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Agriculture for Secondary Schools


            9.  The process of keeping birds for the purpose of meat production is called layers.
                 _____
            10.  Sasso breed,  Kuroiler  breed  and  Malawi  type  are  dual-purpose  breeds  of
                 chicken. _____
            11.  Overpopulated plants in pond surroundings create oxygen deficit in water at

                 night. _____
            12.  The abomasum is also called book-like stomach. _____
            13.  Lactometer reading above 1.032 g/ml indicates that water has been added into
                 the milk. _____
            14.  The broad end of an egg is usually thicker and stronger than the narrow end.
                 _____
            15.  To avoid difficulty in parturition in heifers, artificial insemination is used. _____
            16.  Wood shavings, rice husks, saw dust, old newspapers, and chopped straws are
                 materials which can be used in deep litter system. _____

            17.  Livestock housing refers to a purposely built enclosure. _____
            18.   An area where milking is done and equipped with milking facilities is called a
                 milking parlour. _____
            19.  Livestock kept intensively usually produce large amounts of manure. _____
            20.  The capital for buying farm equipment is called variable cost. _____
            21.  Milking machines in a dairy farm represent a fixed cost. _____
            22.  Diseases and parasites prevailing  in a certain  place  determine  the type of

                 livestock to keep. _____
            23.  The availability of water is a serious demand for sheep and goats as it is for
                 dairy cows. _____
            24.  Exposure of calves to wind may predispose them to digestive infection. _____
            25.  A feeding system intending to fatten adult cattle to reach market weight early is
                 termed as feed lotting. _____
            26.  Hutches and cages in rabbit housing have similar measurements. _____
            27.  Zero grazing in dairy cattle keeping falls under extensive system. _____

            28.  A male from light breeds of chickens can serve 15 hens. _____
            29.  Ankole and Jersey are examples of breeds of beef cattle. _____
            30.  There are three types of goat houses which are kraals, slatted floor houses and
                 concrete floor house. _____
            31.  Male  animals  which are  not  required  for breeding  in  the  herds should be
                 castrated to avoid inbreeding. _____
            32.  Incubation process can be either natural or artificial. _____


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