February 8, 2022 WASSCE Animal Husbandry WASSCE Animal Husbandry 2020 – Paper 1 WASSCE Animal Husb. 2020 1. The true stomach of a goat is called abomasum omasum reticulum rumen 2. The causative organism of tuberculosis is a bacterium fungus protozoon virus 3. Which of the following animal products is used in leather industry? egg hide hoof milk 4. The recommended breeding ratio of male to female in rabbit production is 1: 2 I: 4 I: 7 1: 10 5. To avoid the outbreak of Newcastle disease on a poultry farm, chicks should be culled isolated quarantined vaccinated 6. Cooking pork properly is a way of eliminating anthrax nagana bladder worm round worm 7. Piglets are given iron dextran in order to improve appetite prevent anaemia prevent pneumonia improve digestibility 8. The main advantage of keeping rabbits in tier cages is to reduce labour cost lower incidence of pests economize space lower incidence of diseases 9. The most likely cause of death of a local hen near its eggs during incubation is snake bite starvation chicken pox excessive heat 10. If the weight of a duck increases from 0.4kg to 2.4 kg in one month after consuming 6.0 kg of feed, determine the feed conversion ratio 1 : 3 1 : 6 3 : 1 6 : 1 11. Which of the following processes is not involved in artificial insemination? ejaculation mating ovulation teasing The diagram below illustrates parts of a farm animal study it and use it to answer questions 12 to 14 logo required delete move drag clear noclear duplicate copy clone tooltip tooltip_solid forbid checkmark image checkmark circle checkmark square check check1 plus plus1 plus2 plus3 plus4 minus minus1 minus2 minus3 minus4 cancel cancel1 close report_problem_solid report_problem arrowup arrowup1 arrowup2 arrowup3 arrowup4 arrowup5 arrowup5_solid arrowup7 arrowup6 arrowdown arrowdown1 arrowdown2 arrowdown3 arrowdown4 arrowdown5 arrowdown5_solid arrowdown7 arrowdown6 arrow_left arrow_right filter download upload2 download2 hard_drive pencil_solid pencil signature register account_circle_solid account_circle address_card paragraph checkbox_unchecked checkbox checkbox_solid dropdown caret_square_down radio_unchecked scrubber location_solid location toggle_on toggle_off shield_check shield_check_solid clock clock_solid email_solid mail_bulk code tag tag_solid price_tags search sitemap file file_text_solid file_text option option_solid more_horiz more_vert more_horiz_solid more_vert_solid calculator key key Filled Key Icon keyboard eye eye_solid eye_slash_solid page_break view_day attach_file printer header h1 repeat repeater save sliders code_commit star star_full star_half linear_scale pie_chart stats_bars sms highrise mailchimp feed align_right align_left button browser cloud_upload_solid shuffle swap pallet fingerprint ghost heart_solid heart history import export label_solid label lock_open lock dollar_sign percent notification external_link pageview_solid pageview settings stamp support text white_label authorize activecampaign aweber campaignmonitor constant_contact getresponse googlesheets building hubspot icontact mailpoet paypal icon sendinblue sendy salesforce salesforcealt stripe stripealt twilio woocommerce wordpress credit_card credit_card_alt cc_amex cc_discover cc_mastercard cc_visa cc_paypal icon cc_stripe price product total quantity directory Zapier Preview 12. The part labelled I could be removed for the following reasons: I. To increase floor space II. Promote self defense III. Prevent injury I and II only I and III only II and Ill only I, II and III 13. Which of the following animals does not possess the part labelled I? boar bull ram wether 14. The part labelled II is called croup dewlap hump rump 15. Advertisement of bacon could lead to lower pricing of bacon increased demand for bacon promotion of pig production prevention of deterioration of bacon 16. Which of the following practices could be used to improve pastures in West Africa? I. Manuring II. Liming III. Controlled burning I and II only I and II only II and lII only I, II and III 17. Livestock are starved for 10 to 18 hours before dewormers are administered in order to make them swallow the dewormer kill the worms in a few hours make the dewormer effective calm them down 18. Which of the following practices could be used to improve local breeds of goats? I. Introduction II. Castration III. Selection I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III 19. Which of the following factors does not affect the quality of pasture? stocking rate leaf to stem ratio weather condition trampling 20. Which of the following statements about cats is correct? They are noisy animals nocturnal animals susceptible to coccidiosis used for home security 21. The scolex is associated with mites round worms tapeworms ticks 22. The function of an electro-ejaculator during artificial insemination is to collect semen service the female induce semen release induce heat in the animal The table below shows the percentage composition of milk obtained from a cow. Study it carefully and use it to answer questions 23 to 26. 23. Determine the value of X 0.60% 0.80% 75.20% 12.80% 24. What percentage of the milk is total solid? 3.90% 7.25% 12.00% 12.80% 25. If 1200 kg of milk is produced per lactation, determine the water content 144.00kg 153.60kg 1046.40 kg 1056.00kg 26. The nutrient in milk responsible for building new tissues is carbohydrate fat protein minerals 27. Which of the following groups of feed stuff could be used as concentrate? fish meal, straw, groundnut cake fish meal, silage, cassava meal groundnut cake, meat meal, straw groundnut cake, fish meaI, cassava meal 28. Which of the following forage is a leguminous plant? cynodon dctylon andropogn gayanus ageratum conyczoides pueraria phaseoloides 29. The scrotum in a bull helps in attracting cows for mating ensuring successful castration of the bull providing adequate oxygen to the testes regulating the temperature around the testes 30. Which of the following diseases of pigs could be effectively controlled by slaughtering and burying? anthrax swine dysentery hog cholera gastro-enteritis 31. Which of the following diseases of poultry is caused by nutrient deficiency? Newcastle disease pneumonia gumboro rickets 32. Which of the following structures serves as a shock absorber for growing foetus? Amnion Cervix Placenta Uterus 33. Farm animals are starved before slaughtering in order to reduce the pain at slaughtering make it easy to detect infectious diseases prevent faecal contamination of the meat make the meat tender for consumption 34. Which of the following management practices correctly matches the animal on which it is carried out? debeaking→duck docking → fowl grooming→snail tattooing→cattle 35. The pricing of beef cattle in West Africa is usually based on dental formula size of animal number of teats length of tail 36. Which of the following statements about pastures are correct? I. lt is easily digested Il. It contains more cellulose III. It supplies cheaper feed I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and Ill The diagrams below illustrate tools used in animal husbandry. Use them to answer questions 37 and 38. 37. Which of the tools are used during the construction of a rabbit hutch? l, II and IV only I, II and III only II, III and IV only l, Ill and IV only 38. The tool labelled Ill is called scissors pliers burdizzo shears 39. Livestock could be restrained during dehorning and watering open castration and dehorning dehorning and parturition open castration and parturition 40. lf the hatchability of ostrich eggs is 70% determine the number of chicks that could be hatched from 4000 fertile eggs set in an incubator 1200 chicks 2800 chicks 3930 chicks 4000 chicks 41. When birds of different ages are reared in the same pen, it could result in I. Cannibalism II. Starvation III. Over crowding I and II only I and lII only II and III only I, II and III 42. Which of the following organs are part of the female reproductive system? I. Ovary II. Seminal vesicle III. Fallopian tube I and Il only I and Ill only Il and Ill only I, Il and Ill 43. The system In which chickens are reared in movable wooden units is known as slatted wooden system battery cage system deep litter system fold system 44. When temperatures are within the thermoneutral zone, egg production in layers is expected to be decreasing fluctuating highest lowest 45. Which of the following farm animals could produce food without being slaughtered? duck glasscutter pig rabbit 46. Oyster shell is included in feed of farm animals because it provides energy helps to prevent rickets is a rich source of vitamins provides iron for blood formation 47. During incubation of chicken eggs, candling is done on days 7 and 18 9 and 14 11 and 18 15 and 19 48. Deamination of amino acids takes place in the bile duct liver lungs skin 49. The genetic make-up of an organism is described as its chromosome genotype phenotype trait 50. 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