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.

311.

Pastures could be improved through

A.

Reseeding and overgrazing

B.

Fertilizer application and irrigation

C.

Rotational grazing and uncontrolled burning

D.

Padlocking and overgrazing

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

312.

Which of the following plants is a pasture legume?

A.

Panicum maximum

B.

Andropogen gayanus

C.

Pueraria phaseoloides

D.

Axonopus compressus

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

313.

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

A.

Pasture mating

B.

Natural insemination

C.

Hand mating

D.

Artificial insemination

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

314.

In animal production, disease causing organisms are generally called

A.

Parasites

B.

Pathogens

C.

Pests

D.

Vectors

Correct answer is B

Pathogens are any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.

 

315.

The true stomach of ruminants is called

A.

Abomasum

B.

Omasum

C.

Reticulum

D.

Rumen

Correct answer is A

The abomasum is the fourth or true stomach of cud-chewing animals, lying next to the omasum.