C4.2.16—Secondary production question 1
The food conversion ratio (FCR) is the ratio between the mass of food given to a farmed animal and its corresponding increase in mass. The first bar chart shows the FCR for four farmed animals. The second bar chart shows the percentage yield of edible meat provided by each whole animal.
Question (a)
(a)
Calculate the increase in mass of a cow given 6 kg of food.
kg
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Question (b)
(b)
Calculate how much food would be required to produce 20 kg of boar meat.
kg
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