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.
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.
The first stage at which the tick attaches itself to the body of the grazing farm animal is
Adult
Egg
Larva
Nymph
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Which of the following farm animals are monogastrics? II. Donkey III. Horse
I. Carmel
I and II only
I and III only
II and III
I, II and III only
Correct answer is C
Monogastric or Non-ruminant animals do not possess a rumen, reticulum, omasum, or abomasum. Instead, once their food is ingested it will eventually go through a functional caecum. Donkeys and horses are monogastric.
Which of the following body systems determines the type of feed given to an animal?
Circulatory
Digestive
Excretory
Reproductive
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The incubation period of chicken egg is
17 days
21 days
28 days
30 days
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Selection of animals based on performance of ancestors is called
Mass selection
Family selection
Progeny selection
Pedigree selection
Correct answer is D
Pedigree breeding is a breeding method focused primarily on the parentage of animals. To increase the level of certainty, as much information as possible is collected on several generations of ancestors. The pedigree breeding method does not focus on direct mating partners, but rather on bloodline combinations.