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P.5
Section A (1 Mark)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
Topical Evaluation
Name the female parent in goat farming.
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Doe (or Nanny goat).
Doe (or Nanny goat).
P.5
Section A (1 Mark)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
Topical Evaluation
State any one advantage of castrating male piglets not intended for breeding.
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It prevents indiscriminate breeding OR promotes faster growth/fattening OR removes boar taint from pork OR makes them docile.
It prevents indiscriminate breeding OR promotes faster growth/fattening OR removes boar taint from pork OR makes them docile.
P.5
Section A (1 Mark)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
National PLE Question
Why is the floor of a modern pigsty built with a gentle slope towards the drainage channel?
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To allow easy and rapid drainage of urine and wash water, keeping the pen dry and hygienic.
To allow easy and rapid drainage of urine and wash water, keeping the pen dry and hygienic.
P.5
Section A (1 Mark)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
National PLE Question
Give any one reason why veterinary doctors advise farmers NEVER to open the carcass of an animal suspected to have died of Anthrax.
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Because exposing the bacteria to oxygen/air causes them to form dormant spores that contaminate pasture and soil for decades.
Because exposing the bacteria to oxygen/air causes them to form dormant spores that contaminate pasture and soil for decades.
P.5
Section A (1 Mark)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
Topical Evaluation
Name the farm structure used to hold cattle or goats firmly during hand spraying, drenching, or vaccination.
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Livestock Crush (or Crush).
Livestock Crush (or Crush).
P.5
Section A (1 Mark)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
National PLE Question
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep?
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Mutton.
Mutton.
P.5
Section B (4 Marks)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
National PLE Question
The diagram below represents housing and management in goat farming:
(a) State the role of guard rails in a farrowing pen. (1 mark)
(b) Why should the floor of a goat shed be made of wooden slats raised off the ground? (1 mark)
(c) Name any two routine operations carried out in a livestock crush. (2 marks)
(a) State the role of guard rails in a farrowing pen. (1 mark)
(b) Why should the floor of a goat shed be made of wooden slats raised off the ground? (1 mark)
(c) Name any two routine operations carried out in a livestock crush. (2 marks)
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(a) To prevent the sow from rolling over and crushing her piglets to death.
(b) To allow urine and droppings to fall through so the floor stays dry, preventing foot rot.
(c) (i) Drenching / Deworming (ii) Hand spraying / vaccination / hoof trimming.
(a) To prevent the sow from rolling over and crushing her piglets to death.
(b) To allow urine and droppings to fall through so the floor stays dry, preventing foot rot.
(c) (i) Drenching / Deworming (ii) Hand spraying / vaccination / hoof trimming.
P.5
Section B (4 Marks)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
Topical Evaluation
Livestock breeds have different commercial adaptations:
(a) Name the exotic goat breed kept primarily for high milk production. (1 mark)
(b) Which sheep breed is world-famous for producing fine wool? (1 mark)
(c) Give any two reasons why local indigenous goats like the Small East African goat are preferred by subsistence farmers. (2 marks)
(a) Name the exotic goat breed kept primarily for high milk production. (1 mark)
(b) Which sheep breed is world-famous for producing fine wool? (1 mark)
(c) Give any two reasons why local indigenous goats like the Small East African goat are preferred by subsistence farmers. (2 marks)
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(a) Saanen (or Toggenburg).
(b) Merino sheep.
(c) (i) They have high resistance to local tick-borne diseases and parasites (ii) They can survive on poor quality browse and pasture.
(a) Saanen (or Toggenburg).
(b) Merino sheep.
(c) (i) They have high resistance to local tick-borne diseases and parasites (ii) They can survive on poor quality browse and pasture.
P.5
Section B (4 Marks)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
National PLE Question
Measly pork is a serious public health problem in Uganda:
(a) What causes measly pork in pigs? (1 mark)
(b) Name the parasite whose larvae cause this condition. (1 mark)
(c) State any two ways a community can prevent tapeworm transmission from pigs to humans. (2 marks)
(a) What causes measly pork in pigs? (1 mark)
(b) Name the parasite whose larvae cause this condition. (1 mark)
(c) State any two ways a community can prevent tapeworm transmission from pigs to humans. (2 marks)
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(a) Ingestion of human faeces containing tapeworm eggs by free-roaming pigs.
(b) Pork tapeworm (Taenia solium).
(c) (i) Inspecting all pork thoroughly before sale (ii) Cooking pork thoroughly until well done (iii) Confining pigs in pens (iv) Ensuring all people use latrines.
(a) Ingestion of human faeces containing tapeworm eggs by free-roaming pigs.
(b) Pork tapeworm (Taenia solium).
(c) (i) Inspecting all pork thoroughly before sale (ii) Cooking pork thoroughly until well done (iii) Confining pigs in pens (iv) Ensuring all people use latrines.
P.5
Section B (4 Marks)
Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
Topical Evaluation
A farmer noticed his goats were limping and producing a bad smell from their hooves:
(a) Which livestock disease is the farmer's herd likely suffering from? (1 mark)
(b) State the environmental condition in the goat pen that promotes this disease. (1 mark)
(c) Outline any two measures the farmer should take to control this disease. (2 marks)
(a) Which livestock disease is the farmer's herd likely suffering from? (1 mark)
(b) State the environmental condition in the goat pen that promotes this disease. (1 mark)
(c) Outline any two measures the farmer should take to control this disease. (2 marks)
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(a) Foot rot.
(b) Wet, muddy, and dung-filled dirty floors.
(c) (i) Regularly trim overgrown hooves (ii) Walk goats through a copper sulphate footbath (iii) Keep pens clean and dry (use slatted floors).
(a) Foot rot.
(b) Wet, muddy, and dung-filled dirty floors.
(c) (i) Regularly trim overgrown hooves (ii) Walk goats through a copper sulphate footbath (iii) Keep pens clean and dry (use slatted floors).