Theory question 102
Livestock Management Practices(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in animal husbandry: (i) coprophagy; (ii) rumination; (iii) candling; (iv) tethering. (b) List four local materials which could be used for constructing a goat house. (c)(i) Name the three members of the honey bee colony. (ii) State five ways in which honey beekeeping is important.
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(a)(i) Coprophagy: eating of its own soft faeces by an animal such as the rabbit, to re-digest them and gain vitamins and protein
(ii) Rumination: bringing back swallowed food (cud) from the rumen to the mouth to chew it again before swallowing
(iii) Candling: examining eggs against a bright light in a dark place to check fertility, embryo development or defects
(iv) Tethering: tying an animal with a rope to a peg or tree so that it grazes only within a circle
(b) Any four: bamboo; wood/planks/sticks; palm fronds/raffia; grass thatch; mud/clay bricks; rope/twine; stones
(c)(i) Queen, drone, worker
(ii) Any five: honey for food and medicine; beeswax for candles and cosmetics; pollination of crops; income and employment; propolis and royal jelly; foreign exchange; research/education
One clear definition for each term.