Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v4 - JHS 1
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
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ANIMAL PRODUCTION
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Subject: Science
Class: JHS 1
Term: 1st Term
Week: 13
Grade code: B7.2.4.2.2
Strand code: 2
Sub-strand code: 4
Content standard code: B7.2.4.2
Indicator code: B7.2.4.2.2
Theme: CYCLES
Subtheme: ANIMAL PRODUCTION
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Animal production is the rearing and management of animals for useful products and services. In Ghana, many homes and communities keep animals such as goats, sheep, poultry, cattle, pigs, rabbits and bees. These animals support family income, provide food (meat, eggs, milk), create jobs, and supply useful by-products like manure for farming. Understanding the different uses of domestic animals helps learners make informed decisions about farming, nutrition, and environmental management in their communities.
2.1 Key Terms Animal production: The practice of keeping and managing animals to obtain products and services for human use. Domestic animals (livestock): Animals kept by humans for food, income, work, companionship, or other benefits (e.g., chicken, goat, cattle). Commercial use: A use that brings money/income (selling eggs, meat, milk, skins, etc.). By-products: Useful materials obtained in addition to the main product (e.g., feathers, bones, hides/skins, manure). Animal waste (manure/droppings): Faeces and urine from animals; can be used as fertiliser or to produce biogas. 2.2 Main Uses of Domestic Animals (What we “observe and compare”) When we observe animals in our community, we compare them based on these uses: A. Food and Nutrition Meat: goat, sheep, cattle, pig, chicken, guinea fowl, rabbit. Eggs: chicken, guinea fowl, duck. Milk: cattle, goats (in some areas), sheep (less common). Honey: bees.
Example (Ghana context): A family in Tamale may keep guinea fowls mainly for eggs and meat, especially for festivals. A family in the Eastern Region may keep goats for meat and for sale during Christmas/Easter. B. Income / Business (Commercial Uses) Animals can be sold as: Live animals (goats, sheep, pigs, cattle). Processed products (smoked fish is not animal production here; but smoked chicken, eggs, milk, honey are). By-products (skins, manure, feathers).