Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

VHM 201 — Food Animal Production and Management

VHM department course · Nigerian universities

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Course contents

Introduction to livestock husbandry. Livestock species, breeds and distribution. Animal behaviour. Livestock production systems: extensive, semi-intensive, intensive. Estimation of live-weight and age. Emphasis on birth weight, litter size, weaning age/weight, growth rate. Disbudding, dry hoof trimming. Tagging and branding.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study VHM 201.

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