(a)(i) Mention two products which could be obtained from specimen K (Fresh Milk) (ii) Name the method by which specimen K could be made wholesome for human ...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Animal Husbandry - 2019 (Practical) Subject: Animal Husbandry

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(a)(i) Mention two products which could be obtained from specimen K (Fresh Milk)  (ii) Name the method by which specimen K could be made wholesome for human consumption.

(b)(i) Give two function of specimen L in farm animals. (ii) State two features of specimen L which enables it to perform its functions.

(c) State two ways of preserving specimen M. 

(d) State two responses of chicks to the use of specimen N in a brooder house under each of the following conditions. (i) excessive heat (ii) insufficient heat (iii) optimum heat.

Answer Details

(a)(i) Two products obtainable from specimen K (fresh milk)

  • Butter.
  • Cheese (also yoghurt, ice cream, condensed and powdered milk).

(a)(ii) Method of making specimen K wholesome for human consumption

Pasteurisation (also boiling/sterilisation).

(b)(i) Two functions of specimen L (gizzard) in farm animals

  • Grinding of feed into fine particles.
  • Mixing and churning of feed.

(b)(ii) Two features of specimen L (gizzard) that enable it to perform its functions

  • Thick, muscular walls.
  • Presence of stones/grits/gastroliths and a tough koilin (rough) lining.

(c) Two ways of preserving specimen M (meat)

  • Refrigeration or freezing.
  • Salting (also smoking, drying or canning).

(d) Responses of chicks to specimen N (brooder heat source)

  • (i) Excessive heat: the chicks move away from the heat source to the edges of the brooder, pant and take in more water, and eat less.
  • (ii) Insufficient heat: the chicks crowd and huddle close together under the heat source, pile on one another and may suffocate.
  • (iii) Optimum heat: the chicks spread out evenly over the brooder floor, are active and feed and drink normally.

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