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SLH611S - SUS LARGE RUMINANT HUSBANDRY - 2ND OPP - JUNE 2025 |
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n Am I BI A u n IV ERs ITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURALRESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
SCHOOLOF AGRICULTUREAND NATURALRESOURCESSCIENCES
DEPARTMENTOF AGRICULTURALSCIENCESAND AGRIBUSINESS
QUALIFICATIONS:BACHELOROF SCIENCEIN AGRICULTURE
QUALIFICATIONSCODE: 07BAGA
COURSECODE:SLH611S
DATE: JULY 2025
DURATION: 3 HOURS
LEVEL:7
COURSENAME: SUSTAINABLE LARGERUMINANT HUSBANDRY
PAPER:2
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER:
MODERATOR:
SECONDOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION QUESTIONPAPER
DR. GABRIEL NGUNGAA 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. Examination paper
2. Examination script
THIS QUESTIONPAPERCONSISTSOF 2 PAGES
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Question 1
Why it is important to identify cattle?
(8)
Question 2
List and briefly describe five parts of a bull reproductive system.
(10)
Question 3
3.1 List four signs of oestrus in cows.
(4)
3.2 What roles do hormones and minerals play in the control of oestrus cycle?
(15)
[19]
Question 4
Define the following terms?
a) Cytokines
(2)
b) Lymphokines
(2)
c) Interleukins
(2)
d) Interferon
(2)
[8]
Question 5
When the farmer is scoring the body condition for beef cattle, which parts of the body does
he need to look at?
(6)
Question 6
6.1 What are saliva's most important roles?
(3)
6.2 What are the elements contained in the saliva?
(5)
[8]
Question 7
7.1 What is artificial insemination in cattle?
(1)
7. 2 What are the causes of low conception rate, if the cow undergoes artificial
insemination?
(4)
7.3 Why is it preferable to store the bull semen in liquid nitrogen instead of storing it in dry
ice-alcohol?
(4)
[9]
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Question 8
Explain the following terms of dairy management system.
a) Steaming up period
(2)
b) Inter-calving period
(2)
c) Lactation period
(2)
d) Service period
(2)
e) Gestation period
(2)
[10]
Question 9
Give 2 deficiencies of the following nutrients?
a) Vitamin E Tocopherols
(2)
b) Vitamin C Ascorbic acid
(2)
c) Pyridoxine B6
(2)
[6]
Question 10
What will the technician be careful of when inseminating the cow?
(8)
Question 11
Explain the functions of Natural killer cells (NK).
(8)
Total
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