Animal Husbandry Past Questions and Answers

(a) Name four parts of the reproductive system of each of the following farm animals: (i) bull; (ii) hen.
(b) Give one function of each of the parts named in 3(a).
(c) Describe the process of cassava tuber in the mouth of a pig.

(a)(i) List five external parts of a cock. (ii) Name three viral diseases that could affect poultry.
(b) State five signs that could be observed in a sick farm animal.
(c) Explain each of the following terms as used in livestock production: (i) drenching; (ii) dipping.
(d) Name three body systems in farm animals.

(a) State five differences between the digestive systems of a goat and a chicken.
(b) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal production:
(I) rumination;
(ii) coprophagy.
(c) Give one reason for carrying out each of the following practices in livestock production:
(i) creep feeding; (ii) steaming-up; (iii) flushing.
(d)(i) State four ways in which rangelands are important. (ii) List four practices that could be carried out to improve pastures.

(a) Name the five main regions of the vertebral column of a sheep.

(b) State one specialized function of each of the regions of the vertebral column of a sheep.

(c) Explain each of the following terms as used in Animal husbandry:
(i) lactation;
(ii) Rumination.

(a) Discuss the management of goats under the following headings:
(i) breeding;
(ii) care of kids;
(iii) identification;
(iv) castration.