Year : 
2021
Title : 
Animal Husbandry
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 40 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

An example of a non-ruminant farm animal is

A. cattle

B. goat

C. rabbit

D. sheep

C

2.

A tube-like structure that carries air to the lungs of farm animals is

A. bronchiole

B. oesophagus

C. diaphragm

D. trachea

D

3.

In ruminants, gastric juice is produced in the

A. abomasum

B. omasum

C. reticulum

D. rumen

A

4.

The practice of feeding a special diet to ewe before mating is called

A. flushing

B. supplementation

C. steaming-up

D. creep feeding

A

5.

The male hormone produced by farm animals is called

A. oestrogen

B. oxytocin

C. progesterone

D. testosterone

D

6.

The average gestation period for cattle is

A. 144 days

B. 150 days

C. 282 days

D. 340 days

C

7.

The true stomach in ruminants is the

A. rumen

B. reticulum

C. omasum

D. abomasum

C

8.

A farmer whose objective is to produce animals of the same age will practice

A. selection

B. inbreeding

C. cross breeding

D. artificial insemination

D

9.

Which of the following management practices would increase the carrying capacity of pasture

A. draining the pasture

B. fertilizing the pasture

C. pest and disease control

D. reducing the size of pasture

B

10.

A distention of stomach in ruminants due to accumulation of gas as a result of consumption of lush pasture is known as

A. bloat

B. ketosis

C. rickets

D. scurvy

A

1.

An example of a non-ruminant farm animal is

A. cattle

B. goat

C. rabbit

D. sheep

C

2.

A tube-like structure that carries air to the lungs of farm animals is

A. bronchiole

B. oesophagus

C. diaphragm

D. trachea

D

3.

In ruminants, gastric juice is produced in the

A. abomasum

B. omasum

C. reticulum

D. rumen

A

4.

The practice of feeding a special diet to ewe before mating is called

A. flushing

B. supplementation

C. steaming-up

D. creep feeding

A

5.

The male hormone produced by farm animals is called

A. oestrogen

B. oxytocin

C. progesterone

D. testosterone

D

6.

The average gestation period for cattle is

A. 144 days

B. 150 days

C. 282 days

D. 340 days

C

7.

The true stomach in ruminants is the

A. rumen

B. reticulum

C. omasum

D. abomasum

C

8.

A farmer whose objective is to produce animals of the same age will practice

A. selection

B. inbreeding

C. cross breeding

D. artificial insemination

D

9.

Which of the following management practices would increase the carrying capacity of pasture

A. draining the pasture

B. fertilizing the pasture

C. pest and disease control

D. reducing the size of pasture

B

10.

A distention of stomach in ruminants due to accumulation of gas as a result of consumption of lush pasture is known as

A. bloat

B. ketosis

C. rickets

D. scurvy

A