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ZIMSEC O-Level Biology

8.16.1Productivity

Productivity in ZIMSEC O-Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 4.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 8.16.1.1Describe food conversion efficiency as the relationship between the food an animal eats and its gain in mass.
  2. 8.16.1.2Identify animal pests and diseases (such as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, liver fluke and redwater) and their causes, explain how they reduce productivity, and outline their prevention and control by dosing, vaccination, dipping and quarantine.

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  • Livestock productivity and health

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Productivity: sample question

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What type of pathogen causes foot-and-mouth disease in cattle?

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