QUESTIONS
- What is a zoonotic disease? (1mark)
- State the role of caecum in ruminants (1 mark)
- Give the meaning of the following terms as used in livestock Health.
- Vector organisms (1mark)
- Intermediate host (1 mark)
- Primary host (1 mark)
- State three sources of water in the animal body. (1 ½ marks)
- What is a balance ration? ( 1 mark)
- Name the four meat breeds of sheep. (2 marks)
- Distinguish the following terms as used in cattle breeds. (1 mark)
- Bullock and a steer
- Heifer and a calf
- List four tools used for laying concrete blocks when constructing a wall. (2 marks)
- What do the following terms mean?
- Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN) (1 mark)
- Starch Equivalent (SE) (1 mark)
- Digestible Crude Proteins (DCP) (1 mark)
- Dry matter (DM) (1 mark)
- Crude Fibre (CF) (1 mark)
- Give three methods of controlling cannibalism in a flock of layers in deep litter system.(1 ½ marks)
- Give four conditions that can reduce the quality of eggs for hatching. (2 marks)
- Give three ways of stimulating milk let-down in a dairy cow. (1 ½ mark)
- Differentiate between Homogenization and Pasteurization in milk production. (2 marks)
- Explain how the power transmitted from a tractor engine is made available for use on the farm under the following sub-headings.
- Propeller shaft (2 marks)
- Power take off shaft (P.T.O) (2 marks)
- Give one function of calcium in dairy cow. ( ½ mark)
SECTION B (20 MARKS)
- The diagrams labeled A and B below show the teeth arrangements in hand workshop tools
- Identify the tools represented with teeth arrangements A and B (2 marks)
- State one functional difference between tools represented by the teeth arrangement. (2 marks)
- A farmer is required to prepare 200kg of dairy meal containing 18% digestible crude protein (DCP). Using the Pearson’s square method calculate the quantity of sunflower seed cake (34% DCP) and maize germ (71%DCP) the farmer would require for the dairy meal. (5 marks)
- The diagram below is an illustration of an egg. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow.
- Name the parts labele B,C,D and F. (2 marks)
- State the qualities of part labeled A that should be considered when selecting egg for incubation. (1 mark)
- What is the function of the part labeled E in a fertilized egg. (1 mark)
- The diagram below illustrates a tractor drawn implement.
- Identify the implement (1 mark)
- Name the part labeled (1 mark)
- State one function of the part labelled K. (1 mark)
- Explain why the implement is suitable for ploughing areas with hidden stones. (1 mark)
- The diagrams below illustrated a practice carried out on livestock. Study the diagrams and answer the questions that follow.
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- Identify the practice in Q and R. (½ mark)
- Name the method carried out in Q and R. (1 mark)
- State one advantage of R or Q. ( ½ mark)
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SECTION C: (40 MARKS)
Answer any two questions.
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- Describe the different methods of collecting bull’s semen. (5 marks)
- Discuss the desirable features of a calf pen. (5 marks)
- Write short notes on Trypanosomiasis. (10 marks)
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- Describe short term tractor servicing. (10 marks)
- Describe the factors considered in siting farm structures on farm. (10 marks)
- Describe the management of dairy calf using artificial rearing method from birth to weaning. (20 marks)
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