Animal Husbandry

Question 1

1Which of the following is a grass used as forage?

Easy

A. Centrosema B. Pueraria C. Panicum maximum (Guinea grass) D. Leucaena

Question 2

2Silage is made by

Easy

A. boiling legumes B. grinding maize grains C. drying grass in the sun D. fermenting green forage in the absence of air

Question 3

3Leucaena leaves can be fed to ruminants, but in large amounts they may be harmful because they contain

Hard

A. caffeine B. mimosine C. nicotine D. gossypol

Question 4

4A natural pasture is one that

Easy

A. is irrigated every day B. is planted with improved grasses C. contains only legumes D. grows on its own without being sown

Question 5

5Bloat in cattle can be caused by eating large amounts of

Hard

A. salt licks B. young lush legumes C. dry hay D. water

Question 6

6Hay is forage that has been

Easy

A. burnt to ash B. mixed with fish meal C. fermented in an airtight pit D. cut and dried for storage

Question 7

7A legume often grown in pastures because it adds nitrogen to the soil is

Easy

A. Elephant grass B. Guinea grass C. Spear grass D. Stylosanthes

Question 8

8Overgrazing a pasture can lead to

Easy

A. higher soil fertility B. faster growth of the animals C. soil erosion and loss of good grasses D. more legumes growing

Question 9

9Mixing legumes with grasses in a pasture mainly

Medium

A. causes bloat in all animals B. reduces the protein value of the forage C. makes the pasture dry out faster D. improves soil fertility and forage quality

Question 10

10The best stage to cut grass for hay is

Hard

A. after the seeds have fallen B. when the grass is only a few days old C. just before or at early flowering D. after it has dried on the stem