Question 1 of 20 58 total questions
Most farmers in Nigeria are hesitant in adopting new farming techniques because they
A are poor and cannot afford to take risks
B do not trust the extension worker
C do not accept anything that comes from the government
D are too old-fashioned to adopt new ideas
E are afraid of the market instability
Which of the following is a day-to-day record of work on a farmer's farm?
A crop yield book
B labour diary
C farm inventory
D produce account
E profit and loss account
Farm credits given to farmers can be only in form of
A cash
B tractor hiring
C insecticides application
D fertilizer use
The following are factors of agricultural production except
A farmstead
B land
C labour
D capital
E management
the factors that can predispose animals to diseases include the following except
A poor housing
B malnutrition
C immunity
D physical injuries
E unfavourable weather
Which of the following is not used for identification purpose in livestock?
A tattooing
B branding
C tagging
D notching
E shearing
Low fibre and high energy feeds are classified as
A supplement
B concentrates
C roughages
D additives
E basal feeds
Which of the following is not a factor affecting fertility in farm animals?
A age
B ovulation rate
C number of ova fertilized
D number of offspring produced
E lactation rate
The following factors should be considered when selecting a farm animal irrespective of the use management and cost except
A heredity
B age
C health
D fecundity
E colour
The commonest ectoparasites of birds are
A lice
B fleas
C ticks
D mites
E houseflies
Some of the by-products of fish include the following except
A fish meal
B fish silage
C glue
D oil
E leather
Minerals such as contained in oyster shell help animals to
A build up their body tissue
B develop their bones and teeth
C have balanced diet
D develop immunity against deficiency diseases
E increas their blood mineral content
The exotic breeds of rabbits found in Nigeria include the following except
A new zealand white
B chinchila
C american albino
D flemish gaint
E rhode island red
The act of giving birth in rabbits is known as
A kidding
B farrowing
C kindling
D calving
E lambing
Which of the following is not a factor of improvement in breeding cattle?
A bloat
B night blindness
C milk fever
D infertility
E anaemia
Which of the following is not a factor of improvement in breeding cattle?
A fertility
B butter-fat percentage
C weaning weight
D feed efficiency
E back-fat thickness
The best method(s) of regulating fish capture is/are
A gill netting and electro-fishing
B quota and mesh-size control
C beach seine method
D active netting
E passive netting
A protozoan diseases of livestock not transmitted by a vector is
A coccidiosis
B babesiosis
C trypanosomiasis
D redwater
E anaplasmosis
The symptoms of vitamin deficiency diseases in livestock includes the following
A scurvy
B loss of appetite
C poor blood clotting
D improved fertility
E rickets
Which of the following breeds of cattle is regarded as the best dairy breed in Nigeria?
A red bororo
B keteku
C sokoto gudali
D muturu
E white fulani
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