(a) Explain the following terms as used in animal... | WAEC SSCE - Agricultural Science - 2019

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(a) Explain the following terms as used in animal production:

(b)Distinguish between maintenance ration and production ration in animal nutrition.

(c)State three effects of malnutrition on farm animals.

(d)State five effects of deforestation.

Answer

(a) Explanation of terms

Malnutrition: A condition that results from feeding an animal with a diet that is deficient, unbalanced, or in excess of one or more nutrients.
Weaning: The gradual process of separating a young animal from its mother and changing it from a milk diet to solid feed.
Heat period: The period (oestrus) during which the female animal is sexually receptive and ready to accept the male for mating.
Candling: Passing an egg over or before a source of light in a dark room to examine its internal quality, fertility or stage of development.

(b) Maintenance ration and production ration distinguished

Maintenance ration	Production ration
The feed given to keep an animal alive and healthy, with no gain or loss in weight and no production.	The extra feed given, in addition to the maintenance ration, to enable the animal to produce milk, eggs, meat, work or offspring.

(c) Three effects of malnutrition on farm animals

(d) Five effects of deforestation

Answer Details

(a) Explanation of terms

Malnutrition: A condition that results from feeding an animal with a diet that is deficient, unbalanced, or in excess of one or more nutrients.
Weaning: The gradual process of separating a young animal from its mother and changing it from a milk diet to solid feed.
Heat period: The period (oestrus) during which the female animal is sexually receptive and ready to accept the male for mating.
Candling: Passing an egg over or before a source of light in a dark room to examine its internal quality, fertility or stage of development.

(b) Maintenance ration and production ration distinguished

Maintenance ration	Production ration
The feed given to keep an animal alive and healthy, with no gain or loss in weight and no production.	The extra feed given, in addition to the maintenance ration, to enable the animal to produce milk, eggs, meat, work or offspring.

(c) Three effects of malnutrition on farm animals

(d) Five effects of deforestation

(a) Explain the following terms as used in animal production: Malnutrition Weaning Heat period Candling (b)Distinguish between maintenance ration and produc...