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SLH611S - SUSTAINABLE LARGE RUMINANT HUSBANDRY - 2ND OPP - JULY 2023 |
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nAml BIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH, NATURAL RESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
SCHOOLOF AGRICULTUREAND NATURAL RESOURCESSCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURALSCIENCEAND AGRIBUSINESS
QUALIFICATIONS: BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN AGRICULTURE
QUALIFICATIONS CODE: 07BAGA
LEVEL: 7
COURSECODE: SLH611S
DATE:
JULY 2023
COURSENAME: SUSTAINABLE LARGE RUMINANT HUSBANDRY
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER:
MODERATOR:
SECOND 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
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. Calculator
2. Examination paper
3. Examination script
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 3 PAGES
(Including This Front Page)
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Question 1
1.1 Apart from the 4- compartment stomachs, what are the other parts of ruminant digestive
system?
(8)
1.2 How is cattle age estimated?
(4)
1.3 Name four elements contained in the saliva.
(4)
[16]
Question 2
2.1 What are the characteristics of beef breeds?
(4)
2.2 Give four indigenous breeds of Africa.
(4)
[8]
Question 3
3.1 Explain the body condition score 3 (BCS:3)for dairy cows.
(3)
3.2 When you are scoring the body condition of dairy cows, which parts do you need to look
at?
(7)
[10]
Question 4
4.1 Testosterone has several major functions, give any four functions of the testosterone.
(4)
4.2 Explain the functional anatomy of a bull?
(4)
[8]
Question 5
What are the procedures to follow when introducing an orphan calf to nursing cows? [10]
Question 6
6.1 Explain how to clean the teats and udder before milking.
(4)
6.2 Name three (3) different types of mastitis.
(3)
[7]
Question 7
7.1 How does it feel like when you palpate the uterus horns of a cow that is 45 days pregnant?
(2)
7.2 What are the four conditions that could cause dystocia.
(4)
[6]
Question 8
8.1 Define the following terms:
8.lKetosis
(1)
8.2 Ketones
(1)
8.3 Water retention
(1)
8.4 Epithelial
(1)
8.5 Tetany
(1)
[5]
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Question 9
Give two functions of the following nutrients:
8.1 Iodine
(2)
8.2 Copper
(2)
[4]
Question 10
Explain how to collect semen or sperm with the artificial vagina.
[5]
Question 11
List and explain the four stages of the estrous cycle.
[8]
Question 12
Name three major hormones that are produced by thyroid gland.
[3]
Question 13
13.1 Which type of dehorning methods is designed for calves younger than one to two weeks
old?
(1)
13.2 List other four types of dehorning methods.
(4)
[5]
Question 14
14.1 What are the three parts of neuron?
(3)
14.2 Differentiate between central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
(2)
[5]
Total
[100]
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