Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises CEKENAS Agriculture Paper 2 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is towards the end of the file.

  It was a CEKENAS Form 4 Agriculture Paper 2 marking scheme providing detailed answers and marking guidelines for livestock production, farm tools, structures, and animal health. This document serves as a comprehensive revision guide for KCSE candidates looking for a complete PDF download with verified marking scheme answers.

  • Total Marks: 90 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 22 (Questions 1–22)
  • Structure: Section A (30 marks, Questions 1–15), Section B (20 marks, Questions 16–19), and Section C (40 marks, choice of two questions from 20–22).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A
    • Livestock adaptation (Goat adaptations to arid environments)
    • Animal feeds and nutrition (Characteristics of roughages, colostrum benefits, feeding hygiene)
    • Livestock breeding and health (Causes of dairy cattle infertility, piglet castration reasons, drift vs. pen lambing, newborn calf weighing)
    • Aquaculture (Fish pond site selection criteria)
    • Poultry management (Calf pen requirements, incubation egg selection, causes of soft-shelled eggs, hen broodiness signs)
    • Farm tools and equipment (Tools for assembling a jembe)
    • Apiculture (Beehive stocking methods)
    • Livestock housing (Importance of housing ventilation)
  • Section B
    • Farm tools and workshop equipment (Spanners and digging tools identification)
    • Parasitology (Tick identification, lifecycle stages, transmitted diseases, and environmental control)
    • Honey extraction techniques (Indirect heat extraction method)
    • Poultry pathology (Fowl pox identification, predisposing factors, and control measures)
  • Section C
    • Livestock diseases (Pneumonia causal organisms, symptoms, and control)
    • Disease control structures (Comparative analysis of cattle dips vs. spray races)
    • Poultry management (Day-old chick brooder management up to weaning)
    • General livestock disease control measures
    • Dairy hygiene (Essentials of clean milk production)
    • Livestock economics (Importance of keeping livestock)
    • Internal parasites (Symptoms of roundworm infestation)
• File Size:

  78.60 KB
• Length:

  7 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  AGRICULTURE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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