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What is WAEC Animal husbandry Syllabus?

The WAEC Animal Husbandry Syllabus is a document that outlines the subjects and topics to be covered in the examination for animal husbandry. It aims to provide candidates with knowledge and skills in animal management as a trade

This syllabus focuses on animal husbandry as a livelihood, emphasizing knowledge and entrepreneurial skills. Candidates should answer questions on all topics listed in the syllabus. The notes provide a scope for questions but are not exhaustive.

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AIMS & OBJECTIVES

• Basic animal production practices: feeding, housing, pest, and disease control.
• Effective management of animal enterprises.
• Processing, preservation, packaging, storage, and marketing of animal products.
• Entrepreneurial skills in animal husbandry.
• Knowledge and skills in animal improvement and health.

Schools offering Animal Husbandry should raise at least one species of farm animals from both monogastrics (e.g., poultry, pigs) and ruminants (e.g., cattle, sheep). Agricultural laboratories are recommended.

Candidates should maintain practical notebooks and specimen albums with records of farm activities, field trips, and specimens. Additionally, the study should include visits to livestock farms, abattoirs, feed mills, and animal product companies.

Scheme of Examinataion

There will be three papers, Papers 1, 2 and 3; all of which must be taken. Papers 1 and 2 will be a composite paper to be taken at one sitting

PAPER 1: Will consist of forty multiple choice questions all of which should be answered within 40 minutes for 40 marks.

PAPER 2: Will consist of six essay questions drawn from the entire syllabus. Each question carries 20 marks. Candidates will be required to answer four questions within 2 hours for a total of 80 marks.

PAPER 3: Will be a practical paper for school candidates and a test practical work paper for private candidates. Each version will consist of four questions all of which should be answered within 1½ hours for 60 marks.

WAEC Syllabus Animal Husbandry 2025/2026

Section A: LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

(1)  Importance of farm animals

Discussion should include:-  

source of food(meat, milk, eggs,honey etc);

 –   raw materials e.g. hide and skin, bones, hooves, hair/fur, egg shells;

–   source of manure (fertilizer, bio-gas, bio fuel), growing of maggotsand earthworms;

–   source of feed ingredients- blood meal, bone meal, meat and bonemeal, snail shell, egg shell, feathersetc;

   animal power (animal traction,transportation);

–   research (laboratory, field), drugs,vaccines, hormones etc;

–   source of employment;

–   sales of products and by-products;

–   social functions e.g. payment ofbride price, cultural displays(weddings);

–   for security e.g. ducks, bees,turkeys;

–   as pets e.g. rabbits, sheep, chickens;

–   sports and games e.g. horse racing, chicken fighting;

–   religious festivals e.g. turkeys, rams etc;

–   source of foreign exchange through export of animal products and by-products.

2. Classification of farm animals.

 Discussion should be based on stomach type:

(a) Classification of Animals  Simple stomach (non- ruminant or monogastric). e.g. poultry (avian),

3. Internal organs and their functions in farm animals.

4. Body systems and their functions in farm animals

5. Reproduction in farm animals

(a) Definition of terms used in livestock reproduction.

(b) Reproduction in livestock (mammals).

(c) Reproduction in poultry.

(d) Reproductive hormones and their functions.

(e) Management of pregnant farm animals: pig (swine), rabbits, horses, donkeys, snails, bees, grass cutters;

(b) Complex stomach (polygastric or ruminants) i.e. cattle, sheep and goat.

Identification should include:

(i)         External features of common ruminants and non-ruminants;

(ii)        Differences should be based on type of stomach and type of feed consumed.

Identification of internal organs of farm animals e.g. (liver, lungs, heart, kidney, spleen, pancreas, stomach, crop, caecum, gizzard, small intestine, large intestine, tongue etc, and their functions).

Discussion

Discussions should cover:

• Body Systems: Digestive, respiratory, nervous, circulatory, skeletal, and reproductive systems, focusing on their functions.
• Reproduction: Ovulation, oestrus cycle, heat signs, mating, gestation, parturition, lactation, colostrum, flushing, steaming up, dystocia, vaginal prolapse.
• Reproductive Management: Heat detection, mating systems, pregnancy detection, and parturition signs.
• Poultry: Egg formation process.
• Hormones: Roles of female hormones (e.g., estrogen, progesterone, relaxin, oxytocin) and male hormones (e.g., testosterone).
• Management Practices: Regular feeding, body exercise, steaming up, separation from males, clean water, and overall livestock management.

Section B: ANIMAL NUTRITION

(1)   Meaning and classes of animal feeds.

(2)   Animal feeds and feeding

(a)    Livestock rations administration of drugs where necessary, dipping to eliminate ecto-parasites, parturition etc.

Discussion

Housing & Management

Understand housing requirements for different farm animals, use of local materials, and various management practices such as feeding, sanitation, castration, dehorning, deworming, vaccination, identification methods, and care of young animals. Simple record-keeping, including income and expenditure, is essential. Management from birth to maturity of large ruminants, small ruminants, poultry, pigs, grasscutters, bees, and snails should be studied.

Animal Nutrition

Learn about animal nutrition, feed nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water), their functions, sources, and deficiencies. Classification of animal feeds (concentrates, roughages, supplements) and livestock rations (balanced, maintenance, production) should be covered. Address malnutrition, including practical solutions like balanced rations and supplementary feeds.

Processing & Marketing

Study processing techniques for animal products (pre-slaughtering, slaughtering, post-slaughtering), ensuring hygiene. Learn about processing animal products (egg, milk, meat, skin, etc.) and value addition. Understand marketing channels and agents, including producers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers, along with their advantages and disadvantages.

Pasture and Range Management

• Introduction, Selection, and Breeding: Understand methods for farm animal improvement, including merits and demerits.
• Artificial Insemination:
  • Definition: Explanation of artificial insemination.
  • Process: Materials, methods, steps, and precautions.
  • Advantages: Knowledge of benefits.

Animal Health

1. Farm Animal Diseases and Pathogens:
   • Concept: Meaning and causal agents of diseases.
   • Symptoms: Signs such as loss of appetite, diarrhea, fever, etc.
   • Prevention and Control: Identifying diseases, prevention methods, and ethno-veterinary practices.
   • Predisposing Factors: Poor nutrition, sanitation, overcrowding, etc.
2. Livestock Parasites and Pests:
   • Parasites: Classes, control methods, effects, and life cycles of ecto-parasites (e.g., ticks) and endo-parasites (e.g., tapeworms).
   • Pests: Identification, control methods, and economic importance of pests like rodents and flies.

Animal Husbandry Practicals

1. Products and By-products: Identification and uses of animal products (e.g., meat, milk) and by-products (e.g., hides).
2. Identification of Farm Animals: Description, drawing, and labeling external parts.
3. Internal Organs: Identifying and drawing major internal structures in ruminants, poultry, and pigs.
4. Feeds and Feedstuffs: Identifying feed ingredients, their uses, and nutrient content.
5. Pasture and Forage Crops: Identifying tools, crops, and hay/silage making.
6. Artificial Insemination: Identifying tools and techniques for semen collection and insemination.
7. Pests and Parasites: Identifying and understanding economic impacts of pests and parasites.

Facilities and Equipment

Farm Buildings/Structures

• Poultry/Pig House, Cattle/Goat/Sheep Pen, Rabbit/Grasscutter Hutch, Snailry/Bee Hive

Live Animals

• Poultry/Pig, Rabbits/Grasscutter, Cattle/Sheep/Goat, Snails/Bees

Specimens

• Various parasites (e.g., ticks, lice)

Charts and Pictures

• Digestive, reproductive, skeletal, circulatory, muscular, endocrine systems, etc.

Machines and Equipment

• Castrators, debeakers, dehorning saws, candler, artificial inseminators, sprayers, refrigerators, etc.

Drugs/Vaccines/Materials

• First aid kits, sterilizers, syringes, vaccines, formalin

Feed Samples

• Bone meal, blood meal, fish meal, etc.

Other Materials

• Feeding troughs, drinkers, lanterns, foot dips, notebooks, wheelbarrows

Conclusion

Above are the WAEC Syllabus Animal Husbandry 2025/2026. Note that this syllabus is for both internal and external candidates.