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Introduction:
Animal improvement refers to the conscious attempts by man to improve and produce better breeds of farm animals to satisfy human needs.
Aims of Animal Improvement include;
- Improved growth rate
- Increased production of milk, meat, egg, wool
- Superior quality of milk, meat, eggs, wool
- Improved resistance to various diseases
- Increased productive life
- Increased reproduction rate, etc.
Performance Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
- Define animal improvement
- Briefly discuss the aims of animal improvement
- State and discuss the methods on animal improvement
- Introduction
- Selection – types of selection
- Breeding – Types
- State the steps involved in artificial insemination
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