SNH611S - SUSTAINABLE NON RUMINANT HUSBANDRY - 1ST OPP - NOV 2022


SNH611S - SUSTAINABLE NON RUMINANT HUSBANDRY - 1ST OPP - NOV 2022



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OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURAL RESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAND NATURALRESOURCESSCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE
QUALIFICATION CODE: : 07BAGA
LEVEL: NQF LEVEL 6
COURSECODE: SHN611S
COURSENAME: SUSTAINABLE NON RUMINANT
HUSBANDRY
DATE: NOVEMBER 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
FIRSTOPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER:
DR HIMA R. AMWELE
MODERATOR: MRS LUCIA TUYENI-KELAO
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions
2. Number the answers clearly
3. Report all your answers to the correct significant figures
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 2 PAGES (Excluding this front page)
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Question 1
Fill in the missing words on functions of the fish fins.
(11)
The fish has two pair of fins: (a)............ and (b)..................
Both sets of fins are used for (fh ..........,..(d). .................and (e)................
Pelvic fins -each of a pair of fins on the underside of a fish's body, attached to the pelvic
girdle and helping to (f) ...................
(g). ................f.ins are used for braking.
The unpaired dorsal and anal fins are used for (h)................ and (k).................
specially at (I )....................
The (m)........................ fin is used for propulsion (acceleration).
Question 2
Rearrange the fish organ to correspond with their functions?
(8)
Organs
Gill lamellae
Swim bladder
Body cavity
Epidermis
Functions
Regulate the buoyancy of the fish
Defense against external parasites and aids
in streamlining the body of the fish
Respond to current water flow mechanism
that enables them to take up oxygen by
osmosis across cell membrane
Houses the internal organs
Question 3
Explain how the fish move gas into and out of the swim bladder.
Question 4
Explain the osmoregulation of marine and freshwater fish.
Question 5
Fill in the missing type of infection and diseases of fish?
Type of infections
Diseases
a.
Trichodiniasis
b.
Chilodonellasis
Ectoparasitism
C.
d.
Sanguinicolosis
e.
Saprolegniasis
Parasites
f.
g.
Vibriosis
Question 6
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
6.1 The chicken skin is free of secretory glands
6.2 The comb color can tell you what color egg the chicken will lay.
6.3 Female hackle and saddle feathers have rounded ends
6.4 The comb functions as cooling system
(5)
(10)
(7)
(1)
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6.5 Earlobe cools themself by circulating the blood throughout the comb and wattles (1)
6.6 Male hackle and saddle feathers have pointed tip and are shinier.
(1)
[6]
Question 7
7.1 What is the function of medullary bone?
(2)
7.2 Name 5 bones of poultry were medullary is found?
(5)
[7]
Question 8
Answer the following question on anthrax and blackquarter:
a) Name the bacteria that cause anthrax?
(1)
b) How does the bacteria spread?
(2)
c) How should the carcass be handled?
(2)
d) How to prevent the transmission of the bacteria?
(1)
e) Name the bacteria that causes blackquarter?
(1)
f) What parts of the body is likely to affect?
(2)
g) What are the symptoms of blackquarter?
(3)
[12]
Question 9
9.1 Explain the advantages of pig artificial insemination?
(6)
9.2 Explain how to collect the semen from boar?
{10)
[16]
Question 10
Explain how the environmental temperature affects the pig heat production and body
temperature.
(10)
Question 11
Label the variation in position of sow right ovary during third pregnancy.
(5)
B
Total: .......................................................................................................................................... [100]
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