Specimen K (Head of cock) (a) Draw and label five parts of specimen K. (b) Mention one function of each of the labelled parts of specimen K. (c) Mention two...

Answer Details

Specimen K (Head of a cock)

(a) Drawing and labelling of five parts of specimen K

The head of a cock is drawn below with five parts clearly labelled: the comb, the eye, the beak, the nostril and the wattle.

(b) One function of each of the labelled parts

(c) Two management practices that could be carried out on specimen K

1. Debeaking - trimming the tip of the beak to prevent cannibalism, feather pecking and egg eating.
2. Dubbing (decombing) or dewattling - trimming the comb and/or wattle to prevent frostbite and injury and to reduce fighting.

Specimen L (Pair of scissors)

(d) One tool that could be used in place of specimen L

A sharp knife could be used in place of the pair of scissors to carry out the management practices on specimen K. (A sharp blade, a scalpel or a beak trimmer would serve the same purpose.)