(a) Give four reasons why farmers keep specimen E.
(b) Mention two products that could be obtained from specimen E.
(c) If specimen E was serviced on 12th May 2016 and conceived on the same day, calculate the expected kindling date.
(d) Sate two ways of controlling ear manage on specimen E.
(e) Mention two endoparasites and two ectoparasites that could infest specimen E.
(a) Reasons for Keeping Specimen E (Rabbit):- Food meal/meat/protein. -Income. -Employment. -Raw material/pelt/fur/wool/bone -Research purposes. -As pets/recreation/hobby/shows/exhibitions. -Manure /dung.
(b) Products that could be Obtained from Specimen E (Rabbit);- Meat. -Pelt/skin. -Bone. -Fur/wool. -Manure/dung.
(c) Gestation Period;- 30 to 32 days / 31 /(/pm/) 1 days.
May 12 + 31 /(/pm/) 1 day = June 12, 2016. Expected kindling date = June 12 /(/pm/) 1 day, i.e June 11 to June 13, 2016
(d) Ways of Controlling Ear Mange in Rabbits;- Use of sulphur ointments/oils. -Good sanitation. -Use of recommended drugs/acaricides/ivomectin. -Quarantine/Isolation.
(e) Endoparasites of Rabbits;- Tapeworm/Taenia. -Pin worm/Threadworm. -Roundworm/Ascaris. -Coccidia. -Liver fluke. -Hookworm. -Trypanosome.
Ectoparasites of Rabbits; Tick. -Louse. -Mite/ear mite/keds. -Flea. -Maggot/larvae of housefly.
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