The aims of crop improvement include the following except

A. increasing yields

B. meeting particular needs of growers

C. meeting the needs of consumers

D. adapting to climatic conditions

E. reducing demand for a particular type of crop

The chromosomes in a cell are located in the

A. cell wall

B. golgi body

C. vacuole

D. nucleus

E. mitochondrion

A great disadvantage of introduction as a method of crop improvement is the

A. adaptation of introduced crop to a new area of cultivation

B. usefulness of an introduced crop as basis for a breeding programme

C. incorporation of the desirable characteristics of the introduced crop into the local corp

D. introduction of a new type of disease into a new area of cultivation

E. integration of the introduced variety into the agricultural production of a new area

Which of the following structures does not serve a protective function?

A. hoof

B. skin

C. feathers

D. bone

E. hair

The blind sacs at the junction of the small and large intestines of a fowl are called

A. gizzard

B. appendix

C. ileum

D. colons

E. caeca

One of the peculiarities of the intestine tract of a fowl is the possession of

A. cloaca

B. stomach

C. oesophageal groove

D. large intestine

E. ileum

The humpless breed of cattle which also possess short horns is

A. gudali

B. shuwa arab

C. white fulani

D. red bororo

E. muturu

The breed of goat popularly kept mainly for its skin is

A. kano brown

B. bornu red

C. sokoto red

D. dwarf goat

E. bauchi type

A livestock farmer was instructed to mix 1 litre of acaricide with 175 litres of water. calculate the amount of water he needs to mix 20 litres of acaricides

A. 20 litres

B. 175 litres

C. 195 litres

D. 1750 litres

E. 3500 litres

Which of the following will not be an effect of excessive amount of water content in feeds?

A. decrease in nutritive value

B. formation of toxic products

C. encouraging growyh of moulds

D. stimulating fermentation

E. improving quality of such feeds