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Management Practices for Livestock · CSEC Agricultural Science

29 past-paper questions on Management Practices for Livestock, part of Section E: Crop and Animal Management Technologies, from every CSEC Agricultural Science paper on Quelpr.

Practise Management Practices for Livestock
  1. 9(b)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · 2010 (second paper) · Paper 2Figure 4 shows one-day-old chickens in a brooding area. Identify ONE problem shown in Figure 4 and suggest how the problem could be corrected.
  2. 9(c)4 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · 2010 (second paper) · Paper 2A new poultry farmer lost many birds during the brooding period and believes feed and litter quality were inadequate. Advise him on how to manage his birds during this period, including TWO practices for feed and TWO…
  3. 9(d)(i)1 mark· CSEC Agricultural Science · 2010 (second paper) · Paper 2The farmer also observed bloody droppings in the litter. Identify the disease MOST likely affecting the birds.
  4. 9(d)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · 2010 (second paper) · Paper 2Advise the farmer on TWO management practices to correct the problem of bloody droppings in the litter.
  5. 9(c)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · 2014 (second paper) · Paper 2Explain ONE management practice that the beekeeper could adopt to prevent swarming.
  6. 10(b)6 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Explain THREE principles that influence the establishment of housing for broilers.
  7. 9(a)3 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2008 · Paper 2Give ONE reason for using litter in a deep litter broiler system and name TWO OTHER materials suitable for use as litter.
  8. 9(b)(i)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2008 · Paper 2Suggest the name of the disease affecting the chicks, and identify ONE OTHER symptom of the disease.
  9. 9(b)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2008 · Paper 2How should the birds be treated to overcome the disease?
  10. 9(b)(iii)3 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2008 · Paper 2Suggest THREE measures to be taken to avoid a recurrence of the disease when introducing a new batch of chicks.
  11. 9(c)3 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2008 · Paper 2Explain what may have caused the death of the rabbits.
  12. 6(a)(i)1 mark· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Suggest ONE way of improving the design of the pen to reduce heat build-up.
  13. 6(a)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Explain how the improved design in (a)(i) helps reduce heat build-up.
  14. 6(b)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Identify TWO features in the poultry pen in Figure 3 that provide security for the broilers.
  15. 9(b)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Recommend TWO measures a farmer can adopt to minimize the effects of a bronchitis outbreak on the performance of birds.
  16. 9(b)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Identify ONE problem shown in the chick brooder in Figure 4 and describe how to correct it.
  17. 9(c)4 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Advise a farmer on TWO feed management practices and TWO litter quality practices to lower chick mortality during brooding.
  18. 9(d)(i)1 mark· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Identify the disease most likely causing bloody droppings in the poultry litter.
  19. 9(d)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Advise the farmer on TWO management practices to control or correct this disease outbreak.
  20. 7(a)3 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Complete the doe breeding record in Table 2 by inserting the headings 'Date doe kindled', 'Date mated', and 'Date weaned' in the correct order.
  21. 9(c)3 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2011 · Paper 2One rabbit in the experiment showed frequent head shaking, scabs in its ear, and a foul-smelling substance oozing from the ear. Suggest the likely cause of this condition and state TWO methods for controlling it.
  22. 5(b)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Suggest a reason for the difference in the way the chicks are distributed in Situation A and in Situation B shown in Figure 2.
  23. 9(b)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Explain ONE possible effect of EACH of the two systems on the health of the broilers.
  24. 9(b)(iv)3 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Suggest THREE OTHER management practices that can affect the performance of broilers up to market age.
  25. 9(c)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Explain ONE hive management practice to prevent swarming.
  26. 9(b)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2015 · Paper 2Suggest TWO reasons that may account for the low yield of honey in Mark's apiary.
  27. 9(d)3 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2015 · Paper 2Suggest THREE reasons that may account for the increasingly aggressive behaviour of the bees.
  28. 9(e)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2015 · Paper 2Suggest TWO management practices that could be followed to address this aggressive behaviour problem.
  29. 5(b)2 marks· CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2016 · Paper 2Suggest TWO ways high temperatures in the dry season may affect the behaviour of broiler birds.

Related topics in Section E: Crop and Animal Management Technologies