Comprehensive Resources for Agriculture: Topical Questions, Past Papers, and Answers
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What is the intermediate host for liver fluke? (1mk)Fresh water snail/limneas species / water snail /mud snail.
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Give two predisposing factors to foot-rot diseases in sheep (2mks)
State four management practices that would ensure maximum harvest of fishing from fishpond27/10/2021 State four management practices that would ensure maximum harvest of fishing from fishpond (2mks)
Give four factors that should be considered when siting a beehive in a farm (2mks)
Give three conditions under which a famer may prefer to use an Ox-cart instead of a tractor drawn trailer? (3mks)
Give four reasons why feeding of colostrums is important in rearing of piglets. (2mks)
(a) Which tool will be required for the following farm operations?(i) Cutting wool sheep (1mk)
A pair of shears
(ii) Castrating piglets (1mk)
Scapel / sharp razor/ sharp knife
Give two ways of controlling pneumonia in calves (2mks)
Ways of controlling pneumonia.
State two Predisposing factors of pneumonia in calves (2mks)
Predisposing factors of pneumonia.
Give six parts of a zero-grazing unit. (6 marks)
State six maintenance practices of a plunge dip. (6 marks)Maintenance practices of a plunge dip
Describe cattle management at dipping. (8 marks)
Outline the short-term services that should be carried out on a farm tractor. (8 marks)
Explain the differences between a ‘petrol’ and ‘diesel’ engine. (6 marks)Explain the differences between a ‘petrol’ and ‘diesel’ engine
What are the advantages of farm mechanization. (6 marks)
a) Identify i) The disease (1 mark) …………………………… ii) The causal organism (1 mark) ……………………………… b) Apart from lesions, state two other symptoms of the disease. (2 marks) ……………………………………… c) State two control measures of the disease. (2 marks) …………………………………………… a)
a) Identify the parts labelled J, K,L and M. (4 marks) J- …………………… K- …………………… L- …………………… M- ………………… b) State two maintenance practices carried out on a planter. (2 marks) ………………………………………………………………………… ANSWERS
a)
b)
Answersa) A – Rafter
B – Tie beam / cross tie C – Parlin D – Gutter (4 x ½ = 2mks) b) – To collect rain from the roof - To prevent rainwater from splashing soil onto the walls by preventing direct impact (2 x 1= 2mks)
Questionsa) A – RIP saw
B – Cross cut saw b) A – Cutting along the grains of wood B – Cutting across the grains of wood A deep litter poultry house measures 9m x 3m. Suppose the amount of space allowed for one bird is 0.27m2, calculate the number of birds that can be kept comfortably in this house. Show your working. (2 marks)State two factors that would determine the width and depth of a cut- off drain. (1 mark)
Milk fever is a metabolic disorder caused by insufficient calcium, commonly occurring around calving. Milk fever, or hypocalcaemia, is when the dairy cow has lowered levels of blood calcium. Give four symptoms of milk fever. (2 marks)
State two methods of controlling milk fever
Name four breeds of dairy goats. (2 marks)
Meaning of scouring - (of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea. Causes of scouring in calves. (1 mark)
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