WAEC Agricultural Science 1998 Question 25

Question 25

Pasture and Forage Crops

What is the main difference between forage and fodder crops? Forage crops are

  1. A.fresh while fodder crops are dry
  2. B.grasses and legumes while fodder crops are legumes only
  3. C.preserved forms of grasses and legumes
  4. D.more nutritious than fodder crops
  5. E.grazed while the fodder crops are fed.
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Answer: E (grazed while the fodder crops are fed.)

Explanation

Animals graze forage in the field; fodder is cut and carried to them.