P_5 SCIENCE LESSON NOTES

LESSON NOTES 2013 ii. For meat (Chicken) production Other uses of poultry Source of farm yard manure from the droppings. Poultry is the rearing of domestic birds (fowls). v. Guinea fowl ii. Ducks Some birds are kept as pets in homes e.g. peacocks, hens, parrots. 2. Measurement i. Chicken POULTRY KEEPING Examples of poultry propes, cushions. To get feathers for different purposes e.g. making pillows, decoration, dancing 1 iii. Pigeons Poultry are domestic birds. 4. The digestive system i. For egg production Key terms used in poultry 3. Immunization TERM I TOPICS EXTERNAL PARTS OF A COCK 1. Keeping poultry and bees Lesson 1 Week 1 REASONS WHY FARMERS KEEP POULTRY PRIMARY FIVE SCIENCE iii. For sell to get money (family income) iv. Turkeys STRUCTURES OF FEATHERS iv. To keep the birds warm i. For identification 5. Feathers ii. For defence vi. For brooding their young ones. LESSON 2 2. Beak / bill iv. To clean itself and arrange its feather.(preen) i. To scratch for food 3. Toe nails (claws) iii. For building their nests cock. 1. Spur - For protection / defence 2 Importance of each part on a bird ii. For courtship (attracting of opposite sex for mating) incase of a NB: Cocks have bright feathers for courtship(Attracting of opposite sex for mating) 4. Comb and wattle Quill feather Covert feather v. For incubation of eggs. iii. To protect the delicate skin i. For identification i. For picking food ii. For defence Groups of breeds of chicken kept in Uganda Down feather Filoplume A bre