(a) State: (i) four advantages and (ii) four disadvantages of the deep litter system in poultry management.
(b) Mention one disadvantage of using saw-dust as litter in a deep-litter house.
(c) The recommended floor space for fowls In a deep litter house is three (3) adult fowls per square metre. Calculate the number of adult fowls that can be kept in a deep-litter house of size 10 metre by 50 metre. (d) State three other methods of keeping poultry.
(a) Define balance ration in livestock production.
(b) Outline the stages involved in the preparation of each of the following animal feed ingredients. (i) bone meal. (ii) blood meal; (iii) fish meal; (iv) cotton seed meal;
(a (i) State the law of supply in relation to agricultural production. (ii) Give an example of supply schedule and draw the supply curve for a named agricultural produce.
(b) State five causes of change in supply of an agricultural produce.
(a) State six reasons why farm accounts should be kept by a farmer.
(b) Prepare a profit and loss account for Ada Farms, for the year ending December, 1993 using the following information.
(i) cost of maize seeds- N1,500.00
(ii) cost of fertilizer - N1,600.00
(iii) cost of insecticides - N1,000.00
(iv) tractor hiring- N1,000.00
(v) cost of herbicides- N1,200.00
(vi) cost of cassava stems N1300.00
(vii) sales of maize- N30,000.00
(viii) sales of yam tubers - N10,500.00
(ix) sales of cassava stems - N15,000.00
(x) transportation cost - N1,500.00
(xi) cost of processing cassava tubers - N 2,500.00
(xii) sales of cassava stems - N 22,00.00
(xiii) wages of workers N 8,000.00
(xiv) miscellaneous expenses - N 2,000.00
(xv) maize consumed - N 500.00
(xvi) yam consumed - N 800.00
(xvii) opening valuation - N45,000.00
(xviii) closing valuation - N15,000.00
(a) identify specimens A, B, C, D, and E
(b) name one source of each of specimens A, B, C, D, and E
(c) Name a small farm machine used for the production of specimen B.
(d) Name the stimulant obtained from specirmen E.
(e) State two uses each of specimens A and B.
(f) Name the process by which specimen A is made fit for consumpion.
