When a farmer tries to eradicate snails from pastures, he is attempting to control
- A. ticks
- B. tapeworms
- C. trypanosomiasis
- D. liver flukes
When poultry flock, the birds keep passing out green, foul-smelling faeces with nervous symptoms, it means that the farmer
- A. has not asministered newcastle disease vaccine
- B. neglected to treat them againt gumboro disease
- C. is giving the birds protein-deficient diet
- D. is feeding a diet high on calcium
Which of the following livestock diseases affects the reproductive system?
- A. mastitis
- B. brucellosis
- C. rinderpest
- D. anthrax
Which of the following groups of macro-nutrients is a constituent of protein?
- A. nitrogen,phosphorus and sulphur
- B. calcium,magnesium and potassium
- C. magnesium,calcium and phosphorus
- D. sulphur,magnesium and potassium
A wall is usually constructed in piggeries to
- A. serve as points for providing drinking water
- B. make drainage of pens easier
- C. provide baths for pigs
- D. reduce piglet's mortality during birth
In which of the following systems of poultry management can the spread of diseases be kept to a minimum?
- A. battery cage
- B. deep litter
- C. fold
- D. free range
The hormone that influences the movement of the pelvic ligaments during parturition in farm animals is known as
- A. relaxin
- B. prolactin
- C. progesterone
- D. oestrogen
The gestation period of ewe is
- A. 90 days
- B. 115 days
- C. 131 days
- D. 149 days
Fluids from the cowpers and prostate gland help in the following except
- A. clearing the urethra of the trace
- B. provision of nuritents for spermatozoa survival
- C. mixing with speermatozoa to form sperm ejaculation
- D. maintaining the proper functioning of the testes
Ruminants do not normally show deficiency symptoms of vitamin B complex because
- A. the grasses they consume are very rich in the vitamins
- B. they do not need the vitamins
- C. they tolerate the deficiency of these vitamins
- D. the bacteria in their rumen synthesize the vitamins
Which of the following structures is not connected to the urethra of a bull?
- A. bladder
- B. epididymis
- C. testis
- D. rectum
Assuming that in sheep, the allele for black coat colour is dominant over that for brown coat colour. Crossing a heterzygote black with a homozygote brown will produce
- A. 100% brown coat coloured offspring
- B. 75% brown coat coloured offspring
- C. 50% brown coat coloured offspring
- D. 25% brown coat coloured offspring
Assuming that in sheep, the allele for black coat colour is dominant over that for brown coat colour. What percentage of the F generation will have black colour when two heterozygotes are crossed?
- A. 100%
- B. 75%
- C. 50%
- D. 25%
Biological methods of weed control do not include
- A. introducing insects to control weeds
- B. planting crops to compete with the weeds
- C. planting leguminous cover crops
- D. uprooting the weeds
The side effects of the various preventive and control measures of pests and diseases of crops include the following except
- A. improved quality of farm produce
- B. environmental pollution
- C. poisoning of wildlife
- D. disruption of the ecosystem
The eradication of mealy bugs is an effective control of
- A. corn smut
- B. swollen shoot of cocoa
- C. groundnut rosette
- D. rice blast
Golden brown lesions on peeled yam tuber indicate infection by
- A. bacteria
- B. virus
- C. fungi
- D. namatode
Deforestation will eventually lead to
- A. improvement in soil fertility
- B. improvement of soil texture
- C. loss of soil organic matter
- D. increase in soil pH
An erect tropical perennial grass which grows to 3 – 6 metres tall and has broad hairy leaves is the
- A. elephant grass
- B. gaint star grass
- C. spear grass
- D. gamba grass
Which of the following crops does not require nursery?
- A. lycopersicon esculentum
- B. abelmuscus esculentus
- C. theobroma cacao
- D. hevea braziliensis
Tomato plants are primarily staked to
- A. prevent birds from feeding on the fruits
- B. accelerate fruits maturity
- C. raise fruits from the ground
- D. increase crop growth