Neco 2019 Agricultural Science Question 6

Practice essay / theory question 6 from the 2019 Neco Agricultural Science examination. This question covers Dairy cattle nutrition, Feed budgeting, Milk production economics .

Neco 2019 Agricultural Science Essay / Theory

Topics: Dairy cattle nutrition Feed budgeting Milk production economics

Question 6 NECO • 2019 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • essay

A small dairy farm keeps 20 lactating cows. Each cow currently produces 20 litres of milk per day. The daily ration consists of 5 kg of grass (roughage) at ₦30 per kg and 0.5 kg of concentrate at ₦250 per kg. The farmer plans to increase milk production by 10 % by adding an extra 0.2 kg of concentrate per cow each day. Using this information, answer the following:

Question Parts

( a )

Calculate the total daily feed cost for the herd under the present feeding regime.

( b )

Determine the additional feed cost incurred by the extra 0.2 kg concentrate per cow and the new total daily feed cost after the change.

( c )

Compute the cost of milk production (in ₦ per litre) before and after the feed increase. State the percentage change in cost per litre.

( d )

Briefly discuss two nutritional considerations that must be addressed when increasing concentrate supplementation in lactating cows.

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This is Neco 2019 Agricultural Science Question 6. It is one of the essay questions from the 2019 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

The question covers Dairy cattle nutrition, Feed budgeting, Milk production economics .

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