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Study the diagram of a sheep shown below carefully and answer the questions that follow: (i) What operation is usually carried out on the part labelled...

Study the diagram of a sheep shown below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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(i) What operation is usually carried out on the part labelled A?
(ii) Give two reasons for carrying out the operation in (i) above
(iii) At what age should the above operation be carried out?
(iv)Give the methods used for the operation
(v) Name routine management practice carried out on the part labelled B

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Kavungya
i)Docking

ii) Reasons for carrying out the operation
- Avoid incidences of blowfly
- Make mating easy
- Even distribution of fat in body
- Avoid dirtyfying wool

iii) Age of operation
- within two weeks from lambing

iv) Methods used for operation
- use of rubber ring and elastrator
- cutting with sterilized docking knife
- use of burdizzo
- use of hot iron bar

v) Routine management practice carried out on part B
- hoof trimming
Kavungya answered the question on March 8, 2019 at 08:22

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