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How can the offspring of a bull continue to be produced long after its death?
Ausing the preserved semen for artificial insemination
Bcollecting the semen of the offspring for use in artificial insemination
Ccrossing the male and female offspring
Dpreserving the body of the dead animal
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Question 762
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An illegal method of harvesting fish is by the sue of
Adrag net
Bpotassium cyanide
Chook and line
Dcalcium carbonate
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Question 763
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Temperature is an important factor in fish ponds because it
Aaffects the metabolic processes in fish
Bdetermines the sex of fishes
Cencourages the growth of phytoplanktons
Daffects the type of specie of fish
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Question 764
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A farmer noticed that one of his cows has high fever, blood-stained diarrhoea and often grinds its teeth. This shows that the cow is infected by
Arinderpest
Banthrax
Cbrucellosis
Daspergilosis
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Question 765
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Liverfluke infestation causes disturbance in lipid digestion because it
Ablocks the passage of fat to intestine
Bblocks the bile duct and reduces secretion of bile
Cdestroys the lipase enzyme
Dprevents fat excretion
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Question 766
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Which of the following practices is not a method of improving rangeland?
Arotational grazing
Breseeding of depleted forage species
Cremoval of weeds
Duse of inorganic fertilizers
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Question 767
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Livestock are said to feed on the range when they eat
Afresh herbage at the milking parlour
Bfresh herbage directly from the pasture
Charvested herbage in a stall
Dpreserved herbage in the form of silage
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Question 768
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When birds are fed on a ratio deficient in riboflavin,which of the following symptoms will they show?
Anight blindness
Bcataract
Ccurled-toe paralysis
Dscurvy
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Question 769
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If feed efficiency for egg production is defined as feed consumed per 10 eggs, what will be the feed efficiency for a layer that laid 230 eggs and consumed 26kg feed?
A0.88
B1.13
C1.76
D2.23
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Question 770
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The rabbit is able to utilize forage because
Ait has an enlarged caecum that digests fibre
Bthe small intestine is rich in microbes
Cthe mouth has large molars for grinding
Dthe length of the gut is relatively short
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Question 771
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Fertile eggs will be produced by breeders if the
Alaying units are illuminated
Bcocks are always kept with the hens
Chens are not allowed to brood
Deggs collected are kept at the correct temperature
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Question 772
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The milk collection vessel of the mammary gland is the
Aalveolus
Bgland cistern
Cteat
Dstreak canal
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Question 773
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The following are examples of natural mating methods except
Apen mating
Bflock mating
Chand mating
Dblock mating
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Question 774
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Birds store food in the
Acrop
Bgizzard
Cproventriculus
Dcloaca
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Question 775
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A developing embryo derives its nutrition from the mother
Athrough the blood vessels located in the placenta
Bby sucking the mammary glands
Cby direct diffusion through the blood vessels in the liver
Dthrough the blood vessels located in the intestine of the mother
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Question 776
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The milk secreting organ in cattle is the
Adewlap
Budder
Ccomb
Dmuzzle
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Question 777
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Determine the number of bottles of a herbicide required to spray 25 hectares of farmland, if one bottle is needed to prepare 100 litres and the diluted product product is applied at a rate of 20 litres per hectare.
A2 bottles
B5 bottles
C8 bottles
D11 bottles
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Question 778
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Which of the following combinations of practices best controls groundnut rosette disease?
Alate planting and spraying of insecticide
Bearly planting and spraying of nematicide
Clate planting and spraying of fungicide
Dearly planting and spraying of insecticide
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Question 779
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Which of the following pesticides effectively control maize stem borers?
Asystematic insecticides
Bcontact poisons
Cnematicides
Dfumigants
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Question 780
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Which of the following insect pests causes defoliation in crops?
