The best method of introducing a new herbicide to rural farmers is through
- A. mass media
- B. circular letters
- C. farmer's cooperative
- D. group meeting with farmers
- E. demonstartion
Which of the following is a reason for often marketing harvested crops immediately after harvest?
- A. there is the lack of storage facilities for harvest crops
- B. crops cannot be processed immediately
- C. much more income is generated by early sale
- D. pests attack only harvested crops
- E. the crops will get spoilt after harvest
The efficiency of agricultural production is not usually improved by the
- A. use of improved crop varieties and breed of livestock
- B. increased use of manure and fertilizer
- C. control of pest, diseases and weeds
- D. use of better farm equipment and tools
- E. improved sales of crop and livestock
Which of the following is not a source of farm credit?
- A. cooperative societies
- B. government agencies
- C. commercial banks
- D. agricultural banks
- E. mortgage banks
Exposing farmers to scientific knowledge is the responsibility of the
- A. research institute
- B. farm settlers
- C. agro-service centres
- D. extension personnel
- E. agricultural development project
Which of the following decisions will not benefit a farmer?
- A. what method of production to use
- B. what to produce
- C. how and where to dispose of outputs
- D. diversification of production from the beginning
- E. how and where to obtain inputs
The brownish flattened and leaf-like parasite found in cattle are called
- A. tapeworm
- B. liver flukes
- C. ticks
- D. roundworm
- E. lice
Which of the following is commonly used as a source of plant protein in livestock ration?
- A. maize
- B. rice bran
- C. wheat bran
- D. groundnut cake
- E. molasses
The incubation period for turkey is
- A. 15 days
- B. 21 days
- C. 27 days
- D. 35 days
- E. 42 days
In which of the following ways can fish be processed and preserved?
- A. salting and smoking
- B. salting and fermentation
- C. smoking and fermentation
- D. smoking and pasteurization
- E. pasteurization and salting
In birds, loss of appetite, respiratory difficulties and nervous paralysis are symptoms of
- A. coccidiosis
- B. fowl pox
- C. newcastle diseases
- D. fowl typhoid
- E. fowl cholera
Feeds with high amount of fibre are classified as
- A. concentrates
- B. roughages
- C. hay
- D. silage
- E. soilage
Which of the following practices would a farmer not likely adopt in pig management?
- A. ear notching
- B. deworming
- C. castration
- D. feeding iron supplement
- E. dehorning
Which of the following is not a sign of heat in animals?
- A. mounting of other animals
- B. mucous discharge from the vulva
- C. restlessness
- D. grunting sound
- E. mucous discharge from the rectum
The most important symptom of brucellosis in cattle is
- A. abortion
- B. swollen testes
- C. lamencess
- D. swollen joints
- E. retained placenta
The practice of progeny selection involves selecting bread stock on the basis of the
- A. performance of offspring
- B. parental characteristics
- C. sire-dam relationship
- D. individual merits of each animal
- E. characteristics of adult and young animals
Fingerlings refer to the young of
- A. rabbit
- B. guinea pig
- C. fish
- D. turkey
- E. duck
The following livestock diseases are caused by viruses expect
- A. anthrax
- B. foot and mouth dieases
- C. rinderpest
- D. nhewcastle diseases
- E. fowl pox
Which of the following feeding stuff should be increased in the diet of laying birds?
- A. palm kernel meal
- B. bone meal
- C. groundnut cake
- D. vitamin supplement
- E. wheat offal
Crops grown primarily for feeding animals are known as
- A. vegetables
- B. cereal
- C. forage
- D. legumes
- E. shrubs
In which area of Nigeria is the kuri breed of cattle commonly found?
- A. borno
- B. sokoto
- C. plateau
- D. obudu
- E. oyo north