Theory question 108
Livestock Management(a) List four methods of identification in cattle production
(b) State three reasons for carrying out each of the following animal husbandary practices: (i) Culling of poultry; (ii) dehorning of cattle
(c) Mention the botanical names of four pasture legumes grown in West Africa
(d) State four ways of preserving harvested fish.
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(a) Any four: ear tagging; branding; tattooing; ear notching; neck chains/collars; naming; photographs
(b)(i) Culling poultry (any three): remove poor layers to cut feed cost; remove sick birds to stop spread of disease; remove old/unproductive birds; reduce overcrowding; improve flock productivity
(ii) Dehorning (any three): prevents injury to other animals and handlers; easier handling; less space needed in pens and transport; reduces bruising of carcass and damage to hides
(c) Any four: Centrosema pubescens; Stylosanthes gracilis; Pueraria phaseoloides; Calopogonium mucunoides; Leucaena leucocephala; Desmodium spp.; Mucuna utilis
(d) Any four: smoking; sun drying; salting; freezing/chilling; canning; frying
Write botanical names correctly (genus capital, species small).