Animal Husbandry Past Questions and Answers

(a) State four advantages if artificial insemination.

(b) State five functions of the rumen.

(a) Explain the term malnutrition in farm animals.

(b) Distinguish between maintenance ration and production ration.

(a) Define the following terms:

hay
silage.


(b)(i) Name two types of pasture.
(ii) State four advantages of establishing a grass-legume pasture.
(iii) State three advantages of rotational grazing. [3 marks]

(c) Draw and label the digestive tract of a hen.

(a) Define the term animal improvement.

(b) Explain briefly the following terms as used in animal improvement:

cross breeding;
out-breeding.


(d) Complete the table below:
Farm animal Name of mature female Gestation period (days) Sheep …………………… …………………….. Pig …………………… …………………….. Rabbit …………………… ……………………..

(a) Discuss anthrax disease under the following headings:

causative organisms
two modes of transmission;


(b) Draw and label the reproductive tract of a hen. [6 marks]