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Question Paper Details
Section A (30 marks)
- Give four maintenance practices carried out on a knapsack sprayer. (2 marks)
- Focus: Maintenance of agricultural equipment.
- State four reasons why rabbits are kept by farmers in Kenya. (2 marks)
- Focus: Understanding the benefits of rabbit farming.
- State four maintenance practices carried out on a piggery unit. (2 marks)
- Focus: Maintenance in livestock management.
- Name the four stomach compartments of a ruminant. (2 marks)
- Focus: Anatomy and physiology of ruminants.
- State four causes of stress in poultry. (2 marks)
- Focus: Factors affecting poultry health.
- Give one reason why the milkman should:
- (a) milk at regular intervals. (½ mark)
- (b) avoid milking with wet hands. (½ mark)
- (c) milk quickly and evenly. (½ mark)
- (d) practice complete milking. (½ mark)
- Focus: Best practices in dairy farming.
- State four factors that determine the amount of feed an animal consumes. (2 marks)
- Focus: Nutritional management in livestock.
- Give one use of each of the following farm tools:
- (a) pipe wrench (½ mark)
- (b) tenon saw (½ mark)
- (c) spoke shave (½ mark)
- (d) elastrator (½ mark)
- Focus: Knowledge of farm tools and their applications.
- State four control measures for Brucellosis in cattle. (2 marks)
- Focus: Disease management in livestock.
- (a) Give two roles of wood shavings used as litter in the artificial brooder. (1 mark)
- Focus: Brooding practices for poultry.
(b) Give two reasons why a chicken brooder should have a round shape. (1 mark)
- Focus: Design considerations in poultry management.
- Name four parts of the ignition system of a petrol engine. (2 marks)
- Focus: Understanding engine mechanics.
- (a) State two signs that show a rabbit is about to give birth. (1 mark)
- Focus: Reproductive management in rabbits.
(b) If a doe was served on 7th March 2021, determine the date it gave birth. (½ mark)
- Focus: Calculation related to animal reproduction.
(c) What is the name given to the young one of a rabbit? (2 marks)
- Focus: Knowledge of animal terminology.
- State four advantages of artificial calf feeding. (2 marks)
- Focus: Understanding calf rearing practices.
- Give four characteristics of clean milk. (2 marks)
- Focus: Quality standards in dairy production.
- (a) Name two methods of service used in livestock breeding. (1 mark)
- Focus: Breeding techniques in livestock.
(b) Name two cattle diseases controlled through Government-imposed quarantine in Kenya. (1 mark)
- Focus: Disease control measures in livestock.
Section B (20 marks)
- The diagrams R and S show farm implements.
- (a) Name the source of power used to operate the farm implement labelled: R (1 mark)
- (b) State the means by which the farm implement labelled S is attached to its source of power. (1 mark)
- (c) Give two maintenance practices carried out on the implement labelled R. (2 marks)
- Focus: Knowledge of farm implements and maintenance.
- The diagram below shows a parasite commonly observed on sheep.
- (a) Identify the parasite. (1 mark)
- (b) State four harmful effects of the parasite in sheep rearing. (4 marks)
- Focus: Understanding of animal health and parasites.
- The diagram below shows a method of incubation in poultry rearing.
- (a) Identify the method of incubation shown above. (1 mark)
- Focus: Knowledge of incubation techniques.
(b) State four advantages of the incubation method shown in Question 18. (4 marks)
- Focus: Evaluation of incubation methods in poultry.
- A poultry farmer wants to prepare 200 kilograms of chick mash containing 20% Digestible Crude Protein (DCP). Calculate the amount of maize (10% DCP) and fish meal (60% DCP) the farmer requires to make the chick mash. Use the Pearson’s square method and show your working. (5 marks)
- Focus: Application of mathematical calculations in feed formulation.
Section C (40 marks)
- Describe calf rearing systems under the following subheadings:
- (i) causal organisms. (1 mark)
- (ii) predisposing factors. (1 mark)
- (iii) control measures. (12 marks)
- Focus: Comprehensive understanding of calf management.
- (a) Describe milk secretion in a dairy cow. (5 marks)
- Focus: Understanding of dairy production processes.
- (a) Describe six factors that are considered when selecting a gilt for breeding. (6 marks)
- Focus: Selection criteria in pig breeding.
(b) Give five reasons why the battery cage system of rearing is popularly used by large-scale poultry farmers. (9 marks)
- Focus: Evaluation of poultry rearing systems.
(c) Describe five routine management practices carried out in the handling of livestock. (5 marks)
- Focus: Best practices in livestock management.
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