SSS3 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SSS2 FIRST TERM

1. Which of the following is commonly used as a source of plant protein in livestock ration?
A. maize
B. rice bran
C. wheat bran
D. groundnut cake
E. molasses
2. Feeds with high amount of fibre are classified as
A. concentrate
B. roughages
C. hay
D. silage
E. soilage
3. Crop grown primarily for feeding animals are known as
A. vegetables
B. cereals
C. forage
D. legumes
E. shrubs
4. Which of the following feedstuffs should be increased in the diet of a laying birds?
A. Palm kernel meal
B. bone meal
C. groundnut cake
D. vitamin supplement
E. wheat offal
5. A sheep gained 20kg of weight after consuming 60kg of feed, determine the feed conversion
ratio.
A. 1:2
B. 2:3
C. 3:1
D. 5:4
E. 3:2
6. If an injured goat bleeds without the blood clotting, it is likely that the goat is deficient in
A. Vitamin D
B. Vitamin K
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin C
E. Vitamin B
7. A mature animal would require relatively low amount of protein because it
A. has fast growth
B. cannot digest protein
C. makes very efficient use of little
protein
D. requires just enough for
maintenance purpose
 E. needs no protein
8. The ingredient which is not a major source of minerals in animal feeds is
A. oyster shell
B. fish meal
C. bone meal
D. palm kernel meal
D. salt licks
9. Which of the following feedstuffs requires much processing before being fed to animals?
A. cassava
B. sorghum
C. maize
D. groundnut
E. grasses
10. A ration given to female animals preparing it for breeding is
A. maintenance ration
B. flushing ration
C. fattening ration
D. steaming up ration
E. gestation ration
11. Which of the following body systems determines the type of feed given to an animal?

A. Circulatory

B. Digestive

C. Excretory

D. Reproductive

12. A system of keeping farm animals in a confined small area with supply of essential materials and
care is called ___________

A. extensive system

B. intensive system

C. free range system

D. semi intensive system

13. A disease that could result from giving animals mouldy feed is

A. Anaplasmosis

B. Aspergillosis

C. Babesiosis

D. Theileriosis
14. The benefit of planting grass-legume mixture does not include

A. higher productivity of the pasture

B. suppression of weeds

C. decreased soil fertility

D. prevention of soil erosion

15. The system in which a lamb is raised by another ewe is known as

A. feeding

B. fostering

C. rearing

D. weaning

16. Which of the following plants is a pasture legume?

A. Panicum maximum

B. Pueraria phaseoloides

C. Andropogon gayanus

D. Pennisetum purpureum

17. The amount of feed given to a farm animal daily is known as

A. ration

B. diet

C. supplement

D. meal

18. The true stomach of ruminants is called

A. abomasums

B. omasum

C. reticulum

D. rumen
19. Dairy animals are reared specially for their ______

A. fats

B. milk

C. wool

D. blood

20. Forages harvested before flowering and conserved are characterized bu

A. high fibre

B. high protein

C. low energy

D. low vitamins

21. If 25kg feed was consumed by 10,000 birds in six hours, determine the quantity of feed required
by the same number of birds in one week?

A. 20kg

B. 67kg

C. 400kg

D. 700kg

22. Which of the following birds is purposely raised for meat

A. broiler

B. cockerels

C. layers

D. pullet

23. Pasture crops are best used in preparing silage when they

A. have produced seeds

B. are lignified

C. are yet to produce flowers

D. are producing flowers

24. Which of the following management systems of poultry production is least expensive?

A. deep litter

B. battery cage

C. fold units

D. free range

25. Meat, egg, feather, droppings are the products and by products of one of the following farm
animals.

A. Rabbit

B. Guinea pig

C. Cattle

D. Poultry

26. Ruminant animals have _______ compartment(s) of stomach

A. four

B. three

C. two

D. one

27. Farm animals that bear their young ones alive are called ______

A. ruminant

B. monogastric

C. mammals

D. human being

28. Which of the following is regarded as grazing livestock?

A. sheep

B. pig

C. turkey

D. snail
29. The meat of goat is called

A. mutton

B. chevon

C. chicken

D. beef

30. An extensive area of land grazed by animals is called_______

A. grasses

B. pasture

C. pastor

D. field

31. The following animals can be raised in the North EXCEPT

A. pig

B. sheep

C. cattle

D. goat

32. Farm animal dung and droppings can be used as

A. manure

B. Feed

C. Fire

D. Fertilizer

33. The correct sequence of feed utilization in farm animals is

A. digestion – ingestion – absorption –assimilation

B. ingestion – digestion – assimilation – absorption

C. ingestion – digestion – absorption – assimilation

D. digestion – assimilation – ingestion – absorption

34. The following are part of respiratory system except

A. liver

B. lung

C. pharynx

D. trachea

35. The brain is part of the

A. reproductive system

B. respiratory system

C. digestive system

D. nervous system

36. Which of the following is not an economic importance of farm animals?

A. Provision of food

B. source of manure

C. Generation of employment opportunities

D. source of communal clashes

37. A sow that is not producing milk after farrowing should be provided with

A. oxytocin

B. antibiotic

C. relaxin

D. suphaquinoxaline

38. The reproductive hormone in female is

A. oxytocin

B. adrenalin

C. oestrogen

D. progesterone
39. The sequential order of the four compartment in ruminant is

A. omasum, abomasums, rumen, and reticulum

B. rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum

C. reticulum, rumen, abomasums and omasum

D. abomasum, omasum, reticulum, and rumen

40. Cow should not be allowed to eat plenty of young fresh pasture because they will

A. develop anthrax

B. develop bloat

C. refuse to eat concentrate

D. become infested with worms

41. The ingredient which is not a major source of minerals in animal feeds is

A. oyster shell

B. fish meal

C. bone meal

D. palm kernel meal

42. The following are common grasses in the rangeland except

A. panicum maximum

B. calopogonium mucunoides

C. cynodon dactylon

D. imperata cylindrical

43. A disease that could result from giving animals mouldy feed is

A. anaplasmosis

B. aspergilosis

C. babesiosis

D. theileriosis
44. The benefits of planting grass-legume mixture does not include

A. higher productivity of the pasture

B. suppression of weeds

C. decreased soil fertility

D. prevention of soil erosion

45. The act of giving birth to young ones in animals is known as _________

A. fertilization

B. parturition

C. lactation

D. gestation

46. The number of teat in a cow is

A. two

B. four

C. six

D. eight

47. Lush green forage is wilted before feeding to ruminants to prevent

A. anaemia

B. bloat

C. ketosis

D. tetany

48. Pasture could be improved through

A. reseeding and overgrazing

B. fertilizer application and irrigation

C. rotational grazing and uncontrolled burining

 D. paddocking and overgrazing

49. Forages harvested before flowering and conserved are characterized by

A. high fibre

B. high protein

C. low energy

D. low vitamins

50. Pasture crops are best used in preparing silage when they

A. have produced seeds

B. are lignified

C. are yet to produce flowers

D. are producing flowers

ANSWER THEORY

ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS IN ALL

1. a. Copy and complete the table below.

Nutrient One function One deficiency symptom

Calcium
Iodine
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
[5marks]

b. State five ways of improving pasture. [5 marks]

2. Explain the following terms as used in animal nutrition:

i. ration

ii. balanced diet

iii. maintenance ration

iv. production ration

 v. malnutrition [5mks]

b. Give two uses of each of the following animal products:

i. honey

ii. wool

iii. horn

iv. milk

v. egg

[5mks]

3. a. Complete the table below:

FARM ANIMAL ADULT FEMALE PARTURITION YOUNG ONE

I Cow II III
Goat IV V VI
VII XI Lambing IX
X XI XII Piglet

c. Draw and Label all the parts of a tapeworm. Illustrate briefly how it causes harm to its
host.

4. a. List five methods of improving rangeland [5mks]

b. State three functions of Carbohydrates and two functions of Protein in farm animals.
[5mks]

C. With the aid of appropriate diagram, illustrate the life cycle of liverfluke.

5. a. List five leguminous pastures and five grasses, their common names and botanical
names. [5mks]

b. Enumerate five importance of a leguminous pastures. [5mks]

c. Mention Four Parasite of farm animals

d. Mention one disease each caused by the following pathogens and one symptom

i. Bacteria
 ii. Fungi

iii. Protozoa

iv. Virus

6. a. Define the term animal improvement.

b. i. Explain the term introduction as used in animal improvement

ii. State three advantages and three disadvantages of introduction as a method of

animal improvement.

c. i. Define the term progeny selection.

ii. State five desirable characteristics that could be used in selecting animals used
for improvement.

d. State three advantages of artificial insemination.