Theory question 101
Farm Animals and Their Importance(a)(i) State five benefits of keeping bees. (ii) Outline the steps involved in establishing an apiary. (b)(i) State five ways of enhancing the productivity of a pig farm. (ii) State five management practices that are carried out on piglets from birth to weaning.
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(a)(i) Any five: honey for food and medicine; beeswax; royal jelly, propolis; pollination of crops; income/employment; needs little land and capital; foreign exchange; bee venom for medicine
(ii) Select a quiet, shaded site with water and flowering plants, away from homes and roads; clear the site; set up stands and hives; bait the hives (beeswax, honey) to attract a colony or introduce bees; inspect regularly for colonisation; fence and put up warning signs
(b)(i) Any five: keep improved breeds; balanced feeding; good housing and sanitation; disease and parasite control (vaccination, deworming); good breeding programme, avoid inbreeding; culling of unproductive pigs; record keeping; adequate water; trained labour
(ii) Any five: cut and disinfect the navel cord; ensure piglets suck colostrum; clip needle teeth; iron injection (against anaemia); identification (ear notching); castration of males not for breeding; creep feeding; provide warmth/guard rails to prevent crushing; tail docking; deworming
List distinct points; give the apiary steps in order.