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SLH611S - SUSTAINABLE LARGE RUMINANT HUSBANDRY - 1ST OPP -JUNE 2023 |
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FACULTY OF HEALTH, NATURAL RESOURCES AND APPLIED SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND AGRIBUSINESS
QUALIFICATIONS: BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN AGRICULTURE
QUALIFICATIONS CODE: 07BAGA
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: SLH611S
DATE:
JUNE 2023
COURSE NAME: SUSTAINABLE LARGE RUMINANT HUSBANDRY
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION:
3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER:
MODERATOR:
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
MS. LIISA INDILENI KANDJIBI
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
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. Calculator
2. Examination paper
3. Examination script
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES
(Including This Front Page)
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Question 1
1.1 How many permanent incisors will be present at the following ages:
l. Age two
(1)
2. Age three
(1)
3. Age four
(1)
4. Age five
(1)
1.2 How much litres of water estimated to be found in different compartment stomach of
the cattle?
(4)
[8]
Question 2
What are the characteristics of dairy breeds?
[5]
Question 3
3.1 Explain the body condition score 7 (BCS:7)for beef cows.
(5)
3.2 Differentiate between Bos-taurus and Bos-indicus cattle breed. Give 4 examples of each.
(12)
[17]
Question 4
4.1 What is the general recommended ratio for yearling bull: cow?
(1)
4.2 Name the different types of abnormal sperm cells and penis impairments.
(9)
[10]
Question 5
What will the technician be careful of when inseminating the cow?
[7]
Question 6
Name two organisms that cause mastitis.
[2]
Question 7
Explain how will a farmer assist a cow with dystocia using the following methods.
7.1 Chain or strong rope
(7)
7.2 Puller
(8)
[15]
Question 8
Give any two functions of the following nutrients:
8.1 Fiber
(2)
8.2 Salt (NaCl)
(2)
8.3 Vitamin B12
(2)
[6]
Question 9
List 6 important hormones that are produced by anterior pituitary and give their functions.
[12]
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Question 10
Why it is important to identify cattle?
[8]
Question 11
Name five poisonous plants that affect the gastrointestinal tract of ruminant.
[5]
Question 12
12.1 What are the functions of the abomasum in digestion?
(2)
12.2 What is the estimated amount of saliva a cow produces per day?
(3)
[5]
Total:
[100]
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