AGRI 2201 : Livestock Production and Management

This course provides an introduction to the structure of the livestock industry in the Caribbean. It further introduces learners to the systems of production and best management practices for rearing to market and the breeding of poultry (eggs and broilers), swine, sheep and goat, rabbit, and beef and dairy cattle. The course also presents a brief coverage of semi-commercial and commercial production practices inclusive of feeds and feeding systems, housing, health and disease prevention and control, waste management, records management and introduction to entrepreneurship within the livestock sector.