Animal Husbandry questions and answers

Animal Husbandry Questions and Answers

Animal Husbandry questions structured to assess candidates’ basic knowledge and skills in the production, processing, storage, packaging and marketing of farm animals and their products.

226.

Which of the followig methods enables a lame bull to reproduce?

A.

Artificial insemination

B.

Pen mating

C.

Selection

D.

Introduction

Correct answer is A

Artificial insemination is the process of collecting sperm cells from a male animal and manually depositing them into the reproductive tract of a female.

227.

If an animal from Kenya is reared in Nigeria, the animal is said to have been

A.

Cross bred

B.

Introduced

C.

Inbred

D.

Selected

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

228.

A substance present in cotton seed which is toxic to swine is

A.

Hydrochloric acid

B.

Hydrocyanic acid

C.

Gossypol

D.

Theobromine

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

229.

The parts labeled I, II, and III are known respectively as

A.

Whiskers, rump and ear

B.

Rump, whiskers and ear

C.

Rump, ear and whiskers

D.

Whiskers, ear and rump

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

230.

Which of the following diseases is caused by a pathogen? 

A.

Bloat

B.

Ketosis

C.

Mastitis

D.

Ostemalacia

Correct answer is C

Mastitis in dairy cows is caused by udder infections, usually resulting from bacteria introduced either during the milking process or from environmental contact.