CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 9(a)(ii)
Livestock meat breeds and nutrition are examined.
Name a meat breed for goat.
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- 9(a)(i)Name a meat breed for pig.[1 mark]
- 9(a)(iii)Name a meat breed for rabbit.[1 mark]
- 9(b)(i)On which of the diets, forage or concentrate, did the rabbits gain MORE weight?[1 mark]
- 9(b)(ii)Calculate the increase in average weight of the rabbits on the concentrate diet, from week 1 to week 4.[1 mark]
- 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]
- 9(b)(iv)Explain the importance of Feed Conversion Ratio in livestock production.[2 marks]
- 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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