• Animal science
  • Fishery
  • Forestry
    7) ANIMAL SCIENCE
    This is the science which deals with animal husbandry. It embraces the selection, breeding, feeding
    and management of livestock for profitable production of meat, eggs, wools, hide and skins and other
    products. When the field study is about wild animals, it is known as Wild Life Science.
    8) FISHERY
    This is the scientific study of rearing fish which can either be in artificial ponds, cages, and other
    enclosure to provide food, oil and other useful materials or even pleasure. When the field of study
    includes rearing of shrimp’s prawns, oysters, crabs, turtles, water plants and other water dwelling
    animals or plant, it is usually called Aquaculture. It also involves their preservation, cleaning and
    marketing. Fishes can be preserved by freezing, smoking, sun drying, salting and canning.
    EVALUATION
  1. Define fishery.
  2. What is aquaculture?
    9) FORESTRY
    Forestry is the branch of agriculture that is concerned with the forest and its resource,Resources of
    forest include timber, wild animals, minerals etc. Forestry practiced for the production of timber is
    called, silvicultureExample of forest trees include iroko, obeche, opepe, mahogany, acasia etc.
    10) APICULTURE (BEE KEEPING)
    It is the care and management of honeybees to enable them produce plenty of honey and bees wax.
    The honey and bees wax produced are then collected for human use. A place where bees are reared
    is called a ‘bee yard or an apiary’. The rearer of bees is called apiarist.
    11) HELICULTURE (SNAIL REARING)
    Snail farming is the rearing of snails in cages or fenced areas. The fenced areas are called snail pens.
    The cages or pens contain soils that can hold water. Food foe snails are provided in the form of plants
    and decaying plant parts.
    GENERAL EVALUATION
  3. What is Forestry?
  4. What is Fishery?
  5. List five examples of fish.
  6. List three example of forest trees.
  7. Differentiate between Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture.
    READING ASSIGNMENT
    Junior Secondary Agriculture for Nigerian Schools by A. YondeoweiBk 1. Chapter 2, pages 8-12
    WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
  8. Which of the following is an oil crop? A. Cocoa, coffee, kola B. Coconut, pineapple, pear C.
    Onion, amarathus, cucumber D. Coconut, groundnut, cotton
  9. All the following are careers in Agriculture except A. Horticulture B. Mining C. Crop Farming D.
    Fish Farming
  10. Career opportunities in Agric means A. farm settlement B. Farm administration C. Opportunities
    of going to school D. Chances available for school leavers in the field of agriculture.
  11. Which of the following groups are crops of the same family? A. Yam, cocoyam, cassava, potatoes,
    cabbage B. Rice, maize, millet, guinea corn, barley C. Orange, ginger, pineapple, pawpaw, cashew
    D. Amarathus, spinach, onion, barley.
  12. Aquatic organisms are the major source of A. starch B. protein C. Fat D. Vitamin.
    THEORY
  13. Write short notes on any two of the following
    i. Animal science.
    ii. Fishery.
    iii. Forestry.
  14. State five importance of agriculture.