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

(a) Name five agents involved in the marketing of animal products.

(b)(i) Define the term pasteurization as used in milk processing. (ii) State two ways in which pasteurisation of milk is important.

(iii) List four milk products.

(c) State four factors that affect the yield of milk in cows.

(d)(i) Give one reason why it is important to starve an animal before slaughtering. (ii) List two pre-slaughtering activities.

(a) State five differences between the digestive systems of a goat and a chicken.

(b) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal production:

(I) rumination;

(ii) coprophagy.

(c) Give one reason for carrying out each of the following practices in livestock production:

(i) creep feeding; (ii) steaming-up; (iii) flushing.

(d)(i) State four ways in which rangelands are important. (ii) List four practices that could be carried out to improve pastures.

(a)(i) List five external parts of a cock. (ii) Name three viral diseases that could affect poultry.

(b) State five signs that could be observed in a sick farm animal.

(c) Explain each of the following terms as used in livestock production: (i) drenching; (ii) dipping.

(d) Name three body systems in farm animals.

(a) Name four parts of the reproductive system of each of the following farm animals: (i) bull; (ii) hen.

(b) Give one function of each of the parts named in 3(a).

(c) Describe the process of cassava tuber in the mouth of a pig.

(a) State three ways in which each of the following factors hinders livestock production in West Africa: (i) breeding; (ii) nutrition; (iii) healthcare; (iv) government policy; (v) finance.

(b) Mention five factors that affect productivity of pastures.

(a) Explain the term ration as used in animal production.

(b) Explain how each of the following factors influence feed formulation for farm animals: (i) physiological status of animal;

(ii) age of animal; (iii) purpose of production; (iv) availability of feed ingredients.

(c) Describe the process of preparing palm kernel cake.

(d) Give two differences between broiler starter mash and broiler finisher mash.

(a) Define the term animal improvement.
(b) (i) Explain the term introduction as used in animal improvement. (ii) State three advantages and three disadvantages of introduction as a method of animal improvement
(c)(i) Define the term progeny selection (ii) State five desirable characteristics that could be used in selecting animals used for improvement.
(d) State three advantages of artificial insemination.

(a) State four functions of carbohydrates in farm animals.

(b) List four organs associated with respiration in farm animals.

(c) Mention two diseases that affects the respiratory system of farm animals

(d) Define the fol-lowing terms as used in animal physiology: (i) exhalation (ii) inhalation (iii) peristalsis (iv) ovulation (v) rumination.

(a) Give three reasons for keeping goats.

(b) (i) Define the term oetrus as used in farm animals. (ii) State three signs of heat is a sow

(c) Complete the table below.

(a) Define the term digestion in farm animals.
(b) in a tabular form, give four differences between the digestive systems of a chicken and a goat
(c) List five methods of improving rangeland.
(d) Name the end product of digestion of each of the following nutrients: (i) carbohydrate (ii) protein (iii) fat and oil.
(e) State four function:, of proteins in farm animals (t) Mention two digestive enzymes found in the small intestines of a pig.

(a) Name three management systems in farm animal production.

(b) State three ways in which housing is important in the management of farm animals.

(c) Mention four advantages associated with each of the following systems of keeping animals: (i) deep litter (i i) battery cage

(d) State three features of a suitable housing unit for rearing each of the following animals: (a) snails (ii) grasscutter

(a) State six causes of low egg production in chicken 
(b) Name three parts of the digestive system of pigs. 
(c) Enumerate six ways ways in which cattle production is important in West Africa. 
(d) State five uses of poultry eggs. 

(a) Mention three equipment used in incubation of eggs

(b) State five measures a livestock farmer could adopt to control diseases on the farm

(c) enumerate four advantages of artificial insemination

(d) Discuss two methods of animal improvement.

(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal nutrition (i) ration (ii) balanced diet (iii) maintenance ration (iv) production ration (v) malnutrition.

(b) Give two uses of each of the following animal products: (i) honey (ii) wool (iii) horn (iv) milk (d) egg.

(a) State five objectives of animal improvement.

(b) Mention live signs that indicate that a pregnant animal is approaching parturition. (c) Name two disease causing organisms in livestock production.

(d) copy and complete the table below:

(a) Mention four parasites of farm animals.

(b) Enumerate five ways in which the keeping of ruminants is important to the economy of your country.

(c) List In management practices undertaken in caulk production.

(d) State two ways in which each of the following management practices is important: (i) brooding (ii) debeaking (iii) culling.

(a) State five ways of improving pasture.

(b) Name live organs of the digestive system of a. rabbit.

(c) State five precautions that should be taken in dipping of sheep.

(a) State five management practices that are carried out daily on a livestock farm

(b) Mention five devices that could be used in restraining farm animals.

(c) Name four structures used for housing livestock.

(d) Outline the steps involved in branding cattle.

Which of the following agents usually sells animal products in large quantity 

In rabbit production, nesting is a sign that the animal is approaching 

Malnutrition in animals could result in