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AGRICULTURE
PAPER 2 (THEORY)
FORM 4
TIME : 2HRS

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE STUDENT

a. Write your name, adm. No in the space provided above
b. The paper consist three sections A, B and C
c. Answer all the questions in section A and B
d. Answer any two Questions in section C.
e. All answer should be written in the space provided.

For examiners use only

SECTION QUESTIONS MAXIMUM CANDIDATE

SCORES SCORE
A 1- 19 30
B 20- 23 20
C 20
20
TOTAL SCORES 90

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SECTION A (30 MARKS)

Answer All The Questions In This Section In The Space Provided

1. State 4 roles of workers bees in a colony 2mks

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2. Name a tool used for :
a. Tightening barbed wire
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b. Digging and collecting manure 1mk

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3. List four routes through which pathogens can enter the body of an animal 2mks
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4. What is the name given where hind legs comes out first during parturition 1mk
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5. Give two reasons for hanging green vegetables in a dip litter house 1mk
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6. Name a breed of pig which has the following characteristics
i. Black body with a white patch in the shoulders
ii. Upright/ erect ears, broad and dished snout 1mk

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 7. Mention two tools used in cutting mature horns in a cattle 1mk
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8. Name the other tool used together with
a. Canular
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b. Brace
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c. Elastrator
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d. Wood chisel 2mks
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9. Give four factors that would affect digestibility of food in livestock 2mks
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10. State two reasons why the wire loop hanging in (K.T.B.H) Kenya Bar Hive is
recommended to be smeared with grease 1mks
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11. State four reasons for castration in pig production 2mks
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12. Distinguish between the following practices as used in livestock production
a. Crutching and ringing in sheep management 2mks

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 b. Cropping and harvesting in fish farming 1½
Mks
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13. List the three methods that dairy farmers can use in outbreeding 1½
mks
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14. List four farm structures that are necessary for holding dairy animals 2mks
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15. Name the causal agent of the following livestock diseases in cattle.
i. Anaplasmosis

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ii. Anthrax

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iii. Swine fever

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iv. Brucellosis 2mks

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 16. State three cultural uses of livestock 1½
mks
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17. Name the intermediate hosts of the following endoparasites 1mks
a. Liverflukes

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b. Taenia sapinata

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18. Give two advantages of artificial calf rearing in dairy cattle management 1mks
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19. What is dry cow therapy 1mks
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SECTION B (20MKS)

Answer All The Questions In This Section In The Space Provided

20. The following illustrations shows the behavior of chicks in a brooder study them
carefully and answer the questions that follows

a. Explain the causes of behavior observed in chicks for each of the illustrations labeled
A, B and C 3mks
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b. Give a reason for making the brooder wall round in shape 1mks
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21. The diagram below shows a plunge dip

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 a. State one use of each of the parts of the dip labeled J, K and L 3mks
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b. State two precautions a farmer should take on the dip wash to ensure effective
dipping 2mks
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c. State two uses of a roof of the dip 1mk

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22. Below is a diagram of a knapsack sprayer. Study it carefully and answer the questions
that follows

a. Name the parts labeled N, P, Q and R 2mks

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b. State one function of the part labeled S 1mk

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 23. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow

a. The diagram above shows digestive system of a chicken

Name the parts ;
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b. (i)State four functions of the part (i) above 2mks

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(ii) What is the role of the part labeled (iv) in the above diagram 2mks

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(iii) State two features that enable the organs to carry out its function 1mk.

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 SECTION C (40MARKS)
Answer Any Two Questions From This Section In The Spaces Provided After Questions
24. (i) Discuss the management of day old chicks to the end of brooding 10mks
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(ii) Explain five functions of water in nutrition 5mks

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(iii) Give the management practices carried out on a hedge 5mks

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25. (i) Describe the life cycle of a three host tick 10mks
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(ii) Explain five factors to consider when selecting a dairy cattle breeding stock 10mks
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26. (i) State five advantages of battery cage system of poultry management 5mks

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(ii) State five differences between ruminant and non ruminant digestion 5mks
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(iii) What factors should a farmer consider when selecting materials for constructing a
dairy cattle shed 10mks
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