CANDIDATES’ STRENGTHS

The candidates were able to:

- name the structures used for housing livestock;

- state the ways of improving pasture;

- name the organs of the digestive system of a rabbit;

- mention parasites of farm animals;

- enumerate ways in which the keeping of ruminants is important to the economy of a country;

- list management practices undertaken in cattle production;

- state the objectives of animal improvement;

- mention the signs that indicate that a pregnant animal is approaching parturition; - name disease causing organisms in livestock production;

- explain the terms ration, balanced diet, maintenance ration, production ration and malnutrition;

- give the uses of animal products such as honey, wool, horn, milk and egg;

- enumerate the advantages of artificial insemination;

- discuss methods of animal improvement.