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.

81.

Which of the following diseases is transmitted by tick?

A.

Babesiosis

B.

Coccidiosis

C.

Sleeping sickness

D.

Night blindness

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

82.

Farm animals with four-chambered stomach are referred to as

A.

Ruminants

B.

Pseudoruminants

C.

Monogastrics

D.

Omnivores

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

83.

Which of the following animals is usually classified as a non-traditional farm animal?

A.

Cattle

B.

Goat

C.

Pig

D.

Snail

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

84.

The extent to which a farm animal readily consumes a feed is referred to as

A.

Acceptability

B.

Digestibility

C.

Salivation

D.

Utilization

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

85.

Formation of the eggshell membrane occurs in the

A.

Infundibulum

B.

Isthmus

C.

Magnum

D.

Uterus

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

86.

The meat of a calf that is less than six months old and fed exclusively on milk is called 

A.

Beef

B.

Chevon

C.

Mutton

D.

Veal

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

87.

Grass legume mixture for pasture production is used to

A.

Supply additives to animals

B.

Control disease outbreak

C.

Reduce energy level of forage

D.

Improve nutrient level of forage

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

88.

Which of  the following measures could be used to maintain productivity of pasture?

A.

Mulching

B.

Crop rotation

C.

Optimum stocking rate

D.

Spraying with herbicides

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

89.

The process by which digested nutrients enter the bloodstream through the intestinal walls of farm animals is known as

A.

Absorption

B.

Assimilation

C.

Mastication

D.

Regurgitation

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

90.

Hay and sillage are both classified as

A.

Additives

B.

Concentrates

C.

Proteins

D.

Roughages

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.