Question 1 of 20 58 total questions
The most inappropriate means of disseminating new ideas and techniques to the peasant farmer is by use of
A radio
B television
C internet
D cinema
Which marketing agent normally makes the biggest profit margin per unit? The
A processor
B wholesalers
C retailer
D commission agent
The main aim of preparing a farm income and expenditure statement is to
A record all purchases
B outline the sales of the farm
C outline both sales and purchases
D calculate profit or loss
Farm insurance schemes do not cover losses due to
A inadequate cultural pratices
B heavy pest infestation
C flood
D drought
The supply of farm produce to markets in West Africa is mostly dictated by
A governments
B commodity boards
C climatic conditions
D the consumers
In areas where labour is scarce and land is abundant, farmers tend to
A manage dairy animals intensively rather than beef animals
B practice mechanized farming
C maximum returns on land rather than on labour
D employ more hands to work on the land
Heterosis in animal breeding is referred to as
A hybrid vigour
B dominance
C recessivity
D mutation
A common means of aerating a fish pond is by stirring the water and
A removing dead and decaying matter
B adding water plants
C adding cold water
D pumping oxygen into the water
The most effective method of controlling ectoparasites in farm animals is by regular
A exposure of animals to sunlight
B dipping of animals in a solution of pesticides
C hand-picking of ectoparasites
D isolation of infested animals
Which of the following livestock endoparasites is a hermaphrodite?
A liverfluke
B trypanosome
C tapeworm
D roundworm
The purpose of vaccination is to
A treat parasites infestation
B prevent disease infection
C control parasites
D treat diseases
An animal infected by trypanosomiasis usually develops
A bloat and diarhoea
B sore legs and running nose
C anaemia and swollen lymph gland
D swollen legs and constipation
A protozoon organism causes
A coccidiosis
B anthrax
C rinderpest
D apergillosis
The following are signs of ill-health in farm animals except
A watery faeces
B bright eyes
C loss of appetite
D nasal discharge
Mastitis is a disease which affects the
A scrotum
B udder
C dewlap
D hump
An indication that chicks are comfortable in a brooder is that they
A move away from the source of heat
B pant and sit with their mouths open
C spread themselves uniformly under the hover
D huddle together
When an animal eats wood and licks iron railing instead of the diet given to it, it is likely that the
A animal is on heat
B amnient temperature is too high
C diet is deficient in essential elements
D animal has a pathological disease problem
Which of the following feedstuffs does not contain phosphorous?
A blood meal
B limestone
C fish meal
D oyster shell
The most important reason for low livestock population in the rain forest zone is the
A fast rate at which pasture crops become fibrous
B shortage of forage crops during the long dry season
C growth and proliferation of pathogens
D thick vegetation cover which impedes animal movement
An accessory sex gland in a bull is
A prostate gland
B pituitary gland
C thyroid gland
D pancreatic gland
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