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Fisheries Paper 2, May/June 2014  
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Question 6
  • QUESTION 6
  • (a)        (i)         State four qualities of a good fish brood stock.                    [4 marks]
                (ii)        Mention four benefits of artificial breeding of fish.             [4 marks]
                (iii)       State eight steps involved in artificial breeding of fish.       [8 marks]
    (b)        State four ways of handling fish brood stock.                                  [4 marks]
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OBSERVATION

This question was well attempted by the candidates.  Most of the candidates were able to state the qualities of a good fish brood stock and mention the benefits of artificial breeding of fish as required in 6(a)(i-ii).   However, in 6(a)(iii), majority of the candidates could not state the steps involved in artificial breeding of fish.
Finally, most of the candidates were able to state the ways of handling fish brood stock as required in 6(b).
The expected answers include:          
6(a)(iii) Steps involved in artificial breeding of fish
         -    Brood stock selection
         -    Conditioning of brood stock
         -    Inducement of brood stock
         -    Stripping of female brood stock
         -    Extraction of milt
         -    Fertilization of eggs
         -    Incubation of eggs
         -    Management of fish hatchlings
         -    Nursing of fry
         -    Feeding of fry after yoke absorption

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