Selection of breeding males based on the performance of their female relatives is known as
- A. sib-selection
- B. individual selection
- C. tandem-method
- D. progeny testing
- E. index selection
The major cause of spoilage in fresh fish is
- A. high humidity
- B. fungal attack
- C. high moisture content
- D. bacterial attack
- E. protozoa
Diarrhoea tainted with blood is a symptom of
- A. trypanosomiasis
- B. coccidiosis
- C. ketosis
- D. brucellosis
- E. aspergilliosis
Temperature is an important factor which is monitored in fish ponds because
- A. it determines the feeding rate in fish
- B. its fluctuation retards fish reproduction
- C. it affects the metabolic processes in fish
- D. it decreases the reaction of fishes to other water organisms
- E. it reduces the effect of decaying materials in ponds
Management practices of established pasture include the following except
- A. fencing
- B. transplanting
- C. replanting
- D. manuring
- E. re-seedings
The best control ensure for rinderpest disease in cattle is
- A. sanitation
- B. isolation
- C. use of antibiotics
- D. eradication of infected stock
- E. vaccination
Which of the following characteristics is not correct of pigs?
- A. prolific animals
- B. efficient feed converters
- C. source of meat
- D. source of land
- E. source of skin
Which of the following is not a method of improving range land?
- A. controlled stocking
- B. rotational grazing
- C. use of fertilizers
- D. introduction of legumes
- E. overgrazing
Forages cut fresh and preserved in silo or pit are referred to as
- A. hay
- B. silage
- C. haylage
- D. soilage
- E. compost
When a cockerel is castrated, it becomes a
- A. broiler
- B. cock
- C. layer
- D. capon
- E. pullet
The length of oestrus cycle (in days) in goat is
- A. 16 - 17
- B. 18 - 21
- C. 19 - 20
- D. 20 - 22
- E. 20 - 24
Basal feeds have a high proportion of easily digestible
- A. minerals
- B. proteins
- C. fats
- D. vitamins
- E. carbohydrates
Daily management routines in poultry include the following except
- A. egg collection
- B. record keeping
- C. water and feed provision
- D. health care
- E. debeaking
Which of the following is not a sign of animal approaching parturition?
- A. soft, pliable and swollen vulva
- B. relaxed cervix
- C. full mammary gland
- D. relaxed pelvic ligaments
- E. drop in milk production
The factor affecting growth and development of young animals from birth to maturity include the following except
- A. breed of animal
- B. size of the head
- C. nutritional status
- D. health status
- E. housing
The act of parturition in rabbits is called
- A. kindling
- B. kidding
- C. farrowing
- D. lambing
- E. calving
Which of the following may cause disease in a fish pond?
- A. mixed stocking
- B. liming
- C. poor management practices
- D. harvesting
- E. fertilization
Which of the following may cause disease in a fish pond?
- A. mixed stocking
- B. liming
- C. poor management practices
- D. harvesting
- E. fertilization
Which of the following is not a breed of cattle?
- A. ndama
- B. sokoto gudali
- C. white fulani
- D. sokoto red
- E. muturu
I.Pale leaves II. Shrunken new leaves III. Water-soaked bark which peels off IV. Gum-like exudation from the cracks on the bark. Which of the following diseases of citrus has the symptoms listed above?
- A. die-bark
- B. gum-mosis
- C. blight
- D. tristeza
- E. citrus scab
What symptom can be used to identify maize rust?
- A. yellow colouration of the leaves
- B. raised brown spots on the leaves
- C. infected leaves showing stripes of yellow and green
- D. drying up to the leaves
- E. shedding of leaves