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Which of the following is commonly used as a source of plant protein in livestock ration?

  • A. maize
  • B. rice bran
  • C. wheat bran
  • D. groundnut cake
  • E. molasses
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23

The incubation period for turkey is

  • A. 15 days
  • B. 21 days
  • C. 27 days
  • D. 35 days
  • E. 42 days
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24

In which of the following ways can fish be processed and preserved?

  • A. salting and smoking
  • B. salting and fermentation
  • C. smoking and fermentation
  • D. smoking and pasteurization
  • E. pasteurization and salting
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25

In birds, loss of appetite, respiratory difficulties and nervous paralysis are symptoms of

  • A. coccidiosis
  • B. fowl pox
  • C. newcastle diseases
  • D. fowl typhoid
  • E. fowl cholera
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26

Feeds with high amount of fibre are classified as

  • A. concentrates
  • B. roughages
  • C. hay
  • D. silage
  • E. soilage
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27

Which of the following practices would a farmer not likely adopt in pig management?

  • A. ear notching
  • B. deworming
  • C. castration
  • D. feeding iron supplement
  • E. dehorning
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28

Which of the following is not a sign of heat in animals?

  • A. mounting of other animals
  • B. mucous discharge from the vulva
  • C. restlessness
  • D. grunting sound
  • E. mucous discharge from the rectum
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29

The most important symptom of brucellosis in cattle is

  • A. abortion
  • B. swollen testes
  • C. lamencess
  • D. swollen joints
  • E. retained placenta
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30

The practice of progeny selection involves selecting bread stock on the basis of the

  • A. performance of offspring
  • B. parental characteristics
  • C. sire-dam relationship
  • D. individual merits of each animal
  • E. characteristics of adult and young animals
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31

Fingerlings refer to the young of

  • A. rabbit
  • B. guinea pig
  • C. fish
  • D. turkey
  • E. duck
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32

The following livestock diseases are caused by viruses expect

  • A. anthrax
  • B. foot and mouth dieases
  • C. rinderpest
  • D. nhewcastle diseases
  • E. fowl pox
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33

Which of the following feeding stuff should be increased in the diet of laying birds?

  • A. palm kernel meal
  • B. bone meal
  • C. groundnut cake
  • D. vitamin supplement
  • E. wheat offal
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34

Crops grown primarily for feeding animals are known as

  • A. vegetables
  • B. cereal
  • C. forage
  • D. legumes
  • E. shrubs
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35

In which area of Nigeria is the kuri breed of cattle commonly found?

  • A. borno
  • B. sokoto
  • C. plateau
  • D. obudu
  • E. oyo north
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36

Which of the following factors would you consider the least important for the successful incubation of eggs?

  • A. light
  • B. temperature
  • C. ventilation
  • D. relative humidity
  • E. turning of the egg
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37

Which of the following is not a function of the ruminal microorganism?

  • A. digestion of cellulose
  • B. conversion of plant proteins into microbial protein
  • C. production of vitamin B
  • D. production of gas in the rumen
  • E. eructation of the ruminal gas
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38

The head of the tapeworm is known as the

  • A. sucker
  • B. rostellum
  • C. scolex
  • D. hook
  • E. segment
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39

Which of the following farm animals possess a pair of caeca?

  • A. pigs
  • B. cattles
  • C. sheep
  • D. rabbits
  • E. fowls
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40

The groundnut rosette virus is transmitted by

  • A. aphid
  • B. mealy bug
  • C. wind
  • D. rainsplash
  • E. soil
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41

Ginning is the process of

  • A. extracting cotton seed oil
  • B. separating fibres from the bark of kena
  • C. grinding cotton seeds
  • D. separating cotton fibre from its seed
  • E. converting cotton lint into yarn
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42

The agent of controlled pollination in plants is

  • A. wind
  • B. insect
  • C. man
  • D. bird
  • E. water
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