Neco 2021 Agricultural Science Question 5

Practice objective / multiple choice question 5 from the 2021 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2021 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 5 NECO • 2021 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A cattle farm has 120 cattle. A disease has an incubation period of 10 days and each infected animal becomes infectious for 5 days before recovery. The farm plans a vaccination programme that reduces susceptibility by 80 % per vaccinated animal. To achieve herd immunity, at least 75 % effective immunity in the herd is required. Each vaccine dose protects one animal for the whole risk period and costs ₦2,500. Determine the minimum number of cattle that must be vaccinated and the total cost of the vaccination programme.

Answer Options

A. 115 cattle; total cost = ₦287,500
B. 110 cattle; total cost = ₦275,000
C. 108 cattle; total cost = ₦270,000
Correct Answer D. 113 cattle; total cost = ₦282,500
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
113 cattle; total cost = ₦282,500

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This is Neco 2021 Agricultural Science Question 5. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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