END OF TERM ONE EXAMINATION, 2023

FORM 4
AGRICULTURE
PAPER 2
MARKING SCHEME

1. Dual purpose breeds of cattle

- Sahiwal
- Simmental
- Red poll
- Brownish Swiss
2. Duties of work bee
- Feed the queen.
- Make honey.
- Clean the hive.
- Collect nector.
- Building comp.
3. a) Crutching – Cutting wool around the external reproductive organ of female sheep.
Ringing – Cutting wool around the sheath of penis of a ram to facilitate mating.
b) Cropping – Selective removal of marketable size of fish from fish pond
Harvesting – Removal of all the fish from fish pond
4. Importance of docking
- Facilitate even distribution of fat
- Prevent blown fry infection.
- Facilitate tupping in female.
- Ensure hygiene and cleanness.
5. Ways of stimulating milk let down in cow
- Use of warm water.
- Allowing calf to suck for a while.
- Giving feed concentrate during milking
- Regular milking time.
- Massaging the udder with warm water.
6. Quality of marketable egg
- Large in size
- Brown in colour
- No cracks
- Smooth texture
- Should be clean
7. Factors that affect digestibility
- Chemical composition.
- Form in which feed are offered.
- Species.
- Ratio of energy to protein.
- Quality of feeds already present in digestive system.
8. Importance of damp proof
- Reduce termite up the building
- Reduce moisture going up the building

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9. a) Role of iron mineral in animal
- Formation of haemoglobin
b) Liquid used to store semen
- Liquid nitrogen rej. Nitrogen
10.Uses of litter in poultry house
- Control temperature /warmth
- Absorb the moisture
- Keep birds busy
11.Reasons for seasoning tember
- Control fungal attacks
- Prevent wrapping
- Resistance to insect attack.
- Resistance to adverse weather condation.
12. a) Ring spanner – Tighten or loosen specific nuts and bolt.
b) Adjustable spanner – Tighten or loosen different size of nut and bolt.
c) Open ended spanner – Tighten or loosen specific size of bolt and nuts.
13.Maintenances of wheelbarrow
- Clean after use.
- Replace broken part
- Lubricate moving pure.
- Oiling to prevent rusting.
14.Source of power in the farm
- Solar energy
- Wind power
- Human power.
- Animal power
- Electrical power
15.Cause of stress in poultry
- Sudden change of feed.
- Sudden loud noise/sound
- Inadequate feeding
- Presence of intruder.
- Unfavourable weather condation
- Introduction of new birds.
- Pest and disease.
16. Cow – 270-285 day
Pig – 113-117 days
Rabbit – 28-32 days
Sheep – 150 days (Ans should be in days)
17.Method of preserving fish
- Salting
- Smoking
- Refrigeration
- Sun drying

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 SECTION B (20MKS)
18.
½ ½
Oats 10% 40 parts of oat

½
20%

½ ½
Simsim 60% 10 parts simsim
½
50 total parts ½
40 ½
Bran = × 100=80 kg oats
50½ ½
10
Cotton ×100=20 kg simsim
50

19. a) Ear notching

b)

c) Ear notcher
d) Other method

- Ear tagging -Branding

- Tattooing -Neck straps and chain

20. a) Watering can

b) A – Rose B – Spout
C – Pouring handle D – Carrying handle
c) Maintenance
- Repair broken parts
- Unbloke rose when blocked
21. a) Egg candling
b) Presence of blood spot/meat spot / doubt yolk
Crack. Egg shell/very porous shell.
c) Conduction that reduce quality of egg for hatching
- Dirty eggs
- Abnormal size
- Soft shell
- Internal abnormality
- Long storage

SECTION C
22. a) i) Bacteria Bacillus anthracic
ii) Symptoms
- Blood stained faces and milk
- Water blood comes out from body opening
- Carcas lack rigor mortis
- Blood does not clot easily
- Animal develop fever
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 - Extensive bloating

iii) Control
- Treatment of wound
- Vaccination with branthax
- Carcass should not be opened
- Treatment using large doses of antibiotic
b) Predisposing factor
- Species
- Breed of animal
- Age
- Sex
- Colour
c) Bloat
23.a) Management of grower
- Feed the growers on adequate growers marsh
- Supplement growers with grains and green vegetable
- Provide girt
- Provide adequate and clean water.
- Provide adequate space.
- Give booster vaccine against disease.
- Drench bird regularly
- Dust bird
- Control vermin eg rat
- Provide adequate and clean waters and feeder
- Keep litters dry
- Provides roosters
- Spread grain on the flour
b) Maintenance of tractor
- Check engine oil using dip stick
- Check fuel level
- Check level of electrolyte in the battery
- Tighten loose nut and bolt
- Grease moving parts
- Check pressure tyre
- Check and remove dirt in sedimental bowl
- Check brake pad and main
24.a) 3 host ticks
- Eggs are laid on ground they hatch into larvae
- Larvae climb on first host feed on blood and get engorged fall on ground and moult into
nymph.
- Nymph climb on second host feed on blood and get engorged fall and moult into adult.
Adult climb on third host feed on blood and mate, female fall to lay egg. And life cycle
continue.
b) Reason for keeping livestock health
- To avoid spreading to farmer.
- For maximum production.
- Lower cost of production.
- Fast growth rate
- Increase production life.
- Increase quality of livestock products.
c) Factors considered when breeding

- Production - Health

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 - Adaptability - Physical fitness
- Fertility - Temperament/behavior
- Mothering ability

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