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Agricultural Science Past Questions and Answers

Waec Agricultural Science Questions

Question 376:
cracking of egg laid by a flock of layers in a farm can be corrected by
  • A Addition of iodine to the water supply
  • B Increasing the level of vitamin D in mash
  • C Increasing the quality of calcium in mash
  • D Increasing the amount of calcim, phosphorus and vitamin D in their feed
  • E Increasing carotene and calcium level of the mash
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Question 377:
bull calves intended for breeding are sometimes nose-ringed in order to
  • A Improve their sense of detecting heat in cow
  • B Minimize the incidence of respiratory diseases
  • C Decrease the time of reaching maturity
  • D Decrease the space requirement of the bull
  • E Facilitate easy handling of the bull
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Question 378:
The hormone that prevents abortion or expulsion of the foetus during pregnancy is
  • A Insulin
  • B Progesterone
  • C Estrogen
  • D Adrenaline
  • E Oxytocin
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Question 379:
Which of the following ingredients is required for the formation of egg-shell in poultry?
  • A Bone meal
  • B Blood meal
  • C Maize meal
  • D Rice bran
  • E Groundnut cake
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Question 380:
One of the sexually-transmitted diseases in livestock is
  • A Brucellosis
  • B Rinderpest
  • C Scabies
  • D Ringworm
  • E Redwater
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