Leaving Cert Ag Science 2023

The 2023 Leaving Cert Ag Science exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

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What's in the 2023 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 animal breeds, cattle, breeding · 10 marks
  • Q2 crop production, plant growth, weeds · 10 marks
  • Q3 soil nutrients, animal nutrition, deficiency · 10 marks
  • Q4 animal breeding, performance testing, beef · 10 marks
  • Q5 soil testing, soil nutrients, sustainability · 10 marks
  • Q6 animal health, sheep, disease · 10 marks
  • Q7 dairy, reproduction, sustainability · 10 marks
  • Q8 scientific investigation, fertilisers, nitrate leaching · 10 marks
  • Q9 agricultural technology, gps, animal reproduction · 10 marks
  • Q10 digestive system, monogastric, animal nutrition · 10 marks
  • Q11 suckler beef, reproduction, key performance indicators · 10 marks
  • Q12 slurry, nutrient management, farm safety · 10 marks
  • Q13 soil formation, soil water, soil profile, agricultural technology · 50 marks
  • Q14 tillage, crop establishment, oilseed rape, plant count · 50 marks
  • Q15 soil texture, soil ph, liming, crop production · 50 marks
  • Q16 carbon emissions, climate action, carbon cycle, sustainability · 50 marks
  • Q17 grassland management, reseeding, grass varieties, plant reproduction · 50 marks
  • Q18 milk quality, mastitis, udder anatomy, dairy · 50 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2023 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 soil science, soil ph, laboratory investigation · 10 marks
  • Q2 animal breeds, beef production, animal handling · 10 marks
  • Q3 calf rearing, animal management, beef production · 10 marks
  • Q4 sustainable farming, crop rotation, grassland management · 10 marks
  • Q5 biosecurity, animal health, disease control · 10 marks
  • Q6 silage, grassland management, animal nutrition · 10 marks
  • Q7 sheep production, lambing, animal behaviour · 10 marks
  • Q8 mastitis, dairy production, animal health · 10 marks
  • Q9 ruminant digestion, animal nutrition, digestive system · 10 marks
  • Q10 animal breeding, fertility, beef production · 10 marks
  • Q11 soil organisms, earthworms, laboratory investigation · 10 marks
  • Q12 crop production, plant disease, agricultural technology · 10 marks
  • Q13 reseeding, grassland management, grass varieties · 50 marks
  • Q14 crop production, biodiversity, farm safety, sustainable farming · 50 marks
  • Q15 soil science, soil compaction, soil sampling, soil profile · 50 marks
  • Q16 milk quality, dairy production, laboratory investigation, animal nutrition · 50 marks
  • Q17 sheep production, lambing, animal housing, flock management · 50 marks
  • Q18 genetics, gene editing, gm crops, selective breeding · 50 marks
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