Department of Animal Science and Technology

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

 

100 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 GSS 101 Use of English I 1
2 GSS 105 Logic, Philosophy and Human Existence (Humanities) 2
3 GSS 107 Nigerian Peoples and Culture 2
4 GSS 108 Basic Igbo Studies I 1
5 BIO 101 General Biology I 3
6 CSC 101 Introduction to Computer Programming I 3
7 ICH 101 Basic Organic Chemistry 2
    Total 14

 

SECOND SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 GSS 102 Use of English II 1
2 GSS 106 Social Sciences 2
3 GSS 109 Basic Igbo Studies II 1
4 PHY 108 Practical Physics Laboratory II 1
5 BIO 102 General Biology II 3
6 CSC 102 Introduction to Computer Programming II 3
7 ICH 102 Basic Organic Chemistry 2
    Total 14

 

200 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AEC 211 Principles of Agricultural Economics 2
2 AGR 211 General Agriculture 3
3 ICH 111 Basic Inorganic Chemistry 2
4 MAT 101 General Mathematics I 3
5 PHY 101 General Physics I 3
6 PHY 107 General Physics Laboratory I 1
    Total 14

 

SECOND SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AST 232 Principles of Agricultural Economics 2
2 CSH 222 General Agriculture 2
3 FST 224 Basic Inorganic Chemistry 2
4 FAT 212 General Mathematics I 2
5 ICH 112 General Physics I 1
6 MAT 102 General Physics Laboratory I 3
7 PHY 102 General Physics II 3
    Total 15

 

 

 

300 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AST 211 Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals 2
2 CSC 201 Applications of Computer Science 2
3 CSH 211 Crop Anatomy, Taxonomy and Physiology 2
4 FWM 211 Introduction to Forestry/Wildlife Management 2
5 SSL 211 Climatology and Biogeography 3
6 SSL 213 Principle of Soil Science 2
7 AGR 213 Introduction to Biotechnology 2
    Total 15

 

SECOND SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AST 252 Livestock Parasitology and Entomology 2
2 AST 234 Animal Behaviour and Handling Techniques 2
3 FAT 334 Fish Pond construction and Management 2
    ANCILLARY COURSES  
4 ENT 200 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2
5 FST 222 Introduction to Agricultural Biochemistry 2
6 STA 202 Statistics for Biological Sciences 3
7 AEC 202 Introduction to Businesses in Agriculture (Optional) 2
    Total 15

 

400 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AEC 311 Introduction to Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology 2
2 AEC 313 Introduction to Farm Management and Production Economics 2
3 AGR 311 Introduction to Farm Machinery 2
4 AST 331 Non-Ruminant Animal Production 2
5 CSH 311 Arable Crop Production 2
6 CSH 321 Crop Genetics and Breeding 2
7 SSL 311 Introduction to Soil Pedology and Physics 2
    Total 14

*NB: Each student will offer either FAT 321 or SSL 313.

 

SECOND SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AEC 322 Extension Teaching, Learning Process and Methods 2
2 AGR 322 Experimental Design and Analysis in Agriculture 2
3 AST 312 Animal Genetics and Breeding 3
4 AST 334 Ruminant Animal Production 2
5 CSH 322 Principles of Crop Protection 2
6 CSH 324 Permanent Crop Production 2
7 SSL 322 Soil Chemistry and Microbiology 2
    Total 15

 

 

500 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AST 501 Seminar 2
2 AST 511 Applied Animal Breeding 2
3 AST 513 Reproductive Physiology and Artificial Insemination 2
4 AEC 519 Administration and Programme Planning in Extension 2
5 AGR 301 Application of Computer to Agricultural Production 3
    ELECTIVE  
*6 FAT 321 Fish Farming Techniques and Hatchery Technology 2
*6 SSL 313 Soil Fertility and Fertilizer 2
    Total 13

 

SECOND SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AEC 522 Agri-business Management and Finance 2
2 AST 524 Animal Biotechnology 2
3 AST 526 Animal Waste Management 2
4 AST 542 Game Production and Utilisation 2
5 AGR 324 Agriculture Bios Chemistry 2
6 AEC 362 Entrepreneurial Studies in Agriculture 2
    Total 12

 

600 LEVEL

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AEC 421 Farm Management, Records and Accounts 2
2 AEC 422 Agricultural Extension Practices 2
3 AGR 422 Workshop Practices 2
4 AGR 423 Farm Mechanization Practices 2
5 AGR 424 Report Writing 2
6 AST 431 Animal Husbandry Techniques 2
7 AST451 Animal Health Management 2
8 CSH 411 Crop Production Techniques 2
9 CSH 412 Crop Protection, Pest and Disease Control/ Management 3
10 FST 411 Agricultural Product Processing and Storage 1
11 SSL 422 Soil Fertility and Water Management 2
12 SSL 432 Farm Design, Survey and Land Use Planning 2
13 SSL 441 Agricultural Metrology 2
14 FAT 428 Fisheries Management, Fingerlies and Fryers Production 2
    TOTAL 28

 

700 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AST 521 Animal Experimentation and Research Techniques 2
2 AST 523 Nigerian Feeds and Feeding Stuffs 2
3 AST 531 Poultry, Swine and Rabbit Production 2
4 AST 533 Micro/Mini-Livestock Production 2
5 AST 541 Cattle, Sheep and Goat Production 2
6 AST 543 Monogastric Nutrition 2
7 AST 599 Project 2
    Total 14

 

SECOND SEMESTER

S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT UNIT
1 AST 544 Ruminant Nutrition 2
2 AST 546 Pasture and Range Management 2
3 AST 552 Animal Health and Diseases 2
4 AST 562 Animal Products and Handling 2
5 AST 572 Livestock Economics 2
6 AST 574 Principles of Co-operative Practice 2
7 AST 599 Project 2
    Total 14

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

AST 211 Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals (2 Credits)

Parts of beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits and poultry, fundamentals of cell biology, anatomy and physiology of cells, cell types, anatomy and physiology of animal tissues, nervous system, skeletal system, muscles, bones, circulatory systems, reproductive, digestive, special senses and other systems in farm animals, physiological functions of animals-homeostatic, nutrition and digestion, respiration, temperature regulation, excretion and reproduction, endocrinology, the blood circulation, lactation, milk-letdown, egg production and water balance.

 

AST 232 Principles of Animal Production (2 Credits)

Animal Production and its development, the livestock industry – problems and prospects, description of the breeds of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry and rabbits, systems of livestock production, feeding habit of farm animals, principles of breeding and livestock judging, general principles of management of different types of farm animals.

 

AST 252 Livestock Parasitology and Entomology (2 Credits)

Parasites of Farm Animals – Ectoparasites (Ticks, Lice, Mange, Fly, etc.) Life cycle of these extoparasites, Diseases associated with these ectoparasites, Helminth parasites of farm Animals, Nematodes (Cestodes: Teanlasis, Cyticercosis, Enchococcus, Trematodes, Liver flukes), Schistosomiasis, General Control of endoparasites, protozoan parasites of farm animals, Parasites as contributory factor to livestock diseases, Economic importance of livestock parasites, prevention and control of diseases associated with livestock parasites.

 

AST 234 Animal Behaviour and Handling Techniques (2 Credits)

History of Animal Behaviour, theories in animal behavioural studies, Learning and types of learning (Operant conditioning. Classical conditioning, Habituation, Imprinting, Insight learning), Importance of animal behavioural studies in livestock management, Feeding behavior, Sexual behavior, body grooming in farm animals, Social behavior, Agnostic behavior: Aggression and appeasement displays, Dominant hierarchy and its importance in spilt plot design and nested classification, Factorial Experiments. Regression, correlation and covariance analysis, application of Bartlett test of homogeneity of variance test.

 

AST 311 Non-Ruminant Animal Production (2 Credits)

Management of poultry, rabbits and pigs, breeding stock, and other classes of young animals, Housing, equipment and feeding principles of poultry, rabbits and pigs. Production and management practices. Health management of ruminant animals, processing of poultry, rabbits and pig meat and by-products.

 

AST 322 Animal Genetics and Breeding (2 Credits)

History of genetics; Chromosomes structure, number and variations, Gane and phenotype, Genetic code, Mendelism; Fundamental principles of inheritance, quantitative and qualitative characters and their inheritance, Different types of gene actions, values and means, repeatability, heritability, etc animal variation and selection principles. Breeding and environmental effects, in breeding, pure line breeding, cross breeding and other breeding methods.

 

AST 431 Animal Husbandry Techniques (2 Credits)

Practical training on husbandry techniques of different livestock and poultry, in addition to students’ involvement in daily routine in the University farm, students will visit some specialized farm.

AST 451 Animal Health Management (2 Credits)

Hygiene in livestock and poultry farms, different vaccines and schedules of applications, common ecto parasites, predators, and insects of farm animal, deworming, castration etc.

 

AST 421 Feed Mill Technology (2 Credits)

Feed formation and milling technology. Pelleting of feeds and other aspects of feed enhancement.

 

AST 501 Seminar (2 Credits)

Presentation and discussion in any of interest topics in Animal Science and Technology.

 

AST 511 Applied Animal Breeding (2 Credits)

Determination of genetic parameters; improvement of Farm animals by the application of genetic principles; breeding systems, selection method; sex determination; foundation stock in livestock production; Breeding and Selection of Beef and dairy cattle; record of performance tests, progeny test breeding and selection of poultry; fandom sampling egg production tests; improvement of sheep and goats; gone mutation and lethal genes; statistical tools for studying inheritance, genetic variance and covariance; heritability and repeatability.

 

AST 513 Reproductive Physiology and Artificial Insemination (AI) (2 Credits)

The reproductive systems in male and female animals; Physiology of sperm and ovum; endocrinology; reproduction; Egg production; genetic physiology; pregnancy and fecal development; fertility and sterility of farm animals, Role of aluminum in livestock production. Cloning, Embryo transfer, Management of male donors; semen collection, evaluation, preservation and storage; artificial insemination techniques.

 

AST 521 Animal Experimentation and Research Techniques (2 Credits)

Techniques and procedures in animal experimentation, Basic Statistical designs in animal science research problems.

 

AST 523 Nigeria Foods and Feeding Stuffs (2 Credits)

Classification of foods, feeding stuffs and feed supplements; Chemistry and nutritive values of succulent feeding stuffs, Concentrated feeds, cereals, legumes and oil seeds. Chemistry and nutritive values of some Nigerian grasses and legume species, Storage and quality control of feeding stuffs and feeds.

 

AST 531 Poultry, Swine and Rabbit Production (2 Credits)

Building and equipment; incubation and hatchery management of poultry eggs; turkey, geese, duck and guinea fowl production, The application of principles of feedings, housing, care, breeding and management as basis for successful production. Carcass cuts in swine and measures of carcass quality, Marketing.

 

AST 533 Micro/Mini-Livestock Production (2 Credits)

Significance of mini-livestock in provision of food, drugs and other essential products to man, Mini-livestock farming techniques, these include grass cutter, snails, quail earthworm, etc.

 

AST 541 Cattle, Sheep and Goat Production (2 Credits)

The beef and dairy industry, feeding and Management of Cattle, Sheep and Goat; Housing and equipment, Calf – rearing; growing and finishing operations; Milk production handling and processing. Animal judging, herd recording, castration and dehorning, Production and lactation in Sheep and goats, Marketing milk, beef, goat and sheep products.

 

AST 543 Monogastric Nutrition (2 Credits)

Principles of monogastric nutrition, Elements of human nutrition; Dietary allowance, food surveys, food balance sheets; feeding standards; nutrient requirements for the various classes of animals, feed additives. Water in relation to nutrition. Water metabolic computation and ration formulation. Feed evaluation. Feed mixing and feed manufacture on large scale. The feed industry. 1 hour of lectures and 3 hours of practical week.

 

AST 524 Animal Biotechnology (2 Credits)

Animal cell and tissue culture, techniques of transforming animal cells, Maturation of oocytes, in vitro oocytes fusion, cloning, species hybridization interspecies embryo transfer, DNA sequences, blood group analysis and genetic polymorphism, electrophoretic techniques, genes and genetic markets. Description of Eukaryotic cells, and behavior, when grown in culture, original cell culture, defined media for animal cell culture, including antibiotics; Characterization of animal cells, in culture and in tissues. Animal cell growth in culture; large-scale production, including optimization processes. Principles of in vitro fertilization, super ovulation and oestrous synchronization techniques in farm animals; fisheries bio techniques: spawning, selection, inter specific crossing, etc.

 

AST 526 Animal Waste Management (2 Credits)

Management of various classes of wastes originating from animal farms, conversion of these wastes into useful products – biogas and biofuel production including co digestion of animal excreta with other wastes.

 

AST 542 Game Production and Utilization (2 Credits)

Game production; harvesting strategies and problems of game cropping; “bush meat” processing methods, traditional uses of game and game products; hunting techniques; game ranching and domestication; growth behavior and reproduction of animals in captivity; habit and food preferences. Design of paddocks, animal houses and cages. Husbandry techniques and health car in captivity.

 

AST 544 Ruminant Nutrition (2 Credits)

Microbiology of rumen; physiology of rumen action; metabolic processes and pathways. Non-protein nitrogen utilization; Determination of digestion coefficients, balance trials; systems for energy evaluation, scheme for protein values; water in relation to nutrition and water metabolism; requirements and their interrelationship in nutrition; Feed additives, proximate analysis; ration formulation, nutritional disorders.

 

AST 546 Pasture and Range Management (2 Credits)

Adaptation and botany of indigenous and introduced pastures and forage plants. Characteristics of grasses, legumes and shrubs. Establishment, production and seed production of pasture plants; the utilization and maintenance in permanent and temporary pastures. Range Management; Grazing Systems; Forage conservation, dry season feeds.

 

AST 552 Animal Health and Diseases (2 Credits)

The economic impact of diseases on livestock. Environmental factors in relation to animals major livestock diseases. Infection and immunity. Helminthes and protozoan parasites of livestock and protein. Bacterial, fungal and vital infections of domestic livestock; the classification of mongooses, epidemiology, prevention, treatment and control of different livestock diseases. Notification disease. Principles of immunity and disease resistance and their practical application; Animal handling and drug administration, vaccinations programme.

 

AST 562 Animal Products and Handling (2 Credits)

Preparation for slaughtering, evisceration and dressing percentage; care of carcass and its cuts; processing and car of hides, skin and wool; processing and storage of meat; milk processing and microbiology; and poultry products. Milk hygiene; Effect of cooling on meat and milk flavor. Post – harvest physiology of animal products; egg quality and grading chemistry and nutritive value of meat and eggs. Poultry products; milk by – products – butter, cheese and whey; preparation and storage of beef products bacon, sausage and ham; Food additives; flavours and aroma. Marketing and distribution of animals’ products.

 

AST 572 Livestock Economics (2 Credits)

The place of livestock in the Nigerian economy; Consumer and consumption pattern of livestock product; micro and macro – economics in animal production; Agricultural production functions including data collection and analysis; Marketing theory in relation to livestock production; application of economic theory and quantitative analysis. Capital investment and depreciation of capital; the economics of egg, meat and milk production; livestock feed economics, input/return relationship in livestock production.

 

AST 574 Principles of Co-operative Practice (2 Credits)

Evaluation of cooperatives – especially farmer, marketing and purchasing cooperatives, cooperative as a form of business, purpose and advantages of co-operatives to agriculture, comparism of other businesses with cooperative business, principles and operating techniques essential for successful cooperative society. Limitations and possibilities for cooperatives in Nigeria; management of cooperatives.

 

 

AST 599 Project (4 Credits)

Each student is expected to choose and execute a special project under supervision.