Which of the following is the reason for smoking fish?
- A. removing parasites
- B. preserving it
- C. increasing putrefaction
- D. increasing its quality
- E. decreasing its flavour
Natural immunity against diseases is conferred on the newly born animal through
- A. vaccination
- B. sanitation
- C. administration of antibiotics
- D. feeding with colostrum
- E. administration of drugs
All the following are components of balance diet except
- A. carbohydrates
- B. mineral and vitamin
- C. protein
- D. fats and oils
- E. sucrose
An effective way of preventing anaemia in piglets raised under intensive system is to provide them with
- A. milk supplement
- B. salt lick
- C. protein supplement
- D. drugs containing iron
- E. roughages
The farm animal whose skin or hide cannot be used for leader production is
- A. goat
- B. sheep
- C. chicken
- D. cattle
- E. pig
The most important advantage of in-breeding is that
- A. offspring show hybrid vigour
- B. offspring grow more rapidly
- C. offspring that can withstand variation of environment is produced
- D. specific qualities of an animal are preserved and concentarted
- E. an undesirable recessive character is manifested
Which type of soil is usually preferred in terms of chemical properties in siting fish ponds?
- A. neutral or alkaline soil
- B. very alkaline soil
- C. moderately acidic
- D. peaty soil
- E. swampy soil
A nutritional deficiency disease of livestock is
- A. rinderpest
- B. contagious abortion
- C. oesteomalacia
- D. coccidiosis
- E. tuberculosis
Which of the following is not a pasture legume?
- A. pueraria
- B. calopogonium
- C. centrosema
- D. andropogon
- E. stylosanthes
Which of the following statement on ration is not correct?
- A. chick ration is used to feed chicks from a day-old to six weeks old
- B. growers ration is used to feed growing chicks between the ages of 5 and 17 weeks
- C. layer ration is used to feed layers
- D. starter ration is used for feeding broiler chicks from day-old to six weeks old
- E. finisher ration is for feeding chicks from day-old to market size
What is the effect of applying pressure on a ring inserted through the nostril of a bull?
- A. breaking of the septum
- B. reducing the resistance of the bull
- C. easing the flow of mucus
- D. facilitating the feeding of the bull
- E. detecting cow on heat by the bull
The benefits derived from wildlife conservation practices include the following except
- A. perservation of rera spacies of wild animals
- B. source of food for man
- C. tourist attraction
- D. preservation of land for future use
- E. source of foreign exchange
Which of the following is the botanical name for guinea grass?
- A. panicum maximum
- B. pennisetum pupureum
- C. eleusine indica
- D. pennisetum maximum
- E. panicum pupureum
The planting depth of rice grain is about
- A. 2-4 cm
- B. 6-8 cm
- C. 8-10 cm
- D. 10-12 cm
- E. 12-14 cm
The damage to the stem of maize plants resulting in hollowness and lodging is most likely caused by
- A. redents
- B. grasscutters
- C. stem borers
- D. weevils
- E. thrips
Which of the following is not normally a pasture crop?
- A. mucuna
- B. centrosema
- C. stylosanthes
- D. giant star grass
- E. guinea grass
Fertilization in crops leads to the formation of
- A. gamets
- B. pollen grain
- C. zygote
- D. pollen tube
- E. endosperm
The stages of life cycle of locust are
- A. egg-larva-pupa-adult
- B. egg-nymph-adult
- C. egg-caterpillar-pupa-adult
- D. egg-nymph-pupa-adult
- E. egg-larva-nymph
Which of the following plant parts or modification is not suitable for propagation of pastures?
- A. stem cutting
- B. seeds
- C. leaves
- D. stolons
- E. rhizomes
Which of the following crop is tolerant to both poor and rich friable soils?
- A. onions
- B. cocoa
- C. tomato
- D. cassava
- E. rice
The most devastating and commonest pests of cassava foliage are
- A. leaf worms
- B. weaver birds
- C. rodents
- D. variegated grasshoppers
- E. aphids