Animal Health and Diseases is a 2-credit course intended to expose you to common causes and types of important livestock diseases in Nigeria and methods used to prevent disease occurrence including principles of animal health management.
Module 1: General concepts in animal health management and disease
Unit 1 Basic terms used in animal health and disease -
Unit 2 Factors affecting the health status of animals -
Unit 3 General classification of livestock diseases -
Unit 4 Principles of Animal immunity -
Unit 5 Prevention and Control of livestock diseases
Module 2: Common Diseases of livestock in Nigeria and their causes
This module gives a summary of selected important diseases of ruminants and other livestock in Nigeria. These selected diseases are discussed as examples of those that seriously affect the productivity of livestock especially ruminants in Nigeria and therefore not exhaustive. Carefully go through each unit presented below.
Module 3: Impact of Livestock diseases and Treatment in Nigeria
This module discusses the impact of diseases on the livestock industry and as well as the public health significance of zoonoses. The module also reviews the treatment of livestock using conventional drugs and the potential of ethnoveterinary practices (indigenous knowledge) in treatment.
