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Agriculture Paper 2 - 2008 Question Paper

Agriculture Paper 2 - 2008

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2008

FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA.
INTERNAL MOCK 2008.

1.a) Which bacterium causes contagious abortion in cattle. (1 mark)

b) How would anaplasmosis in cattle be controlled? (2 marks)

2. State FOUR reasons for castration. (2 marks)

3. Give TWO reasons why it is important to keep breeding records in livestock production. (2 marks)

4. State TWO reasons for culling layers in poultry management. (2 marks)

5.a) Name the cause of milk fever. (1 mark)

b) List FOUR symptoms that would show that the cow is suffering from milk fever. (2 marks)

c) How would the disease be controlled? (1 mark)

6. Why would young rams be docked? (2 marks)

7. State FOUR factors that should be considered when designing a piggery to ensure good health of the pigs. (2 marks)

8.a) Name any SIX types of fences that would be constructed on animal farm.

b) Give TWO methods of protecting wooden fencing posts from termites attack. (2 marks)

9.a) Give the name of a tool used for;

¡) Cutting grooves in woodwork.

¡¡) Holding, tightening and loosening metallic pipes. (1 mark)

¡¡¡) Administering of the tablet to animals orally. (1 mark)

10. Give the reasons why reciprocating mower is preferred to a rotary mower when harvesting grass for hay making. (1 mark)

11.a) Give the importance of the queen excludes in the Kenya top bar hive. (1 mark)

b) State TWO conditions when supplementary feeding of bees is necessary. (1 mark)

12. State FOUR reasons why a calf should be fed on colostrums. (2 marks)

13. List TWO implements that can be used for breaking the hardpan in a crop field. (1 mark)

14.a) Feed A contains 8% digestible crude protein DCP and feed B contains 42% DCP, using Pearson's square method calculate the amount of each feed required in kilogram to prepare 100kg of dairy meal with 18% DCP. (2 marks)

b) ¡) Define the term food conversion ratio. (1 mark)

¡¡) If a layer consumed 1 kg of layers mash in a week, calculate its (F.C.R) if, in the same week, it laid four eggs weighing 70gms, 55gm, 62gm and 63 gm (show your formulae and clear working) (2 marks)

SECTION B.

ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.

15.a) What factors are considered in order to acquire optimum animal power. (6 marks)

b) Explain the difference between a petrol and diesel engines. (7 marks)

c) Outline the maintenance practices that should be carried out on ignition system of tractors. (7 marks)

16.a) Describe the causes of stress in poultry production. (12 marks)

b) Describe management practices that a farmer should carry out from farrowing to weaning of piglets. (10 marks)

17.a) Describe East Coast fever (ECF) under the following subheadings.

¡) Animal attacked. (1 mark)

¡¡) Casual agent and vector. (2 marks)

¡¡¡) Symptoms. (2 marks)

¡v) Prevention and control. (2 marks)

b) Describe any FOUR general effects of parasites on livestock. (8 marks)

c) Name TWO causes of livestock diseases. (2 marks)

Agriculture Paper 2 - 2008 Question Paper

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