Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Maranda High School Agriculture Paper 2 Mock 2022 Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Mock examination.

  This Agriculture paper assesses students' knowledge of livestock production, farm tools, and agricultural economics. It serves as a comprehensive evaluation tool for candidates preparing for their national examinations.

  • Month Administered: September
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 90
  • Number of Questions: 24
  • Structure: Section A (30 marks), Section B (20 marks), and Section C (40 marks).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A
    • Rabbit rearing popularity in Kenya
    • Functions of farm tools (claw bar, mortisegauge)
    • Characteristics of merino sheep
    • Plumbing tools
    • Factors influencing animal pulse rate
    • Mineral deficiency disorders in animals
    • Effects of keds in sheep
    • Animal water requirements
    • Steaming up in cattle
    • Crutching versus ringing
    • Characteristics of a poor layer
    • Lambing management
    • Disadvantages of the battery cage system
    • Advantages of the Kenya top bar hive
    • Symptoms of black quarter
    • Tractor lubrication systems
    • Controlling bloat in cattle
  • Section B
    • Pig breeds identification and differences
    • Fish pond structure and fingerling introduction
    • Poultry nutritional diseases and viral infections (control measures)
    • Cow udder anatomy, milk let-down hormone, and dry cow therapy
  • Section C
    • Causes of livestock diseases
    • Life cycle of a beef tapeworm
    • Reasons for inbreeding in livestock
    • Selection factors for breeding stock
    • Digestion in ruminants versus non-ruminants
    • Establishing a barbed wire fence
    • Tractor short service practices
    • Brooder chick management up to nine weeks
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  AGRICULTURE

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