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.