JSS 1 Livestock Farming Flashcards: Starting a Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep and Goat Farming Business

Question 1

A livestock business start-up is ____.

Accepted Answer

a newly established enterprise producing livestock goods or services

Question 2

An entry requirement for livestock farming is knowledge of animal husbandry and ____.

Accepted Answer

business management

Question 3

A business plan should describe species, products, customers, costs, and ____.

Accepted Answer

funding or expected income

Question 4

Market research helps determine which animals or products customers want and ____.

Accepted Answer

what prices they may pay

Question 5

A suitable livestock site needs water, drainage, access, security, and ____.

Accepted Answer

adequate space

Question 6

Which is a poultry product: eggs, rabbit-hutch construction, veterinary advice, or shearing service?

Accepted Answer

eggs

Question 7

Which is a livestock service: brooding support, goat meat, rabbit skin, or table eggs?

Accepted Answer

brooding support

Question 8

Basic poultry resources include day-old chicks, pens, feeders, drinkers, feed, and ____.

Accepted Answer

health-care supplies

Question 9

Rabbit production requires suitable hutches, feeders, drinkers, breeding stock, and ____.

Accepted Answer

appropriate feed

Question 10

Sheep or goat production needs secure housing, grazing or feed, water, and ____.

Accepted Answer

health management

Question 11

Working capital covers ____.

Accepted Answer

day-to-day costs such as feed and medicines

Question 12

A start-up budget should prioritise healthy stock, housing, feed, and ____.

Accepted Answer

biosecurity

Question 13

Why should beginners start at a manageable scale?

Accepted Answer

They can match animal numbers to skills and resources.

Question 14

Which is NOT a sound start-up practice: buying animals without health checks, receiving training, planning feed supply, or arranging veterinary support?

Accepted Answer

buying animals without health checks

Question 15

Quarantine of new animals reduces the chance of introducing ____.

Accepted Answer

disease

Question 16

A benefit of livestock enterprise is ____.

Accepted Answer

food supply, income, and jobs

Question 17

Before stocking animals, the owner should estimate feed needs because feed is a major ____.

Accepted Answer

operating cost

Question 18

Accurate identification and records help track growth, breeding, treatment, and ____.

Accepted Answer

sales

Question 19

Waste management should protect water, control odour, and allow safe use of ____.

Accepted Answer

manure

Question 20

A livestock start-up should grow through good husbandry, reliable products, and ____.

Accepted Answer

customer trust

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