Animal Husbandry Paper 2 WASSCE (SC), 2017

CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES AND SUGGESTED REMEDIES

Candidates were unable to:

 

  • adequately address questions 6.
  • write with clear handwriting and good English expression.
  • correctly state the causes of low egg production in chicken.
  • spell most technical words correctly.
  • state ways in which cattle production is important.
  • mention ways of improving rangeland.
  • state the functions of protein in farm animals.
  • adhere strictly to rubrics
  • mention the digestive enzymes found in the intestines of a pig.
  • define oestrus and state the signs of heat in a sow.
  • state the diseases that affect the respiratory system of farm animals.
  • define exhalation, inhalation, peristalsis, ovulation and rumination.

 

Consequent on the identified weaknesses observable in the candidates’ scripts, the Chief Examiners made the following recommendations:

  • (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.