Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2017 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 29 NECO • 2017 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A dairy herd has 20 lactating cows, each producing 22 L of milk per day. The basic concentrate provides 25 kg of dry matter (DM) per cow per day at ₦150 kg\^{-1}. Its milk conversion efficiency is 0.9 L kg\^{-1} DM. A protein supplement costing ₦250 kg\^{-1} can replace 5 kg of the basic concentrate per cow per day and improves conversion efficiency to 1.1 L kg\^{-1} DM. Determine the feed cost per litre of milk with and without the supplement and state which feeding regime is cheaper.

Answer Options

A. Without supplement ≈ 170.2 Naira\/L; with supplement ≈ 158.9 Naira\/L - supplement is cheaper
Correct Answer B. Without supplement ≈ 166.7 Naira/L; with supplement ≈ 154.5 Naira/L - supplement is cheaper
C. Without supplement ≈ 166.7 Naira\/L; with supplement ≈ 160.0 Naira\/L - supplement is cheaper
D. Without supplement ≈ 166.7 Naira\/L; with supplement ≈ 154.5 Naira\/L - supplement is more expensive
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Without supplement ≈ 166.7 Naira/L; with supplement ≈ 154.5 Naira/L - supplement is cheaper

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This is Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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