Nigerian Feeds and Feedstuffs
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COURSE CODE:
ANN 502
COURSE TITLE:
Nigerian Feeds and Feedstuffs
NUMBER OF UNITS:
2 Units
COURSE DURATION:
2 Hours
COURSE DETAILS:
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator:
Email:
Office Location:
Other Lecturers:
Dr. Richard Abayomi Sobayo rasobayo@yahoo.com Department of Animal Nutrition
Prof. Daisy Eruvbetine, Dr. Abimbola Oladele Oso
Dr. Adebayo Olusoji Oni
COURSE CONTENT:
Survey of Nigerian feeds and feedstuffs. Classification of feeds into roots, tubers, cereals, roughages, etc. chemistry and processing of livestock feed, their storage, quality evaluation. Feeding standard and ration formulation for various classes of livestock.
Toxic and antinutritional factors in feeds. Alternative feedstuff. Feed
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
This is a compulsory course for all final year students of College of Animal Science and
Livestock Production. This course is being offered in lecture format on-campus for 14 weeks, students are expected to attend lectures and practical classes, 2 hours of lecture per week. Students are expected have minimum of 75% attendance to be able to write the final examination.
The course grade will be based on 1 exams, CAT and practical work.
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READING LIST:
Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding, W.G. Pond, D.C. Church and K.R. Pond, Wiley,
Fourth Edition, 1995
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LECTURE NOTES
INTRODUCTION
Nigeria is blessed with vast range of feed resources such as grains, oilseeds and agro industrial by-products which could be used in the formulation of good quality livestock feed. These local available feed resources in Nigeria have potential to support a
flourishing livestock industry. However, these potentials are grossly under -utilized by the farmers resulting in a depressed livestock industry, thus making it second to crop production in Nigeria.
This low capacity feed resources utilization could be linked to inadequate information
based
COURSE CODE:
ANN 502
COURSE TITLE:
Nigerian Feeds and Feedstuffs
NUMBER OF UNITS:
2 Units
COURSE DURATION:
2 Hours
COURSE DETAILS:
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator:
Email:
Office Location:
Other Lecturers:
Dr. Richard Abayomi Sobayo rasobayo@yahoo.com Department of Animal Nutrition
Prof. Daisy Eruvbetine, Dr. Abimbola Oladele Oso
Dr. Adebayo Olusoji Oni
COURSE CONTENT:
Survey of Nigerian feeds and feedstuffs. Classification of feeds into roots, tubers, cereals, roughages, etc. chemistry and processing of livestock feed, their storage, quality evaluation. Feeding standard and ration formulation for various classes of livestock.
Toxic and antinutritional factors in feeds. Alternative feedstuff. Feed
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
This is a compulsory course for all final year students of College of Animal Science and
Livestock Production. This course is being offered in lecture format on-campus for 14 weeks, students are expected to attend lectures and practical classes, 2 hours of lecture per week. Students are expected have minimum of 75% attendance to be able to write the final examination.
The course grade will be based on 1 exams, CAT and practical work.
1
http://www.unaab.edu.ng
READING LIST:
Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding, W.G. Pond, D.C. Church and K.R. Pond, Wiley,
Fourth Edition, 1995
E
LECTURE NOTES
INTRODUCTION
Nigeria is blessed with vast range of feed resources such as grains, oilseeds and agro industrial by-products which could be used in the formulation of good quality livestock feed. These local available feed resources in Nigeria have potential to support a
flourishing livestock industry. However, these potentials are grossly under -utilized by the farmers resulting in a depressed livestock industry, thus making it second to crop production in Nigeria.
This low capacity feed resources utilization could be linked to inadequate information
based