Weakness and Remedies
Candidates were unable to:
- explain deworming, culling, debeaking and delousing in poultry production;
- complete the table on forage crops;
- state the importance of grass-legume mixture in livestock production;
- state the characteristics of rangelands;
- explain scalding, singeing and evisceration during slaughtering of farm animals;
- state the marketing functions that are performed to facilitate the sale of chicken and eggs;
- mention the ways of controlling liver fluke in sheep production;
- draw and label the digestive system of a domestic fowl;
- spell technical terms and botanical names correctly;
- follow the rubrics;
- write legibly and concisely.
Consequent on the identified weaknesses observable in the candidates’ scripts, the Chief Examiners made the following recommendations:
- Only competent graduates of Animal Science/Production should be saddled with the responsibility of teaching the subject in Senior Secondary Schools;
- Animal Husbandry should be taught as a practical oriented subject through laboratory activities, field trips, excursions etc
- Teachers should lay emphasis on correct spellings of terms and botanical names
- Improved reading culture is advocated among candidates
- Adequate coverage of the syllabus by teachers before the examination
- Adequate facilities and textbooks on Animal Husbandry should be made available to enhance the teaching-learning of Animal Husbandry in Senior Secondary Schools.