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

In West Africa, farm animals are mostly kept for___________

Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac in livestock is referred to as___________

The hormone responsible for broodiness in hen is______

The process of obtaining wool from a live sheep is known as_______

A partially fermented preserved forage is referred to as___________

(a) (i)  Define the term culling as used in livestock production.       
     (ii) State two reasons why culling is practiced in cattle production. 

(b)  Mention one major function each of ptyalin, rennin and pepsin during digestion of feed in rabbits. 

(a) Discuss anthrax disease under the following headings:

• causative organisms
• two modes of transmission;

(b) Draw and label the reproductive tract of a hen.  [6 marks]

(a) Define the term animal improvement.

(b) Explain briefly the following terms as used in animal improvement:

• cross breeding;
• out-breeding. 

(d) Complete the table below:

 (a)  Define the following terms:

• hay                                  
• silage.           

(b)(i)  Name two types of pasture.      

(ii) State four advantages of establishing a grass-legume pasture.         
(iii) State three advantages of rotational grazing. [3 marks]

(c) Draw and label the digestive tract of a hen.

(a) Explain the term malnutrition in farm animals.                                                    

(b) Distinguish between maintenance ration and production ration.    

 (a)  State four advantages if artificial insemination.                 
                       

(b)   State five functions of the rumen.   

(a) Explain how each of the following factors affect feed formulation for farm animals:

• age of the animal;
• physiological state of the animal;
• purpose of keeping the animal.     

(b)      State five precautions to be taken to ensure the preparation of good quality feed for layers.        

(a) A ewe was serviced on May 1, 2014. Determine the expected date of lambing of the ewe

(b) Define Animal Husbandry

Outline the steps involved in the processing of beeswax

(a)       Discuss the management of goats under the following headings:
(i)  breeding;
(ii) care of kids;
(iii) identification;
(iv) castration. 

(a)  Name the five main regions of the vertebral column of a sheep.                                                                                                                                   
 

(b)  State one specialized function of each of the regions of the vertebral column of a sheep.                                                                        

(c)   Explain each of the following terms as used in Animal husbandry:

(i)   lactation;
(ii)   Rumination.                                                                 

a)   Mention five characteristics considered during selection of livestock for breeding.  

b)   State five characteristics of a Zebu cattle.   

c)   State five functions of water in farm animals.  

d)   List five nutritional disorders in farm animals  

a) Define the term artificial pasture as used in animal production.                            

b)  State six advantages of grass-legume mixtures in a pasture.                                     

c) (i)   Mention three management systems used in keeping small ruminants.
(ii) State three characteristics of each of the management systems mentioned in (c)(i).
 

a)  (i)   Describe the life cycle of louse.
       (ii)  State three effects of louse on its host.
       (iii) State three ways in which louse could be controlled.
       (iv) Name three farm animals that could be infested by louse.

b)   Discuss coccidiosis in farm animals under the following headings:
(i)   two animals mostly affected;
(ii)  causal agent;
(iii) two symptoms;
(iv) two control measures

a)  List three equipment used on a dairy farm. 

b) Outline the steps involved in the pasteurization of milk.     

c)  State four roles of each of the following agents in the marketing of animal products:
 (i)  wholesaler;
 (ii) retailer.        

d) State three advantages of each of the following agents involved in the marketing of animal products:
  (i)   marketing boards;
  (ii)  co-operative societies. 

a) (i) State Five benefits of keeping bees

     (ii) Outline the steps involved in establishing an apiary

b) (i) State Five ways of enhancing the productivity of a pig farm

    (ii) State Five management practices that are carried out on piglets from birth to weaning