Duncan AsanaenyiI believe that you’re here because you don’t know the nature of how exams are being set by WAEC. If you don’t, then you’re at the right place.
In this guide, we will talk extensively on WAEC past questions and answers for Animal Husbandry, show you possible questions that may likely fall into the exams paper in the proceeding year.
Not only that, you’ll be given adequate instructions on how to answer questions on WAEC
Recently, I wrote on two interesting topics WAEC Past Questions and Answers on Civic Education and WAEC Past Questions and Answers on Chemistry , I strongly recommend you to click on the links above and read.
The WAEC past questions and answers are mostly repeated year after year, which is why you have to read this guide carefully till the end and take notice of those questions.
Most times, I hear students giving complains about how hard the questions is, reason behind it is that they failed to study using our guide.
I believe if you’re reading this, you will definitely want to pass your exams with flying colours. See more details on the instructions and guidelines given by WAEC to follow while writing the exams below.
Important Guidelines to follow in your WAEC Examination
There are alot of guidelines and instructions you as a student need to follow. We will bring to light what needs to be done accordingly.
The examination paper is divided into three different parts, which is Part 1,2 & 3
Part 1 is Objectives. You should expect 50 questions from this section.
Part 2 is the theory section, you should be expecting 10 questions to answer 5 from this section. This section carries the highest point.
Meaning that if you do well with this section and a little of part 1 & 3 ..then you’re good to go.
Part 3 is the practical section where you are expected to praticalize what you’ve learnt during lesson hours.
You should also note that the West African Examination Council frowns at cheating. Any candidate who is caught cheating will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
WAEC Animal Husbandry Objective Questions
The questions you see below are possible questions that might be repeated in this year’s examination.
Endeavor to read this guide to the end carefully with understanding, where possible ask relevant questions and we’ll reply prompt.
SECTION A:
1. A partially fermented preserved forage us referred to as
A. compost
B. silage
C. soilage
D. straw
2. The process of obtaining wool from a live sheep is known as
A. flaying
B. shearing
C. treading
D. tupping
3. The hormone responsible for broodiness in hen is
A. oxytocin
B. progesterone
C. prolactin
D. relaxin
4. Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac in livestock is referred to as
A. acromegaly
B. cretinism
C. cryptorchidism
D. dwarfism
5. In West Africa, farm animals are mostly kept for
A. food
B. research
C. raw materials
D. religious festivals
6. Which of the following diets has the highest crude protein content?
A. Broiler finisher
B. Layer mash
C. Grower mash
D. Chick mash
7. Which of the following farm animals is polygastric?
A. Bull
B. Hen
C. Kit
D. Sow
8. A farmer who has a supply order from a pharmaceutical company is keeping farm animals mainly for
A. security
B. recreation
C. raw materials
D. social function
9. Which of the following is kept mainly for animal traction?
A. Barrow
B. Bullock
C. Cow
D. Wether
10. During incubation of chicken eggs, the first candling is usually carried out after
A. twenty one days
B. eighteen days
C. ten days
D. six days
11. Which of the following grass species is used for roofing farmstead?
A. Spear grass
B. Carpet grass
C. Bahama grass
D. Giant star grass
12. If a group of animals is picked from a herd based on their fertility rate, growth rate and size, the selection is said to be
A. family
B. mass
C. pedigree
D. progeny
13. The absence of pests and diseases in a pasture ensures
A. seed viability
B. resistance to drought
C. increased productivity
D. susceptibility to trampling
14. Which of the following forage crops best controls soil erosion in a pasture?
A. Pennisetum purpureum
B. Centrosema pubescens
C. Panicum maximum
D. Imperata cylindrica
15. One disadvantage of selection is that
A. some good traits may be eliminated
B. best quality breeds are introduced
C. desirable traits are maintained
D. new traits are introduced
16. Staggered gait and rough coat are signs which indicate that the animal is
A. healthy
B. injured
C. pregnant
D. sick
17. A horse used for racing is an example of farm animal raised for
A. recreational activities
B. human consumption
C. hide production
D. pet purposes
18. In the marketing of animal products, middlemen create artificial scarcity in order to
A. increase production
B. decrease production
C. make abnormal profit
D. make products available
19. Which of the following activities are involved in the process of rumination?
I. Rechewing
II. Regurgitation
III. Vomiting
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
20. One of the aims of animal improvement is to
A. transfer desirable qualities from exotic breeds to local breeds
B. produce animals susceptible to local pests and diseases
C. produce animals with high rate of infantile mortality
D. produce animals whose parents perform better than the offspring
21. Which of the following plants is a source of coagulant in local cheese making?
A. Mangifera indica
B. Panicum maximum
C. Azonopus compressus
D. calotropics procera
22. The keeping of honey bees is known as
A. apiary
B. apiculture
C. aviculture
D. silviculture
23. In order to prevent overgrazing of pasture, a farmer should adopt
A. regular weeding
B. controlled stocking
C. fertilizer application
D. pest and disease control
24. The egg yolk in the diluents used in artificial insemination
A. protect the semen from mixing with the glycerine
B. prevents the semen from being contaminated
C. protect the semen from sunlight
D. provide food for the spermatozoa
25. Mad cow disease can easily spread on a farm through
A. overgrazing
B. overcrowding
C. poor feeding
D. poor ventilation
26. An area of land on which forage grass and legumes naturally grow is called
A. forest
B. grassland
C. rangeland
D. artificial pasture
27. Which of the following organisms is an ectoparasite?
A. Flea
B. Liver fluke
C. Roundworm
D. Cattle egret
WAEC Animal Husbandry Theory Questions
Question 1
(a) State five management practices that are carried out daily on a livestock farm.
(b) Mention five devices that could be used in restraining farm animals.
(c) Name four structures used for housing livestock.
(d) Outline the steps involved in branding cattle.
Question 2
(a) State five ways of improving pasture.
(b) Name five organs of the digestive system of a rabbit.
(c) State five precautions that should be taken in dipping of sheep.
Question 3
(a) Mention four parasites of farm animals.
(b) Enumerate five ways in which the keeping of ruminants is
important to the economy of your country.
(c) List five management practices undertaken in cattle production.
(d) State two ways in which each of the following management
practices is important:
(i) brooding;
(ii) debeaking;
(iii) culling.
Question 4
a) State five objectives of animal improvement.
(b) Mention five signs that indicate that a pregnant animal is approaching parturition.
(c) Name two disease causing organisms in livestock production.
Question 5
1 (a) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal nutrition:
(i) ration;
(ii) balanced diet;
(iii) maintenance ration;
(iv) production ration;
(v) malnutrition.
(b) Give two uses of each of the following animal products:
(i) honey;
(ii) wool;
(iii) horn;
(iv) milk;
(v) egg.
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