Waec Animal Husbandry 2017 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• WAEC 2017

Foot and mouth disease in sheep is caused by a

A. Bacterium
B. Fungus
C. Protozoan
D. Virus

Question 42:

• WAEC 2017

(a) State six causes of low egg production in chicken
(b) Name three parts of the digestive system of pigs.
(c) Enumerate six ways ways in which cattle production is important in West Africa.
(d) State five uses of poultry eggs.

Question 43:

• WAEC 2017

(a) Name three management systems in farm animal production.
(b) State three ways in which housing is important in the management of farm animals.
(c) Mention four advantages associated with each of the following systems of keeping animals: (i) deep litter (i i) battery cage
(d) State three features of a suitable housing unit for rearing each of the following animals: (a) snails (ii) grasscutter

Question 44:

• WAEC 2017

(a) Define the term digestion in farm animals.
(b) in a tabular form, give four differences between the digestive systems of a chicken and a goat
(c) List five methods of improving rangeland.
(d) Name the end product of digestion of each of the following nutrients: (i) carbohydrate (ii) protein (iii) fat and oil.
(e) State four function:, of proteins in farm animals (t) Mention two digestive enzymes found in the small intestines of a pig.

Question 45:

• WAEC 2017

(a) Give three reasons for keeping goats.
(b) (i) Define the term oetrus as used in farm animals. (ii) State three signs of heat is a sow
(c) Complete the table below.

FARM ANIMAL	ADULT FEMALE	PARTURITION	YOUNG ONE
I	Cow	II	III
Goat	IV	V	VI
VII	XI	Lambing	IX
X	XI	XII	Piglet