bull calves intended for breeding are sometimes nose-ringed in order to
- A. improve their sense of detecting heat in cow
- B. minimize the incidence of respiratory diseases
- C. decrease the time of reaching maturity
- D. decrease the space requirement of the bull
- E. facilitate easy handling of the bull
cracking of egg laid by a flock of layers in a farm can be corrected by
- A. addition of iodine to the water supply
- B. increasing the level of vitamin D in mash
- C. increasing the quality of calcium in mash
- D. increasing the amount of calcim, phosphorus and vitamin D in their feed
- E. increasing carotene and calcium level of the mash
Which of the following statements about ticks is not correct?
- A. its body is divided into two parts
- B. it has six pairs of legs
- C. it can be controlled by regular dipping of animals
- D. it is an external parasite
- E. it can be found on goats
the aims of breeding in farm animals include the following except
- A. increasing production potentials of farm animals
- B. improving the quality of animal products
- C. improving adaptability of farm animals to a new environment
- D. evolving new breeds of animals suitable for all purposes
- E. increasing tolerance of animal to disease and pests
The part of the egg that prevents the yolk from being damaged by keeping the yolk at the centre of the egg is the
- A. germ spot
- B. albumen
- C. air space
- D. chalaza
- E. egg membrane
Which of the following pond maintenance operation will ensure adequate supply of oxygen and hygienic condition for fish in a pond?
- A. deweeding
- B. distilling
- C. fertilization
- D. eradication of predators
- E. supplementary feeding
The interval from the beginning of one heat period to the another is known as
- A. gestation period
- B. fertilization
- C. incubation period
- D. heat period
- E. oestrus cycle
The nymphs of lice reach maturity in about
- A. one week
- B. two weeks
- C. three weeks
- D. four weeks
- E. five weeks
The general symptoms of malnutrition in animals include the following except
- A. retard growth
- B. low production
- C. susceptability to diseases
- D. high mortality
- E. increase in body size
Liming of fish pond is carried out in order to
- A. increase PH of the water
- B. provide more food for fishes
- C. provide the soil nutrients for fishes
- D. correct both acidity and alkalinity of water
- E. maintain the water level of the pond
The following are important management practices in the husbandry of piglets except
- A. castration of male piglets not neded for breeding
- B. administration of drugs containing iron piglets
- C. provision of grass beddings for piglets
- D. cutting of the needle-teeth piglets
The gestation period of a cow is approximately
- A. 483 days
- B. 423 days
- C. 383 days
- D. 283 days
- E. 183 days
The sites of microbial activities along the gastro-instentinal tract of ruminants include the following except
- A. rumen
- B. reticulum
- C. large intestine
- D. abomasum
- E. colon
A pasture legume mixture cut and preserved but not dried for dry season feeding of livestock is referred to as
- A. hay
- B. soilage
- C. fodder
- D. silage
- E. creep feed
Which of the following is not a control measure of cowpea weevil?
- A. fumigation of stored seeds
- B. stroage of seeds in air-tight containers
- C. timely hervesting
- D. dusting seeds with 0.5% lindane dust
- E. innoculation of seeds
Which of the following is not a leafy vegetable?
- A. lycopersicon esculentum
- B. amaranthus spp
- C. celsosia spp
- D. corchorus spp
- E. telfaria occidentials
parboiling is carried out in the processing of rice in order to
- A. decrease the amount of waste products
- B. improve the taste of the rice
- C. facilitate the polishing of rice
- D. reduce percentages of breakage
- E. increase the protein content of rice
The popular pasture crops in Nigeria include the following except
- A. giant ster
- B. stylo
- C. elephant grass
- D. kudzu
- E. carpet grass
The crop which can be processed into powered form for effective preservation include the following except
- A. maize
- B. yam
- C. pepper
- D. soya bean
- E. kolanut
The aim of a plant breeder in producing a crop variety which is tolerated to extreme of cold, drought, wind and heat is based on the
- A. adaptation of the variety to climate conditions
- B. enhancing the resistance of the variety to diseases
- C. meeting the needs of the consumers
- D. enhancing the resistance of the variety to pests
- E. meeting the needs of different farmers
Control of weeds of forage crops can be carried out by the following methods except
- A. cutting
- B. burning
- C. use of herbicide
- D. biological control
- E. grazing