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The hormone generally called pregnancy hormone in farm animals is
A testosterone
B oestrogen
C progesterone
D androgen
E relaxin
Gestation period is defined as the time
A of fusion of the sperm and the egg
B between conception and prturition
C of relaese of ovum from the ovary
D of the birth of the young animal
E between mating of dam and weaning of young ones
The act of mating in cattle is known as
A tupping
B treading
C lambing
D laying
E service
Which of the following is the primary function of the gizzard?
A storage of food before digestion
B fermentation of ingested food
C grinding of ingested food into smaller particles
D exposure of food to enzymatic digestion
E absorption of digested food particles
The branch of crop production which is normally concerned with crop improvement is
A plant breeding
B plant science
C horticulture
D plant protection
E crop physiology
The aims of crop improvement include the following except
A increasing crop yield
B increasing crop resistence of pests and doseases
C improving the quality of the crop plants
D improving crop growth habit
E improving the infracstructural facilities in a farm
Cultural methods of controlling pests include the following except
A crop rotation
B adequate spacing
C timely planting
D frequency of weeding
E mulching
Which of the following group of crops can be attacked by smut diseases?
A suggarcane, maize and banana
B rice, maize and guinea corn
C guinea corn, sugarcanr and rubber
D maize, guinea corn and yam
E rubber, rice and guinea corn
The most important pests of vegetable crops are
A rodents
B birds
C nematodes
D insects
E reptiles
The forest trees growing in the Sudan savanna zone of Nigeria include the following except
A mahogany
B baobab
C shea butter
D neem
E eucalyptus
Which of the following is not a reason for converting a piece of land into a forest reserve?
A low population pressure
B poor soil fertility
C disputed ownership of land
D prevention of natural hazards
E improvment of micro-climatic conditions of the environment
The tree species widely used in afforestation programme is
A neem
B teak
C oil palm
D ebony
E rubber
Reforestation is the
A organised planting of trees in areas from which forest trees have been removed
B establishment of forests in areas where there are previously none
C development of young treees to replace old mature trees
D planting of forest trees on an unproductive land
E cultivation of forest trees for boundary demarcation
Which of the following is a pasture grass?
A stylozanthes gracilis
B centrosema pubescens
C pueraria phaseloides
D cynodon dactylon
E calapogonium mucunoides
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?
A high quality grasses and legumes
B high leaf to stem ratio
C drought resistance
D ability to withstand trampling
E slow growth
Common pasture grasses include the following except
A guinea grass
B carpet grass
C elephant grass
D gamba grass
E spear grass
Milling of rice is usually done
A after parboiling and drying
B before parboiling and drying
C before parboiling and winnowing
D after parboiling and drying
E after winnowing and parboiling
The agent of controlled pollination in crops is
A water
B light
C moth
D butterfly
E man
Cassava is cultivated in many ecological zones because of its
A industrial and domestic uses
B tolerance to low rainfall and soil fertility
C early maturity and weed suppression
D resistance to mosaic diseases and pest attacks
E low production costs
Cassava is normally planted at a spacing of about
A 0.1 m x 0.5 m
B 0.75 m x 1.0 m
C 2.0 m x 3.5 m
D 3.0 m x 3.0 m
E 4.0 m x 5.5 m
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