INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
- This paper consists of three sections; A, B and C
- Answer ALL the questions in sections A and B
- Answer any TWO questions in section C
- All answers to be written in English
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
SECTION |
QUESTION |
MAX. SCORE |
CANDIDATE SCORE |
A |
1 – 18 |
30 |
|
B |
19 – 22 |
20 |
|
C |
23 – 25 |
40 |
|
TOTAL |
90 |
QUESTIONS
SECTION A (30 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
- Name causal agent of anaplasmosis disease in cattle (1/2 mk)
- State four reasons for castration in pigs (2 mks)
- State four characteristics of roughage livestock feeds (2 mks)
- State four roles of worker bee in a colony (2 mks)
- State one function for each of the following
- Shovel (1/2 mk)
- Strip cup (1/2 mk)
- Give three ways in which infectious diseases can spread from one livestock to another within a farm. (1 ½ mk)
- Name three methods that are used in selection of breeding stock in livestock production. (1 ½ mk)
- Name one livestock disease that is transmitted by each of the following parasites
- Blue ticks (1/2 mk)
- Brown ear ticks (1/2 mk)
- Tsetse flies (1/2 mk)
- State four methods of controlling round worms (Ascaris sp) in livestock (2 mks)
- Apart from hides, name the raw materials obtained from each of the following livestock for the textile industry.
- Goat (1/2 mk)
- Sheep (1/2 mk)
- Rabbit (1/2 mk)
- Name two nutritional diseases of cattle (1 mk)
- State four signs of infestation by external parasites in goats (2 mks)
- Give four disadvantages of inbreeding in livestock. (2 mks)
- Name four parts of a farm building that can be reinforced using concrete (2 mks)
- State four advantages of fish farming in Kenya (2 mks)
- State four disadvantages of using plunge dips in tick control (2 mks)
- Name the complementary tool for each of the following tools named below.
- Trochar (1/2 mk)
- Hand – drill (1/2 mk)
- Hypodermic needle (1/2 mk)
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- Name two livestock diseases controlled through embryo transplant (1 mk)
- Give the meaning of the following terms as used in livestock breeding
- Close breeding (1/2 mk)
- Line breeding (1/2 mk)
SECTION B (20 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
- Below is a diagram illustrating the reproductive system of a bull. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
- Identify the parts labelled
K (1 mk)
L (1 mk) - State the functions of the part labelled
Epididymis (1 mk)
Seminal vesicles (1 mk) - Name the tool used to collect semen from the livestock (1 mk)
- Identify the parts labelled
- The illustration below shows a cross section of a cattle dip.
- Name the parts labelled E and G
E (1 mk)
G (1 mk) - State one use for each of the parts labelled E, F and H
E (1 mk)
F (1 mk)
H (1 mk)
- Name the parts labelled E and G
- The diagram below represents farm tools and equipment. Study them and answer the questions that follow.
- Identify the tool/equipment labelled M and J
M (1 mk)
J (1 mk) - State one use for each of the tool/ equipment labelled K and L.
K (1 mk)
L (1 mk) - Give two maintenance practices for the equipment labelled K (1 mk)
- Identify the tool/equipment labelled M and J
- The diagram below represents livestock parasites
- Identify parasite E (1/2 mk)
- State three symptoms that may be observed in an animal that has been attacked by parasite F. (3 mks)
- Name the intermediate host for parasite F. (1/2 mk)
- Give one control measure of each parasite. (1 mk)
SECTION C (40 MARKS)
Answer any two questions from this section in the spaces provided after question 25.
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- Describe the uses of fences on the farm (10 mks)
- Explain the factors considered when culling livestock. (5 mks)
- Give five harmful effects of liver flukes in sheep rearing. (5 mks)
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- Giving a relevant example in each case, describe the role of the various components of a balanced diet in livestock nutrition. (10 mks)
- Outline the general characteristics of indigenous cattle (5 mks)
- Explain hoe physiological factors are used as a sign of ill or good health. (5 mks)
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- Describe East Coast Fever under the following sub – headings.
- Livestock affected (1 mk)
- Vector and causal organisms (2 mks)
- Signs of attack (5 mks)
- Control measures (2 mks)
- Outline the procedure followed when hand spraying cattle to ensure effective use of acaricides to control ticks. (10 mks)
- Describe East Coast Fever under the following sub – headings.
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