Waec Model Questions Vol1 2022 Agricultural Science Question 23

Practice objective / multiple choice question 23 from the 2022 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2022 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 23 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2022 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

In a cattle herd a contagious disease has a transmission coefficient β = 0.3 per contact per day, each animal makes on average 4 contacts per day, and the average infectious period is 10 days. (a) Calculate the basic reproduction number R₀. (b) What minimum proportion of the herd must be immunised with a perfectly effective vaccine to reduce the effective reproduction number below 1? Express your answer as a percentage.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Approximately 91.7% of the herd must be immunised
B. Approximately 78.5% of the herd must be immunised
C. Approximately 84.3% of the herd must be immunised
D. Approximately 97.2% of the herd must be immunised
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Approximately 91.7% of the herd must be immunised

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2022 Agricultural Science Question 23. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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