(a) Name two farm animals possessing specimen K (HORN).
(b) State two methods of removing specimen K from the animals possessing it.
(c) State three reasons for carrying out the operation in (b) above
(d) Mention three methods of rearing specimen L (LAYERS / CHICKEN).
(e) State six characteristic features which would make a farmer decide to cull specimen L.
Explanation
(a) Farm animals possessing specimen K (horn) are:
- cattle,
- sheep,
- goat. or
- Buffalo.
(b) Methods of removing specimen K from animal possessing it are:
- Use of gouge.
- Use saws.
- hot iron,
- Use of electrical dehorner, or using chemicals such as caustic soda, etc.
(c) Reasons for dehorning in animals are:
- It makes the handling of animals easier and prevents secondary infection caused by horn injuries,
- creates more space for animals, to prevent injuries to the body of other animals.
(d) Methods of rearing specimen L (layers / chicken) are:
- deep litter,
- battery cage,
- fold,
- free-range or
- open - range.
(e) Undesirable qualities for culling specimen L/ Reasons for culling specimen L are:
- pale and scaly comb,
- pale and scaly wattles,
- sunken,
- dull and split pupils,
- yellow beak,
- rounded and lustreless tail,
- feather broken after laying for some time,
- hard abdomen with little or no capacity.,
- narrow distance between breast bone and pelvic bones to 2 -3 fingers.,
- It has overweight due to excess fat,
- very light, hard and dry skin,
- small dry vent,
- yellow shank,
- broodiness,
- cannibalism,
- low egg production or ceasation of laying.