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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
The most common weed of pasture in West Africa is
A ageratum conyzoides
B tridax procumbens
C imperata cylindrica
D boerhavia diffusa
Weevils can be controlled by
A providing adequate vantilation in soils
B storing dry grain in air-tight containers
C heating the store before storing grains
D placing cribs under shade
The variety if maize which is less susceptible to weevil attack is
A yellow maize
B flint maize
C floury maize
D sweet maize
Moths,aphids and mealy bugs cause damage to crops by their
A piercing and sucking activities
B piercing and chewing activities
C chewing and biting activities
D boring and chewing activities
Smut disease of cereals is caused by a
A bacterium
B fungus
C protozoan
D nematode
The most common grazing system in West Africa is
A continuous grazing
B rotational grazing
C deferred grazing
D zero grazing
The national terr-planting campaign is aimed at stimulating
A wildlife conservation
B afforestation
C taungya farming
D forest reservation
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