JAMB and WAEC Agricultural Science questions

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All topics Agricultural economics and extension · 41 Animal pests and diseases · 38 Animal reproduction and nutrition · 38 Classification and anatomy of farm animals · 37 Crop classification and propagation · 36 Crop pests and diseases · 39 Farm tools and mechanisation · 35 Fisheries and aquaculture · 35 Forestry · 33 Husbandry of field crops · 41 Irrigation and drainage · 36 Livestock management · 37 Meaning and importance of agriculture · 36 Soil fertility, manures and fertilisers · 43 Soil formation and properties · 39 Weeds and weed control · 33

Question 421· Livestock management· JAMB
Castration of male animals helps to
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Answer: D. make them docile and improve meat quality
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Question 422· Livestock management· JAMB
Paddocking means
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Answer: D. dividing pasture into sections grazed in turn
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Question 423· Livestock management· JAMB
Debeaking in poultry is done to
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Answer: B. prevent cannibalism and feather pecking
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Question 424· Livestock management· JAMB
Dipping or spraying of cattle is done mainly to control
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Answer: B. ticks and other external parasites
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Question 425· Livestock management· WAEC
Housing animals so that they are confined and fed in pens is the
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Answer: B. intensive system
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Question 426· Livestock management· WAEC
Pigs need a wallow or shade because they
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Answer: D. have few sweat glands and overheat easily
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Question 427· Livestock management· WAEC
In the deep litter system, poultry are kept
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Answer: D. on a floor covered with wood shavings
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Question 428· Livestock management· WAEC
A product of apiculture is
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Answer: B. honey and beeswax
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Question 429· Livestock management· JAMB
The removal of the testes of a male farm animal is called
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Answer: A. castration
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Question 430· Livestock management· JAMB
Zero grazing means
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Answer: A. animals are kept in pens and fodder is cut and brought to them
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Question 431· Livestock management· WAEC
Raising chicks in a warm enclosure during their first weeks is called
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Answer: B. brooding
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Question 432· Livestock management· WAEC
Dipping cattle in acaricide controls
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Answer: C. ticks
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Question 433· Livestock management· WAEC
Removing the testes of a male animal is called
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Answer: D. castration
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Question 434· Livestock management· WAEC
Pigs are usually kept in a
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Answer: C. sty
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Question 435· Livestock management· JAMB
Culling in livestock production means
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Answer: D. removing unproductive or unwanted animals from the herd
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Question 436· Livestock management· WAEC
Debeaking of poultry is done to
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Answer: B. prevent feather pecking and cannibalism
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Question 437· Livestock management· WAEC
Animals should be quarantined when they
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Answer: B. are newly brought to the farm
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Question 438· Livestock management· JAMB
The system of keeping poultry in which birds are confined in cages is the
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Answer: A. battery cage system
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Question 439· Livestock management· JAMB
Candling of eggs is done to
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Answer: D. check their fertility and quality
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Question 440· Livestock management· WAEC
Bees are kept in a
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Answer: A. hive
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JAMB and WAEC Agricultural Science questions

Castration of male animals helps to

Paddocking means

Debeaking in poultry is done to

Dipping or spraying of cattle is done mainly to control

Housing animals so that they are confined and fed in pens is the

Pigs need a wallow or shade because they

In the deep litter system, poultry are kept

A product of apiculture is

The removal of the testes of a male farm animal is called

Zero grazing means

Raising chicks in a warm enclosure during their first weeks is called

Dipping cattle in acaricide controls

Removing the testes of a male animal is called

Pigs are usually kept in a

Culling in livestock production means

Debeaking of poultry is done to

Animals should be quarantined when they

The system of keeping poultry in which birds are confined in cages is the

Candling of eggs is done to

Bees are kept in a