ANGLICAN COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IPAJA, LAGOS

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2024/ 2025 SESSION.

SUBJECT: Animal husbandry CLASS: SS2 TIME: 2 hours.
GENERAL INSTRUCTION: This paper consist of two sessions, A and B
SESSIONS. A is multiple choice questions and B is the theory
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The aerial part of a young and succulent grass or herbage cut and dried for
feeding animals is called A. roughage B. Hay C. Straw D. silage
2. Panicum maximum is the botanical name of A. elephant grass B. guinea C.
Bahama grass D. southern gamba
3. The art and science of feeding farm animals is referred to as A. food science B.
food technology C. animal nutrition D. home economics
4. Example of roughages include all the following EXCEPT A. soilage B. silage C.
straw D. concentration
5. Nutrients contained in fish meal includes all the following EXCEPT A.
carbohydrate B. Protein C. Water D. fats and oil
6. The food given to farm animal is called A. ration B. Feed C. Diet D. food
7. All the following are characteristics of mineral/ vitamin supplements EXCEPT
A. they are low in energy B. they are high in carbohydrate C. they are low in
protein D. they are low in fibre
8. A condition in which an anima shows evidence of nutritional deficiency is
called A. nutrition B. Beriberi C. Ration D. mal-nutrition
9. Baby pig anaemia is caused by A. low iron in blood B. Bacteria C. low blood
sugar D. virus
10. A piece of land on which forage crops or grasses or mixture of grasses and
legumes grow is referred to as A. forest B. Desert C. Pasture D. swamp
11. Which of the following is not one of the uses of forage crops? A. livestock B.
prevention of erosion C. as green mature D. for human food
12. Feeds which are very high in fibre, but low in digestible carbohydrates, low in
energy and low in protein content is called A. roughages B. Fodder C.
Concentrate D. ration
13. The total supply of food given to an animal in a twenty- four-hour period or per
day is known as A. diet B. ration C. food D. feed
14. All the following are type of ration except A. balanced ration B. maintenance of
ration C. production of ration D. malnutrition
15. The amount of feed that is given to an animal to sustain live weight is called A.
steam up ration B. maintenance ration D. growers ration
16. All the following are example of poultry except A. geese B. dogs C. ducks D.
pigeon
17. The female of sheep is called A. sow B. lamb C. ewe D. low
18. Which of the following is not a malnutrition disease? A. Ricket B. milk fever C.
Tuberculosis D. scurvy
19. Night blindness is caused by A. lack of vitamin A B. low blood magnesium C.
lack of vitamin B D. lack of calcium
20. In order to correct beriberi feed animals with A. yellow maize B. quality grasses
and legumes C. yeast cereals and vegetables D. fish meal bone or oyster shell
21. Which of the following is the symptoms of night blindness? A. ability to see
well in the dark B. loss of appetite C. Constipation D. inability to see clearly in
dim light
22. Which of the following is NOT one of the classes of food? A. vegetable B.
Carbohydrate C. protein D. water
23. All the following are effects of malnutrition except A. slow or retarded growth
B. high mortality rate C. weight gain D. loss of appetite
24. The process of cutting fresh or succulent grasses and legumes from field taking
them to the animals in their pen is called A. soilage B. silage C. grazing D. hay
25. In preparing blood meal, we heat the blood to reduce the moisture content and
A. kill the pathogens B. measure the pathogens C. reduce the heat content D.
add more water
26. Another name for trace elements is A. macro element B. micro-elements C.
neutral element D. bigger elements
27. Soilage is also referred to as A. zero grazing b. grazing C. under grazing D.
rendering
28. Which of the following is not considered when deciding the type of ration to
feed an animal with A. the purpose for which the animals is being kept B. the
class of the animal. C. age of the animals D. the age of the farmer
29. Carbohydrate sources include all the following except A. maize B. soya beam C.
Cassava D. sweet potato
30. Good sources of insoluble fibre include A. bran B. Cereals C. Grasses D. root
vegetables
31. The importance and function of fats and oil include the following except A. they
are source of fat soluble vitamins B. they provide essential fatty acids C. they
don’t add flavors to feed D. they art as body building materials
32. Which of the following is not aa fat soluble vitamins? A. vitamin A B. vitamin
D C. vitamin C D. vitamin K
33. High quality protein are obtained from the following animal sources except A.
fish meal b. cotton seed cake C. poultry offal meal D. meat meal
34. Protein from plant sources include all the following except A. groundnut cake B.
palm kernel cake C. feather meal D. soya bean meal
35. Which of the following is not pig product? A. pelt B. pork C. lard D. skin
36. The female of cattle is called A. sow B. cow C. ewe D. cock
37. Which of the following is non ruminant? A. cattle B. goat C. pig D. sheep
38. Which of the following is not one of the four major division of the body of farm
animals? A. head B. eyes C. thoracic cavity D. abdominal cavity
39. The ruminant animal is made up of how many stomach compartment? A. one B.
four C. five D. three
40. Which of the compartment in the ruminant animal is the true stomach? A.
abomasum B. omasum C. reticulum D. rumen
SECTION B THEORY
INSTRUCTION- Answer any four questions
1. a. Define animal nutrition
b. List the six classes of food nutrients
c. State 4 characteristics of protein
2. a. Define ration formulation
b. State 4 principles to follow when formulation for farm animals
c. Define malnutrition and mention 3 example of Malnutritional disease
3. a. Define the following terms i. diet ii. Ration
b. Briefly explain 2 types of ration
c. Briefly describe how blood meal is prepared

4. a. State 5 effects of malnutrition in farm animals

b. State 5 ways to avoid malnutrition
5. a. Define roughages
b. Give four examples of roughages
c. State four characteristics of roughage