mitrobeWelcome to mitrobenetwork, In today’s Educational/exam guide I will be dropping complete Animal Husbandry Exam Questions for All students (II).
Instructions: Answer all questions in section A
1. The following livestock diseases are caused by virus EXCEPT A. Anthrax B. Foot and moath diseases C. Rinder pest D. Newcastle
2. Crops grown primarly for feeding animals are known as A. Forage
B. Cereal C. Legumes D. Vegetables
3. Fingerlings refer to the young OP A. Fish B. Rabbits C. Guinea pig D. Turkey
4. Which of the following factors would you consider the best important for the successful incubation of eggs? A. Light B. Temperature
C. Ventilation D. Turning of the eggs.
5. Which of the following farm animals possess a pair of caeca? A. Pig
B. Cattle C. sheep D. Fowls
6. The head of tapeworm is known as the A. Sucker B. Rostellum
C. Scolex D. Segment
7. Which of the following feeding stuff should be increased in the diet laying birds? A. Palm kernel meal B. Bone meal C. Groundnut cake D. Vitamin supplement
8. The practice of progeny selection involve selecting breeding stock on the basis of the A. Performance of offspring B. Parents characteristics C. Sir-dam relationship D. Individual merits of each animal
9. The most important symptom of brucellosis in cattle is A. Abortion B. Swollen testes C. Lameness D. Swollen joints
10. Which of the following is NOT a sign of heat in animals? A. Mounting of other animals B. Mucous discharge from the vulva C. Grantion sound D. Muscus discharge from the rectum
11. Which of the following practices would a farmer not likely adopt in Pig management A. ear notching B. Worming C. Castrating
D. Dehorning
12. In birds, loss of appetite, respiratory difficulties and nervous paralysis are symptoms of A. Newcastle B. Corcidiosis C. Fowl-typhoid D. Fowl pox
13. In which of the following ways can fish be processed and preserved? A. Salting and smoking B. Salting and fermentation C. Smoking and fermentation D. Smoking and pasteurization
14. The incubation period of turkey is A. 27 days B. 35 days C. 42 days D. 15 days
15. Which of the following is commonly used as a source of plant protein in livestock ration A. Maize B. Price bran C. Wheat bran
D. Groundnut cake
16. The brownish, flattened and leaf-like parasites found in cattle are called A. Tapeworms B. Liver flukes C. Lice D. Roundworms
17. The desirable characteristics of forage crops include to following EXCEPT A. Palatability B. Dependability C. High field D. Poor reproductive ability E. Resistance of trampling
18. Which of the following is NOT an effect on man of the various preventive and control measures of disease and pest/parasites? A. Air pollution B. Water poisoning C. Food contamination D. Poor utilization
19. The units of inheritance which determine the various characteristics of animals are called A. Genes B. Chromosomes C. Cytoplasm
D. Nuclei
20. In the establishment of pastures it is best to A. Plant only grasses
B. Plant only legumes C. Plant a mixture of grasses and legumes
D. Allow needs to mix with the forage crops
21. The part of the ruminant stomach from which digestive juices are secreted is the A. Rumen B. Reticulum C. Omasum D. allow needs to mix with the forage crops
22. The part of the ruminant stomach from which digestive Juices are secreted is the A. Rumen B. Reticulum C. Omasum D. Abomasums
23. At which of the following ages are gilts mated? A. 8-12 months
B. 14-15months C. 15 – 20months D. over 25 months
24. Which of the following breeds of cattle is regarded as the best dairy breed in Nigeria A. While Fulani B. Red bororo C. Sokoto gudalis
D. Muturu
25. Which of following is not a factor of improvement in breeding cattle? A. Fertility B. Butterfat percentage C. weaning weight D. Back-fat-thickness
26. Which of the following is not a symptom of malnutrition in livestock
A. Bloat B. Night blindness C. Anaemia C. Infertility
27. The act of giving birth in rabbits is known as A. Kindling B. Kidding C. Farrowing D. Lambing
28. Which of the following is NOT used for identification purpose in livestock? A. Tattooning B. Branding C. Tagging D. Shearing
29. The factors that can predispose animals to disease include the following EXCEPT A. Poor housing B. Malnutrition C. Immunity
D. unfavourable weather
30. Which of the following is NOT a breed of cattle? A. Sokoto red
B. Sokoto gudalis C. White Fulani C. Ndama
31. Which of the following may cause diseases in a fish pond? A. Mixed stockings B. Liming C. Poor management practices D. Fertilization
32. The factors affecting growth and development of young animals from birth to maturity include the following EXCEPT A. Breed of animal B. Size of head C. Nutritional Status D. Health status
33. Which of the following is NOT a sign of animals approaching parturition? A. Sot, Pilable and Swollen Vulva B. Relaxed cervix
C. full mammary gland D. Drop in milk production
34. Daily management routine in poultry include the following EXCEPT
A. Egg collection B. Record keeping C. Water and feed provision
D. debeaking
35. When a cockerel is castrated, it becomes a A. Broiler B. Capon
C. Pullet D. Cock
36. Forages cut fresh and preserved in silo or pit are referred to as A. hay B. Silage C. Soilage D. Compost
37. Which of the following is Not a method of improving rangeland?
A. Controlled stocking B. Rotational grazing C. Used of fertilizers
D. Over-grazing
38. Management practices of established pasture include the following EXCEPT A. fencing B. Replanting C. Transplanting D. Manuring
39. Which of the following characteristics is not correct of pigs? A. Prolific B. Efficient feed converters C. Source of meat D. Source of skin
40. Diarrhea tainted with blood is a symptom of A. Trpanosomiasis
B. Ketosis C. Coccidiosis D. Brucellosis
41. The freshly cut forage crops fed to livestock in their housing units are referred to a A. paddock grazing B. Silage C. Hay D. Soilage
42. The act of mating in chicken is known as A. Treading B. service
C. tupping D. breeding
43. Study bull is the term used in describing A. A castrated male cattle B. A bull kept mainly for breeding C. An old bull used for draft purposes D. A bull used for artificial insemination
44. When an animal is being fed on a ration that does not increase it’s value but keeps the animal in good health and constant weight, the animal is used to be on a A. production ration B. Creep feed
C. Maintenance ration D. Balance ration
45. Genetic characteristics are passed from the parents to offspring through the A. Cytoplasm B. Placenta C. Zygote D. Gene
46. A livestock disease caused by a fugus is A. Aspergilosis
B. Cossiciosis C. Red water D. Foot and mouth
47. An unproductive animal completely removed from the rest of the stock is said to be A. Culled B. Quarantined C. Isolated D. Confined
48. A disease that causes abortion in cattle in the later stage of pregnancy is A. Milk fever B. Pnenmonia C. Brucellosis D. Ring worm
49. The part of the egg that prevents the yolk from being damaged by keeping the yolk at the centre of the egg is the A. Gem spot
B. Albumen C. Airspace D. Chalaza
50. Bull calves intended for breeding are sometimes nose-ringed in order to A. Improve their sense of detecting heat in cows B. Minimize the incidence of respiratory diseases C. Increasing the quantity of calcium in mash D. Facilitate easy handling of the bull
51. The water-snails is important in the life cycle A. Round worm
B. Tapeworm C. Liver fluke D. Tick
52. Using N’dama bull to mate muturu cow is an example of
A. Inbreding B.Selection C. Cross-breeding D. Artificial insemination
53. A nutritional deficiency disease of livestock A. Rinder pest
B. contagious abortion C. Osteomalacia D. Tuberculosis
54. N’dama cattle are well adapted to west Africa mainly because the breed A Can withstand a long period of drought B. Is Resistant to trpanosomiasis C. Can feed well on poor quantity forages D. Can withstand high humidity
55. The causal organism of mastitis in cattle is A. Fugus B. Bacterium C. Virus D. Protozoan
56. In cattle, high fever and sudden death are symptoms of A. Anthrax
B. Foot rot C. Pleuro-pnenmomia D. Bloat
57. Night blindness in an animal is caused by a deficiency of A. Vitamin
A B. Calcium C. Vitamin B D. Vitamin E
58. Progeny selection involves selection of bleeding stock on the basis of A. Feed conversion efficiency B. Sire-dams relationship C. Merits of the dam only D. Performance of offspring
59. The effects of practicing rotational grazing in a livestock farm include the following EXCEPT A. controlling livestock pests B. Eliminating attack in livestock diseases C. Allowing the regrowth of Pasture crops D. Maintaining steady increases in growth rate of animals
60. In animal nutrition, iodine is essential for the production of
A. Thyroxin B. Oxytocin C. Insulin D. Progesterone
SECTION B: THEORY
Attempt only FIVE questions from this section
1a. What is Animal Improvement?
b. State 7 aims of animal Improvement
2a. Mention three methods of animal improvement
b. Explain the three methods listed above
c. State two advantages and two disadvantages of each method earlier discussed
3a. What is artificial insemination?
b. Enumerate three advantages and three disadvantages of Artificial Insemination (A.I)
4a. List four causative agents of animal diseases
b. State atleast two diseases caused by each of the causative organisms
5a. State FIVE factors that can predispose farm animals to diseases
b. State in a tabular form using the information below
i. 3 ecto-parasites
ii. 3 endo-parasites
iii. Animals affected
iv. Control measures
6a. Explain the term ration
b. Name four classes of livestock feed and list two characteristics of each class
c. Distinguish between maintenance and production rations
7a. What is rangeland?
b. State 4 importance of rangeland
c. Discuss SIX methods of rangeland and pasture improvement adopted to ensure the continuous availability of grasses and legumes for grazing of animal.
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