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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Reproduction in farm animals, the JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus expects you to study:
- 4. Reproduction in farm animals a. Gametogenesis, oestrus cycle, signs
- of heat and heat periods, secondary sexual characters, gestation periods,
- parturition and the role of hormones in reproduction.
- b. Development, nourishment and birth of the young. Mammary glands and lactation in farm animals.
- c. Egg formation, incubation and hatching in poultry.
Study notes & guidance
Study Reproduction in farm animals 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 Reproduction in farm animals, you should be able to:
- Give an account of the process of reproduction in farm animals. determine the role of hormones in reproduction. trace the development in farm animals from fertilization to birth and care of the young. trace the process of egg formation and incubation in poultry.
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.