Which of the following statement about slatted floors in livestock housing are true? They
I.lessen labour requirements
II.reduce odour in pens
III.hamper movement of animals
- A. I and II only
- B. I and III only
- C. II and III only
- D. I,II and III
The best way for a young animal to obtain colostrum is by
- A. giving it powdered milk
- B. providing it with warm milk
- C. injecting it with progesterone
- D. allowing it to suckle the dam
Which of the following features is not a characteristic of a good layer
- A. Bright red comb and wattle
- B. Long and curved beak
- C. Bright and bulging eyes
- D. Broad and flexible pelvic bone
The breeds of cattle resistant to trypanosomiasis are
- A. N'dama and moturu
- B. White fulani and biu
- C. Red bororo and adamawa
- D. Wadara and sokoro gudali
Which of the following groups of insect pests damages crops by bitting and chewing?
- A. cotton stainer, armyworm and cricket
- B. cricket, mealybug, and whitefly
- C. armyworm, termite nd grasshopper
- D. cotton stainer, mealybug and termite
The causative organism of maize rust is a
- A. bacterium
- B. protozoon
- C. virus
- D. fungus
A suitable grass for lawns is
- A. Andropogon gayanus
- B. Pennisetum purpureum
- C. Cynodon dactylon
- D. Panicum maximum
The basic importance of agriculture to a forester is to
- A. obtain honey
- B. obtain food
- C. acquire labour
- D. procure timber
The diagram below illustrates a farm operation. Study it and answer this question.
Crops which require the illustrated farm operation are
- A. yam and cowpea
- B. tomato and okro
- C. okro and pepper
- D. tomato and yam
The diagram below illustrates a farm operation. Study it and answer this question.
Which of the following statements is not a reason for carrying out the illustrated farm operation? To
- A. expose the leaves to sunlight
- B. prevent damage by rodents
- C. improve the yield of the crop
- D. prevent lodging of the plants
Elaeis guineensis and Arachis hypogaea are examples of
- A. latex crops
- B. oil crops
- C. fibre crops
- D. fruit crops
Propagation of ginger is generally done using it’s
- A. corn
- B. rhizome
- C. sucker
- D. seed
Two species of kola grown for commercial purposes in West Africa are
- A. Cola acuminata and cola gigantea
- B. Cola nitida and cola verticillata
- C. Cola nitida and cola acuminata
- D. Cola verticillata and cola gigantea
A plot of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit trees is called
- A. orchard
- B. farmstead
- C. forest
- D. ranch
Okro seeds are sown on 0.72 hectares of farmland at a spacing of 60cm. Calculate the expected plant population
- A. 3,600 plants
- B. 7,200 plants
- C. 10,000 plants
- D. 20,000 plants
The botanical name of onion is
- A. Zea mays
- B. Oryza sativa
- C. Carica papaya
- D. Allium cepa
Yam stored in a barn should be inspected at least once a week in order to
- A. remove irregular shaped tubes
- B. control termite attack
- C. prevent mouldiness in yam
- D. remove sprouts and rotten tubers
Drying of newly harvested grains before storage helps to increase the
- A. moisture content
- B. pest incidence
- C. seed viability
- D. nutrient content
The following factors are essential for maize production except
- A. high temperature
- B. low temperature
- C. relative humidity
- D. adequate rainfall
The phosphorus cycle is described as being sedimentary because phosphorus
- A. is a macroelement
- B. is an earthbound element
- C. is solid at room temperature
- D. occurs in the atmosphere
A farmer practices crop rotation in order to
- A. reduce yield
- B. improve soil texture
- C. increase pest incidence
- D. improve soil fertility