Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises The Success Path Examination Council (SPEC) Agriculture Paper 2 2025 Pre-Mock Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a Pre-Mock Agriculture 443/2 examination.

  • Month Administered: March 2025
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Total Marks: 90
  • Number of Questions: 1-25
  • Structure: Section A (30 Marks), Section B (20 Marks), Section C (40 Marks).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A
    • Uses of cattle dip tank roofs
    • Causes of soft-shelled eggs
    • Signs of farrowing in a sow
    • Causes of cannibalism in deep litter poultry
    • Maintenance of farm tools (Jack plane)
    • Uses of solar power on the farm
    • Layer breeds of chicken
    • Distinguishing characteristics of pig breeds
    • Symptoms of brucellosis in cows
    • Usefulness of inbreeding in livestock
    • Effects of tsetse flies on livestock
    • Types of rabbit houses
    • Types of vaccines used in livestock production
    • Pests affecting bees
    • Reasons for dehorning cattle
    • Fish production (Cropping vs. harvesting, fresh warm water species)
    • Steaming up in dairy cattle
    • Post-milking practices
  • Section B
    • Digestive system of a chicken
    • Livestock diseases (Identifying diseases from illustrations)
    • Farm structures (Fences and gates)
    • Farm equipment (Stirrup pump for tick control)
  • Section C
    • Poultry diseases (Newcastle disease)
    • Deep litter housing requirements
    • Calf rearing (Bucket feeding and training)
    • Selection of eggs for incubation
    • Clean milk production management
    • General symptoms of livestock infection
    • Rearing chicks from day-old to 8 weeks
• File Size:

  320.79 KB
• Length:

  11 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  AGRICULTURE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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