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SLH611S - SUSTAINABLE LARGE RUMINANT HUSBANDRY - 1st Opp - JUNE 2022 |
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n Am I BI A unIV ERsITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF HEALTH, APPLIED SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Sciences
QUALIFICATIONS: BACHELOROF SCIENCEIN AGRICULTURE
QUALIFICATIONS CODE: 07BAGA
COURSE CODE: SLH611S
DATE: JUNE 2022
LEVEL: NQF LEVEL6
COURSE NAME: SUSTAINABLELARGERUMINANT
HUSBANDRY
SESSION: JUNE
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER:
MODERATOR:
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
DR. HIMA RANTILLAAMWELE
MRS. LUCIATUYENI-KELAOKAFIDI
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions
2. Type clearly and neatly
3. Number the answers clearly
4. Report all your answers to the correct significant figures
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS ·
1. Calculator
2. Examination paper
3. Examination script
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 2 PAGES (Excluding this front page)
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Question 1
1.1 What are the functions of enzymes contained in saliva?
1.2 What is saliva's most important role in the reticulum and rumen?
1.3 What is the estimated amount of saliva a cow produces per day?
1.4 What are the elements contained in the saliva?
Question 2
Define the following terms:
Ketosis
Catalysis
Acid-base balance
Dystrophy
Dermatitis
Valence
Coenzyme
Antioxidant
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Question 3
Why it is important to identify cattle?
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Question 4
When the farmer is scoring the body condition for beef cattle, which parts of the body does he
need to look at?
[6]
Question 5
What is the Bos-indicus cattle breed and give 2 examples?
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Question 6
List the different types of abnormal sperm cells and penis impairments.
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Question 7
Explain the following terms of dairy management system.
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Calving period
Gestation period
Dry period
Question 8
Describe how it feels like when a pregnancy examiner palpates uterus horns at the following
stages of pregnancy?
8.1 Pregnancy at 2 months
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8.2 Pregnancy at 3 months
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Question 9
9. 1 What are the causes of low conception rate, if the cow undergoes artificial insemination?
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9.2 Why is it preferable to store the bull semen in liquid nitrogen instead of storing it in dry ice-
alcohol?
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Question 10
10.1What is dystocia?
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10.2 What are the factors affecting calving difficulty?
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Question 11
Give 2 deficiencies of the following nutrients?
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Vitamin ETocopherols
Vitamin C Ascorbic acid
Pyridoxine 86
Question 12
Explain the functions of T cells and B cells?
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Question 13
List 2 glands and give one (1) function of each.
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Question 14
What is the impact on heat stress on reproduction performance of male and female? Give 3 points
each.
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Total:
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