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

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 40 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Fumigation of a poultry house is done for the following reasons except to

A. prevent ectoparasites

B. prevent endoparasites

C. repel pest infestation

D. reduce disease transmission

B

12.

Indiscriminate breeding could be prevented in farm animals through

A. pen mating

B. flock mating

C. hand mating

D. pasture mating

C

13.

If 50 cows were artificially inseminated and 37 cows conceived, determine the percentage conception rate

A. 26%

B. 35%

C. 74%

D. 87%

C

14.

A disease cause by Eimeria spp is

A. aspergillosis

B. coccidiosis

C. bird flu

D. fowl typhoid

B

15.

Which of the following signs of oestrus in ewe are correctI. swollen vulva
II. frequent urination
III. mountain of other ewes

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II, and III only

A

16.

The organism that causes trypanosomiasis is transmitted by

A. flea

B. mosquito

C. tick

D. tse-tse fly

D

17.

The tiny numerous finger-like projections on the walls of small intestines of farm animals which help nutrient absorption is the

A. duodenum

B. ileum

C. jejenum

D. villi

A

18.

Determine the number of pigs that could be stocked in a pig sty with dimensions of 14.0 m by 6.0 m. If the required floor space per pig is 2m\(^{2}\)

A. 10

B. 42

C. 84

D. 168

B

19.

In which of the following psychological processes is hemoglobin essential

A. transport of oxygen

B. removal of nitrogen

C. regulation of blood pH

D. absorption of water and salt

A

20.

Which of the following management practices could decrease the production of herbage on a grazing land

A. irrigation

B. overstocking

C. paddocking

D. reseeding

B

11.

Fumigation of a poultry house is done for the following reasons except to

A. prevent ectoparasites

B. prevent endoparasites

C. repel pest infestation

D. reduce disease transmission

B

12.

Indiscriminate breeding could be prevented in farm animals through

A. pen mating

B. flock mating

C. hand mating

D. pasture mating

C

13.

If 50 cows were artificially inseminated and 37 cows conceived, determine the percentage conception rate

A. 26%

B. 35%

C. 74%

D. 87%

C

14.

A disease cause by Eimeria spp is

A. aspergillosis

B. coccidiosis

C. bird flu

D. fowl typhoid

B

15.

Which of the following signs of oestrus in ewe are correctI. swollen vulva
II. frequent urination
III. mountain of other ewes

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II, and III only

A

16.

The organism that causes trypanosomiasis is transmitted by

A. flea

B. mosquito

C. tick

D. tse-tse fly

D

17.

The tiny numerous finger-like projections on the walls of small intestines of farm animals which help nutrient absorption is the

A. duodenum

B. ileum

C. jejenum

D. villi

A

18.

Determine the number of pigs that could be stocked in a pig sty with dimensions of 14.0 m by 6.0 m. If the required floor space per pig is 2m\(^{2}\)

A. 10

B. 42

C. 84

D. 168

B

19.

In which of the following psychological processes is hemoglobin essential

A. transport of oxygen

B. removal of nitrogen

C. regulation of blood pH

D. absorption of water and salt

A

20.

Which of the following management practices could decrease the production of herbage on a grazing land

A. irrigation

B. overstocking

C. paddocking

D. reseeding

B