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MARKING SCHEME
9. State four factors that influence the quality of bricks.
1. Name two common vectors of protozoan diseases in livestock. (1 (2 mks)
mk)
-Nature of clay
-Ticks -Preparation method/workmanship skill
-Tsetse flies -Ratio of clay to sand
(4 x ½ = 2 mks)
2. State two importance of tooth clipping in pigs.(1 mk)
10. Name the breed of livestock described below.
-Prevents causing injury on teats
-Control mastitis (i) A sheep breed which is white in colour with a black head, the
-Avoids piglets hurting each other (2 x ½ = 2 mks) body covering is of wool-like hair.
7. Name the: 13. What is the difference between the following terms:-
(i) Bacteria that causes anthrax in cattle. (a) Flushing and steaming up
( ½ mk) (1 mk)
- Bacillus anturusis -Steaming up : is the giving pregnant animals extra feeds about
6-7 weeks before giving birth, while
(ii) Protozoa that causes gall sickness in cattle
( ½ mks) -Flushing : is the act of supplying ewes with extra feeds before
- Anaplasma marginate mating/tripping
8. Give a reason as to why each of the following is important in the diet of (b) Concentrates and roughage
young animals. (1 mk)
(i) Phosphorous Concentrates are feeds with highly digestible nutrients and
- for bones and teeth formation very little fibres while
(1 mk) Roughage possess a high concentration of fibres with little
amounts of digestible nutrients.
(ii) Vitamin C
(1 mk)
-protect against infections 14. Name the hormone responsible for each of the following functions in
lactating dairy cattle :-
(a) Milk secretion - Prolactin -Should remain effective even after contamination by mud, ding or
( ½ mk) air
2 x ½ = 1 mk
17. Suggest three reasons why ewe may abandon their lambs. (iii) What is the role of the part labeled?
(1 ½ mks) (1 mk)
-Injuries on the ewes teats and or udder -For preparation of feed rations. It is provided with chaff
-Poor mothering ability/poor maternal instinct cutter chapping fodder.
-If lambs are too weak to bear
-Inadequate feeding of the ewe/inadequate milk.
23. The diagram below shows a type of a farm gate. Study the diagram and
( ½ x 3 mks = 1 answer the questions that follow.
½ mks)
(a) Identify the type of gate shown.
(1 mk)
18. State three reasons why rabbit keeping has become popular in Kenya. -Barbed wire gate
(1 ½ mks)
(b) Name parts labeled D and E.
-They are hardy (1 mk)
-Have low food requirement
-Cheaper source of protein D - Dropper ( ½ mk)
E - Wire loop ( ½ mk)
(3 x ½ = 1 ½ mks)
(c) (i) State one function of the part labeled E.
(1 mk)
19. List two disadvantages of dry cow therapy. - Support the gate/reign the king post
(1 mk)
(ii) State two functions of the gate illustrated above.
-Reduces chances of mastitis occurrence in the next lactation (2 mks)
-Regenerates damaged milk tissue -Prevent intruders/wild animals into the farm
-Enhances quality and quantity of milk production -Prevent livestock from moving out of the farm
-Has higher cure rate than lactational treatment -Used as entrance into/exit from the farm/control grazing
-Reduces risk of milk contamination in paddocks.
2 x ½ = 1 mk ( 2 x 1 = 2 mks)
20. Give two characteristics of an effective acaricide. (iii) Name the tool used for stretching the wire during the
(1 mk) construction of the fence shown above.
(½
-Have ability to kill ticks mk)
-Be harmless to human and livestock - Wire strainer
-Be stable
24. The diagram below shows the reproductive system of a cow. Study it (b) Outline the procedure of castrating a bull using a burdizzo.
and answer the questions that follow:- (7 mks)
(d) Explain four qualities that make colostrums more suitable for
newly burn calves.
-Highly digestible
-Rich in antibodies
-Rich in nutrients
-Has lactative effects
-Highly palatable
(any 4 x 1 = 4mks)
28. (a) Explain the management practices that a farmer should carry
out to improve milk production in a low yielding herd of dairy
cattle under the following subheadings
(i) Selection
(5 mks)
(any 5 x 1 = 5
mks)
(iii) Housing
-Observe hygiene in animal houses