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FORM THREE
TERM 2
2024
AGRICULTURE
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 HOURS
ZERAKI ACHIEVERS EXAMINATIONS 13.0
END OF TERM EXAMS-2024
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided.
Sign and write the date in the spaces provided above
This paper consists of three section A,B and C
Answer all the questions in section A and B
Answer any two questions in section C.
Answers should be written in the spaces provided in this booklet.
For Examiner’s Use Only:
SECTION QUESTIONS MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATES SCORE
A 30
B 20
C 20
20
TOTAL 90
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SECTION A (30 MARKS)
1. Name two light breads of chicken. (1mk)
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2. Give two advantages of creep feeding of beef calves. (1mk)
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3. State two predisposing factors of coccidiosis in livestock. (1mk)
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4. Name two methods of selecting livestock for breeding (1mk)
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5. State four factors which affect digestibility of livestock feed. (2mks)
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6. State the length of gestation period in the following breeds of animals. (1mk)
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7. Differentiate between dominant gene and a recessive gene (2mks)
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8. Name two methods of livestock farming. (1mk)
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9. State four factors considered when selecting gilt for breeding. (2mks)
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10. Name two methods of stocking a hive. (1mk)
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11. List four harmful effects of keds. (2mks)
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12. Name three types of silos used for making silage. (1½mks).
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13. State four ways of vaccinating animals. (2mks)
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14. Name two species of camels. (1mk)
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15. Differentiate between drenching gun and bolus gun. (2mks)
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16. Name four equipment used during milking. (2mks)
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17. Differentiate between pork and bacon. (2mks)
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18. Name three internal parasites. (1½mks)
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19. State four ways of identifying farm animals. (2 mks)
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20. Give the meaning of the term epistasis as used in livestock production. (1mk)
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SECTION B: (20 MARKS)
Answers all questions in this section in the spaces provided.
21. Study the diagram of the farm structure below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Identify the part labeled M. (1mk)
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(b) State the function played by the part labeled M in the above structure. (1mk)
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(c) List three maintenance practices that can be carried out on the above structure. (3mks)
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22. Study the illustration below and answer the questions that follow.
L
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a) Identify the parts labeled J, K, L and N. (2mks)
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b) State two uses of part labeled L. (1mk)
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c) State two reasons why it is important to have the structure labeled N at the edge of the roofing
materials. (2mks)
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23. The diagrams labeled A and B below show the teeth arrangement in hand workshop tools.
(a) Identify the tools represented by the teeth arrangements A and B
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(b) State one functional difference between tools represented by the teeth arrangement A and B. (2mks)
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(c) Give two maintenance practices for the tools represented by the teeth arrangements. Shown
Above. (2mks)
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24. The illustration below represented water harvesting method study it carefully and answer the questions
that follow.
Rain water
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(a) Identify the water harvesting method illustrated above. (½mk)
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(b) Name the parts labeled A,B C and D (2mks)
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(c) Name two other methods of water harvesting. (2mks)
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(d) Name three methods used to treat water harvested before use. (1½ mk)
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SECTION C (40 MARKS)
Answer any two questions in this section in the spaces provided after question. 27
25. Describe bee keeping under the following sub –headings.
(a) Feeding bees (2mks)
(b) Causes of swarming of bees (6mks)
(c) Honey harvesting (6mks)
(d) Honey processing using heat method. (6mks)
26. (a) State five signs a farmer will observe before culling layers. (5mks)
(b) Describe the life cycle of a tape worm (Taenia solium) (8mks)
(c) List four functions of proteins in livestock production (4mks)
(d) Calculate how much feedstuff is required if a farmer wants to make100 kg livestock feed
containing 18 % crude protein, using maize meal (8% crude protein) and sunflower seed cake
containing (33% crude protein) using Pearson’s square method. (3mks)
27. (a) Describe the life cycle of the two host tick. (6mks)
(b) Describe the maintenance practices carried out on a wheel barrow. (6mks)
(c) State four reasons why farm tools should be maintained. (4mks)
(d) Give four differences between large white boar and landrace boar. (4mks)
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