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

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

The hormone that prevents abortion or expulsion of the foetus during pregnancy is

A. insulin

B. progesterone

C. estrogen

D. adrenaline

E. oxytocin

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

One of the sexually-transmitted diseases in livestock is

A. brucellosis

B. rinderpest

C. scabies

D. ringworm

E. redwater

The quality of balanced diet supplied to an animal per day is described as

A. succulent

B. supplement

C. silage

D. ratio

E. concentrate

The number of animals that can be conveniently fed on a hectare of pasture is known as

A. biological value

B. carrying capacity

C. nutritive value

D. livestock quality

E. zero grazing

Which of the following is not a problem of agricultural marketing in Nigeria?

A. lack of transport facilities

B. scattered sources of supply

C. high quality of farm produce

D. lack of good pakaging and processing facilities

E. instability of prices

When there is large quality of food items in the market with other factors remaining constant, demand

A. will increase thus stabilising the price

B. will decrease and price will increase

C. will increase and price will decrease

D. and price will increase

E. and price will deccrease