Leaving Cert Ag Science: Animal Health & Disease questions

Diseases and parasites of farm animals, biosecurity, and the microbiology behind infection and food safety.

55 past Ag Science questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2026, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2026 · 5 questions

Q410 marks

dairy production, animal nutrition

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Q510 marks

dairy production, farm technology

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Q610 marks

sheep production, data interpretation

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Q1450 marks

clover, nitrogen fixation, reseeding

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Q1750 marks

beef production, liveweight gain, graph plotting

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2025 · 2 questions

Q410 marks
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Q1110 marks

export markets

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2024 · 1 question

Q1550 marks

animal nutrition, beef production

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2023 · 3 questions

Q310 marks

soil nutrients, animal nutrition

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Q610 marks

sheep

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Q1850 marks

milk quality, udder anatomy, dairy

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2022 · 5 questions

Q410 marks
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Q810 marks

sustainability, pesticides, organic farming

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Q1110 marks

plant nutrition, active transport, mycorrhizae

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Q1450 marks

colostrum, calf rearing, animal housing

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Q1850 marks

sustainability, weed control, farm economics

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2021 · 4 questions

Q910 marks

genomic selection, animal breeding

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Q1110 marks

reproduction, artificial insemination, digestive system

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Q1210 marks

pig production

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Q1450 marks

animal production systems, breed identification, animal welfare

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2020 · 1 question

Q848 marks

carbon cycle, greenhouse gases, digestion

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2019 · 3 questions

Q348 marks

suckler beef production, photosynthesis, silage

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Q448 marks

practical investigations, milk analysis, silage digestibility

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Q848 marks

plant anatomy, ruminant digestion, definitions

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2018 · 2 questions

Q348 marks

body condition score, crop cultivation, weed control

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Q648 marks

grassland management, reseeding, grass species

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2016 · 2 questions

Q160 marks

short answer, soil science, crop production

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Q948 marks

water transport, pig production, silage

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2015 · 1 question

Q448 marks

experiments, grassland, crop trials

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2026 · 2 questions

Q910 marks

farm safety, calving, health and safety

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Q1650 marks

calf rearing, cattle breeds

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2025 · 2 questions

Q210 marks

animal husbandry, animal nutrition

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Q1110 marks

animal welfare, dairy farming, farm technology

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2024 · 1 question

Q410 marks
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2023 · 2 questions

Q510 marks
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Q810 marks

dairy production

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2022 · 3 questions

Q710 marks

plant nutrition, photosynthesis, roots

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Q810 marks

nitrogen fixation, laboratory investigation

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Q1110 marks

beef production, liveweight gain

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2021 · 4 questions

Q210 marks

ruminant digestion, animal physiology

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Q610 marks

sheep nutrition, ewe feeding

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Q810 marks

farm safety, personal protective equipment

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Q1350 marks

animal welfare

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2020 · 1 question

Q720 marks

farm practices, soil management

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2019 · 1 question

Q1260 marks

dairy production, calf rearing, milk hygiene

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2018 · 2 questions

Q320 marks
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Q720 marks

farm practices, soil ph, grassland management

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2017 · 1 question

Q420 marks
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2016 · 2 questions

Q620 marks

invertebrates, pests

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Q960 marks

respiratory system, urinary system

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2015 · 5 questions

Q220 marks

classification, pests, invertebrates

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Q320 marks

true or false, crops, nutrition

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Q620 marks
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Q960 marks

cattle breeds, conformation, condition scoring

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Q1160 marks

digestive system, ruminants, calf rearing

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