Theory question 106
Livestock Management(a) State four management practices carried out in production.
(b) Give four advantages of dehorning in cattle production.
(c) Mention five marketing services in agricultural production.
(d) Outline five problems of agricultural marketing in West Africa.
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(a) Any four: feeding; housing; disease and parasite control; breeding/mating; record keeping; weeding/fertilizer application (crops); identification; culling.
(b) Any four: prevents injury to other animals and handlers; animals are easier to handle; less space needed in pens and transport; reduces damage to hides; reduces bullying at feeding troughs; animals are calmer.
(c) Any five: assembling; grading and standardisation; processing; storage; transportation; packaging; financing; advertising; distribution/selling; risk bearing.
(d) Any five: poor roads and transport; inadequate storage and processing facilities; perishability of produce; price fluctuations; activities of middlemen; lack of market information; poor grading/standards; small scattered output; inadequate credit.
List services as single words or phrases.