a. Complete the table below on diseases of farm animals Symptoms Diseases Prevention and Control...
a. Complete the table below on diseases of farm animals
| Symptoms | Diseases | Prevention and Control |
| Constant cough and production of stringy sputum with blood or pus in pigs | (i) | (i) (ii) |
| (iv) | Ringworm | (v) (vi) |
| Blood-stained diarrhea- Pale comb in poultry | (vii) | (viii) (ix) |
b. State two functions each of the:
i. queen bee
ii. worker bee in a bee colony
c. Give five reasons why a compost pit should be covered during composting
Explanation
a.
| Symptoms | Diseases | Prevention and control |
| Constant cough and production of stringy sputum | Tuberculosis | -Isolation of infected animal -Disinfection of animal pens and equipment -Treatment of infected animals -Meat inspection |
| (-Ring-like lesions on the skin of farm animals -Constant itching | Ringworm | -Disinfection of livestock pens and equipment -Treatment with fungicides -Avoiding overcrowding |
| -Blood-stained diarrhea -Pale comb in poultry | -Coccidiosis | -Addition of coccidiostat to feed and water -Avoid wet litter -Avoid contamination of feed and water with droppings -Good farm sanitation |
bi.
-Lays eggs/pruction
-Secrete chemical pheromones/scent that help regulate the unity of the bee colony
bii.
Responsible for
-feeding the queen, drones and larvae
-Cleaning of colony
-collecting pollen and nectar
-making wax
-ventilates beehive
-produce honey
-They build beehive
c.
-To kill weeds
-Hastens decomposition
-Keeps pests away
-Helps to retain moisture
-Prevents the compost from being dried out by the sun
-Keeps the compost warm
-Prevents rainfall from leaching the nutrients