Vaccination and Health Cover in Sheep & Goats MCQ

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Vaccination and Health Cover in Sheep & Goats

50 MCQs with Answers & Explanations

1. Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) mainly affects:

A. Cattle
B. Sheep and goats
C. Poultry
D. Pigs

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Cattle are affected by FMD, not PPR

  • B ✅ PPR is a viral disease of sheep & goats

  • C ❌ Poultry suffer from Ranikhet

  • D ❌ Pigs are affected by Classical Swine Fever

2. The causative agent of PPR is:

A. Bacteria
B. Protozoa
C. Virus
D. Fungus

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Bacterial diseases include HS, ET

  • B ❌ Protozoa cause coccidiosis

  • C ✅ PPR is caused by Morbillivirus

  • D ❌ Fungal infections are rare in small ruminants

3. PPR vaccine is generally given at:

A. Birth
B. 1 week
C. 3 months
D. 1 year

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Maternal antibodies interfere

  • B ❌ Too early for effective immunity

  • C ✅ 3 months is recommended age

  • D ❌ Waiting too long increases risk

4. Enterotoxaemia (ET) is caused by:

A. Virus
B. Clostridium perfringens
C. Pasteurella
D. E. coli

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not a viral disease

  • B ✅ Clostridium perfringens causes ET

  • C ❌ Causes HS

  • D ❌ Causes diarrhea, not ET

5. ET vaccination is especially important in:

A. Grazing animals
B. Pregnant animals
C. Fast growing lambs & kids
D. Old animals

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Grazing alone doesn’t cause ET

  • B ❌ Not pregnancy-specific

  • C ✅ High nutrition → ET risk

  • D ❌ Old animals less susceptible

6. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) affects:

A. Only sheep
B. Only goats
C. All cloven-hoofed animals
D. Only cattle

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Sheep not alone

  • B ❌ Goats not alone

  • C ✅ All cloven-hoofed animals affected

  • D ❌ Not cattle-specific

7. FMD vaccination schedule in sheep & goats is:

A. Once in lifetime
B. Every year
C. Every 6 months
D. Every 3 years

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Immunity is short

  • B ❌ Not sufficient protection

  • C ✅ Booster every 6 months

  • D ❌ Too long gap

8. Sheep pox is caused by:

A. Bacteria
B. Virus
C. Parasite
D. Fungus

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not bacterial

  • B ✅ Viral disease

  • C ❌ Parasites cause mange

  • D ❌ Fungus causes ringworm

9. Sheep pox vaccine is usually given:

A. At birth
B. At 1 month
C. At 3–4 months
D. At 1 year

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Immature immune system

  • B ❌ Early immunity weak

  • C ✅ Recommended age

  • D ❌ Late vaccination risky

10. Goat pox and sheep pox vaccines are:

A. Same
B. Always different
C. Interchangeable sometimes
D. Not required

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not always same

  • B ❌ Not strictly separate

  • C ✅ Some strains cross-protect

  • D ❌ Vaccination is essential

11. Hemorrhagic Septicemia (HS) is caused by:

A. Virus
B. Pasteurella multocida
C. Clostridium
D. Mycoplasma

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not viral

  • B ✅ Causative bacteria

  • C ❌ Causes ET

  • D ❌ Causes pneumonia

12. HS vaccination is recommended before:

A. Winter
B. Summer
C. Monsoon
D. Autumn

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Low incidence

  • B ❌ Less outbreaks

  • C ✅ High humidity favors HS

  • D ❌ Not peak season

13. Deworming should be done:

A. Only once
B. Only in sick animals
C. Regularly at intervals
D. Not required

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Reinfection common

  • B ❌ Healthy animals also carry worms

  • C ✅ Regular deworming essential

  • D ❌ Leads to production loss

14. First deworming in lambs/kids is done at:

A. Birth
B. 15 days
C. 1 month
D. 6 months

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ No worm burden

  • B ❌ Too early

  • C ✅ Ideal time

  • D ❌ Too late

15. Ectoparasites include:

A. Tapeworm
B. Roundworm
C. Tick and lice
D. Flukes

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Internal parasite

  • B ❌ Internal parasite

  • C ✅ External parasites

  • D ❌ Internal liver parasite

16. Brucellosis mainly causes:

A. Diarrhea
B. Abortion
C. Pneumonia
D. Lameness

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Digestive disease

  • B ✅ Reproductive loss

  • C ❌ Respiratory disease

  • D ❌ Joint problem

17. Brucellosis is a:

A. Viral disease
B. Zoonotic disease
C. Parasitic disease
D. Fungal disease

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not viral

  • B ✅ Transmitted to humans

  • C ❌ Not parasite

  • D ❌ Not fungal

18. Anthrax vaccination is required in:

A. All areas
B. Disease-free areas
C. Endemic areas
D. Urban areas

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not necessary everywhere

  • B ❌ No risk

  • C ✅ Endemic zones only

  • D ❌ Rare in cities

19. Ringworm is caused by:

A. Virus
B. Bacteria
C. Fungus
D. Parasite

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not viral

  • B ❌ Not bacterial

  • C ✅ Fungal infection

  • D ❌ Parasites cause mange

20. Biosecurity mainly means:

A. Feeding animals
B. Disease prevention
C. Marketing
D. Breeding

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Nutrition related

  • B ✅ Preventing disease entry & spread

  • C ❌ Economic activity

  • D ❌ Genetic improvement

21. Vaccination helps in:

A. Treatment of disease
B. Increasing body weight
C. Prevention of disease
D. Curing parasitic infection

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Vaccines do not treat disease

  • B ❌ Weight gain is indirect

  • C ✅ Vaccines prevent diseases

  • D ❌ Parasites need dewormers

22. Cold chain maintenance is required for:

A. Feed
B. Vaccine
C. Water
D. Minerals

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Feed doesn’t require cold storage

  • B ✅ Vaccines lose potency without cold chain

  • C ❌ Water unaffected

  • D ❌ Minerals are stable

23. Ideal temperature for vaccine storage is:

A. –20°C
B. 0°C
C. 2–8°C
D. 25–30°C

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Freezing damages vaccines

  • B ❌ Zero may freeze vaccine

  • C ✅ Recommended temperature

  • D ❌ Heat destroys vaccine

24. Live vaccines:

A. Are always safer
B. Cause disease
C. Give long immunity
D. Are killed vaccines

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Need careful handling

  • B ❌ Rarely cause disease

  • C ✅ Provide long-lasting immunity

  • D ❌ Incorrect classification

25. Killed vaccines require:

A. Single dose
B. No booster
C. Booster dose
D. No storage

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ One dose insufficient

  • B ❌ Boosters needed

  • C ✅ Booster essential

  • D ❌ Storage is needed

26. Health cover includes:

A. Only vaccination
B. Only treatment
C. Vaccination, deworming & management
D. Only feeding

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Incomplete

  • B ❌ Curative only

  • C ✅ Complete health care approach

  • D ❌ Nutrition alone insufficient

27. Deworming schedule depends on:

A. Color of animal
B. Age & season
C. Breed name
D. Milk yield only

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ No relation

  • B ✅ Worm load varies with age & season

  • C ❌ Breed independent

  • D ❌ Milk yield not sole factor

28. Overdosing of dewormers leads to:

A. Better growth
B. Resistance
C. Strong immunity
D. No effect

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Harmful

  • B ✅ Causes anthelmintic resistance

  • C ❌ Immunity not improved

  • D ❌ Has negative impact

29. Vaccination should be avoided in:

A. Healthy animals
B. Young animals
C. Sick animals
D. Adult animals

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Healthy animals must be vaccinated

  • B ❌ Young animals need vaccination

  • C ✅ Sick animals respond poorly

  • D ❌ Adults also need vaccination

30. Quarantine period for new animals is:

A. 1–2 days
B. 7 days
C. 15–30 days
D. 6 months

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Too short

  • B ❌ Insufficient

  • C ✅ Recommended quarantine period

  • D ❌ Too long

31. External parasite control is done using:

A. Antibiotics
B. Vaccines
C. Acaricides
D. Hormones

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Kill bacteria

  • B ❌ Prevent disease

  • C ✅ Kill ticks & lice

  • D ❌ No effect

32. Regular health check helps in:

A. Early disease detection
B. Increased disease spread
C. Reduced immunity
D. Poor growth

✅ Answer: A

Explanation:

  • A ✅ Early diagnosis improves survival

  • B ❌ Opposite effect

  • C ❌ Health checks improve immunity

  • D ❌ Growth improves

33. Vaccines should be administered by:

A. Any farmer
B. Untrained person
C. Veterinarian
D. Children

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Risk of wrong dosage

  • B ❌ Unsafe

  • C ✅ Proper technique & safety

  • D ❌ Dangerous

34. Injection site in sheep/goats is usually:

A. Tail
B. Neck region
C. Abdomen
D. Ear

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not recommended

  • B ✅ Safe & less damage

  • C ❌ Risky

  • D ❌ Improper

35. Booster dose means:

A. First vaccination
B. Double dose at once
C. Re-vaccination
D. Deworming

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Primary dose

  • B ❌ Unsafe

  • C ✅ Strengthens immunity

  • D ❌ Not related

36. Mortality reduction is achieved by:

A. Only feeding
B. Only breeding
C. Proper health cover
D. Marketing

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Incomplete

  • B ❌ Genetic only

  • C ✅ Preventive health care

  • D ❌ Economic activity

37. Sheep & goat health calendar is prepared for:

A. Feeding schedule
B. Vaccination & deworming
C. Marketing
D. Shearing

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Nutrition plan

  • B ✅ Preventive health plan

  • C ❌ Sales plan

  • D ❌ Management practice

38. Colostrum feeding helps in:

A. Digestion only
B. Growth only
C. Passive immunity
D. Disease spread

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not main function

  • B ❌ Secondary effect

  • C ✅ Provides antibodies

  • D ❌ Prevents disease

39. Zoonotic disease transmission is from:

A. Animal to animal
B. Human to human
C. Animal to human
D. Plant to animal

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Not zoonotic

  • B ❌ Human disease

  • C ✅ Correct definition

  • D ❌ Not applicable

40. Proper disposal of dead animals prevents:

A. Milk loss
B. Disease spread
C. Weight loss
D. Breeding failure

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Indirect

  • B ✅ Stops infection spread

  • C ❌ Not direct

  • D ❌ Not primary effect

41. Health insurance in livestock helps farmers by:

A. Increasing disease
B. Reducing loss
C. Reducing milk
D. Increasing cost

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Wrong

  • B ✅ Compensates losses

  • C ❌ Opposite effect

  • D ❌ Actually reduces risk

42. Stress during vaccination can be reduced by:

A. Rough handling
B. Proper restraint
C. High temperature
D. Overcrowding

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Increases stress

  • B ✅ Safe & calm handling

  • C ❌ Stressful

  • D ❌ Causes injury

43. Vaccination failure may occur due to:

A. Proper storage
B. Healthy animal
C. Expired vaccine
D. Correct dosage

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Improves efficacy

  • B ❌ Desired condition

  • C ✅ No immunity developed

  • D ❌ Ensures success

44. Disease surveillance means:

A. Treatment
B. Disease monitoring
C. Feeding
D. Breeding

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Curative

  • B ✅ Monitoring & reporting

  • C ❌ Nutrition

  • D ❌ Genetics

45. Vaccination records are important for:

A. Decoration
B. Legal proof & management
C. Feeding
D. Shearing

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ No use

  • B ✅ Planning & traceability

  • C ❌ Unrelated

  • D ❌ Management practice

46. Antibiotics should be used:

A. Regularly
B. As growth promoter
C. Only when prescribed
D. Daily

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Causes resistance

  • B ❌ Banned practice

  • C ✅ Safe & effective use

  • D ❌ Dangerous

47. Good sanitation reduces:

A. Feed intake
B. Disease incidence
C. Growth
D. Immunity

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Improves intake

  • B ✅ Less infection load

  • C ❌ Improves growth

  • D ❌ Improves immunity

48. Vaccination campaign in India for sheep & goats is:

A. Brucella Free Program
B. PPR Control Programme
C. Blue Revolution
D. White Revolution

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:

  • A ❌ For cattle

  • B ✅ National PPR eradication

  • C ❌ Fisheries

  • D ❌ Dairy

49. Healthy animals show:

A. Dull coat
B. Poor appetite
C. Alertness
D. Diarrhea

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Sign of illness

  • B ❌ Disease indicator

  • C ✅ Good health sign

  • D ❌ Digestive disorder

50. Preventive health care is:

A. Costly
B. Less effective
C. More economical
D. Not needed

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:

  • A ❌ Saves money

  • B ❌ Highly effective

  • C ✅ Prevention is cheaper than cure

  • D ❌ Essential for livestock success



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