SNH611S - SUSTAINABLE NON-RUMINANT HUSBANDRY - 1ST OPP - NOV 2024


SNH611S - SUSTAINABLE NON-RUMINANT HUSBANDRY - 1ST OPP - NOV 2024



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nAmlBIA un,vERSITY
0 F SCIEnCE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURALRESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
SCHOOLOF AGRICULTUREAND NATURALRESOURCESSCIENCES
DEPARTMENTOF AGRICULTURALSCIENCEAND AGRIBUSINESS
QUALIFICATIONS:BACHELOROF SCIENCEIN AGRICULTURE
QUALIFICATIONSCODE: 07BAGA
COURSECODE:SNH611S
DATE: NOVEMBER 2024
DURATION: 3 HOURS
LEVEL:7
COURSENAME: SUSTAINABLENON-RUMINANT HUSBANDRY
PAPER:1
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER:
MODERATOR:
FIRSTOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION QUESTIONPAPER
DR. GABRIELNGUNGAA HANGARA
MRS. LUCIA TUYENI-KELAO KAFIDI
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Write neatly and clearly.
3. Mark all answers clearly with their respective question numbers.
4. All written work MUST be done in blue or black ink.
5. No books, notes and other additional aids are allowed.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. Calculator
2. Examination paper
3. Examination script
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Question 1
1.1 Explain the process of egg fertilization.
1.2 Name the six most common types of chicken combs.
Question 2
Give functions of the following systems in chickens.
2.1 Skeletal system
2.2 Excretory system
2.3 Nervous system
2.4 Endocrine system
2.5 Muscle system
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(6)
[16)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
[10)
Question 3
3.1 What are the 7 signs of rabbit receptiveness?
3.2 Why should you move the breeding doe into the buck's compartment?
3.3 What is the purpose of the nesting box
3.4 What materials should you put in the nesting box?
3.5 How do you know if mating has taken place between a rabbit doe and buck?
Question 4
4.1 Give three different types of spawning and define them.
4.2 Name and explain five (5) stimuli that stimulate spawning cues in fish.
4.3 Differentiate between oviparous, ovoviviparous and viviparous.
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(2)
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[12)
(9)
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[28)
Question 5
5.1 Explain how to breed the rabbits.
(7)
5.2 What are the factors that limit conception in female rabbits?
(5)
5.3 Name four types of rabbit fur.
(4)
[16)
Question 6
6.1 Name five types of external parasites common in pigs.
(5)
6.2 What causes failure in sow when delivering litters?
(8)
6.3 Give five advantages of pig artificial insemination?
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[18)
Total
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