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4 marksEmerging Technologies, Aquaculture, and Animal Innovations

CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)(ii)

Schools across the Caribbean are seeking to establish school-feeding programmes utilizing school-produced food, particularly feasible in rural schools.

Explain TWO factors that may impact on the suitability of urban schools for micro-livestock propagation.

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  1. 3(a)(i)Identify THREE animal species that can be used as micro-livestock in rural schools.[3 marks]
  2. 3(a)(iii)Explain ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage, from a consumer perspective, of using micro-livestock as a food source for the school-feeding programmes.[4 marks]
  3. 3(b)(i)What is meant by 'sperm sexing'?[1 mark]
  4. 3(b)(ii)Explain how sperm sexing could increase the harvestable size of the fish.[3 marks]

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