ANIM 416 — Ruminant Animal Production
Agriculture · University of Ghana
Small Ruminant Production The millennium development Goals and the Livestock revolution – the role of the Animal Scientist. The bane of the small ruminant production on the coastal savanna of Ghana; sustainable dry season feeding strategies; Improving the reproductive efficiency of breeding ewes and rams. Other management practices – Flushing, creep feeding, weaning and calendar of activities on a small ruminant farm. Dairy Cattle Production Importance of milk and dairy products. Breeds of dairy cattle – characteristics and production. Status of the dairy industry in Ghana. Constraints to milk production in Ghana. Essentials of a profitable dairy operation. Milk yield and composition and factors affecting them. Management and milking of the dairy herd. Managing dairy cattle for high fertility. Forage Production, Management and Conservation Types of pastures; natural, cultivated. Management and improvement practices of grasslands; reseeding, fertilization, water supply, weed control, burning, supplementary feeding. Concepts of grazing; stocking rate, carrying capacity, grazing capacity, overgrazing. Grazing management systems; continuous, rotational, zero, deferred. Forage conservation; aims, techniques, socio-economic and technical considerations, haymaking, silage making.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- AGEC 400 — Research Project
- AGEC 406 — Managerial and Business Economics
- AGEC 410 — Agrifood Business and Agroprocessing
- AGEC 411 — Agricultural Marketing & Price Analysis
- AGEC 413 — Agribusiness Management
- AGEC 415 — Quantitative Methods & Operations Research
- AGEC 417 — Management Accounting
- AGEC 418 — Fundamentals of Business Planning & Policy
- AGEC 419 — Market Research and Analysis
- AGEX 411 — Theoretical Foundations of Innovation in Development Work
- AGEX 412 — Management of Development Organisations
- AGEX 413 — Rural Livelihoods and Food Security
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).