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Which of the following is not a factor of improvement in breeding cattle?
Afertility
Bbutter-fat percentage
Cweaning weight
Dfeed efficiency
Eback-fat thickness
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Question 1292
waec1989
The best method(s) of regulating fish capture is/are
Agill netting and electro-fishing
Bquota and mesh-size control
Cbeach seine method
Dactive netting
Epassive netting
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Question 1293
waec1989
A protozoan diseases of livestock not transmitted by a vector is
Acoccidiosis
Bbabesiosis
Ctrypanosomiasis
Dredwater
Eanaplasmosis
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Question 1294
waec1989
The symptoms of vitamin deficiency diseases in livestock includes the following
Ascurvy
Bloss of appetite
Cpoor blood clotting
Dimproved fertility
Erickets
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Question 1295
waec1989
Which of the following breeds of cattle is regarded as the best dairy breed in Nigeria?
Ared bororo
Bketeku
Csokoto gudali
Dmuturu
Ewhite fulani
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Question 1296
waec1989
At which of the following ages are gilts normally mated?
A8 - 12 months
B14 - 15 months
C15 - 20 months
D21 - 24 months
Eover 25 months
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Question 1297
waec1989
The part of the ruminant stomach from which digestive juices secreted is the
Arumen
Breticulum
Comasum
Dpaunch
Eabomasum
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Question 1298
waec1989
Contact insecticides are used to control
Apod borers of legumes
Bstem borers of cereal
Cleaf beetles of legumes
Dpeel worm of legumes
Ebollworms of cotton
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Question 1299
waec1989
Vegetables propagation can be carried out through the following processes except
Aseedling
Bcutting
Clayering
Dgrafting
Ebudding
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Question 1300
waec1989
The expression of a gene in the phenotype irrespective of whether the cell is homozygous or heterozygous is known as
Arecessive
Bpartial dominance
Ctest-cross
Dsegregation
Edominance
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Question 1301
waec1989
Thrips cause serious mechanical damages to crops by their
Afeeding activities on flowers, leaves and fruits
Blaying eggs on plants
Csucking of the sap of crops
Dburrowing activities causing damping off in crops
Eactivities as vectors of bacterial diseases
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Question 1302
waec1989
The average seed rate for maize is 25 kg per hectare. Allowing for a seed wastage of 5 per cent.How many kilogram of seeds would be required in planting 10 hectares of farmland?
A237.5
B238.0
C250.0
D255.0
E262.5
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Question 1303
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Why should a seed-producing farmer spray an insecticide on his crops only when the bees are not around?
Athe bees would sting him and he therefore avoids them
Bthe farmer does not want to waste his chemicals
Cbees are important for pollination of his crops
Dbees produce honey for him in his farm
Ebees are harmless insects
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Question 1304
waec1989
The process of meiosis in plants ensures the production of reproduction of reproductive cells with
Athe same number of chromosomes like the parent plant
Bhalf the number of chromosomes of the parent plant
Cno chromosomes like the parent plant
Dthrice the number of chromosomes of the parent plant
Etwice the number of chromosomes of the parent plant
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Question 1305
waec1989
The disease which most attacks groundnut is called
Arosette
Bmosaic
Csoft rot
Dpowdery mildew
Ebrown rot
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Question 1306
waec1989
A forest established for watershed management will perform the following functions except
Areducing water pollution
Bcontrolling fish population
Ccontrolling erosion
Dmaintaining a steady stream flow
Ereducing evaporation
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Question 1307
waec1989
In the establishment of pastures, it is best to
Aplant only grasses
Bplant only legumes
Cplant a mixture of grasses and legumes
Dlet the natural grasses grow
Eallow weeds to mix with the forage crops
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Question 1308
waec1989
Which of the following crops is a raw material for production of chocolate?
Akolanut
Bcoffee
Cbanana
Dcocoa
Eavocado pear
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Question 1309
waec1989
The units of inheritance which determine the various characteristics of crop are called
Achromosomes
Bnuclei
Cgenes
Dcytoplasm
Emembranes
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Question 1310
waec1989
Which of the following is not an effect on man of the various preventive and control measures of diseases and pests of crops?
