Diploma in Agriculture module 1 : Animal production I past paper July 2022 Answers

Answers for Diploma in Agriculture module 1 : Animal production I past paper July 2022

Course Name:  Agriculture
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Course Level:  Diploma
Sub Level:       Module I
Course Unit:   Animal Production I
Exam body:    KNEC
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1. (a) Highlight the activities carried out during the following livestock management practices: (i) feeding and watering: (ii) egg collection. ()
2. (b) Describe steaming up under the following: (i) Meaning (ii) Advantages ()
3. (a) Define each of the following terms as used in animal breeding: (i) pure breeding (ii) pedigree: (iii) hybrid vigour: (iv) upgrading ()
4. Explain measures used in prevention of inbreeding in livestock ()
5. Differentiate between performance testing and progeny testing ()
6. State the principle of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium ()
7. Highlight five conditions that make Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium hold ()
8. (a) Differentiate between the following terms as used in livestock diseases: (i) contagious and infectious diseases; (ii) quarantine and isolation; (iii) septicaemia and oedema; (iv) acute and sub-acute diseases ()
9. (b) Describe anthrax disease under the following: (i) aetiology, (ii) mode of transmission; (iii) symptoms; (iv) control ()
10. (a) Explain feeding standards under the following: (i) meaning; (ii) importance, ()
11. Explain five factors that influence the digestibility of fodder in animal nutrition ()
12. Describe drought coping strategies in rangelands ()
13. (b) Highlight range improvement practices under the following methods: (i) bush control; (ii) range resource conservation; (iii) range re-seeding ()
14. Highlight seven reasons for weight determination in animals ()
15. (c) Describe vaccination in animals under the following: (i) factors to consider when administering vaccines (ii) types of vaccines; (iii) properties of effectives vaccines (iv) reasons for vaccinations ()
16. Describe rotational system of pasture utilization ()
17. Explain four reasons for feeding growing animals differently from mature ones ()
18. State five factors that influence the characterization of livestock production systems ()
19. (c) Highlight the characteristics of each of the following animal production systems: (i) intensive; (ii) pastoralism; (iii) feedlot ()
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