Animal Management: Handling, Care, Housing & Feeding
Animal Management: Handling, Care, Housing & Feeding is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Agricultural Management Practices CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Why does correct animal handling technique matter?
Rough or unpredictable handling causes unnecessary stress, which can negatively affect growth, reproduction and productivity
Handling technique has no effect on animal growth or productivity
Only the animal's feed determines its productivity, never handling
Handling technique only matters for game animals, not farm livestock
Answer: Rough or unpredictable handling causes unnecessary stress, which can negatively affect growth, reproduction and productivity — Animals handled roughly or unpredictably experience unnecessary stress, which can negatively affect growth, reproduction and general productivity, and increases safety risks for the handler.
Easy
2. What is the "flight zone" of an animal such as cattle or sheep?
A personal space boundary that triggers a movement response when entered
The maximum distance an animal can travel in one day
The specific area where an animal is fed
A term unrelated to animal behaviour
Answer: A personal space boundary that triggers a movement response when entered — The flight zone is a personal space boundary around an animal that triggers a movement response when entered, and understanding it allows calmer, more deliberate handling.
Medium
3. Name the two additional animal types added to the core list (cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens) as Grade 10 AMP's animal content progresses through Term 3.
Answer: horses and game — Grade 10 AMP extends the range of farm animals studied to include horses and game alongside cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens.
