The stomach of the pig secretes gastric juices containing hydrochloric acid, which is responsible for changing ...

The part of the digestive system of the fowl responsible for grinding feed with the aid of small stones is represented by the following letter:

In ruminant animals the required protein value for a ration is supplemented by adding ... to make the feed mixture more cost-effective.

Which of the following substances are released when roughages are digested by micro-organisms in the rumen?

(i) Fatty acids, (ii) Methane, (iii)Oxygen, and/or (iv) Cellulose

 Choose the correct combination:

Using knowledge passed down from older generations, a livestock farmer mills ashes from a poisonous plant and mixes it with a feed ration to prevent animals from being poisoned. This practice is based on the ... method.

When animals are transported in a truck, the following aspect is important to prevent bruising:

Which of the following are part of an intensive animal production unit?

(i) Large amounts of money invested

(ii) A large area of land with a low production output

(iii) Environmental control and management

(iv) Mechanisation

Choose the correct combination.

ONE of the following is used to keep a large ox still for individual treatment:

The head is the only part of the sperm cell (spermatozoon) that needs to enter the ovum for fertilisation, because ...

The facility used to control ticks in the illustration below can best be described as a ...

The part of the digestive system of a pig where the most absorption of digested nutrients takes place

The component of a feed that serves as the most important source of heat and energy for an animal

A traditional African custom where a man pays the father of the bride-to-be with cattle

The process through which a Graafian follicle of an ovary bursts to release the ovum

The service rendered by the State where animals are kept in isolation for a particular period while being tested for diseases

Proteins are broken down into glucose during digestion

Ectothermic animals maintain a constant body temperature even though the environmental temperature may vary.

The Drakensberger is more adapted to local environmental conditions because it is an exotic breed.

The intensive farming enterprise where cattle are kept in a small area and fed for maximum production output is called a free-range system.

Midges form maggots and cause serious wounds on the wet skin around the tail of a wool sheep.

a) Secretion of hydrochloric acid

b) Most volatile fatty acids are absorbed

c) Pancreatic juice is secreted

Describe THREE adaptations of part C for maximum absorption of digested food.

Briefly explain the absorption of fat molecules in part C

Calculate the digestibility co-efficient of this feed

Explain the implication of the value calculated in the question above

Use the Pearson square to calculate the ratio of maize to sunflower oilcake meal needed in the feed mixture.

Calculate the percentage of maize that is included in this mixture

Grazing animals chew dry bones and lick the soil

Pale mucus membrane

An enlarged thyroid gland

Calculate the nutritive ratio (NR) of feed A.

Identify the feed (A or B) that is most suitable for young, growing animals. Justify your answer

Female animals in the herd mount other females and allow females to mount them

A flock of animals graze on natural pasture

An animal has lost its appetite

Animals do not want to enter a gate to a passage area

Animal is aggressive after giving birth

Identify the animal with the highest heat production per hour. Give a reason for your answer by referring to the data in the table

Give TWO possible reasons why chicks would need the most intensive environmental control measures.

Define the optimum temperature range for production output.

Explain why pigs are kept in a sheltered environment in winter by referring to the data above.

Environmental conditions

Pest and disease management

Most of the time, Mbuzi goats are kept under extensive conditions. They are only gathered for normal management practices. Name THREE such management practices.

Calculate the quantity of feed that each animal used for production.

Identify the animal (A or B) that used its ration more effectively. Motivate your answer.

To keep the temperature inside the broiler unit constant day and night

To increase the temperature inside the broiler unit during a sudden drop in the environmental temperature

To decrease the temperature in the broiler unit on a very hot day

To reduce the possibility of bringing pathogens into the broiler unit

State FOUR possible characteristics of an intensive animal production unit based on the broiler unit shown above.

What is the greatest health risk for such a broiler unit? Give a reason to support your answer.

Identify parts A, B and C

State TWO advantages of detecting pregnancy early.

Explain the role of the mucus plug found in part C

The foetus dies, decays and remains inside the cow

The fluid around the foetus is reabsorbed and a hard skeleton remains

Pregnancy could be terminated before natural parturition with the expulsion of a visible foetus. Identify this situation and give TWO possible causes thereof

Name structures A, B and E

Stimulating the development of structure B

Stimulating process D

Characterises the visible signs of oestrus

Secreted by structure F

Describe how structure E is adapted to succesfully capture the ovum

Identify an indigenous control method that is comparable to the chemical control of diseases.

State the TWO most commonly used methods in controlling pests and diseases by referring to the table above.

State TWO ways in which bush burning could control infestations of ticks.

Draw a bar graph to indicate the frequency of the use of indigenous control methods.

Name THREE conventional control measures that a farmer should adopt to restrict infectious diseases.