The cattle disease which is likely to be most common in the forest belt of West Africa is
- A. foot and mouth
- B. trypanosomiasis
- C. anthrax
- D. tuberculosis
Progeny selection involves selection of breeding stock on the basis of
- A. feed conservation efficiency of the parents
- B. merits of each animal
- C. merits of the dam only
- D. performance of offspring
The cut and carry system of feeding livestock is termed
- A. rotational grazing
- B. zero grazing
- C. mixed grazing
- D. controlled grazing
The botanical name of Northern gamba grass is
- A. Cynodon dactylon
- B. Panicum maximum
- C. Pennisetum purpureum
- D. Andropogon gayanus
Which of the following animal disease is not associated with malnutrition?
- A. Aspergillosis
- B. Acidosis
- C. Milk fever
- D. Rickets
Ruminants fed on dried grasses are given feed supplements to
- A. increase water intake
- B. provide bulk to feed
- C. reduce microbial activity
- D. provide deficient nutrients
A disadvantage of natural incubation is that
- A. the eggs cannot be candled
- B. the chicks are less healthy
- C. the brooding hens sometimes abandon the eggs
- D. it takes a longer time for eggs to hatch
A beef cow gained 75 kg over a period of two months and two days. What is its average weight gain?
- A. 0.83 kg
- B. 1.21 kg
- C. 1.28 kg
- D. 2. 25kg
Oestrogen in female animals is not responsible for
- A. development of secondary sexual charcteristics
- B. on set of heat period
- C. milk let - down after parturition
- D. development of udder
A farm animal which possesses a pair of caeca is
- A. pig
- B. fowl
- C. sheep
- D. cattle
The continuous removal of forest tress without replacement is known as
- A. afforestation
- B. taungya farming
- C. deforestation
- D. selective exploitation
Forest resources can be managed by the following measures except
- A. taungya farming
- B. selectiveexploitation
- C. promoting deforestation
- D. preventing bush burning
The use of parasites and predators to control weeds is referred to as
- A. biological control
- B. chemical control
- C. cultural control
- D. mechanical control
The most effective method of controlling viral diseases in crops is by
- A. spraying with bordeaux mixture
- B. renoving and burning affected crops
- C. practicing crop rotation
- D. planting at recommended spacing
Quarantine regulations are established so as to
- A. allow the importation of diseased plant and animal materials
- B. prevent the introduction foreign diseases into country
- C. assist farmers to grow foreign crops
- D. facilitates the rapid spread of foreign diseases
Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot virus of Cocoa?
- A. Stem borer
- B. Mealybug
- C. White fly
- D. Capsid
Pure line of crops are produced through continuous
- A. selection
- B. hybridization
- C. cross breeding
- D. inbreeding
The process of crossing two pure lines of plants of the same species is called
- A. selection
- B. genotype improvement
- C. hybridization
- D. inbreeding
Which of the following plants is not a leguminous forage?
- A. Centrosema Pubescens
- B. Panicum maximum
- C. Stylosanthes gracilis
- D. Calopogonium mucunoides
Which of the following crops requires shade at the early stage of is growth?
- A. Plantain
- B. Banana
- C. Cocoa
- D. Sugarcane
Study the diagram above and answer question
The crop associated with the diagram above is
- A. Theobroma cacao
- B. Zingiber officinale
- C. Hevea brasiliensis
- D. Gossypium hirsutum