Animal Management: Housing, Reproduction & Veterinary Practices is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 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. What is one function of animal housing?
Protecting animals from extreme weather and reducing disease risk through a hygienic environment
Increasing the price livestock sells for at auction
Replacing the need for any animal feeding programme
Eliminating the need for animal identification
Answer: Protecting animals from extreme weather and reducing disease risk through a hygienic environment — Housing protects animals from extreme weather and provides a controlled, hygienic environment that reduces disease risk, among other functions.
Easy
2. What is castration?
Removing the testes of a male animal not intended for breeding
Removing or preventing horn growth in an animal
Tagging an animal for identification purposes
A method of restraining an animal during handling
Answer: Removing the testes of a male animal not intended for breeding — Castration removes the testes of a male animal not intended for breeding, done to improve manageability and, in some species, meat quality.
Medium
3. Name the after-care procedure of removing or preventing horn growth, done for handler safety and to reduce injury risk between housed animals.
Answer: dehorning — Dehorning removes or prevents horn growth, done for handler safety and to reduce injury risk between animals housed together.
