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Detailed chemistry of specific foods; Role of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in microbial deterioration of foods; Microbial food-borne infections and food intoxications; Quality assurance in the food industry; Role of microbial enzymes in the food industry; Food production and processing; Indigenous fermented foods in Africa and Nigeria; Optimization of food processing methods; Use of prebiotics and probiotics in foods

The microflora of foods; Beneficial and harmful food microorganism; Food as a substrate for microbial propagation; Relationship of microorganisms to food spoilage including biochemical breakdown of nutrients; Food poisoning; type of microorganisms; toxin produced and mode of poisoning

The application of principles of nutrition and management to planning and preparation of meals for special groups (institutions: boarding schools, remand homes, orphanages, armed forces, prisons, hospitals, and many others.) and special occasions. Control in food experimentation, developing food demonstration techniques; quality characteristics of some important traditional Nigerian food ingredients; strategies for improving nutrient value and utilization of the traditional and non-traditional meals.

Review of pharmacology of drugs affecting the gastro-intestinal system - including purgatives; anti-diarrhoeals; emetics and antemetics; sialics and anti-sialics; protectives; and ruminant digestive pharmacology

An in-depth course dealing with bone marrow function; and evaluation; erythrocyte; leucocyte; and platelet structure; function and pathology; Anaemia; pigment and iron metabolism; normal and defective blood coagulation

The herbarium; and economic botany; Conservation and Taxonomy; Types of herbaria; the Herbarium building; purpose of a herbarium and the Herbarium labels; Herbarium materials; Preservation techniques; Introduction to Herbarium techniques and management; Storage methods; Seed banks and their management; Photography in Herbarium practice; Herbarium legislation

An indepth study of the microscopic and ultrastructural morphology of tissues and organs; emphasizing mainly the relationship between structure and function; Systemic histology of domestic species and laboratory animals as applicable to the student's problem; Covers circulatory; digestive; respiratory; urinary and reproductive systems and integumentary and special senses

Occurrence of groundwater; Groundwater recharge as part of hydrological cycle; Ground water and well hydraulics; Exploration for groundwater - remote sensing; geological and geophysical methods; Groundwater extraction - Perforation methods; Well completion; Well Development; Pumping Test; Water quality and purification; Artificial recharge of groundwater; salt-water intrusion in coastal aquifers; Problems of water resources planning and management in Nigeria

Introduction/concepts; types of immunity; antigens and immune responses; immunoglobulins; Mechanisms of specific and non-specific immune responses; Chemical mediators of immune responses; complement systems; lymphoid system; cells of immune system; Antibody mediated allergic reactions; cell mediated immunological reactions; Delayed hypersensitivity reactions; Auto-immune reaction; Immunological tolerance; major histocompatibility complex; gene regulation of immune responses; Oncogenesis and differentiation antigens; immunodeficiencies; immunity to parasitic and microbial infections; Antigen and antibody reactions in vitro

The mechanism of disease production particularly on some selected disease entities will be taught; The rational approach to diagnosis in various domestic and pet animals as well as the effective application of chemotherapy on these diseases will be discussed; Also the application of epidemiological parameters in selected herds for effective interpretation and management of disease outbreaks of livestock and pet animals will be emphasized