Animal Rearing Project

12 Grade 10 Agriculture questions on Animal Rearing Project, with worked marking schemes. 12 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   A Grade 10 class in Kisii is planning a broiler rearing project. Which one of the following should be done FIRST?

   A. Constructing the poultry house and the brooder

   B. Buying the day-old chicks while their price is still low

   C. Finding out the demand and price for dressed birds in the nearby market

   D. Mixing the starter ration from maize germ and omena

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   A learner keeps a daily tally of the number of eggs collected from the twenty layers in her project. This entry belongs to

   A. breeding records

   B. financial records

   C. health records

   D. production records

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3. Question 3

   4 marks

   Distinguish between fixed costs and variable costs in an animal rearing project, giving one example of each.

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4. Question 4

   6 marks

   A learner bought 100 day-old chicks at KSh 100 each, spent KSh 24,000 on feeds and KSh 3,000 on drugs and litter. She sold 95 broilers at KSh 550 each. Calculate the total variable costs, the total revenue and the gross margin (total revenue less total variable costs), showing your working.

   (6 marks)

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5. Question 5

   4 marks

   State four types of records a learner should keep in a rabbit rearing project.

   (4 marks)

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   Any FOUR, 1 mark each: - Breeding records (dates of service, kindling dates, litter size, parentage). - Production records (weights, number weaned, number sold). - Feeding records (type and quantity of feed given). - Health records (vaccinations, treatments, diseases and deaths). - Financial records (money spent on inputs and money received from sales). - Inventory records (number of rabbits, hutches and equipment on hand).

6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Day-old chicks in a brooder crowd tightly together directly below the heat source and chirp loudly. The behaviour shows that the chicks are

   A. too hot

   B. feeling cold

   C. short of drinking water

   D. suffering from coccidiosis

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7. Question 7

   5 marks

   Outline five routine management practices a learner should carry out in a dairy goat project.

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   Any FIVE, 1 mark each: - Feed the goats daily on adequate forage such as napier grass, calliandra and sweet potato vines, plus clean water and a mineral lick. - Clean the raised slatted house and remove droppings regularly so that the floor stays dry. - Deworm routinely and control external parasites by spraying or dipping; treat sick animals promptly. - Trim overgrown hooves and groom the animals. - Manage breeding by watching for heat, serving does at the right time and keeping the buck separate. - Identify the animals by ear tagging or tattooing and keep the records up to date. - Disbud kids and castrate males that are not needed for breeding.

8. Question 8

   1 mark

   In a broiler project, the starter mash is made with a higher protein content than the finisher mash. This is because young chicks

   A. require more protein for the rapid growth of body tissues

   B. are unable to digest carbohydrates while still in the brooder

   C. eat very little feed, so whatever they eat must be rich

   D. require protein in order to keep themselves warm in the brooder

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Which one of the following is the best reason for culling a hen from a layer project?

   A. Its feathers are darker than those of the rest of the flock

   B. It has stopped laying but continues to eat feed

   C. It is the noisiest bird in the house

   D. It is the heaviest bird in the flock

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10. Question 10

    2 marks

    State two reasons why a learner rearing broilers should weigh a sample of the birds every week.

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11. Question 11

    3 marks

    Give three reasons why a learner's broiler project may make a low profit.

    (3 marks)

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    Any THREE, 1 mark each (the reason must be linked to the loss of profit): - High cost of purchased feed compared with the price fetched by the birds, which eats up the margin. - Heavy mortality caused by disease, poor brooding or weak biosecurity, so fewer birds reach the market. - Poor marketing, such as selling to middlemen or selling when the market is flooded, which lowers the price received. - Theft and predation by dogs, rats or wild birds, which reduces the number of birds sold. - Poor record keeping, so feed wastage and losses go unnoticed and are not corrected. - Slow growth because of poor quality chicks or underfeeding, which lengthens the rearing period and raises costs.

12. Question 12

    1 mark

    A shallow trough holding a disinfectant solution is placed at the door of a school poultry unit in order to

    A. keep the litter inside the house moist and soft

    B. stop rats and other rodents from entering the house

    C. destroy disease-causing organisms carried into the unit on footwear

    D. cool the feet of the birds during the hot season

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