(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal husbandry: (i) coprophagy: (ii) rumination (iii) candling (iv) tethering. (b) List four local mate...

(a) Explanation of terms

• (i) Coprophagy: The eating of faeces (dung) by an animal, for example a rabbit swallowing its soft night faeces, in order to recover and re-digest nutrients.
• (ii) Rumination: The process by which a ruminant regurgitates previously swallowed food (cud) back to the mouth, re-chews it and re-swallows it for further digestion.
• (iii) Candling: Passing an egg in front of a bright light in a dark room to examine its internal quality, fertility or stage of development.
• (iv) Tethering: Tying an animal to a fixed peg or post with a rope so that it feeds only within a limited area.

(b) Four local materials for constructing a goat house

• Wood or timber.
• Bamboo.
• Palm fronds or thatch (grass).
• Mud or clay.

(c)(i) Three members of the honey bee colony

• Queen.
• Drone.
• Worker.

(c)(ii) Five ways in which honey beekeeping is important

• It provides honey, which is a source of food and income.
• It provides beeswax used in industry (candles, cosmetics, polishes).
• The bees aid pollination of farm crops, raising crop yield.
• It provides other products such as propolis and royal jelly used in medicine.
• It provides employment and a source of income to the farmer.