ANP506:Animal Health and Disease

ANP506 – 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. Disease is the second most important cause of production loses in Nigerian livestock industry and poor animal health remains a constraint to livestock productivity. It is necessary that animals are in good health not only to ensure absence of diseases and consequently wholesome food of animal origin but also to enhance maximum return on investment in animal production.