Animal Pests and Disease Control

Overview

List farm animal diseases State modes of transmission of farm animal diseases Identify symptoms of farm animals. diseases State effects of diseases on the farm animals State some methods of prevention and control

Lesson details

Class: JSS2
Subject: Agriculture Science
Theme: Processes Of Agricultural Production
Duration: 30:12

What you'll learn

Farm animal diseases:
a) Bacteria:
- mastitis
- contagious abortion in ruminants, pigs, etc.
b) Fungal:
- ring worm (all farm animals)
c) Viral:
- foot and mouth disease (all animals except poultry)
d) Protozoan:
- coccidiosis in poultry and rabbit
- trypanosomiasis (nagana) (cattle)
e) Worms (all farm animals)
f) Nutritional-bloat (cattle)
Modes of transmission of farm animals disease: - contact with the infected animals, or discharges, or vector (tsetse fly), etc
The symptoms of farm animal diseases e.g. enlarged udder, sores, high fever, blood stained, diarrhea, loss of weight, loss of hair, reduced productivity, abortion, death
Effects of diseases on farm animals:
- reduce productivity
- loss of appetite
- loss of weight
- death
Methods of prevention and control:
- adopting good sanitation practices
- medication/ immunization
- isolation/disposal etc

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