Course Code : ABF 414
Course Title : Agricultural Machinery and Animal Husbandry Equipment
Weekly lecture and application hours of the course: 2 -2
Course Description:The course covers the most important types of agricultural machinery and equipment used in crop and animal production.Topics covered include: Mechanical cultivation of soil, planting, harvesting, spraying, e.t.c. For animal husbandry topics the issues covered include:milking systems, sorting and trapping systems, feeding systems, and basic information and animal needs regarding farm building design(ventilation systems, floor plans for barn and parlour structure, outbuildings etc).In addition the course discusses precision farming, with focus onGPS and GIS systems, and remote sensing. The course includes lectures and field practical’s.
Textbooks and supplementary books:
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Farm Machinery by Brian Bell ISBN-10: 1903366682 ISBN-13: 978-1903366684
Course Evaluation:
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Class Participation 10%,
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Mid-term Examination 30%,
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Assignments 10%,
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Final Examination 50%,
Attendance 95%compulsory