KNEC KCSE Agriculture Paper 2 Question Paper / 2016 KCSE 4MCK Joint Exam

Give two causes of soft shell in eggs.
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a) State two conditions that make it necessary to feed bees. (1 mark)
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b) Give three reasons for weighing livestock at weaning stage. (1½ marks)
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Name two causes of piglet mortality.
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a) Name three features of good rabbit hutch. (1½marks)
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b) Give two reasons for treating timber used in construction of farm building. (1 mark)
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List three reasons for maintenance of farm structures.
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Differentiate between harvesting and cropping as used in fish production.
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Outline four ways which farmers can control mastitis in a heard of dairy animals.
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Outline four ways which farmers can control mastitis in a heard of dairy animals.
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a) Name three tools that are used in laying foundation on a farm building. (1½ marks)
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b) Give three factors that lower the quality of concrete. (1½ marks)
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Write the meaning of the following term as used in livestock production. (½ mark)
Steer
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State the condition under which a farmer would prefer to use an ox-cart instead of tractor drawn trailer.
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a) Give three management practices carried out in sheep during preparation for tupping. (1½ marks)
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b) Name two causes of low libido in bucks. (1 mark)
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List two factors to consider when grading eggs for marketing.
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Give two qualities of good wool.
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a) Name two factors which would be considered when selecting dairy goats for breeding. (1 mark)
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b) State one advantage for each of the following practices in livestock production. (2 marks)
i) Debeaking:
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ii) Dehorning:
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iii) Hoof trimming:
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iv) Docking in female lambs:
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Give three marketing problems affecting dairy farming in Kenya.
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Name three factors considered when formulating livestock ration.
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Given that in three years a heifer increases its weight by 160kg after consuming 320kg of food,
work out the feed conversion ration. (fer)
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Study the diagram below of a tractor system and answer the questions that follow:

a) Name the system. 1mk
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b) Identify parts labeled V W X Y and Z. 2 1/2 MKS
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c)What is the function of part B in the system. 1mk
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d)Name other two systems of a tractor. 2mks
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The diagram below shows a farm structure. Use it to answer the questions that follow:

i)Identify the structure. ½ mk
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ii) Identify the practice being carried out. 1/2mk
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iii)Outline two advantages of using the above structure. 2mks
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Study the diagrams of tools labeled JK and L shown below and answer questions that follow:

a)Name the tools.
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b)State the functions of the tools:
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c)Give one maintenance practice of the tool L. 1
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The diagram below illustrates a method of identification in livestock production. Use it to
answer the questions that follow:

a)i)Name the type of identification illustrated above. 1/2mks
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ii)Give the identification number of the animal illustrated in the diagram above. 1/2
mks
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iii)Using diagram, illustrate how you can identify animal 24 and 36 using the above key. 2mks
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The diagram below shows the head of a chicken having symptoms of a certain poultry diseases.

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i)Identify the disease. 1/2mks
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ii)Give two reasons why the disease is of economic importance to the farmer. 1mk

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iii)Give two methods of controlling the disease. 1mk
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a)Describe the management practices that a farmer should carry out to improve milk production
in a low yielding herd of dairy cattle. 10mks
b)Discuss bloat in livestock under the following subheadings.
i)Causes 3mks
ii)Symptoms 3mks
iii)Treatment and control measures. 4mks

a)Outline the advantages of farm mechanization in modern farming. 6mks
b)Explain the factors considered before buying a tractor for use a source of power on the
farm. 6mks
c)Name four systems of a tractor engine. 4mks
d)State four limitations of animal power. 4mks

a)Explain the methods used to control internal parasites in livestock. 10mks
b)Describe five reasons why bees may abscond form a beehive. 5mks
c)Outline the preparation a farmer may take before the arrival of day old chicks. 5mks