Forms Of Farm Animals (Based on Uses, Food supply or Work used for)

Subject : Agricultural Science

Term : Second Term

Week : Week 5

Class : jss 1, Year 7

Topic : Forms of Farm animals based on functions on the farm, uses or food supply.

Average age : 10, 11 or 12

Référence Book : Agricultural Science for JSS 1 by Are et al.

Behaviour Objectives :  At the end of the lesson. Pupils should be able to

a).. mention various form of farm animals

b) mention the characteristics of farm animals

c) mention the usefulness of different types of farm animals

Instructional materials : Wall charts, textbooks, pictures on cardboards, flash cards

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Content

TOPIC: FORMS OF ANIMALS ( CONTD)

4.Poultry:These are domesticated birds raised for meat, eggs or feather. Examples of poultry birds are domestic fowl, guinea fowl, turkey, geese and ducks.

Characteristics:

• Poultry bird a have medium body size.

• They do not give birth to their young ones alive [they lay egs].

• They have simple stomach.

• They are prolific animals, they lay and hatch many eggs into chicks.

• Their body is covered with feathers and they have two legs.

• They are best managed by intensive system .

5.Pets:These are animals kept as companion, treated with great care and affection.

Examples are dogs, cats, parrots, canaries, pigeon,monkeys, etc.

Characteristics:

• They are easily domesticated.

• They live freely with human beings .

• They can feed on food that are taken by human beings.

• They can be trained to be harmless.

6.Aquatic Animals: These are animals that live inside water like rivers, lakes, dams ponds and streams. Examples are prawn, oysters, lobsters, crabs, periwinkles, turtles, squids, shrimps, fish, frogs, etc

Uses of Farm Animals

Farm animals are reared for the following purposes. They are reared for food, work, clothing, security/protection, sport and recreation, fertilizer, medicine, raw materials and livestock feeds. Let us explain each of the usage briefly.

Food: Many food products are derived from farm animals. We get products like meat, milk, eggs from farm animals.

Also animals’ by-products like feathers, bones, blood, droppings/dung, fat/oil are derived from farm animals.

Food products and by-products from farm animals are very useful to man and industries.

Work: Bigger farm animals can be used to work in the farm. Bullocks can be used to draw working machinery like ploughs, harrows, and ridgers while cultivating the soil. Donkey, camels are used to carry farm loads, while horse is used for transportation.

Clothing: Fur from rabbit, wool from sheep can be processed into clothes, sweaters and cardigans. Skins obtained from cattle, sheep are used for clothing and leather materials. Leather can be used for foot wear, bags and drum.

Feathers of poultry are used in the production of pillows and mattresses.

Security and Protection: Some farm animals e.g. dogs and parrots are used for protection. The dogs assist the guards while protecting the house. Their barking alerts the occupants of a house about strange person entering the house. The parrots also make some sounds to give information to the keeper in a house. The noises of these animals disturb the intruders into a house.

Sport and Recreation: Farm animals like horse, ram and chicken (fowl) are used for sporting activities. Horse is used for games like horse racing and polo game. In Mexico and the Philippines, chicken are used for popular sport like chicken fights.

Fertilizer: Animal droppings from poultry, goats, sheep, rabbit and cow dung are good source of organic manure (fertilizer) which is used to enrich the nutrient of the soil. That is what is referred to as farm yard manure.

Medicine: Medicines are manufacture from substances taken from the body of some farm animals. Thyroid glands, hormones (insulin) taken from the body of sheep and cattle can be used to cure diabetes. For example, insulin is used to cure diabetes. Vaccine is obtained from egg white (albumen) which is used by the doctor to treat people.

Raw materials: Some animals’ products and by-products are used by the agro-allied industries.

Animals’ bones, hooves, are used for adhesives.

Fats are used for candles, soap and points.

Livestock feed: The bones and blood of slaughtered farm animals can be used as feed ingredients e.g. bone meals and blood meal.

Presentation :

1. Step one :The class teacher revises the previous topics
2. Step two : The class teacher introduces the new topic
3. Step three : He or she arouse the pupils interest by making the class alive, warm and interesting by making use of various instructional materials like pictures on books or cardboard or making online reference with phones, laptop or desktop computers

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EVALUATION:

Mention three examples of the following: I Aquatic animals ii Poultry

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT: Read the text Agricultural Science for JSS 1by L A Are et al.Pages29-32.

EVALUATION:

List two characteristics of the following animals:

(i) Poultry (ii) Pet

Objectives:

1 .The animal that has feather and two legs is called ________

(a) Poultry

(b) Rabbit

(c) Cattle

(d) Goat

1. The animals that are easily domesticated and live freely with human beings are called——–

(a) Dairy animals

(a) Guard animals

(c) Poultry

(d) Work animals

1. The following animals give birth to their young ones alive EXCEPT

(a) Pigs

(b) Dogs

(c) Goats

(d) Turkey

1. Production of one offspring only in a year is characteristics of

(a) Cattle

(b) Goat

(c) Sheep

(d) Rabbit

5.Animals that have the ability to survive or travel long distance without water are called

(a) Dairy animals

(b) Work animals

(c) Pet animals

(d) Poultry birds.

Theory:

1.(a) State one major characteristics of poultry birds.

(b) List five poultry birds.

1. (a) Explain the meaning of pet animals.

(b) Mention two characteristics of pet animals