Question 1
The number of teats in a cow is
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WAEC Animal Husbandry 2017 Past Questions
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Question 1
(a) State six causes of low egg production in chicken
(b) Name three parts of the digestive system of pigs.
(c) Enumerate six ways ways in which cattle production is important in West Africa.
(d) State five uses of poultry eggs.
Theory
Question 2
The movement of digested feed into the bloodstream is known as
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Question 2
(a) Name three management systems in farm animal production.
(b) State three ways in which housing is important in the management of farm animals.
(c) Mention four advantages associated with each of the following systems of keeping animals: (i) deep litter (i i) battery cage
(d) State three features of a suitable housing unit for rearing each of the following animals: (a) snails (ii) grasscutter
Theory
Question 3
Selection of animals based on performance of ancestors is called
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Question 3
(a) Define the term digestion in farm animals.
(b) in a tabular form, give four differences between the digestive systems of a chicken and a goat
(c) List five methods of improving rangeland.
(d) Name the end product of digestion of each of the following nutrients: (i) carbohydrate (ii) protein (iii) fat and oil.
(e) State four function:, of proteins in farm animals (t) Mention two digestive enzymes found in the small intestines of a pig.
Theory
Question 4
The incubation period of chicken egg is
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Question 4
(a) Give three reasons for keeping goats.
(b) (i) Define the term oetrus as used in farm animals. (ii) State three signs of heat is a sow
(c) Complete the table below.
| FARM ANIMAL | ADULT FEMALE | PARTURITION | YOUNG ONE |
| I | Cow | II | III |
| Goat | IV | V | VI |
| VII | XI | Lambing | IX |
| X | XI | XII | Piglet |
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Question 5
Which of the following body systems determines the type of feed given to an animal?
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Question 5
(a) State four functions of carbohydrates in farm animals.
(b) List four organs associated with respiration in farm animals.
(c) Mention two diseases that affects the respiratory system of farm animals
(d) Define the fol-lowing terms as used in animal physiology: (i) exhalation (ii) inhalation (iii) peristalsis (iv) ovulation (v) rumination.
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Question 6
Which of the following farm animals are monogastrics? I. Carmel II. Donkey III. Horse
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Question 6
(a) Define the term animal improvement.
(b) (i) Explain the term introduction as used in animal improvement. (ii) State three advantages and three disadvantages of introduction as a method of animal improvement
(c)(i) Define the term progeny selection (ii) State five desirable characteristics that could be used in selecting animals used for improvement.
(d) State three advantages of artificial insemination.
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Question 7
The first stage at which the tick attaches itself to the body of the grazing farm animal is
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Question 8
Which of the following organs is influenced by oxytocin
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Question 9
Which of the following methods are used in animal improvement? I. introduction II. Isolation III. Selection
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Question 10
The vector that transmits trypanosomiasis is
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Question 11
Which of the following identification methods could be used in poultry production?
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Question 12
An example of a non ruminant herbivore is
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Question 13
Digestion in the rumen is mainly
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Question 14
The structure illustrated in the diagram is found in
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Question 15
The part labeled I and II are
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Question 16
The main function of the part labeled III is
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Question 17
Which of the following farm animals could be used of breeding purposes?
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Question 18
Anaemia in farm animals is caused by
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Question 19
During the incubation of fertilizated poultry egg, food and protection to the embryo are provided by the
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Question 20
An example of a humpless cattle is
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Question 21
Which of the following diseases of sheep is transmitted
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Question 22
Lush green forage is wilted before feeding to ruminants to prevent
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Question 23
Female animals that are not accepted by their male counterparts could reproduce through
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Question 24
Oestrus cycle in the ewe occurs every
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Question 25
Which of the following management practices is carried oout in poultry farming?
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Question 26
The part labeled I is the
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Question 27
Which of the following nutrients is required most for the healthy development of the part labeled I?
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Question 28
Which of the following operations may be carried out on the part labeled I?
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Question 29
Which of the following products could be obtained from poultry by-products?
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Question 30
Which of the following management practices is used in the identification of livestock?
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Question 31
A disease that could result from giving animals mouldy food is?
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Question 32
The benefits of planting grass-legume mixture does not include
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Question 33
In artificial insemination, semen collected is stored in liquid
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Question 34
The system in which a lamb is raised by another ewe is known as
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Question 35
Which of the following excretory organs maintains a healthly balance of body fluids in farm animals?
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Question 36
The disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis in pigs is
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Question 37
Which of the following plants is a pasture legume?
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Question 38
Muscle rigidity and non-responsiveness to stimulus in dead farm animals is known as?
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Question 39
The amount of feed given to a farm animal daily is known as?
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Question 40
Foot and mouth disease in sheep is caused by a
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