(a) List four methods of identification in cattle production [4 marks] (b) State three reasons for carrying out each of the following animal husbandry pract...
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(a) List four methods of identification in cattle production [4 marks]
(b) State three reasons for carrying out each of the following animal husbandry practices; (i) culling of poultry; (ii) dehorning of cattle. [6 marks]
(c) Mention the botanical names of four pasture legumes grown in West Africa [4 marks]
(d) State four ways of preserving harvested fish [2 marks]
Answer Details
(a) Four methods of identification in cattle production
- Ear tagging
- Branding (hot or freeze branding)
- Ear notching
- Tattooing
(b) Three reasons for each practice
(i) Culling of poultry
- To remove unproductive or poor-laying birds and cut feeding costs.
- To remove sick or diseased birds and check the spread of disease.
- To improve the general quality and productivity of the flock.
(ii) Dehorning of cattle
- To prevent injury to other animals and to the handlers.
- To make the animals docile and easy to manage.
- To reduce the space required per animal at the feeding trough.
(c) Botanical names of four pasture legumes grown in West Africa
- Centrosema pubescens
- Stylosanthes gracilis
- Pueraria phaseoloides
- Calopogonium mucunoides
(d) Four ways of preserving harvested fish
- Smoking
- Salting
- Sun-drying
- Freezing or refrigeration
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