a) (i) identify specimens P and R [2 marks]
Specimen P:
Specimen R:
(ii) State three reasons why the use of specimen P is not recommended in a brooder house [3 marks]
(iii) Mention two other materials that could be used in place of specimen P in a brooder house [2 marks]
(iv) What is the name given to the product formed when poultry droppings mix with specimen P? [1 mark]
(v) State four uses of the product mentioned in (a) (iv) in agricultural production [4 marks]
(b) State three ways of controlling specimen R in crop production. (3 marks]
Explanation
(i) ldentification of Specimens P and R:
- Specimens P- Saw dust
- R- Bird
(ii) Reasons why the use of specimen P (Saw dust) is not recommended in a brooder house:
- It contaminates the feed
- It contaminates the water
- It may get into the eyes of the chicks and lead to blindness.
- It may lead to breathing difficulty if
- it enters the nostrils of chicks,
- Chicks tend to feed on it and in the process may contact s disease.
- Cakes up easily and loses the ability to h absorb droppings.
- May accommodate sharp objects like nails which could harm the farmer animal.
(iii) Alternative material for Specimen P(Saw dust) in a brooder house:-
- Rice Husk
- Wood shavings
- Ground maize cobs
- Crushed dry Kenaf stems.
- Dry grass.
- Dried groundnut husks
(iv) Name given to the product formed when poultry dropping mix with Specimen P (Sawdust): - Farmyard manure/poultry manure.
(v) Uses of the product mentioned in a(iv) in agricultural production: -
- To improve soil fertility.
- To improve soil structure/binds soil particles together.
- For compost making.
- For fertilization of fish pond ruminants/part of the feed for ruminants
(b) Ways Of or bird scarer.
- Use of catapult
- Use of avicides
- Drumming or noise making on the farm.