Courses

Statistical inference; one-way and two-way analysis of variance; experimental design: single factor, factorial experiments.  Qualitative and quantitative factors.  Fixed, random and mixed models.  Nested and nested-factorial experiments. ...

A Student in the final year must choose a specific animal health and production-related topic and under the guidance of a lecturer investigation to produce a dissertation. As a two-semester course, students are expected to spend some time to read and...

Genes and gene action; The nature and control of gene function; Phenotypic expression of genes; Types and consequences of mutations and chromosome aberrations; Detrimental and lethal genes in farm animals; The concept of gene frequencies; Economic traits of...

Definitions, points of the animal and strategic importance of ruminants to human needs.  Origin and distribution of sheep, goats and cattle in Africa.  Systematic classification and feeding behaviour of small ruminants and cattle. ...

The study of the processes that deal with feed consumption and assimilation to promote maintenance and production; Classification and functions of nutrients; Feed classification and quality evaluation; Interrelationships between nutrition and animal health.

Distinguishing characteristics of microbes – bacteria fungi, viruses, viroids, protozoa and prions. Morphology, growth and nutrition of common microbes: Microbial culture. Virus replication, infection of cells and disease induction. Classification of...

Origin, distribution and characteristics of breeds of poultry in Ghana and Africa; definitions of terms used in poultry production; systems of poultry production; adaptation of poultry to the tropics; the poultry industry in Ghana – opportunities and...

Blood and circulation: - composition of blood, functions of blood, heart and blood vessels; the respiratory system: - structure of the respiratory system of mammalian and avian species, gaseous exchange in the lungs and tissues, transport of oxygen and carbon...