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Animal Husbandry Paper 3, May/June 2014  
Questions: 1 2 3 4   Main
General Comments
Weakness/Remedies
Strength


candidates weakness/remedies
  • Candidates were unable to:
                -   state the uses of specimen B(Egg tray);
                -  describe how specimen C(Burdizzo) is used;
                - identify specimens H(Centrosemamolle), I(Panicummaximum),  J(Tridax                                     procumbens) and K(Grass hay);
                -  state the advantages of having specimens H(Centrosema molle) and I(Panicummaximum) in a pasture;
                -  describe the process of making specimen K(Grass hay);
                - state the ways of preserving specimen L(Chicken egg);
                -  mention the sources of contamination of specimen M(Fresh milk);
                - state the ways of preventing contamination of specimen M(Fresh milk);
                - mention a mode of transmission for specimens Q(Roundworm) and R(Tick);
                - state the effects of specimen Q(Roundworm) on rabbits and
                - state the ways in which specimen R(Tick) is of economic importance to livestock production.
  • Consequent on the weaknesses observed from the candidates’ scripts, the Chief Examiners recommended as follow:           
    (i) Only competent graduates of Animal Science/Production should be saddled with the                    responsibility of teaching the subject in Senior Secondary Schools;
  • (ii)        Animal Husbandry should be taught as a practical oriented subject through laboratory                   activities, field trips, excursions etc; and  
  • (iii)       Adequate facilities and textbooks on Animal Husbandry should be made available to enhance the teaching-learning of Animal Husbandry in Senior Secondary Schools.
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