Agriculture Paper 2 Questions - Kapsabet Boys Post Mock 2023 Exams

INSTRUCTIONS

• The paper consists of three sections A , B and C.
• Answer all questions in section A and B in the spaces provided • Answer any two questions from section C

QUESTIONS

SECTION A
Answer ALL Questions in the Spaces Provided

1. Why is Irish potatoes not recommended for feeding non-ruminant animals? (½mark)
2. Give four characteristics of succulent roughages. (2marks)
3. List two camel species reared in arid and semi-arid areas. (1mark)
4. Give four practices other than application of preservatives that can be carried out on wooden fencing posts to make them last long. (2marks)
5. Give four physical characteristics of a dairy cow. (2marks)
6. State four reasons for steaming up a dairy cow 2 months before calving down.(2marks)
7. State the causes of infertility in dairy cattle. (2marks)
8. State two circumstances which would lead a farmer to cull a high producing dairy cow. (1mark)
9. State the difference between crutching and raddling. (2marks)
10. Give four importance of keeping livestock healthy. (2marks)
11. How does isolation help in livestock disease control? (1mark)
12. What are the effects of parasites on livestock? (2marks)
13. State four methods of controlling liverflukes. (2marks)
14.  Give two feeding rearing practices in livestock. (1mark)
15. State three properties of a good vaccine. (1½mark)
16. Give two symptoms of brucellosis in cows. (1mark)
17. State three ways of increasing ploughing depth when using a disc plough. (1½marks)
18.  
    1. Explain the term Epistasis as used in breeding. (½marks)
    2. State three methods used in selection of livestock for breeding. (1½marks)
19. Give three factors that may inhibit milk let down in dairy cattle. (1½marks)

SECTION B (20 Marks)
Answer all questions provided in this section in the spaces provided.

20. The following diagrams illustrate farm equipment. Study it and answer the questions that follow
    
    Name the parts labeled A, B, C and D.
    A……………………………………………………( ½ mark)
    B…………………………………………………..  ( ½ mark)
    C……………………………………………………( ½ mark)
    D………………………………………………( ½ mark)
    1. Give the function of each of the parts labeled E and F.
       E……………………………………………………………(1mark)
       F………………………………………………………………...(1mark)
    2. Give one use of the above equipment. (1mark)
21. The illustration below shows a practice in layer birds. Use them to answer the questions that follow.
    
    
    1. What practice is represented above? (1mark)
    2. Which illustrated shows the right way of carrying out the practice. (1mark)
    3. State three reasons for carrying out the practice in poultry. (3marks)
22. The diagram below shows a routine practice being carried out on an animal. Study it and answer questions that follow.
    
    
    1.  Identify the practice. (1mark)
    2. Name the structure in which the practice is being carried out. (1mark)
    3. Give three advantages of using the above structure instead of a plunge dip. (3marks)
       1.  Fill the table below for the following diseases. (5marks)
          

          Disease	Cause	Characteristic/Symptom	Preventive measures
          Coccidiosis
          Blackquater			vaccination
          Rinderpest	virus
          Milk fever

SECTION C (40 MARKS)
Answer any TWO questions from this section in the spaces provided after question 25.

23.  
    1. State four major uses of a tractor in the farm. (4 marks)
    2. List four disadvantages of using wood fuel as a source of power in the farm.(4 marks)
    3. Name and explain functions of the main parts of a tractor that make up the transmission
       system of a tractor. (8 marks)
    4. Explain the functions of four secondary tillage implements. (4 marks)
24.  
    1. What causes milk fever in dairy cows? (2 marks)
    2. State five symptoms that would show that a cow is suffering from milk fever (5 marks)
    3. How would the disease be controlled? (6 marks)
    4.  Name two other animals that may suffer milk fever. (2 marks)
    5. Name five predisposing factors of diseases to livestock. (5 marks)
25.  
    1. Describe the factors a farmer would consider when selecting a young female pig (gilt) for breeding. (5 marks)
    2. Describe five requirements of a deep litter system. (5 marks)
    3. Explain five routine management practices done on a calf. (10 marks)