Theory question 104
Poultry Production(a)(i) List five external parts of a cock. (ii) Name three viral diseases that could affect poultry. (b) State five signs that could be observed in a sick farm animal. (c) Explain each of the following terms as used in livestock production: (i) drenching; (ii) dipping. (d) Name three body systems in farm animals.
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(a)(i) Any five: comb; beak; wattle; eye; ear lobe; hackle (neck feathers); wing; breast; saddle; tail/sickle feathers; shank; spur; toes/claws
(ii) Any three: Newcastle disease; fowl pox; Gumboro (infectious bursal disease); Marek's disease; avian influenza; infectious bronchitis
(b) Any five: dullness and isolation from others; loss of appetite; rough/dull coat or ruffled feathers; abnormal temperature; abnormal dung (diarrhoea, blood); discharge from eyes or nose; coughing/difficult breathing; loss of weight; drop in production; lameness
(c)(i) Drenching: giving liquid medicine (e.g. dewormer) to an animal by mouth
(ii) Dipping: immersing animals in a tank of chemical solution (acaricide) to kill external parasites such as ticks and lice
(d) Any three: digestive; respiratory; circulatory; reproductive; excretory; nervous; skeletal; muscular; endocrine
Short lists; one-line definitions in (c).