IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE
Branches of Agriculture*.Importance of Agriculture to man and natural economy What is Agriculture? Agriculture means all the activities involved in rearing of animals and cultivation of crops for man’s and… Read More »MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE
MIXED FARMING This is an agricultural system in which a farmer conducts different agricultural practice together, such as cash crops and livestock. The aim is to increase income through different… Read More »FARMING SYSTEM
Cultural practices involves all the activities carried out on the farm before, during and after planting of crops. They are grouped into: pre-planting, planting and post-planting operation. PRE-PLANTING OPERATION… Read More »CULTURAL PRACTICES
Farm Structures: They are simple erections on the farm site which make farm operations easier and more efficient. Farm structures are common agricultural structures associated with an agricultural use such… Read More »FARM STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS
DIRECT ADVERTISEMENT Direct marketing is a form of advertising which allows businesses and nonprofit organizations to communicate directly to customers through a variety of media including cell phone text messaging… Read More »METHODS OF ADVERTISEMENT