Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Question 47

Practice objective / multiple choice question 47 from the 2018 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 47 NECO • 2018 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

In a herd of 120 cattle, 15 were diagnosed with bovine tuberculosis (BTB) during the past year. On a neighboring farm that practices a test‑and‑cull programme, 4 out of 80 cattle were diagnosed with BTB in the same period. Calculate the relative risk (RR) of BTB for the first farm compared with the second farm, and state whether the RR indicates that the first farm should adopt the test‑and‑cull programme (adopt if RR > 2).

Answer Options

A. RR = 3.0; adopt test‑and‑cull
B. RR = 2.5; do not adopt test‑and‑cull
C. RR = 1.8; do not adopt test‑and‑cull
Correct Answer D. RR = 2.5; adopt test‑and‑cull
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
RR = 2.5; adopt test‑and‑cull

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This is Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Question 47. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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