(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in the slaughtering of farm animals:
(i) scalding
(ii) singeing:
(iii) evisceration.
(b) Name four agents involved in the marketing of farm animals and animal products
(c) State five marketing functions that could be performed to facilitate the sale of chicken and eggs.
(d) Name three stages in the life cycle of a roundworm.
(e) Mention two methods of animal improvement.
Explanation
(a) Explanation of terms as used in the slaughtering of farm animals:
(i) Scalding: It is the act of immersing a carcass in hot water for a few minutes to facilitate the removal of feathers/hair/fur
(ii) Singeing: It is the act of removing hair from a slaughtered animal by the use of flame
(iii) Evisceration: The removal of internal organs from the carcass of farm animals.
(b) Agents involved in the marketing of farm animals and animal products:
- Producer/farmer.
- Retailer/middlemen
- Transporter.
- Advertisers/media.
- Commissioned agent.
- Cooperative society
- Wholesaler/middlemen Consumer.
- Broker.
- Exporter.
- Importer.
(c) Marketing Functions that could be performed to facilitate the sale of chicken and eggs:
- Advertising/promotion.
- Processing.
- Transportation distribution
- Price tagging.
- Sorting.
- Appropriate registration.
- Storage.
- Grading.
- Packaging
- Product labelling.
- Networking.
(d) Stages in the cycle of a roundworm:
- Adult.
- Larva,
- Ege
(e) Methods of animal improvement:
- Introduction.
- Selection
- Breeding/hybridization