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(a) - Is the practice of fitting the rams with breeding chutes on the underside which are
painted with colours during breeding / mating. (1 mk)
(b) - Used to identify rams which have mated. ½
- Helps to identify ewes that have been mated. ½
- Helps to identify fertile rams. ½ (½ ×2 = 1mk)
joseph rimiru answered the question on January 23, 2018 at 19:42
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(b) Freedom from draught...(Solved)
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