2025 WAEC ANIMAL H: 2025 WAEC ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICAL Midnight QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2277)

(1ai)
A - Centrosema pubescens
B - Panicum maximum

(1aii)
(Pick Any FOUR)
(i) It ensures balanced ration/variety/nutrients
(ii) The mixture forms a dense cover thereby protecting the soil from erosion
(iii) The legumes improve the nitrogen status of the soil/nitrogen fixation
(iv) The dense cover smoothers weed
(v) It improves acceptability of forage
(vi) It reduces the risk of bloat

(1b)
(Pick Any FOUR)
(i) Reseeding
(ii) Irrigation
(iii) Fertilizer application
(iv) Pest/disease control
(v) Weed control
(vi) Rational grazing

(1c)
(PICK ANY TWO)
(i) Groundnut
(ii) Beans
(iii) Soybeans

(1d)
(i) Fresh form: The specimen B are used to feed the livestock directly in the field when they are still greenish in nature
(ii) Dry form: Specimen B is stored and dried under high temperature which can be used to feed livestock during dry season
(iii) Fermented form: Specimen B is stored and kept in a moist environment to ferment before use, to feed the livestock.

(1ai)

A - Centrosema pubescens

B - Panicum maximum

(1aii)

(Pick Any FOUR)

(i) It ensures balanced ration/variety/nutrients

(ii) The mixture forms a dense cover thereby protecting the soil from erosion

(iii) The legumes improve the nitrogen status of the soil/nitrogen fixation

(iv) The dense cover smoothers weed

(v) It improves acceptability of forage

(vi) It reduces the risk of bloat

(1b)

(Pick Any FOUR)

(i) Reseeding

(ii) Irrigation

(iii) Fertilizer application

(iv) Pest/disease control

(v) Weed control

(vi) Rational grazing

(1c)

(PICK ANY TWO)

(i) Groundnut

(ii) Beans

(iii) Soybeans

(1d)

(i) Fresh form: The specimen B are used to feed the livestock directly in the field when they are still greenish in nature

(ii) Dry form: Specimen B is stored and dried under high temperature which can be used to feed livestock during dry season

(iii) Fermented form: Specimen B is stored and kept in a moist environment to ferment before use, to feed the livestock.

(2ai)
Specimen C can be used to replace butterfat in milk replacers for feeding young animals to substitute their mother’s milk.

(2aii)
Fats and oil

(2b)
Specimen D:
(i) Bone meal
(ii) Organic manure

Specimen E:
(i) Bone Bracelet
(ii) Musical instrument

Specimen F:
(i) Masks
(ii) Feather fans

(2ci)
(i) Dehorning
(ii) Disbudding
(iii) Reduction of quantity of foods that contains calcium

(2cii)
(i) To reduce the risk of injury and bruising to herd 'copied from e x p o c o d e . n e t free' mates.
(ii) To prevent financial losses from trimming damaged carcasses caused by horned feedlot cattle during transport to slaughter.
(iii) It require less space at the feed bunk and in transit.
(iv) It decreases risk of injury to farm workers

(2a)

(i) It is used to replace butter fat in milk replacers for feeding young animals

(ii) Vitamin

(2bi)

SPECIMEN D:

(i) Protein

(ii) Keratin

SPECIMEN E:

(i) Garden tools

(ii) Combs

SPECIMEN F:

(i) Feather fans

(ii) Flowers

(2bii)

(i) It causes oedema

(ii) It causes ascites

(2ci)

(i) Sorghum

(ii) Millet

(iii) Wheat

(iv) Rice grain

(v) Barley

(3a)
G - Mineral
H - Carbohydrate
J - Vitamin

(3bi)
(i) It supply them with mineral
(ii) It keeps livestock healthy

(3bii)
(i) It causes oedema
(ii) It causes ascites

(3c)
(i) Sorghum
(ii) Pearl millet
(iii) Barley
(iv) Wheat
(v) Rice grain

(3d)
(i) It causes contamination
(ii) It reduces in quality
(iii) Aflatoxin content of it increases

(3a)
G - Mineral salt
H - Carbohydrate
I - Protein

(3bi)
(pick Two)
(i) It increases the quality of the animal skin
(ii) It increases fertility level
(iii) It prevent deficiency diseases

(3bii)
[PICK TWO]
(i) Excessive intakes of sodium chloride are toxic to poultry
(ii) It increases feed consumption that results in faster growth and improved muscle
(iii) Salt can help optimize performance in meat and egg production

(3c)
(i) Millet
(ii) Sorghum
(iii) Wheat grains
(iv) Rice bran
(v) Barley chaff

(3d)
(i) It will go stale
(ii) It will grow mucor
(iii) It will become maggot infested

(4ai)

(i) Drinking water

(ii) Water contained in food

(iii) Metabolic water produced by oxidation of organic nutrients

(iv) Irrigation

(4aii)

(i) Waste elimination

(ii) It plays an essential role in every aspect of metabolism

(iii) Food digestion

(iv) It is critical to the regulation of the birds body temperature

(4b)

(i) Tying legs to a post or tree trunk

(ii) Tying all legs together

(iii) Slipping a rope around the snout of pigs

(iv) Tying specimen K round the neck of the animal to a post

(4c)

(i) Grazing

(ii) Restriction of movement of livestocks

(iii) Conveyance of farm animals from one place to another

(4a)
(i) Free drinking water
(ii) Water contained in food
(iii) Metabolic water produced by oxidation of organic nutrients
(iv) Irrigation

(4b)
(i) Waste elimination
(ii) It plays an essential role in every aspect of metabolism
(iii) Food digestion
(iv) It is critical to the regulation of the birds body temperature

(4c)
(i)Grazing
(ii)To prevent movement of livestocks
(iii) Washing of their body