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Term: 1st Term

Week: 9

Class: Senior Secondary School 3

Age: 17 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Agriculture

Topic:-      Animal health management

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

  1. Explain the meaning and causes of livestock diseases
  2. State the economic importance of animal diseases
  3. State the factors that determine the degree to which an animal is resistant to a disease
  4. Discuss the factors that could pre-dispose animals to disease

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 reviews the previous lesson on animal improvement

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the meaning and causes of livestock diseases.

She states the economic importance of animal diseases

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She states the factors that determine the degree to which an animal is resistant to a disease

She further discusses the factors that could pre-dispose animals to disease

 

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

ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT

A disease is any condition in which there is a deviation from normal state of health or normal functioning of any or all the tissues and organs of the animal body. Animal diseases are generally caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and malnutrition.

 

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF ANIMAL DISEASES

  1. The diseases bring about poor growth of animals.
  2. Disease lead to poor feed utilization by animals due to loss of appetite or anorexia
  3. Disease bring about low yield of products
  4. Diseases in animals produce low income for farmers due to reduced quantity and quality of products and death of the animals.

 

FACTORS WHICH DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF AN ANIMAL’S RESISTANCE TO A DISEASE

  1. Development to immunity
  2. Specie of animals
  3. Inoculation
  4. Level of feeding
  5. Age of animal
  6. Physiological condition of the animal

 

FACTORS THAT COULD PRE-DISPOSE ANIMALS TO DISEASE

  1. Health Status of the Animal
  2. Nutrition
  3. Sanitation
  4. Poor management of the animals such as non-administration of vaccines and drugs at appropriate doses and time could predispose animals to diseases.
  5. Poor breeds of animals are in position to get infected with diseases than good breeds.
  6. Poor Housing
  7. Unfavourable climatic conditions

EVALUATION:   1. Explain the meaning and causes of livestock diseases

  1. State the economic importance of animal diseases
  2. State the factors that determine the degree to which an animal is resistant to a disease
  3. Discuss the factors that could pre-dispose animals to disease

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively