Anhe 022:Herd Health Management Question Paper
Anhe 022:Herd Health Management
Course:Agriculture
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
ENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
END OF SECOND TRIMESTER 2013 (DAY) EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE : ANHE 022
COURSE TITLE : HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT
TIME:2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: ''''''Answer Question ONE (Compulsory) and any Other TWO Questions in Section B
SECTION A
Question One
a) Define the following terms as used in Herd Health Management (5marks)
i) Estrus
ii) Dyspnoea
iii) Dystocia
iv) Anorexia
v) Lacrimation.
b) Discuss FIVE signs of parturition in dairy cows. (10marks)
c) What are the disadvantages of natural methods of mating? (5marks)
d) Explain the factors affecting the conceptation rate in dairy animals.
(5marks)
e) Explain FIVE clinical signs of anaplasmosis disease in cattle. (5marks)
SECTION B
Question Two
a) Discuss the key areas of concern in a clinical case study. (5marks)
b) What are the clinical signs of helminthiasis in cattle? (5marks)
c) Explain four aims of heifer management in cattle. (8marks)
d) What is steaming up? (2marks)
Question Three
a) How is common scours disorder prevented in calves? (4marks)
b) Differentiate between differential diagnosis and confirmatory diagnosis.
c) Give an example of two external parasites and say how each is
controlled. (4marks)
d) Explain the two types of mating in cattle. (4marks)
Question Four
a) Explain four importances of colostrum to a newly born calf. (4marks)
b) Explain the two main causes of dystocia in cattle. (4marks)
c) Explain how Newcastle disease is transmitted and its symptoms. How is
it prevented? (8marks)
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