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Leaving Cert Agricultural Science: Housing, welfare & farmyard

How often Housing, welfare & farmyard comes up on the Agricultural Science papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

OL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Housing, welfare & farmyard, Higher Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Housing, welfare & farmyard.

(a)Why is good ventilation important in a calf house?
  1. It traps warm air around the calves at night
  2. It removes moist air and germs, cutting pneumonia
  3. It stops the calves drinking too much water
(b)What is a cattle crush used for?
  1. Mixing slurry before it is spread
  2. Storing silage bales under cover
  3. Holding cattle still for safe handling
(c)Which farmyard layout feature best improves safety?
  1. Keeping visitors apart from machinery and stock
  2. Storing chemicals in the calf shed
  3. Siting the slurry tank by the house door
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(a) It removes moist air and germs, cutting pneumonia

(b) Holding cattle still for safe handling

(c) Keeping visitors apart from machinery and stock

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Housing, welfare & farmyard.

Higher Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q3a, Q17
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q14c, Q15
2021Q4

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Housing, welfare & farmyard questions

Housing, welfare & farmyard, 3 marks

Why are cattle handling races built curved with solid sides?

  1. It lets cattle turn round easily in the race
  2. It cuts the cost of building the unit
  3. Cattle move more calmly with no distractions
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Cattle move more calmly with no distractions

Cattle follow a curve naturally and cannot see people or movement through solid sides, so they move calmly and safely.

Housing, welfare & farmyard, 2 marks

What is the main function of a slatted floor in a cattle shed?

  1. It blocks draughts from the ventilation
  2. Dung and urine fall through to the tank
  3. It keeps the cattle warm in winter
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Dung and urine fall through to the tank

Slats let dung and urine pass into the tank below, keeping animals cleaner and reducing bedding costs.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q4, Q11b, Q16
2024Q2b, Q8
2023Q17
2022Q14
2021Q11a, Q11b, Q13

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Housing, welfare & farmyard questions

Housing, welfare & farmyard, 2 marks

Why is good ventilation important in a calf shed?

  1. It keeps the calves damp
  2. It raises ammonia levels
  3. It reduces pneumonia
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It reduces pneumonia

Stale, damp air carries germs and ammonia that damage the lungs. Fresh air without draughts at calf level keeps pneumonia down.

Housing, welfare & farmyard, 2 marks

A slatted floor in a cattle shed lets?

  1. Cattle graze inside
  2. Dung and urine fall into a tank below
  3. Rain in for the cattle to drink
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Dung and urine fall into a tank below

Slats keep animals cleaner and store slurry underneath. Rubber mats on the slats improve comfort and reduce lameness.

Housing, welfare & farmyard, 2 marks

A cubicle house gives each dairy cow?

  1. Her own bed space to lie in
  2. Her own milking unit
  3. A separate water supply
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Her own bed space to lie in

Cows lie down for many hours a day. Clean, comfortable, correctly sized cubicles improve milk yield and reduce mastitis and lameness.

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