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Anhe 022:Herd Health Management Question Paper

Anhe 022:Herd Health Management

Course:Agriculture

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2012 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT : AGRICULTURE
UNIT CODE : ANHE 022
UNIT TITLE : HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT
TIME : 2 HOURS

Instructions:

Answer question one (compulsory) and any other two questions.

Question One

Write down the signs of parturition in dairy animals.

(5mk)

Give the importance’s of colostrums in calf rearing.

(4mks)

State the common diseases in livestock.

(5mks)

State the aims of heifer management practices.

(4mks)

Give the aims of good calf rearing management.

(4mks)

List the common diseases in poultry production.

(4mks)

State down the signs of heat in dairy cattle.

(4mks)

SECTION II

Question Two

Explain the causes of dystocia.

(4mks)

Explain the factors which influence the concentration of vital antibodies in colostrums.

(9mks)

List down the causes of common scours in calves and ways it can be prevented

(5mks)

What is dystocia.

(2mks)

Question Three

Discuss disadvantages of artificial insemination.

(4mks)

Explain three advantages of each of the following hard management practices.

(12mks)

Castrating piglets
Ear notching
Calf dehorning
Deworming

Write down four signs of worm infestation in cattle.

(4mks)

Question Four

Explain advantages of artificial insemination.

(8mks)

Explain factors influencing the conception rate in dairy cows.

(12mks)

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