NAME: ___________________________________________ADM.

NO: ______________

443/2 AGRICULTURE PP2

DATE: __________________________

ST. PHILIPS WERA MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL

CONTINOUS ASSESMENT TEST

TERM1 – 2023
FORM FOUR
TIME: 1HOUR.

Instructions to candidates.
- Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY.

QUESTIONS MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATES SCORE

1-16 30

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 1. Give two methods of establishing pastures. (1mark)
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2. State two benefits of proper stocking rate in pasture management. (1mark)
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3. Name two types of silos used for making silag. (1mark)
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4. State four factors that determines the quality of hay. (2marks)
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5. Outline four practices necessary to improve and maintain permanent pastures. (2marks)
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6. Give two advantages of strip grazing. (1mark)
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7. Give four reasons why rotational grazing should be part of pasture management. (2marks)
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8. State four signs of ill-health which can be observed on a sick animal while grazing. (2marks)
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9. Name the predisposing factors to the following livestock diseases. (2marks)
a) Foot rot: ____________________________________________________________________
b) Pneumonia: __________________________________________________________________
c) Mastitis _____________________________________________________________________

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 10. List four livestock diseases which can be controlled by vaccination. (2marks)
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11. Group the following livestock diseases as bacterial, viral and protozoan. (3marks)
i) Newcastle: ________________________________________________
ii) Rinderpest: ________________________________________________
iii) Mastitis ___________________________________________________
iv) Anthrax: ___________________________________________________
v) Coccidiosis: ________________________________________________
vi) Redwater: __________________________________________________

12. State how bloat can be corrected in a cow. (1mark)

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13. The diagram below shows the internal parts of an egg. Study it and answer the questions that
follow

Name the parts labelled A, B, C and E. (2marks)

A: ___________________________________________________
B: ___________________________________________________
C: ___________________________________________________
E: ___________________________________________________
14. Outline four qualities of eggs for incubation. (2marks)
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 15. Outline four causes of stress to a flock of layers. (2marks)
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16. Study the illustrations below and answer the questions that follows;

Explain the behavior of chicks in the diagrams A, B and C. (4marks)

A:
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B:
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C:
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D:
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END.
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