Animal husbandry - Agric

Question 1

What is animal husbandry?

Answer 1

This is any branch of science that deals with animals which deal with breeding, rearing, and management of farm animals.

Question 2

Production of cattle include

Answer 2

Beef cattle
Dual cattle
Dairy cattle
Draught cattle

Question 3

List the 3 management systems of farm animals

Answer 3

Semi-intensive
Extensive
Intensive

Question 4

What is cattle breeding?

Answer 4

This is the act of producing, mating or multiplying.

Question 5

The act of mating in cattle is called _____

Answer 5

servicing

Question 6

Three types of breeding are

Answer 6

Pasture breeding
Hand breeding
Artificial insemination

Question 7

List 1 advantage of artificial insemination in cows

Answer 7

There is no need for the maintenance of breeding bulls for a herd.
Semen from a single bull can be used to inseminate several thousand cows.
provides herd owners and managers with the opportunity to introduce superior genes from top-performing cows into the herd.
Sperm can be used after the death of a bull