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SS3: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE - 1ST TERM
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Crop Improvement | Week 19 Topics|1 Quiz
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Crop Improvement (Definition, Branches, Objectives)
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Definition of Some Genetic Terms
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Mendel's Experiments
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Mendel's First Law (Law of Segregation of Genes | Monohybrid Cross)
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Mendel's Second Law (Law of Independent Assortment | Dihybrid Cross)
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Processes Involved in Crop Improvement
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Methods of Crop Improvement
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Crop Improvement
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Theory Questions - Crop Improvement
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Crop Improvement (Definition, Branches, Objectives)
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Animal Improvement | Week 26 Topics|1 Quiz
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Animal Health Management I - Introduction | Week 37 Topics|1 Quiz
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Animal Health Management II | Week 45 Topics|1 Quiz
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Animal Health Management III | Week 57 Topics|1 Quiz
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Aquaculture | Week 611 Topics|1 Quiz
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Aquaculture (Meaning, Types)
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Fish Farming (Meaning, Classification, Importance)
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Terms Associated with Fish Farming
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Fish Pond (Definition, Types)
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Conditions Necessary for Siting a Fish Pond
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Features of a Standard Fish Pond
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Establishment and Maintenance of Fish Pond
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Fishing Tools and Equipment
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Processing and Preservation of Fish
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Basic Laws and Regulations of Fishing
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Theory Questions - Aquaculture
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Aquaculture (Meaning, Types)
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Apiculture or Bee-keeping | Week 710 Topics|1 Quiz
Lesson 5,
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Losses in Livestock Business in Nigeria
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Topic Content:
- Possible Causes of Losses in Livestock Business in Nigeria and Other African Countries
- Ways of Arresting Losses in Livestock Business
Possible Causes of Losses in Livestock Business in Nigeria and Other African Countries:
- The keeping of unsuitable and unproductive breeds of livestock.
- Poor husbandrythe care, cultivation, breeding and production of crops and animals. More such as poor feeding and housing.
- The problem of high incidence of pests and diseases.
- Poor marketing system and low selling price of livestock.
- Lack of drugs to combat disease outbreaks.
- High cost of inputs such as feeds, drugs, etc.
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