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Week: 11

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Term: 2nd Term

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Agriculture

Topic:-       Methods of prevention and control of farm diseases

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Discuss the various methods for preventing and controlling farm diseases

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on protozoan diseases

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher explains the methods of preventing animal diseases

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further discusses the methods of controlling animal diseases

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

METHODS OF PREVENTING FARM DISEASES

  1. adopting good sanitary practices which includes
  2. was, clean and dry the trough daily with clean materials
  3. remove old stock of livestock and disinfect the house before bringing in the new stock
  4. maintain a build up litter in a confined system
  5. don’t allow droppings to accumulate, scrap and remove them
  6. Always observe animals regularly for disease symptoms
  7. Inoculation: this is when farm animals are protected against infectious diseases by injecting them with live or dead virus to help them resist infection by the virus
  8. Vaccination: this is the practice of practically building up the immunity of the animal body against a particular disease by injecting the animals with vaccines.
  9. Isolation(Quarantine): This is the isolation of any animal that contacts a disease from the others for treatment until they are fully recovered

CONTROL OF DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK

  1. Medication: a veterinary doctor should be invited to visit farm animals on regular basis and when there is a disease outbreak. Their work is to care for and treat any animal infected with diseases.
  2. Dispose of animals that are diseased. These can be achieved in the following ways
  3. dead diseased animals should be disposed
  4. diseased animals should be burnt and not buried
  5. For bird flu disease, open market should be avoided

 

EVALUATION:    1. Discuss methods for preventing and controlling animal diseases

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively