Pasture and Forage Crops
Agricultural Science · 50 practice questions
Morphology, propagation and husbandry of common pasture grasses/legumes; establishment, maintenance, conservation and uses of pastures; natural grasslands and their distribution in West Africa; range management.
- Classify common pastures/forage crops by their common/scientific names.
- Distinguish methods of conserving pastures (e.g. hay- and silage-making).
- Relate vegetational zones to dominant pasture species and determine range types/utilization.
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- Practice question 1
Fencing, in pasture management, mainly serves to
- A.prevent any form of grazing from taking place
- B.eliminate the need for any pasture maintenance
- C.control livestock movement and manage grazing areas
- D.increase the risk of overgrazing across a pasture
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C. control livestock movement and manage grazing areas
Fences let managers direct and rotate where animals graze.
- Practice question 2
Range management mainly involves
- A.the complete abandonment of grazing land
- B.the conversion of all grazing land to cropland
- C.the planned use and conservation of grazing land
- D.the elimination of all livestock grazing
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C. the planned use and conservation of grazing land
Range management balances livestock use with land conservation.
- Practice question 3
The cut-and-carry system mainly involves
- A.allowing livestock to graze freely across open pasture
- B.leaving pasture completely unharvested and ungrazed
- C.exporting forage crops for sale abroad only
- D.harvesting forage and delivering it to confined livestock
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D. harvesting forage and delivering it to confined livestock
This system brings cut forage to animals kept in confinement.
More UTME Agricultural Science topics
- Factors of Agricultural Production
- Farm Surveying and Farmstead Planning
- Forms and Classification of Major Farm Animals in West Africa
- Meaning and Scope of Agriculture
- Rocks and Soil Formation
- Basic Economic Principles
- General Terminologies in Animal Production
- Importance of Agriculture
- Simple Farm Tools
- Soil Water and Soil Conservation
- Agricultural Ecology
- Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
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