A crop not requiring more than 750 mm annual rainfall is most suitable for cultivation in
- A. swampy forest
- B. sahel savanna
- C. rain forest
- D. sudan savanna
- E. guinea savanna
Which of the following factors affecting land availability and use is a socio-economic factor?
- A. population pressure
- B. soil type
- C. topography
- D. farming systems
- E. climate
In encouraging farmers to produce more of a particular crop, the Nigerian government has helped farmers in marketing that crop through the establishment of
- A. rural schools of agriculture
- B. markets for the sale of crops
- C. marketing boards
- D. rural extension offices
- E. universities of agriculture
Which of the following is not the role of government in agricultural production?
- A. provision of loans and credits
- B. building of storage facilities
- C. establishment of efficient marketing outlets
- D. provision of subsidies
- E. provision of labour
Subsistence farming can be appropriately described as planting of crops and rearing of livestock
- A. for the benefit of the whole country
- B. as export for earning foreign exchange
- C. for the benefit of the community only
- D. for the benefit of the farmer and his family
- E. as raw materials for agro-based industries
Most farmers in Nigeria are hesitant in adopting new farming techniques because they
- A. are poor and cannot afford to take risks
- B. do not trust the extension worker
- C. do not accept anything that comes from the government
- D. are too old-fashioned to adopt new ideas
- E. are afraid of the market instability
Which of the following is a day-to-day record of work on a farmer’s farm?
- A. crop yield book
- B. labour diary
- C. farm inventory
- D. produce account
- E. profit and loss account
Farm credits given to farmers can be only in form of
- A. cash
- B. tractor hiring
- C. insecticides application
- D. fertilizer use
The following are factors of agricultural production except
- A. farmstead
- B. land
- C. labour
- D. capital
- E. management
the factors that can predispose animals to diseases include the following except
- A. poor housing
- B. malnutrition
- C. immunity
- D. physical injuries
- E. unfavourable weather
Which of the following is not used for identification purpose in livestock?
- A. tattooing
- B. branding
- C. tagging
- D. notching
- E. shearing
Low fibre and high energy feeds are classified as
- A. supplement
- B. concentrates
- C. roughages
- D. additives
- E. basal feeds
Which of the following is not a factor affecting fertility in farm animals?
- A. age
- B. ovulation rate
- C. number of ova fertilized
- D. number of offspring produced
- E. lactation rate
The following factors should be considered when selecting a farm animal irrespective of the use management and cost except
- A. heredity
- B. age
- C. health
- D. fecundity
- E. colour
The commonest ectoparasites of birds are
- A. lice
- B. fleas
- C. ticks
- D. mites
- E. houseflies
Some of the by-products of fish include the following except
- A. fish meal
- B. fish silage
- C. glue
- D. oil
- E. leather
Minerals such as contained in oyster shell help animals to
- A. build up their body tissue
- B. develop their bones and teeth
- C. have balanced diet
- D. develop immunity against deficiency diseases
- E. increas their blood mineral content
The exotic breeds of rabbits found in Nigeria include the following except
- A. new zealand white
- B. chinchila
- C. american albino
- D. flemish gaint
- E. rhode island red
The act of giving birth in rabbits is known as
- A. kidding
- B. farrowing
- C. kindling
- D. calving
- E. lambing
Which of the following is not a factor of improvement in breeding cattle?
- A. bloat
- B. night blindness
- C. milk fever
- D. infertility
- E. anaemia
Which of the following is not a factor of improvement in breeding cattle?
- A. fertility
- B. butter-fat percentage
- C. weaning weight
- D. feed efficiency
- E. back-fat thickness