Candidate Weaknesses

 Candidates were unable to:
             -    give reasons for using chicken wire mesh in construction of poultry house;
            -     state the observable reactions of chicks to different temperature regimes;
            -     name the processes involved in the production of leather;
            -     name the management practice that could be carried out on the testes;
            -     give reasons for castrating farm animals;
                -     name the major nutrients in palm kernel cake;
            -     state the advantages of using plantain peels in feeding rabbits;
                -     spell technical terms correctly and displayed poor vocabulary.

Consequent on the weaknesses observed from the candidates’ scripts, the Chief Examiners recommended as follows:

(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.
(iii)       Adequate facilities and textbooks on Animal Husbandry should be made available to
enhance the teaching-learning of Animal Husbandry in Senior Secondary Schools.
(iv)       Teachers should ensure adequate coverage of the syllabus
(vi)       Improved reading culture among candidates is advocated