Animal Husbandry JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

(a) State three factors which could affect the hatchability of specimen J (Egg).

(b)(i) Mention four operations that should be carried out on the first day of production of specimen K (Chick)

(ii) Name three diseases for which specimen K requires vaccination before it is six weeks old.

(c)(i) Name the type of housing unit used for rearing specimen K on arrival at the farm .

(ii) Mention four rquipment which are required in the housing unit named in 4(c)(i).

(a)(i) Name one major nutrient which could be obtained from each of specimen F(Maize bran), G(Groundnut cake) and H (Cowpea husk)

F __________________________________ G ____________________________________ H __________________________________

(ii) Name three pasts that could attack specimen F in the store 

(iii) State three effects of exposing specimen G for several days in a store.

(b)(i) Mention three farm animals that could feed on specimen H

(ii) Name two containers that could be used to store specimen H.

(iii) Give one reason why specimen H is suitable as feed for farm animals.

(a)(i) Name two farm animals from which specimen C (Fresh meat) could be obtained.

(ii) Mention four ways in which specimen C could be preserved.

(b)(i) Mention three farm animals from which the raw form of specimen D (Powdered Milk) could be obtained.

(ii) Mention three products which could be obtained from specimen D.

(c) State two uses of specimen D in animal production 

(d) Name the process used for making the raw form of specimen D fot for human consumption.

(a)(i) Name the farm animal which produces specimen A (Honey).

(ii) Mention two other products which could be obtained from the farm animal named in 1(a)(i).

(iii) State four uses of specimen A.

(b)(i) Outline the steps involved in the preparation of bone meal from specimen B (Bone) for livestock feed.

(ii) State two precautions which should be taken during the preparation of bone meal.

(iii) Mention two minerals which could be obtained from specimen B.

(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal production: (i) flushing: (i) dystocia: (iii) parturition.

(b) State five ways in which fencing is important in livestock production.

(c) Mention five ways in which rearing of rabbits is important.

(d) List four disadvantages of deep litter system in poultry production.

(a) Explain the following terms as used in pasture and range management. (i) fodder; (ii) paddocking: (iii) reseeding; (iv) stocking rate; (v) natural pasture.

(b) State five factors which could affect the establishment of pasture in West Africa.
(c) State five ways in which weeds are of economic importance in livestock production.

(a) Mention two organs each in each of the following parts of rabbit: (i) head; (ii) thorax; (i) abdomen.

(b) State one function of each of the following organs in farm animals: (i) caecum; (1) gizzard; (1) crop: (iv) rumen; (v) lung

(C) State six practical ways of checking malnutrition in livestock production.

(d) Mention three examples of non-traditional farm animals.

a)(i) Explain the term monogastric.

(ii) Give two examples of monogastric animals.

(b) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal nutrition: (i) concentrate: (ii) additive.

(c) State four ways in which roughage is important in the diet of farm animals.

(d) List four materials which could be used in milking cow.

(e) Mention two animals each which could be fed on each of the following forms of prepared feed: (i) pellets: (ii) mash.

(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal husbandry:
(i) coprophagy: (ii) rumination (iii) candling (iv) tethering.

(b) List four local materials which could be used for constructing a goat house.

(c)(i) Name the three members of the honey bee colony. (ii) State five ways in which honey beekeeping is important.

(a) Explain each of the following mating methods in farm animals: (i) hand mating (ii) pen mating (iii) pasture mating. 

(b)(i) Mention two advantages of each of the mating methods explained in (a).
(ii) Mention two disadvantages of each of the mating methods explained in (a).

(c) Mention two methods of collecting semen from a bull.

The botanical name of Guinea grass is_________.

An organism that habours another organism is referred to as________

A record which shows all the assets on a poultry farm is called_________

Which of the following vitamins is water-soluble?

An ewe which is not lactating after lambing should be given_________

Which of the following terms is a technique used in processing farm animals?

The function of an electro-ejaculator during artificial insemination is to___________

The parts labelled I and II are known respectively as________

Which of the following farm animals has the digestive system shown in the diagram?

Cellulose digestion by micro-organisms takes place in the part labelled _______

Which of the following practices is most vital during introduction of a farm animal?