WAEC Animal Husbandry 2022 Question 33

Question 33

Pasture and Forage

A grass-legume mixture suitable for feeding livestock is

  1. A.Panicum maximum and Andropogon gayamus.
  2. B.Pennisetum purpureum and Calopogonium mucunoides.
  3. C.Cynodon dactylon and Pennisetum purpureum.
  4. D.Mucuna utilis and Calopogonium mucunoides.
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Answer: B (Pennisetum purpureum and Calopogonium mucunoides.)

Explanation

Elephant grass is a grass and calopo is a legume; the other pairs are two grasses or two legumes.