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
Which of the following diseases is caused by a pathogen?
- A. Bloat
- B. Ketosis
- C. Mastitis
- D. Ostemalacia
A function of carbohydrate in animal nutrition is
- A. Production of hormones
- B. building up of flesh
- C. supply of energy
- D. repair of worn-out tissue
One of the disadvantages of artificial insemination is that
- A. it is less expensive than natural mating
- B. it helps to eliminate the wastage of semen
- C. it requires high technical know-how
- D. the cost of maintaining male animal is eliminated
A castrated male cattle is called a
- A. barrow
- B. bullock
- C. capon
- D. whether
Study the diagram and use it to answer question 4
The tool illustrated is used mainly to harvest
- A. forage
- B. legumes
- C. tubers
- D. vegetables
Which of the following materials is not used in the process of artificial inseminaton?
- A. Burdizzo
- B. Diluents
- C. Glycine
- D. Liquid Nitrogen
Micro-organisms which cause diesease in farm animals are called
- A. parasites
- B. pathogens
- C. pests
- D. vectors
The carbohydrate in milk is called
- A. fructose
- B. galactose
- C. glucose
- D. lactose
Foot and mouth disease in sheep is caused by a
- A. bacterium
- B. fungus
- C. protozoan
- D. virus
The amount of feed given to a farm animal daily is known as?
- A. ration
- B. diet
- C. supplement
- D. meal
Muscle rigidity and non-responsiveness to stimulus in dead farm animals is known as?
- A. muscle fatigue
- B. tendering
- C. rigor mortis
- D. rough muscles
Which of the following plants is a pasture legume?
- A. Panicum maximum
- B. Puereria phaseoloides
- C. Andropogon gayanus
- D. Pennistetum purpureum
The disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis in pigs is
- A. anthrax
- B. aspergillosis
- C. brucellosis
- D. rinderpest