Animal nutrition

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Animal nutrition, the JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus expects you to study:

• 5. Animal nutrition a. Feed nutrients and functions b. Feeds and feeding: Simple ration formulation – balanced ration, common pasture/forage crops e.g.
• guinea grass, elephant grass, giant star grass. Andropogon sp, Calopogonium sp. Hay and silage preparation, different types of rations, namely maintenance ration and production ration.
• c. Nutrient deficiencies: Causes and symptoms of malnutrition and their correction in farm animals.

Study notes & guidance

Study Animal nutrition using a recommended Agricultural Science textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Agricultural Science, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Animal nutrition, you should be able to:

1. Identify the various feed nutrients, their sources and functions.
2. Differentiate between the types of animal feeds and their formulation.
3. Relate the various types of rations to different classes of livestock.
4. Trace symptoms to nutrient deficiencies in farm Agriculture animals.
5. Apply appropriate corrective measures to nutrient deficiencies in farm animals.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Agricultural Science syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.