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The best method of introducing a new pesticide to rural farmers is through
A farmers co-operatives
B circular letters
C demonstration
D field trips
The activities of middlemen may cause the following problems except
A reducing the profit margin of farmers
B artificial scarcity of produce
C inflation of prices
D inadequate storage facilities
Farm records are important for the following reasons except
A supplying information for future planning
B determining profit and loss made on the farm
C assessing the quality of farm produce
D determining the credit worthiness of farmers
The major advantage of inbreeding in animals is that it
A increases hybrid vigour
B increases multiple births
C eliminates undesirable traits
D reduces the number of meals needed in a herd
The resulting calf from crossing white fulani with a muturu cow is a
A kuri
B keteku
C ndama
D bororo
Fish products include the following except
A fish meal
B fish silage
C oil
D leather
Coccidiosis can be treated with
A sulphamethazine
B iodised salt
C piperazine citrate
D ferrous oxide
Newcastle disease attacks
A pigs
B horses
C poultry
D ruminants
Which of the following classes of nutrients is used mainly for energy production in farm animals?
A carbohydrates
B proteins
C vitamins
D minerals
Artificial colostrum can be prepared from mixing all the following materials except
A groundnut oil
B antibiotics
C milk
D egg
The process of stopping a young animal from milk and placing it under hand feeding is
A culling
B breeding
C weaning
D isolation
Management practices in a piggery include the following except
A disinfecting pens
B regular cleaning of feed and water troughs
C isolating sick animals
D weekly vaccination of pigs
Sexing in animal production is the process of
A separating the young from the old animals
B identifying different brees of animals
C breeding of emale and male animals
D separating the male from the female
Which of the following factors usually affects the colour of egg yolk?
A age of the laying hen
B type of housing
C type of feed
D colour of the cock
The cat of giving birth in farm animals is called
A brooding
B cloning
C parturtion
D gestation
Which of the following is not a sign of heat in farm animals?
A loss of appetite
B restlessness
C udder enlargement
D grunting
Spermatozoa are produced in the
A penis
B testicles
C prostate grand
D cowper's gland
Birds temporarily store their food in the
A crop
B gizzard
C proventriculus
D duodenum
Animal which chew the cud are
A amphibians
B aves
C ruminants
D reptiles
Improvement of yam through breeding is difficult because
A it possesses no sexual reproductive system
B naturally growing types have to be used
C its rapid multiplication is very difficult
D its genes do not segregate
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