Animal Husbandry Questions and Answers

Animal Husbandry questions structured to assess candidates’ basic knowledge and skills in the production, processing, storage, packaging and marketing of farm animals and their products.

41.

A sow which has been farrowing 15 niglets at each parturition could be described as

A.

Having high libido

B.

A good mother

C.

Very prolific

D.

Having good temperament

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

42.

In livestock management, elastrator is used for

A.

Disbudding

B.

Castration

C.

Debeaking

D.

Insemination

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

43.

Zoonotic disease is

A.

A disease that cannot be controlled by vaccination

B.

A human disease that cannot infect animals

C.

An animal disease that can infect humans

D.

A farm animal disease that has no cure

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

44.

The number of animals that could be grazed on a given pasture land is referred to as

A.

Herd

B.

Feedlot

C.

Carrying capacity

D.

Field capacity

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

45.

The transfer of traits from parents to offspring is known as

A.

Mitosis

B.

Meiosis

C.

Hybrid

D.

Heredity

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

46.

Harvested forage that is fed to farm animals in a dried form is

A.

Hay

B.

Silage

C.

Soilage

D.

Roughage

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

47.

The transfer of an animal from its country of origin to another country is called

A.

Selection

B.

Quarantine

C.

Introduction

D.

Breeding

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

48.

Artificial insemination could be used for I. Cattle. II. Poultry. III. Pigs

A.

I and II only

B.

I and III only

C.

II and III only

D.

I, II, and III

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

49.

An offspring resulting from the mating of two different breeds of animals is known as

A.

Inbred

B.

Outbred

C.

Crossbred

D.

Purebred

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

50.

A grass-legume mixture suitable for feeding livestock is

A.

Panicum maximum and Andropogon gayamus

B.

Pennise tum purpureum and Calop ogonium mucunoides

C.

Cynodon dactylon and Pennisetum purpureum

D.

Mucuna utilis and Calop ogonium mucunoides

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.