Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises Friends School Kamusinga Agriculture Paper 2 2015 Mock Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The marking scheme is towards the end of the file.

  It was a KCSE Agriculture 443/2 examination.

  This paper thoroughly assesses candidates' knowledge of livestock production systems, animal health and disease management, farm power, and agricultural machinery maintenance. It provides standard evaluation questions essential for secondary school agriculture revision and national examination preparation.

  • Month Administered: March 2015
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 90
  • Number of Questions: 27 (Questions 1 – 27)
  • Structure: The paper consists of three sections: Section A (30 marks) with short-answer questions, Section B (20 marks) with structured diagrammatic questions, and Section C (40 marks) containing three essay questions where candidates answer any two.

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Light chicken breeds and poultry husbandry
    • Creep feeding advantages in beef production
    • Predisposing factors of coccidiosis and bacterial livestock diseases
    • Tractor PTO-driven implements and tractor lubrication systems
    • Factors affecting feed digestibility and gestation periods of sows and rabbits
    • Genetics terminology (dominant genes, recessive genes, epistasis)
    • Selection criteria for breeding gilts
    • Apiculture and methods of stocking a beehive
    • Harmful effects of sheep keds
    • Types of silage silos and livestock vaccination routes
    • Camel species classification and animal identification methods
    • Livestock handling tools (drenching gun vs. bolus gun) and milking equipment
    • Meat processing distinctions (pork vs. bacon)
  • Section B:
    • Artificial egg incubation parts, functions, and egg turning
    • Anatomy and physiology of the cow's udder, milk let-down hormones, and dry cow therapy
    • Tractor engine power transmission system components and functions
    • Poultry diseases: symptoms, economic importance, and control of fowl pox
  • Section C:
    • Beekeeping: feeding, causes of swarming, honey harvesting, and heat extraction processing
    • Management of commercial layers in a deep litter system for high egg yield
    • Farm power and machinery: petrol vs. diesel engine comparisons, tractor battery maintenance, animal draught power optimization, and disc vs. mouldboard ploughs
• Length:

  13 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  AGRICULTURE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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