Animal Husbandry Past Questions and Answers

a) Mention five characteristics considered during selection of livestock for breeding.

b) State five characteristics of a Zebu cattle.

c) State five functions of water in farm animals.

d) List five nutritional disorders in farm animals

(a) Mention FIVE advantages and THREE Disadvantages of castration in Livestock production
(b) (i) Draw and label FIVE parts of the digestive system of a domestic fowl
(ii) State ONE function of each of the parts labelled in (b) (i)

(a) Explain each of the following mating methods in farm animals: (i) hand mating (ii) pen mating (iii) pasture mating.
(b)(i) Mention two advantages of each of the mating methods explained in (a).
(ii) Mention two disadvantages of each of the mating methods explained in (a).
(c) Mention two methods of collecting semen from a bull.

(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal husbandry:
(i) coprophagy: (ii) rumination (iii) candling (iv) tethering.
(b) List four local materials which could be used for constructing a goat house.
(c)(i) Name the three members of the honey bee colony. (ii) State five ways in which honey beekeeping is important.

a)(i) Explain the term monogastric.
(ii) Give two examples of monogastric animals.
(b) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal nutrition: (i) concentrate: (ii) additive.
(c) State four ways in which roughage is important in the diet of farm animals.
(d) List four materials which could be used in milking cow.
(e) Mention two animals each which could be fed on each of the following forms of prepared feed: (i) pellets: (ii) mash.