Agricultural Science

When a farmer tries to eradicate snails from pastures, he is attempting to control?

A. ticks B. tapeworms C. trypanosomiasis D. liver flukes Correct Answer: Option D - liver flukes

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When poultry flock, the birds keep passing out green, foul-smelling faeces with nervous symptoms, it means that the farmer

A. has not administered Newcastle disease vaccine B. neglected to treat them against gumboro disease C. is giving the birds…

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Which of the following livestock diseases affects the reproductive system?

A. mastitis B. brucellosis C. rinderpest D. anthrax Correct Answer: Option B - brucellosis

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Which of the following groups of macro-nutrients is a constituent of protein?

A. nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur B. calcium, magnesium and potassium C. magnesium, calcium and phosphorus D. sulphur, magnesium and potassium…

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A wall is usually constructed in piggeries to?

A. serve as points for providing drinking water B. make drainage of pens easier C. provide baths for pigs D.…

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In which of the following systems of poultry management can the spread of diseases be kept to a minimum?

A. battery cage B. deep litter C. fold D. free-range Correct Answer: Option A - battery cage

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The hormone that influences the movement of the pelvic ligaments during parturition in farm animals is known as?

A. relaxin B. prolactin C. progesterone D. oestrogen Correct Answer: Option A - relaxin

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The gestation period of ewe is?

A. 90 days B. 115 days C. 131 days D. 149 days Correct Answer: Option B - 115 days

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Fluids from the Cowper’s and Prostate gland helps in the following except?

A. clearing the urethra of the trace B. provision of nutrients for spermatozoa survival C. mixing with spermatozoa to form…

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Ruminants do not normally show deficiency symptoms of vitamin B complex because?

A. the grasses they consume are very rich in the vitamins B. they do not need the vitamins C. they…

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