Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises STAREHE GIRLS' CENTRE Agriculture Paper 2 Pre Mock Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a Pre-mock Agriculture Paper 2 examination.

  This examination tests core competencies in livestock production, farm tools and machinery maintenance, animal nutrition, parasite and disease control, and agricultural structures. It serves as an effective diagnostic tool for evaluating secondary school candidates on technical livestock farming concepts.

  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 90
  • Number of Questions: 25 (Questions 1 - 25)
  • Structure: Section A (30 marks) featuring short-answer questions 1 to 19; Section B (20 marks) containing structured questions with illustrations 20 to 22; Section C (40 marks) comprising essay and structured analysis questions where candidates answer any two from questions 23 to 25 (20 marks each).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Identification and functions of workshop tools (pruning saw, cold chisel, tin snip)
    • Livestock breeds (Large White vs. Landrace pigs)
    • Tractor power transmission systems and ox-cart maintenance
    • Livestock handling structures and plunge dip maintenance
    • Livestock reproduction (disadvantages of artificial insemination)
    • Poultry management and culling factors in laying birds
    • Livestock water intake requirements and environmental factors
    • Parasitology and vector control (tsetse fly management)
    • Livestock handling routines in animal health
    • Farm power and alternative energy (solar energy applications)
    • Farm materials and timber seasoning
    • Animal nutrition and livestock feed additives
    • Routine management practices (docking in sheep)
    • Apiculture (reasons for bee feeding)
    • Calf rearing systems (natural rearing advantages)
    • Poultry housing systems (fold system advantages)
  • Section B:
    • Pasture management and grazing systems (tethering and rotational systems)
    • Livestock ectoparasites and endoparasites (ticks and tapeworms: identification, effects, vectors, and control)
    • Poultry production systems (battery cage system) and commercial egg grading/sorting
  • Section C:
    • Livestock diseases (Newcastle disease causal organisms, symptoms, and control)
    • Agricultural mechanization (comparison between petrol and diesel engines)
    • Dairy farming (factors affecting milk composition and signs of heat/estrus)
    • Farm power machinery (short-term tractor servicing routines)
    • Routine livestock management practices
    • Digestive physiology (structural and physiological differences between ruminants and non-ruminants)
• File Size:

  249.63 KB
• Length:

  6 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  Agriculture
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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