ANS 402 — Livestock Recording, Identification and Traceability
ANS department course · Nigerian universities
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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)
keep routine farm records such as purchases, mating/breeding records, production records, vaccination/herd health records, etc
identify each animal on the farm through naming, ear tagging, branding, tattooing, ear- notching, etc
use modern methods of animal identification such as micro-chip inplants, radio wave frequencies, etc
carry out contact tracing in disease surveillance; and
easily identify sick animals for isolation and treatment
Course contents
Animal identifications. Methods of animal identifications: naming, ear-tagging, skin branding, tattooing, ear-notching, electronic/digital. Routine farm records: farm purchases, mating/breeding records, production records, vaccination/herd health records. Identification of sick animals for isolation and regular treatment.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ANS 402.