AGRICULTURE PAPER 2
MINI MOCK EXAMINITION 2017
PAPER 2
SECTION A: 30 MARKS
Answer ALL the questions in this section in the spaces provided
i(a) Outline four advantages of farm mechanization.
b) Give the name of the organism causing each of the following diseases.
a)Contagious abortion in cattle
b)Scours
c)Fowl typhoid
d)East coast fever
e)Anaplasmosis
2.Differentiates between tapping and serving 1mk
3.State four uses of fences on a farm 2mks
4.State four advent ages of zero grazing? 2mks
5a)Name three female cow hormones involved in oestrus cycle 1 ½ mks
b)Name and explain the two methods of lambing management 1mk
6a)State three periods of specialized feeding in livestock 1 ½ mks
b)Give four examples of mineral imbalance observed in livestock’s (1mk)
7.Outline four reasons why dehorning is done by livestock farmers 2mks
8.State four reasons why do farmers handle livestock? 2mks
9.State four functions of worker bee in the hive 1 ½ mks
11. State two requirements for natural incubation? (1 marks)
12. Name the tools used for the following management practices in livestock. (1 %
marks)
i). Deworming
animals.......................................................................................................................
ii) Ear notching
iii) Docking.........................................................................................................................
13. Name two livestock diseases controlled through artificial insemination (A!). (1
mark;)
14. State three reasons why wind power is not reliable enough to be used in the farm.
(11/2 marks)
15. Give two main functions of the crop in the digestive system of poultry.1mk
16. Give two functions of feed additives in livestock feeding. 1mk
17. Name three routes through which pathogens can enter the body of an animal. (1 1/2
marks)
SECTION B
Answer all questions from this section on spaces provided
18a)Identify the system in the photograph below ½ mks
b)Label the parts K, L and M 1 ½ mks
K
L
M
c)Tabulate the differences between a diesel and petrol engines 3mks
19.Examine the samples of tools and equipment drawn below
i)Identify the tools in the photographs below.
ii)Label parts A, B, C and D 2mks
ii)State the functional difference between tool X and Y 1mk
20.Below is a reproductive system of a cow
Use the diagram to answer the questions that follow
i)Name the parts A –D 2mks
ii)State the functions of parts labeled A and B respectively. 1mk
b)Study the picture of livestock shown below then answer the questions that follows
i)Identify the breed in the photograph 1 ½ mks
ii) State two observable features in the photograph used to identify the breed 2mks
iii) State four characteristics of other breeds in the same group as the breed shown above
2mks
21.Study the diagram drawn below and answer the questions that follow
i) Name the parts labeled E and F. (1 mark)
ii) State two importance of part G. ( 1 mark)
iii) Give two reasons for holding animals for a short period in part H after dipping. (1
mark'"]
iv) Outline three precautionary measures to be taken before dipping to ensure effective
dipping. 1 ½ mks
section C; 40 Marks
Answer any two questions from this section on foolscaps provided,
22a)State the functions of each of the following parts of the digestive system of farm animals
(i) Reticulum .{2 marks
(ii) Omasum. - {2 marks]
(iii) Caecum. {2 m; ri.sj
b) Describe the factors considered in the selection of a heifer.for breeding.(4 marks
c) Outline the events of compression Stroke. .(5 marks
d) Outline the signs of sickness in livestock giving example in each case. (5 marks
23(a) Describe the management of a cow during and in the first 100 days after calving down.
(9 marks)
b) Describe a life cycle of roundworms (Ascaris spp (7 rnarks)
c} Describe the mechanism of operation of a' reciprocating mower. 4 marks
24(a) Describe Foot Rot/ pododermatitis under the following sub-topics:
i) Cause. (2 marks)
ii) Predisposing Factors. (3 marks
iii) Symptoms. (2 marks)
b) Explain the process of egg formation in the reproductive system of poultry. (7
marks)
c) State and explain the components of a zero grazing unit. (6 marks)
