WAEC SSCE - Animal Husbandry - 2016 (Objective)

A castrated male sheep is called a 

A disadvantage of prolonged inbreeding in farm animals it that it leads to

Forages harvested before flowering and conserved are characterized by 

Which of the following statements about ovulation in rabbits is correct? 

Fertilization occurs in the part labelled

Which of the following factors affects the productivity of pasture? I Soil fertility II. Climate III. Weeds

Which of the following disease would directly affect milk production in cows

The part labelled III is the 

Which of the following effects is associated with high temperature brooding of chicks

The true stomach of ruminants is called

Which of the following managment systems of poultry production is least expensive?

Which of the following farm animals is a monogastric?

If 25kg feed was consumed by 10,000 birds in six hours, determine the quantity of feed required by the same number of birds in one week?

The part labelled III is the

A boiler consumed 6.0kg of feed and gained 2.0kg weight in six weeks. Determie the feed: gain ratio 

Farm animals producing milk, egg and wool would require

which of the following types of meat is obtained from sheep? 

Use the diagram below to answer questions 36 and 37

Which of the labelled part is used to determine a good layer?

Which of the following characteristics describes the external features of sheep?

The figure below represents the female genitals system of a farm animal. Use it to answer question 12 to 14

The part labelled III is called 

pasture crops are best used in preparing silage when they 

Which of the following structures is part of the intestine of rabbits. 

One of the symptoms of brucellosis in ewes is

Which of the following plants is a pasture legume?

Rinderpest in cattle is caused by a 

The introduction of semen into the reproductive tract of female farm animals without copulation is called. 

In poultry, nutrients are absorded mainly in the 

One of the main reasons for providing light for broilers during production is to 

A limitation to the effective use of artificial insemination in animal improvment is 

The endoparasite that creates sores in the liver and lungs of farm animals as it bores through them is 

In farm animals, hormones are released into the 

Pastures could be improved through 

Which of the following birds is purposely raised for meat?

Which of the labelled parts produces hormones?

If the oestrus cycle of a goat is 27 days, how many times will it come on heat in a year?

In animal production, disease causing organisms are generally called. 

Which of the following farm animals is most prolific?

A part of a tapeworm is illustrated below. Use it to answer questions 24 to 26.

The part of the tapeworm illustrated is

Which of the labelled parts is used by the tapeworm to attach itself to the host?

The fundamental principles underlying animal breeding is based on