To increase the chance of the mutiple birth, a farmer should
- A. steam up farm animals
- B. creep feed farm animals
- C. flush farm animals
- D. castrate farm animals
A major advantage of removing the part labeled II is that
- A. economises the space of keeping the animal
- B. Increase the growth rate of the animal
- C. makes the animal attractive fro mating
- D. reduces the spread of venereal disease
Study the diagram below and use it to answer questions 27 and 28
The part labeled I is called
- A. barrel
- B. shoulder
- C. lump
- D. muzzle
Which of the following problems is associated with animal husbandry in West Africa? I High pest infestation II. Poor land tenure system III. Over population of farmers
- A. I and II only
- B. I and III only
- C. II and III only
- D. I, II and III
Progeny selection in farm animals is based on the perfomance of
- A. family
- B. parents
- C. offspring
- D. siblings
One of the ways of identifying a sick bird in a flock is when
- A. there is an increase in feed intake
- B. the comb and wattle are bright
- C. the bird increases its intake of water
- D. the bird isolates itself from others
Which of the following symptoms is associated with pathogenic diseases in poultry?
- A. Diarrhoea
- B. Feather pecking
- C. Egg eating
- D. Rickets
One of the best ways of controlling tapeworm is to
- A. drain stagnant water
- B. eliminate water snails
- C. properly cook meat before eating
- D. desist from the consumption of pork
Which of the following processes are associated with digestion in cattle? I. Ingestion II. Coprophagy III. Regurgitation
- A. I and II only
- B. I and III only
- C. II and III only
- D. I, II and III
The diagram below shows stages in the life cycle of a parasite. Study it and answer question 20.
Which of the following organisms serves as host to the parasite at the stage labelled I and II respectively ?
- A. Snail, pig
- B. Human, snail
- C. Human, pig
- D. Pig, Human
Which of the following farage crops helps to converse soil moisture?
- A. Pennisetum purpureum
- B. Centrosema pubescens
- C. Panicum maximum
- D. Boerhavia diffusia
One of the symptoms of Contagious Bovine Pleuro-pneumonia is
- A. lameness
- B. excessive salivation
- C. difficult breathing
- D. inflammation of udder
Which of the following factors does not influence the distribution of pastures?
- A. Type of animal
- B. Soil type
- C. Climate
- D. Topography
Which of the followng practices inhibits the productivity of pastures?
- A. irrigation
- B. Overgrazing
- C. Regular weeding
- D. fertiliser application
A perennial grass with cane-like stems and dull green or purple leaf blade is
- A. Pennisetum Purpureum
- B. Axonopus compressus
- C. Panicum maximum
- D. Cynodon dactylon
Which of the following factors is not usually considered in establishing a pasture?
- A. Adaptation of species
- B. Palatability of species
- C. Compatibility of species
- D. Life cycle of the species
Which of the following forage crops is used to replenish nutrients in a rangeland?
- A. Panicum maximum
- B. Imperata cylindrical
- C. Axonopus compresus
- D. Calopogonium mucunoides
Which of the followig methods enables a lame bull to reproduce ?
- A. Artificial insemination
- B. Pen mating
- C. Selection
- D. Introduction
If an animal from Kenya is reared in Nigeria, the animal is said to have been
- A. cross bred
- B. introduced
- C. inbred
- D. selected
A substance present in cotton seed which is toxic to swine is
- A. hydrochloric acid
- B. hydrocyanic acid
- C. gossypol
- D. theobromine
Study the diagram and use it to answer question 9
The parts labeled I, II, and III are known respectively as
- A. whiskers, rump and ear
- B. rump, whiskers and ear
- C. rump, ear and whiskers
- D. whiskers, ear and rump