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Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding, 2nd Edition

Author: George Acquaah

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP309

Topics: Plant Genetics, plant Breeding, population genetics, quantitative genetics, reproductive systems, allogamy, hybridization, clonal propagation, germplasm, Plant domestication, Plant genetic resources, morphological traits, Breeding self-pollinated species, Breeding cross-pollinated species, Breeding hybrid cultivars, Breeding clonally propagated species, molecular breeding, molecular markers, genes mapping, Molecular genetic modifications, genome-wide genetics, Seed certification, commercial seed release, International plant breeding efforts, Breeding selected crops, breeding wheat, breeding corn, breeding rice, breeding sorghum, breeding, soybean, breeding peanut, breeding potato, breeding cotton, breeding tomato, breeding cucumber, breeding roses

Modern Livestock and Poultry Production, 9th Edition

Author: Frank Flanders, James Gillespie

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP313

Topics: Livestock Production, Poultry Production, domestication, livestock industry, livestock production safety, nutrition, feeding, feed nutrients, feed additives, balancing rations, animal breeding, animal breeding genetics, animal reproduction, animal breeding systems, Beef cattle, marketing beef cattle, swine, feeding wine, swine housing, swine equipment, marketing swine, sheep, goats, sheep feeding, sheep management, horses, horsemanship, horse training, poultry, poultry diseases, poultry parasites, marketing poultry, marketing eggs, dairy cattle, dairy cattle breeds, feeding dairy cattle, dairy herd management, milking management, dairy heard health, dairy housing equipment, marketing milk, rabbits, Bison, ratites, Llamas, Alpacas, Elk

Principles of Irrigation and Drainage

Author: Alfred Augustine

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP306

Topics: Irrigation, Drainage, Soil-water-plant-atmosphere relationship, Irrigation requirement, Consumptive water use, evapotranspiration, Irrigation scheduling, Irrigation resources, irrigation equipment maintenance, Irrigation systems, Irrigation techniques, soil reaction, soil erosion, soil drainage, Soil salinity, soil alkalinity, soil acidity

Soil Genesis and Classification, Sixth Edition

Author: SW Buol, RJ Southard, RC Graham

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM301

Topics: Soil Genesis, soil Classification, soil composition, soil morphology, soil-forming factors, soil materials, weathering, soil-forming processes, soil classification systems, soil taxonomy, alfisols, andisols, aridisols, entisols, galisols, histosols, organic soils, Inceptisols, Embryonic Soils, Mollisols, Oxisols, Low Activity Soils, Spodosols, Ultisols, Low Base Status Soils, Vertisols, Shrinking Dark Clay Soils, Swelling Dark Clay Soils

Soil Erosion and Conservation

Author: JO Omeke

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM306

Topics: Soil Erosion, soil Conservation, farm, farming systems, husbandry, land use, Soil productivity relation, soil modelling, Agronomic Soil Conservation Measures

Agricultural Production Economics and Resources Management

Author: TT Amos

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEC403

Topics: Agricultural Production Economics, Resources Management, scarcity, allocation, opportunity cost, economic problem, microeconomics, macroeconomics, price systems, Peasant Agriculture, production theory, production function, Entrepreneurship, Maximum Profit, cost function, revenue, profit analysis, resource management, Optimization Techniques, farm resources, linear programming

Communication for Rural Innovation, 3rd edition

Author: Cees Leeuwis

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEM503

Topics: Communication, Rural Innovation, perceived self-efficacy, knowledge, perception, information, ignorance, social learning, individual learning, mutual interdependence, interpersonal communication, advisory communication, mass media campaigns, entertainment, open space technology, visual diagramming, visual mapping, information systems thinking

Veterinary Medicine, 10th Edition

Author: OM Radostits, CC Gay, KW Hinchcliff, PD Constable

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP407

Topics: Veterinary Medicine, clinical examination, making diagnosis, Hypothermia, hyperthermia, fever, Septicemia, viremia, Toxemia, endotoxemia, Hypovolemic shock, hemorrhagic shock, maldistributive shock, obstructive shock, Allergy, edema, anaphylaxis, pain, stress, localized infections, Newborn diseases, Congenital defects, Ill newborns Clinical assessment, Practical antimicrobial therapeutics, antimicrobial therapy, antimicrobial drugs, alimentary tract diseases, alimentary tract dysfunction, liver disease, pancreas disease, cardiovascular disease, hemolymphatic disease, immune systems disease, Hemorrhagic disease, Lymphadenopathy, Amyloidoses, Porphyrias, respiratory system disease, urinary system disease, nervous system disease, nervous dysfunction, musculoskeletal system diseases, Cutaneous neoplasms, Congenital skin neoplasms, mammary gland disease, Mastitis, virus, chlamydia, Dermatomycoses, Algal disease, fungal disease, trypanosomes, Metabolic diseases

Poultry production

Author: OA Adebiyi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP501

Topics: Poultry production, Nigeria Poultry industry, Poultry Production Systems, Poultry products Utilisation, Poultry Egg Production, Hatchery Management, Pullet Farm Management, Poultry Meat Production, Broiler Chicken Production, Broiler Chicken Marketing, Egg Formation, egg Morphology, Chick Transport, Deep litter system, poultry Slaughtering bird Evisceration, live poultry marketing, Incubators, Hatchery Buildings, egg transfer, Hatchery Waste Disposal, hatcher operation, chick pull, Layer Breeds, Layer Poultry Farming, broilers, feeding broilers, Brooding, brooder guards, brooder rings, Debeaking, Blackhead Disease, Histomoniasis, Haemorrhagic Enteritis, Erysipelas, Ostrich Production, Goose Production, Guinea Fowl Production, Quail Production, quail breeds, egg science, egg technology, Egg deformities, Avian Reproductive System, Poultry Equipment, Poultry appliances

Animal Breeding and Livestock Improvement

Author: CE Isidahomen

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP507

Topics: Animal Breeding, Livestock Improvement, breeding systems, Performance testing and progeny testing, molecular markers, Variable number tandem repeat, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms, Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA, Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Identifying molecular markers, Gel electrophoresis, DNA tests, segregation analysis, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, genetic screening, genetic mapping population

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