(a) Name five breeds each of cattle and pig that can be found in Nigeria...
(a) Name five breeds each of cattle and pig that can be found in Nigeria (b) State six general characteristics rabbits
Explanation
(a) Five breeds of cattle that can be found in Nigeria are:
i) White Fulani
(ii) Sokoto Gudali
(iii) Muturu
(iv) Ndama .
(v) Kuri
(b) Five breeds of pig that can be found in Nigeria are:
(i) Large white
(ii) Large black
(iii) Duroc Jersey
(iv) American Land race
(v) Yorkshire
(c) Six characteristics of rabbits are:
(i) Rabbits possess a short gestation period (31 days).
(ii) They have a small body size.
(iii) They are very prolific with large litter size.
(iv) They have good quality meat which is even more palatable than chicken.
(v) They grow very fast and reach maturity weight in about 5 - 6 months.
(vi) They are efficient converter of wide range of vegetable matter.