WAEC Agricultural Science 2008 Question 46

Question 46

Poultry Production

If feed efficiency for egg production is defined as feed consumed per 10 eggs, what will be the feed efficiency for a layer that laid 230 eggs and consumed 26kg feed?

  1. A.0.88
  2. B.1.13
  3. C.1.76
  4. D.2.23
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Answer: B (1.13)

Explanation

230 eggs = 23 lots of 10; 26 ÷ 23 = 1.13 kg per 10 eggs.