The act of giving birth in farm animal is called

A. hatching

B. laying

C. parturition

D. gestation

Oestrogen in female is responsible for

A. development of secondary sexual characteristics

B. start of oestrus cycle

C. parturition

D. attainment of puberty

Iodine is normally applied to the severed umbilical cord of a piglet so as to

A. supply iodine needed by the piglet for growth

B. reduce maturity period

C. prevent the entry of micro-organisms into the piglet

D. produce pigs without much abdominal fat

Broiler are generally marketed at the age of

A. 4 - 6 weeks

B. 8 -10 weeks

C. 17 - 19weeks

D. 20 - 22 weeks

The process of removing a young animal from its mother is referred to as

A. culling

B. breeding

C. weaning

D. isolation

Which of the following classes of poultry feeds has the highest protein content?

A. chicks mash

B. growers mash

C. layers mash

D. broiler starter

The vitamin which is essential for the growth of spermatozoa in males and the development of the foetus in females is

A. vitamin A

B. vitamin D

C. vitamin E

D. vitamin K

The sequence of events in the reproductive process of a dairy animal is

A. lactation,parturition,gestation and copulation

B. parturition,copulation,lactation and gestation

C. gestation,lactation,parturition and copulation

D. copulation,gestation,parturition and lactation

An unproductive animal permanently removed from a productive stock is said to be

A. quarantined

B. culled

C. isolated

D. disposed

Voiding of blood stained droppings by birds is a symptom of

A. fowl cholera

B. coccidiosis

C. newcastle disease

D. fowl typhoid