INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL AGRICULTURE

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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   objective :

•  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.