(a) Mention three nutrients that could be found in specimen G. (b) List three ways of preserving specimen G. (c) State two functions of specimen H in farm a...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Animal Husbandry - 2016 (Practical) Subject: Animal Husbandry

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(a) Mention three nutrients that could be found in specimen G.

(b) List three ways of preserving specimen G.

(c) State two functions of specimen H in farm animals.

(d) Describe two features of specimen H which enables it to perform the functions stated in 2(c) above.

(e) Name three farm animals which possess specimen H.

Answer Details

(a) Three nutrients found in specimen G (raw milk)

  • Protein.
  • Carbohydrate (lactose).
  • Fats/lipids (also water, vitamins and minerals such as calcium and phosphorus).

(b) Three ways of preserving specimen G (raw milk)

  • Drying/dehydration into powdered milk.
  • Freezing, refrigeration or chilling.
  • Boiling/pasteurisation (also canning).

(c) Two functions of specimen H (gizzard) in farm animals

  • Grinding and crushing of feed into fine particles.
  • Churning and mixing of feed to aid digestion.

(d) Two features of specimen H (gizzard) that enable it to perform these functions

  • It has thick, tough muscular walls that mix and crush the feed.
  • It contains grits, stones or gastroliths and a rough corrugated inner lining that grind the feed.

(e) Three farm animals which possess specimen H (gizzard)

  • Chicken (domestic fowl).
  • Duck.
  • Turkey (also guinea fowl, goose, quail and ostrich).

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