Definition of agriculture: relate definition to animal agriculture and profession; Importance of animals to man; Types of animals kept by man; Differences between ruminants & non ruminants; The environment in relation to animal production: Tropics vs temperate environment; Systems of animal production; Animal production as a business; Constraints to improved animal production in Uganda; Principles of Livestock Management: Housing and structures, Parasites and disease control, Nutrition and feeding, Care of replacements, Selection of breeding animals and breeding principles; Basic animal genetics; The chromosome theory of inheritance; sex expression; chromosome aberrations; gene mutations; DNA structure; Animal genetics resources; Genetic improvement versus conservation; Policy issues within the livestock sector (breeding policy, Feeds policy, etc).
The overall objective of this course is to introduce the student to the science and practice of animal production. This course is intended to give a thorough understanding of the relevance of animals in and position in the broader field of agriculture. The course is very useful for future understanding of courses such as Livestock management, Animal nutrition, Livestock and poultry breeding, Dairy production, and other animal science courses. Specific objectives: By the end of the course, the students should be able to:i) Demonstrate competence in general livestock management.ii) Understand introductory livestock genetics and its role in animal agriculture.
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