Which of the following statement about a good fish pond is true?
- A. it must have loa ph
- B. the water must be turbid
- C. it must have low concentration of dissolved salts
- D. the level of dissolved oxygen must be low
The major cause of spoilage in fresh fish is
- A. high humidity
- B. gungal attack
- C. low moisture content
- D. bacterial attack
Poultry showing difficulty in breathing and loss of appetite are under the attack of
- A. coccidiosis
- B. aspergillosis
- C. foot and mouth disease
- D. brucellosis
Disease of animals that can also be transferred to humans are
- A. nutritional
- B. physiological
- C. zoonotic
- D. parasitic
The following are common grasses in the rangeland except
- A. panicum maximum
- B. calopogonium mucunoides
- C. cynodon dactylon
- D. imperate cylindrical
If a soyabean meal contains 45% crude protein, what quantity of it should be provided to laying flock to supply 5.00 kg of protein?
- A. 11.11 kg
- B. 9.09 kg
- C. 2.75 kg
- D. 2.25 kg
The ingredient which is not a major source of minerals in animal feeds is
- A. oyster shell
- B. fish meal
- C. bone meal
- D. palm kernal meal
Which of the following statements is true of a pig which has only one testis?
- A. it will be sterile
- B. it can still produce viable sperm
- C. all the spermtozoa will be dead
- D. it will not be able to mate a sow
In commercial egg production, the most effective management system is
- A. deep litter
- B. free range
- C. battery
- D. fold
Cows should not be allowed to eat plenty of young fresh pastures because they will
- A. develop anthrax
- B. develop bloat
- C. refuse to eat concentrate
- D. become infested with worms
Which of the following is not an abiotic condition that affects livestock production?
- A. sunlight
- B. rainfall
- C. temperature
- D. predators
The signs of heat in animals include the following except
- A. red and swollen vulva
- B. restlessness ans nervousness
- C. attempting to mount other animals
- D. increased appetite
Which of the following hormones is responsible for the relaxation of the pelvic ligaments and cervix during parturition?
- A. testosterone
- B. progesterone
- C. oxytocin
- D. relaxin
The digestion of plant fibre is non-ruminant herbivores takes place in the
- A. mouth and retum
- B. caecum and colon
- C. oesophagus and duodenum
- D. stomach and rectum
Embryonic membranes do not include
- A. uterus
- B. chorion
- C. allantois
- D. amnion
Hereditary characteristics are passed from parents to offspring through the
- A. cytoplasm
- B. placenta
- C. gene
- D. umbilical cord
Edible seeds with sticky covering and hooks are most likely to be dispersed by
- A. wind
- B. water
- C. animal
- D. explosion
An example of biological control of pests is
- A. using lady bird beetles to feed on cytoplasm
- B. early planting of maize
- C. harvesting maize when properly dried
- D. soaking bean seeds in bordeaux mixture
The twisting, wrinkling and mottling of leaves are symptoms of
- A. nematode attack
- B. viral diseases
- C. water deprivation
- D. fungal attack
Which of the following is not an economic importance of forests? They serve as source of
- A. medical plants
- B. game animals
- C. edible wild fruits
- D. domestic animals
What will be the following effect of establishing a grass with centrosema spp. in a pasture? The
- A. grass will be suppressed
- B. total yield of herbage will decrease
- C. pests of centrosema will destroy the grass
- D. forage yield will be high