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a. Select gilts with at least six pairs of
1.This is the period of pig production prominent , well space inverted teats
cycle between weaning and the next b. Select gilts with strong , straight or
service called slight arched but not too broad.
c. Select gilts with strong legs and
a .Rearing period b. Dry period pasterns
c. Gestation period d. Lactation period d. Select gilts with good temperament.

2. A white swine breed which is 8. A physiological state of swine which

characterized by its long side square require nutrients when the animal neither
,relatively short legs and medium to gaining nor losing weight is called
drooping ears. This breed is also known
as the longest breed of swine because of a. Growth b. Lactation
it’s long. c. Maintenance d. Reproduction

a. Landrace b. Berkshire 9. A swine housing unit when the pigs are

c. Yorkshire d. Duroc housed after leaving the nursery-weaning
unit for 6-8 weeks is called
3. A lard type swine has a thick – bodied
that carried large amount of fat , these a. Farrowing unit b. Finishing-unit
breeds of swine belong to this type , c. Growing unit d. Breeder unit
except
10.A lard type swine characterized by a
a. Berkshire black color with 6 white points : 4 white in
b. Spotted Poland China feet, some white on the face , white
c. Chester White switch on the tail ,this breed is originated
d. Yorkshire in England is called

4.A sow disease which refer to the a. Poland China b. Chester White
inflammation and infection of the uterus . c. Hampshire d. Berkshire
It often occurs after farrowing , dystocia
or abortion is called 11. A lard type swine characterized by
black , with white belt around the
a. Mastitis b. Metritis shoulder and body , including the front
c. Agalactia d. Brucellosis legs.This breed is also known as the
“Belt” because of the white band in the
5. Flushing is a feeding practices from shoulder is called
weaning to rebreeding by giving dry sow
a ration high in what ? a. Landrace b. Berkshire
c. Hampshire d.Yorkshire
a. Protein b. Vitamins
c. Minerals d. Energy 12. This breed is called “Large White”
and also known as the “Mother” breed
6. Puberty is the beginning of the because its mothering ability is
reproductive capability or sexual maturity exceptionally good .
of the animal. Swine reach puberty as
early as what age ? a. Duroc b. Yorkshire
c. Tamworth d. Pietrain

a. 5 months b. 6 months
c. 7 months d. 7 months
7. The pointer in selecting gilts for 13. This swine ration contains 17 – 18 %
breeding are as follows , except crude protein and is given to pigs from 8
to 12 weeks of age
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a. Grower ration b. Starter ration c. Upgrading d. Crossbreeding
c. Finisher ration d. Pre-starter ration

14.In sows, abortion , “ repeat breeders” 19. The general recommendations of gilt
among sows , infertility , irregular heat to breed is/are ,except
cycles , stillbirth , weak piglets and
livability of the liters . In boars , a. At least 8 months of age
inflammation of the testes are the b. At least 9 kgs of weight
common signs or symptom of what swine c. To farrow not less than 1 year old
disease? d. All of the choices

a. Leptospirosis 20. Swine production cycle period

b. Swine influenza described as the period starting on the
c. Foot and mouth disease day of weaning until the day they are
d.Brucellosis transferred to the fattening unit

15. A swine disease with an acute , highly a. Rearing period

contagious viral disease of the respiratory b. Dry period
organs , which usually occurs during cold c. Pregnancy period
weather and extreme changes in climatic d. Growing and finishing period
conditions. Chilling is the main factor in
triggering the development of what swine 21. The removal of unwanted pigs is
disease ? called culling . Some pointers in culling
gilts and sow are, except
a. Swine influenza
b. Foot and mouth disease a. Reproductive failures
c. Hog cholera b. Poor maternal instinct
d. Swine pox c. Produces less than 10 piglets per
farrowing
16. Creep feeding is a feeding practice of d. Low fecundity
suckling piglets to give good start before
weaning. This is done by giving piglets 22. A sow disease only , which is
with pre-starter feed as early as characterized by congested , swollen and
painful udder ; reduced watery milk and
a. 5 days old b. 7 days old yellow mucoid discharge from the vulva is
c. 9 days old d. 11 days old called

17. Advantages of boar castration are as a. Leptospirosis

follows , except b. Bacterial pneumonia
c. Brucellosis
a. It avoids accidental breeding d. MMA syndrome
b. Castrates are easier to handle
c. Castrates have a higher feed 23. A mature boar can mate up to
conversion ratio than boar _______ sows per week
d. Totally eliminate the obnoxious
boar odor of the animals a. 8 b. 24 c.12 d. 6

18. This is the swine breeding system 24. Sows usually farrow completely
recommended for the production of within __________ hours .
market hogs for two important reasons ,
namely : a) to obtain hybrid vigor and b) a. 11-15 b. 2-6
to bring together the desirable c. 10-12 d. 7-10
characteristics of the parental breeds.
25. This breed was developed from the a
a. Inbreeding b. Purebreeding blending of three breeds of India’s cattle
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.It is noted for its docility and ability to 32. This pregnancy disease is caused by
adapt to temperature extremes. This is a disruption in the metabolism of
the ________ carbohydrates and fatty acids

a. Hereford b. Devon a. White Scour b. Leptospirosis

c. Shorthorn d. Brahman c. Ketosis d. Brucellosis

26.This breed is considered as the best 33.A poultry affected with infectious
among foreign breeds of cows in the bronchitis can not remedied with any
Philippines . treatment .What is advisable to be done
is
a. American Brahman
b. Santa Gertrudes a. Reduce bird concentration
c. Nellore b. Prevention using vaccine that can be
d. Red Sindhi administered on a mass basis by
inclusion in the Drinking water
27. This goat is originated in Africa .It c. Discarding affected birds
has short , sleek coat of mostly black and d. Kill and burn affected birds
tan color and long drooping ears.
34.Newcastle disease ,also known as
a. Alpines b. La Mancha Avian pest , is a poultry disease
c. Nubians d. Saanen characterized by difficulty in breathing ,
rattling , coughing and sneezing can be
28. This breed is a blending of two controlled primarily by____________
breeds which is red with shades from
light to dark with a cherry red color. It is a. Killing and burning affected birds
noted for its excellent rate of gain and b. Medication or use of drugs
feed efficiency. Furthermore, this breed is c. Inoculation or vaccination
also known as “Red Power” because of d. Eliminating affected birds
its boar that is very aggressive.
35. This refers to the picking of one
a. Berkshire b. Chester White another’s feathers , comb , toes , vents
c. Duroc d. New Hampshire and other body parts of chicken and quail
.These are caused by the following
29.One of the popular swine breed for conditions EXCEPT:
market in the Philippines has a black
color with a white band around its a. Dietary deficiency
shoulders. It is known as the b. Idleness
c. Presence of itch mites
a. Duroc Jersey b. New Hampshire d. Wide area of Confinement
c. Poland China d. Chester White
36. The following are common infectious
30. In the Philippines , cattles are raised disease of swine , except
in the following provinces except in : :
a. worms
a. Cavite b. Batangas b. Foot and Mouth disease
c. Masbate d. Mindoro c. Cholera
d. Dysentery
31. This goat originated in Switzerland
.They are medium sized , chamois with
solid red or black marking

a. Saanen b. Oberhasli
c. Alpines d. Angora
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37. Cannibalism is the habit of the birds d. Streptomycin 50 mg /kg body weight
picking one individual ,or each other to
death .The best appropriate action to be 43. A device that is used to stretch a
done is ______ rubber band over the scrotum or tail of an
animal .The blood circulation is cut off
a. Inoculating or vaccinating infected and testicles or tails is drop off .
flock
b. Debeaking or cutting the beak of the a. Burdizzo pincher b. Elastrator
birds c. Slitter d. Crimp
c. Separating bloody chicks from the
flock 44.In choosing livestock ,appearance of
d. Reducing concentration of flocks teats should be considered .Inverted teats
_______
38. Blackleg disease causes inflamed
muscles , severe toxemia common to a. Do not secret milk
young calves. The solution to the b. Is not beautiful to look
disease is ___________ c. Will promote early death to animals
d. Will retard growth of livestock
a. Vaccination of young calves
b. Treat cows with penicillin 45. This swine is originated in the Miami
c. Kill and burn infected cattle Valley of Ohio. It is known for its heavy
d. Separate infected cattle ham carcass and gainability , reaching
the maximum weight at a given age.
39. This disease is characterized by the
discoloration of the upper part of the leg a. Tamworth b. Spotted Swine
and a gassy swelling under skin .The c. Poland China d. Yorkshire
disease is called ___________________
46. This American breed developed in
a. Black leg b. Brucellosis 1959 from Spanish goats . It has short or
c. Bloat d. White Scours no ears extremely hardy , and adapted to
adverse conditions.
40. This swine disease characterized by
difficult breathing , coughing , inactivity , a. La Mancha b. Nubian
nasal discharge and high temperature is c. Saanen d. Alpines
_________
47. This breed is noted for its bacon type
a. Gastroenteritis b. Hog flu with long , smooth side of carcass and
c. Hog cholera d. Swine fox have long legs , making them adaptable
to rough country.
41.Pullorum disease usually affects
young chicks transmitted through infected a. Hampshire b. Yorkshire
eggs .Remedial measure is to c. Duroc d. Tamworth

a. Fumigate incubators and eggs with 48. The hair of this goat is called mohair
formaldehydes .It originated in Ankara , Turkey.Both
b. Eradicate the flock sexes are horned and open faced with
c. Apply medicine to birds long locks of hair over the rest of the body
d. Proper sanitation of poultry house .
a. Angora b. Saanen
42.Hemorrhagic Septicemia can be c. Anglo Nubian d. Alpines
treated by the use of _____________
a. Terramycin in feed 49. The normal incubation period of the
b. Chloromycetin in hourly bath egg of a chicken is _______ weeks
c. Chloramphenicol 20-30 mg / kg body
weight a. Four b. Three
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c. Six d. Two a. Pekin crosses b. Muscovy
c. Swan d. Cherry Valley
50. These chicks are made up of equal 57. This poultry species is known as a “
number of males and females super birds” because of its size ,quality of
meat , and other products of economic
a. Starter chicks b. Universal chicks importance ?
c. Sexed chicks d. Straight –run chick
a. Peacock b. Ostrich
51. This goat originated in Switzerland c. Swan d. Goose
with long or short hair .
58. The breed of swine are generally
a. Alpines b. La Macha c. classified into two types : the meat type
Nubian d. Saanen and the lard type type .Which belongs to
the lard type ?
52. This breed of duck is good for egg
production .It has the capacity of laying a. Large White b. Landrace
up to 300 eggs per year c. Hampshire d. Duroc

a . Indian Runner b. Pekin 59. What breed of cattle is raised

c. Rouen d. Khaki Campbell principally in the place known as “the
livestock province” of the Philippines ?
53. Coccidiosis is normally a controllable
disease but is one of the most expensive a. Batangas Ox b. Iloilo Ox
to the poultry industry . What could be c. Africander d. Bali
done is to _______
60. Which breed of chicken is highly
a. Vaccination and inoculation reputed as producer of large white eggs ?
b. Kill and burn infected flock
c. Reduce bird concentration , using a. Minorca b. Hamburgs
drugs called anticoccidials c. Ancona d. Leghorn
d. Select resistant strains
61. Avian pest is also called _______
54. Leptospirosis is an infection of the
kidney of cattle and may occur in many a. New castle disease
ways like abortion ,mastitis , high b. Fowl cholera
temperature , jaundice and anemia .The c. Coccidiosis
best treatment is ______ d. Infectious coryza

a. Treat with antibiotics 62.What kind of disease prevented by the

b. Give massive dose of tetracycline fortified iron vaccine ?
c. Give antiserum ‘
d. Isolating suspect immediately from the a. Anemia b. Scouring
herd then vaccinate animals that c. Pneumonia d. Diarrhea
have not been immunized
63. Which poultry disease is known as
55. How many days will the farmer wait the no. 1 killer of chicken of all ages ?
for the second heat of the gilts so that
they can be bred a. Newcastle disease
b. Fowl cholera
a. 15-20 days b. 20-25 days c.Pollurum disease
c. 20-21 days d. 10 –15 days d. Crazy chick disease

56. Which of the following breed of ducks 64. Characteristics of breeder animals
is a good egg layer ? that must not be culled
a. A cow which calves every year
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b. Produces large amount of milk
c. Heifer which comes to heat
d. All of the above
73. A castrated pig after sexual maturity
65. Young animal of cattle ,usually under is called
one year of age .
a. Stud b. Boar
a. Calf b. Piglets c. Barrow d. Stag
c. Kid d. All of the above
74. Method(s) of identifying piglets :
66. A female of cattle under three years
old which has not produce a calf a. Wing web b. Hot iron branding
c. Earnotching d.Tail docking
a. Gilt b. Cows
c. Heifer d. None of the above 75. Recommended age of castrating
piglets is :
67. A system of feeding cattle where
feeds are brought to the animals a. 3 days b. 2 weeks
c. 3 weeks d. 8 weeks
a. Hand feeding b. Cut and Carry
c. Grazing d. A & C 76. Swine herd can be maintained at high
level of efficiency by :
68. Properly grown bulls on the range
should be allowed to breed at ____ years a. Culling b. Breeding
of age c. Selling b. None of the above

a. One year b. Two years 77. The popularity of chicken raising

c. Three years d. Four years old could be attribute to the fact that among
the different poultry species they are :
69. Which of the following is an important
management practice in swine production a. Fast multipliers
to prevent navel ill. b. Quick growers
c. Relative efficient feed converters to
a. Cut needle teeth meat & eggs
b. Cut umbilical cord d. All of the above
c. Injection iron dextran
d. Brooding 78. Debeaking or beak trimming is done
to prevent cannibalism .This is
70. The process of choosing besty boars recommended for :
and gilts from the herd: Like the parent of
the next generation a. Broilers b. Egg type chickens
c. Ducks d. All of the above
a. Culling b. Selection
c. Parenting d. A & B 79. Duck ranks second in popularity
among the poultry species in the
71.Pigs are born with 4 pairs of sharp Philippines .The popularity of duck
teeth called enterprise is attributed to the high
demand for processed duck egg products
a. Baby teeth b. Milk teeth such as :
c. Needle teeth d. Permanent teeth
a. Balut b. Salted eggs
72. To give birth to young pigs : c. Century eggs d. All of the above

a. Calving b. Kidding
c. Farrowing d. Pigletting
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80. The high cost of production for raising
commercial strains of chicken is due to 88. The projecting mouth part of a
the high cost of inputs such as : chicken and turkey

a. Labor b. Electricity a. Bill b. Bile

c. Feeds d. All of the above c. Beak d. None of the above

81.The process where fully developed 89.Place where young chicks/ duckling
embryo (chicks) breaks out of the eggs are cared for after hatching until they
have grown to appoint where they will not
a. Breaking b. Incubating need anymore additional heat .
c. Hatching d. Brooding
a. Pen b. Cage
82. The most common roof design c.Brooder d. Incubator
adopted by commercial chicken
producers : 90. Period where embryonic development
takes place outside the body of the hen .
a. Shed
b. Gable a. Gestation b. Incubation
c. Semi monitor / monitor c.Brooding d. All of the above
d. All of the above
91. The act of laying
83. A collective term for all domesticated
birds rendering economic services to a. Ovulation b. Oviposition
man. Can also refer to dressed carcass of c. Deposition d. None of the Above
fowl .
92. Group of eggs layed for successive
a. Poultry b. Broilers days
c. Chicken d. All of the above
a. Clutch b. Collection of eggs
84. Breeds of chicken that belong to egg c. Fertile eggs d. None of the above
type chicken are EXCEPT :
93. Male of the duck family
a. Minorca b. Mikawa
c. Leghorn d. Sasso a. Rooster b. Cockerel
c. Drake d. Gander
85. A young female fowl 4 months of age
raised for egg production 94. Incubation period for ostrich is

a. Hen b. Layer a. 24 days b. 22 days

c. Pullet d. All of the above c. 42 days d. 31 days

86. A meat type chicken commonly raised 95.Incubation period for mallard duck
up to 35 –42 days and weighs 1. 5 –2.0
kgs a. 35 days b. 21 days
c. 31 days d. 28 days
a. Broiler b. Spent hens
c. Cull d. B & C

87. Old hens that had past their 96 Recommended length hours for layer
usefulness for commercial egg production to stimulate egg production
?
a. 8-10 b. 12-14 c. 14-16 d. 21
a. Capon b. Spent hens
c. Cull d. B & C 97. Scientific name of chicken
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a. Gallus gallus Lin
b. Anas boschas
c. Meleagris gallopavo
d. Colinus virginianus

98.Incubation period for quail eggs

a. 14 – 16 days b. 18-21 days

c. 16 – 19 days d. 21 – 23 days

99. Tattooing of piglets is done on what

part of the pig

a. Snout b. Hindleg
c. ear d. Switch

100. Brooder device whose major

function is to keep chicks from going
astray

a. Curtains
b. Brooder fence
c. Brooder guard
d. Paper mating

to GOD be the glory

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1. B 26 . A 51. D 76. A

2. A 27. C 52. D 77. D

3. D 28. C 53. C 78. B

4. B 29. A 54. B 79. A

5. D 30. D 55.C 80. C

6. A 31. D 56. D 81. C

7. A 32. C 57. B 82. C

8. C 33. C 58. D 83. A

9. C 34. C 59. A 84. D

10. D 35. D 60. D 85. C

11. C 36. A 61. D 86. A

12. B 37. B 62. A 87. B

13. B 38. B 63. A 88. A

14. D 39. A 64. D 89. C

15. A 40. B 65. A 90. B

16. B 41. D 66. C 91. B

17. C 42, D 67. B 92. A

18. D 43. B 68. C 93. C

19. C 44. A 69. B 94. C

20. A 45. C 70. B 95. D

21. C 46. A 71. C 96. C

22. C 47. A 72. C 97. A

23. D 48. A 73. C 98. A

24. B 49. B 74. A 99. C

25. D 50. D 75. B 100. C