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Animal Nutrition And Feeds Question Paper

Animal Nutrition And Feeds

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Agribusiness Management

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMME (IBP)
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

KAP 204:
ANIMAL NUTRITION AND FEEDS

DATE: Wednesday, 28th April, 2010

TIME: 8.00 a.m.- 10.00 a.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other THREE questions.
1.
a)
Differentiate the following terminologies:
i)
Nutrition
and
Nutrients (2
marks)
ii)
Dietary essential nutrient and Dietary non-essential nutrient.
(2 marks)
iii)
Digestion
and
Metabolism.
(2
marks)
iv)
Digestible
protein
and
Metabolizable protein.
(2 marks)

v)
Fibrous proteins and Globular proteins

(2 marks)

b)
Differentiate between neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre and
lignin in animal feed analysis.

(6 marks)

c)
What is feed dry matter and why is it important to measure the dry matter
of feeds?

(4 marks)

d)
Give five differences in the nutrition of pigs and poultry. (5 marks)

2.
a)
State any five nutrients in animal
nutrition.
(5
marks)

b)
Give two functions of the nutrients named in (a) above
(10 marks)

3.
Discuss digestion in ruminants under the following headings:
a)
Rumination
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b)
Reticulo-Rumen
c)
Omasum
d)
Abomasum
e)
Small intestine
f)
Large intestine
(15 marks)

4.
With suitable examples, discuss the role of sight, smell and mouth in the nutrition
of
domestic
animals.
(15
marks)

5.
Describe the various classes of animal
feedstuffs.
(15
marks)

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