WAEC Animal Husbandry 2025 Question 27

Question 27

Pasture and Forage

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A farmer rears cows on a pasture measuring 100m by 100m. If each cow requires a space of 2m by 5m.
The expected population of cows on this pasture is

  1. A.20
  2. B.200
  3. C.700
  4. D.1,000
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Answer: D (1,000)

Explanation

Area = 100 × 100 = 10,000 m²; space per cow = 2 × 5 = 10 m²; 10,000 ÷ 10 = 1,000 cows.