<h1>TYPES AND CLASSIFICATION OF FARM ANIMALS</h1>
CONTENT
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<li>Definition of Farm Animals</li>
<li>Types of Farm Animals</li>
<li>Classification of Farm Animals</li>
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<h2>Definition of Farm Animals</h2>
Farm animals are essentially those animals that have been domesticated for production purposes and for other benefits of man. Farm animals vary in their individual characteristics. These include avian species, mammalian species and aquatic species.
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<h2>Types of Farm Animals</h2>
<h3>(i) Avian Species</h3>
This group belongs to all domesticated birds such as domestic fowl, ducks, turkeys, geese, guinea fowl, swarms, pigeons, pheasants, canaries and ostriches. These lay eggs and are therefore refer to as Oviparous animals.
<h3>(ii) Mammalian Species</h3>
This group consists of the domestic four-footed animals which include cattle, sheep, goat, pigs, horses, donkeys and camels. They give birth to their young ones alive and as such, they are referred to as Viviparous animals.
<h3>(iii) Aquatic Species</h3>
This group consists of animals living and reproducing in both fresh and salt water bodies eg fishes, crabs, snails, crustaceans etc.
EVALUATION
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<li>Define the term farm animals.</li>
<li>State the three major types of farm animals and give two examples.</li>
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<h2>Classification of Farm Animals</h2>
Farm animals are generally classified on the basis of their habitat, uses, digestion, reproduction, etc.
<h3>A. Habitat</h3>
Classification under habitat comes under three major divisions, namely;