Which of the following parasites lives inside the body of its host?
- A. mite
- B. louse
- C. ascaris
- D. tick
Piglet anaemia can be controlled by using
- A. sulphur drugs
- B. iron drugs
- C. anthelmintics
- D. antibiotics
Which of the following diseases commonly occur during brooding? I. yolk sac infection II. coccidiosis III. fowlpox IV. pullorum
- A. I,II and III only
- B. I,II and IV only
- C. I,III and IV only
- D. I,II,III and IV
The weight of a sheep increased from 25kg to 45kg in two months. If the total consumption during the period was 60kg,determine the feed conversion ratio.
- A. 1:1
- B. 1:2
- C. 3:1
- D. 4:1
In animal production, newly-born rabbits are called
- A. bunnies
- B. kids
- C. poults
- D. lambs
The device which would help to stabilize heat in an incubator is the
- A. thermometer
- B. hygrometer
- C. barometer
- D. thermostat
In preparing for parturition of a sow,warmth should be provided to
- A. promote growth of hair of the young
- B. make the young suckle colostrum
- C. prevent anaemia in the young
- D. prevent chilling of the young
A sow that is not producing milk after farrowing should be given
- A. oxytocin
- B. antibiotic
- C. anthelmintric drug
- D. sulphaquinoxaline
Sexual maturity in farm animal is not influenced by their
- A. breed
- B. sex
- C. nutrition
- D. weaning age
The correct sequence of feed utilization in farm animals is
- A. digestion-ingestion-absorption-assimilation
- B. ingestion-digestion-assimilation-absorption
- C. ingestion-digestion-assimilation
- D. digestion-assimilation-ingestion-absorption
If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. The genotypic ratio of the second filial generation will be
- A. 3:1
- B. 1:2:1
- C. 2:2
- D. 4:0
If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. When a tall (TT) crop is crossed with a dwarf (tt) crop, the resultant crop will be
- A. 100% dwarf
- B. 100% tall
- C. 50% tall and 50% dwarf
- D. 75% tall and 25% dwarf
Close to the time of harvesting of cotton, sunshine is needed to ensure the production of boils that are
- A. big
- B. light
- C. not mouldy
- D. not open
If the recommended spacing for a tree crop is 2.5cm by 4.0m.determine the number of seedlings required to plant a 2 hectare farmland.
- A. 1,000
- B. 2,000
- C. 10,000
- D. 20,000
Crop rotation decreases the incidence of pests by
- A. breaking life cycles of pests
- B. attracting pest predators
- C. sterilizing the soil
- D. maintaining soil fertility
The process of grafting in crop production involves
- A. the fusion of gametes of two crops
- B. indicating rooting from stems
- C. the trandfer of a bud from one crop to another
- D. the joining of two parts from related crops
Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system?
- A. cotton
- B. coffee
- C. cowpea
- D. sugarcane
Pineapple is widely propagated using
- A. seeds
- B. suckers
- C. slips
- D. cuttings
The forest management system which involves the planting of both food crops and forest trees on the same piece of land at the same time is known as
- A. selective exploitation
- B. taungya
- C. regeneration
- D. afforestation
The main objectives of establishing forest in the arid regions is to
- A. check desert enroachment
- B. provide firewood for cooking
- C. provide bush meat
- D. improve the beauty of the environment
Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot disease of cocoa?
- A. stem borer
- B. mealybug
- C. whitefly
- D. scale insect