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2 marksAnimal Nutrition and Management

CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 9(b)(iv)

An experiment evaluates the performance of rabbits on forage versus concentrate diets as shown in Table 4.

Explain the importance of Feed Conversion Ratio in livestock production.

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  1. 9(a)(i)Name a meat breed for pig.[1 mark]
  2. 9(a)(ii)Name a meat breed for goat.[1 mark]
  3. 9(a)(iii)Name a meat breed for rabbit.[1 mark]
  4. 9(b)(i)On which of the diets, forage or concentrate, did the rabbits gain MORE weight?[1 mark]
  5. 9(b)(ii)Calculate the increase in average weight of the rabbits on the concentrate diet, from week 1 to week 4.[1 mark]
  6. 9(b)(iii)At the end of four weeks, an average of 4.2 kg of feed was consumed by each rabbit. Calculate the Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) on the concentrate diet, using…[2 marks]
  7. 9(c)One 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…[3 marks]

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