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Agriculture for Secondary Schools

When pigs are ready for marketing, they should be transported to those places or
sold to traders. Pigs may also be slaughtered and meat sold to neighbours or to
some pork centres available in different places of the country. Rabbits are normally
sold in a single piece. There are organisations that are producing rabbits for export
where attractive prices are obtained. Try to do some investigations and join them for
establishing profitable enterprises.

Activity 11.6
Perform the following tasks:
1. Pay a visit to the animal auction market near your school and identify the various
ways of marketing different types of livestock in your area.
2. Observe the transactions of buying and selling animals at the market.
3. Select one type of animal for meat production you would recommend to be
raised by your school. Give reasons for your recommendation.
4. Record in your portfolio and present it in your class.

Exercise 11.3
Answer the following questions:
1. What are the four major types of animals raised for meat in Tanzania?
2. What are the major characteristics of breed to be raised for meat in:
(a) Cattle
(b) Pigs
(c) Sheep and goats

3. Differentiate the following terms:
(a) Beef and veal
(b) Lamb and mutton
(c) Pork and bacon
4. Describe the herds/groups of meat producing goats, sheep and pigs on any farm.
5. What are the major five factors that may affect yield and quality of meat
production?
6. What is the meaning of the following terms?
(a) Flushing
(b) Steaming up

7. Beside feeding, what are other managerial practices that should be done in
managing livestock for meat production?
8. Outline two common methods used for identification of animals.

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