(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in... | WAEC SSCE - Animal Husbandry - 2025 (Essay)

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(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in the slaughtering of farm animals:
(i) scalding
(ii) singeing:
(iii) evisceration.

(b) Name four agents involved in the marketing of farm animals and animal products

(d) Name three stages in the life cycle of a roundworm.

(e) Mention two methods of animal improvement.

Answer

(a) Explanation of terms as used in the slaughtering of farm animals:

(i) Scalding: It is the act of immersing a carcass in hot water for a few minutes to facilitate the removal of feathers/hair/fur

(ii) Singeing: It is the act of removing hair from a slaughtered animal by the use of flame

(iii) Evisceration: The removal of internal organs from the carcass of farm animals.

(b) Agents involved in the marketing of farm animals and animal products:

- Producer/farmer.
- Retailer/middlemen
- Transporter.
- Advertisers/media.
- Commissioned agent.
- Cooperative society
- Wholesaler/middlemen Consumer.
- Broker.
- Exporter.
- Importer.

(c) Marketing Functions that could be performed to facilitate the sale of chicken and eggs:

- Advertising/promotion.

- Processing.

- Transportation distribution

- Price tagging.

- Sorting.

- Appropriate registration.

- Storage.

- Grading.

- Packaging

- Product labelling.

- Networking.

(d) Stages in the cycle of a roundworm:

- Adult.
- Larva,
- Ege

(e) Methods of animal improvement:

- Introduction.
- Selection
- Breeding/hybridization

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