STEPS INVOLVED IN RAISING LIVESTOCK LIKE POULTRY

Subject : 

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Term :

SECOND TERM

Week:

WEEK 8

Class :

Primary 5

Topic :

STEPS INVOLVED IN RAISING LIVESTOCK LIKE POULTRY

Previous lesson: 

The pupils have previous knowledge of

CARE OF ANIMALS AND SPECIFIC NEEDS OF YOUNG ANIMALS

that was taught as a topic in the previous lesson

Behavioural objectives :

At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

• say the meaning of poultry
• give examples of poultry birds
• highlight steps that must be taken to raise and take care of poultry birds

Instructional Materials:

• Wall charts
• Pictures
• Related Online Video
• Flash Cards

Methods of Teaching:

• Class Discussion
• Group Discussion
• Asking Questions
• Explanation
• Role Modelling
• Role Delegation

Reference Materials:

• Scheme of Work
• Online Information
• Textbooks
• Workbooks
• 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
• Workbooks

Content : 

STEPS INVOLVED IN RAISING LIVESTOCK LIKE POULTRY

Poultry is used to refer to the branch of agriculture that deals with the production of meat and eggs for sales and for consumption

Examples of poultry birds that are raised by farmers are chicken, turkey, or guinea fowls.

STEPS INVOLVED IN RAISING LIVESTOCK LIKE POULTRY

• Housing : Provision of houses or shelter for the fowls to prevent them from predators, infection or harsh weather conditions. There are two types of housing for chicken which are deep litter system and cage system
• Specie of birds : Taking care and nurturing the young chicks to maturity. The young chicks must be well fed and nurture to maturity based on their breed be it layers, or broilers. Layers are raised to lay eggs while broilers are reared for meat production
• Fedding : Poultry birds must be given sufficient food and water.. This is necessary to increase their growth into maturity. Different types of chicken are given different types of feeds based on the porpoise they are being raised. Layers are fed with portion that is different from the ones given to the broilers. Feeding trough is used today to introduce food to the chicken after they have been taken away from the hatchery.

Other means of taking care of poultry birds are 

• Frequent visits by the vet doctor
• Occasional medication
• Removal of sick or dead animals from the healthy ones (culling)
• Sales of mature chicken
• Killing of fully grown chicken on special request for sales or consumption

Presentation

The topic is presented step by step

Step 1:

The class teacher revises the previous topics

Step 2.

He introduces the new topic

Step 3:

The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise

Evaluation

Give four ways of caring for poultry birds 

1. _________________________________________
2. _________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
4. __________________________________________
5. What are poultry birds?
6. Give four examples of poultry birds
7. What is deep litter?
8. What is the purpose of cage in poultry birds production?
9. What types of chicken are called layers?
10. What are broilers?

Poultry Farming. Keeping birds for consumption or sales

FARM STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS

Conclusion

The class teacher wraps up or concludes the lesson by giving out short notes to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.

The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.

He or she does the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.