Leaving Cert Ag Science: Animal Production & Husbandry questions

Beef, dairy, sheep and pig enterprises: housing, feeding, growth and milk, plus the anatomy and physiology behind them.

152 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 · 8 questions

Q410 marks

metabolic disorders

Q510 marks

lameness, farm technology

Q610 marks

parasites, parasite control, data interpretation

Q810 marks

breed identification, crossbreeding

Q1110 marks

farm safety, calculations

Q1210 marks

selective breeding, crossbreeding

Q1750 marks

graph plotting, traceability

Q1850 marks

performance testing, plant breeding, genotyping

2025 · 9 questions

Q110 marks

genetics

Q210 marks

plant lifecycles

Q310 marks

farm technology, environmental sustainability

Q510 marks

calculations

Q610 marks

farm equipment

Q1010 marks

breeding, farm technology

Q1350 marks

breeding, calculations

Q1650 marks

calculations, silage

Q1750 marks

breeding, graph plotting

2024 · 6 questions

Q110 marks

farm machinery

Q210 marks

cattle breeding, sustainability

Q610 marks

farm schemes

Q1110 marks

dairy herd fertility, calving interval

Q1550 marks

mineral deficiency

Q1650 marks

experimental design

2023 · 8 questions

Q110 marks

breeding

Q310 marks

soil nutrients, deficiency

Q410 marks

animal breeding, performance testing

Q610 marks

animal health, disease

Q710 marks

reproduction, sustainability

Q1110 marks

reproduction

Q1850 marks

mastitis

2022 · 8 questions

Q210 marks

breeding, animal selection

Q710 marks

calculations

Q910 marks

methane emissions

Q1110 marks

plant nutrition, mycorrhizae, nutrient deficiency

Q1450 marks

parasite control

Q1550 marks

breeding, oestrus synchronisation, agricultural technology

Q1650 marks

experimental design, clover, grazing systems

Show 7 earlier years (2015 to 2021)

2021 · 7 questions

Q810 marks

farm accounts

Q1010 marks

farm diversification

Q1110 marks

reproduction, artificial insemination, animal disorders

Q1210 marks

animal disease, biosecurity

Q1450 marks

breed identification, animal health

Q1650 marks

sustainable dairy, farm technology

Q1850 marks

crop productivity, sustainable intensification, heat detection

2020 · 5 questions

Q160 marks

short questions, crops, soil

Q348 marks

cereal crops, crop protection

Q448 marks

experiments, plant pigments, capillarity

Q548 marks

artificial insemination

Q848 marks

carbon cycle, greenhouse gases, antibiotic resistance

2019 · 6 questions

Q160 marks

crop production, soil science, short questions

Q348 marks

photosynthesis, silage, micro-organisms

Q448 marks

practical investigations, mineral deficiency, silage digestibility

Q748 marks

genetics, breeding, dihybrid cross

Q848 marks

liver fluke, plant anatomy, definitions

Q948 marks

grass digestibility, hedgerows, sheep reproduction

2018 · 5 questions

Q160 marks

plant structure, farm ecology

Q348 marks

cattle disease, crop cultivation, weed control

Q448 marks

laboratory methods, field methods, pasture composition

Q948 marks

slurry management, forestry, eutrophication

2017 · 7 questions

Q160 marks

grassland, soil, plant science

Q348 marks

crop production, farmyard waste, cereals

Q448 marks

experiments, silage, transpiration

Q548 marks

reproduction

Q648 marks

grassland, grazing management

Q748 marks

genetics, animal breeding, punnett square

Q948 marks

forestry, soil

2016 · 3 questions

Q348 marks

grassland management

Q548 marks

breeding

Q948 marks

parasites, water transport, silage

2015 · 5 questions

Q348 marks

potato crop, plant disease

Q548 marks

reproduction

Q748 marks

genetics, inheritance, breeding

Q848 marks

nitrogen cycle, grassland management, definitions

Q948 marks

silage, slurry, hedgerows

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2026 · 6 questions

Q510 marks

breed identification

Q710 marks

calving interval, gestation, breeding management

Q1450 marks

grazing systems, farm technology

Q1650 marks

traceability, animal health

Q1850 marks

graph plotting

2025 · 10 questions

Q210 marks

animal health

Q410 marks

farm management, grassland management

Q910 marks

calving, farm economics

Q1110 marks

lameness, farm technology

Q1210 marks

data interpretation

Q1550 marks

food processing

Q1650 marks

silage quality, dry matter

Q1750 marks

soil biology, flocculation, plant nutrients

Q1850 marks

breeding management

2024 · 9 questions

Q210 marks

farm machinery, farm safety

Q610 marks

conservation grazing

Q810 marks

agricultural technology

Q1010 marks

food marketing

Q1110 marks

selective breeding

Q1450 marks

silage, grass growth

Q1550 marks

sheep breeding, reproduction

Q1850 marks

calving

2023 · 9 questions

Q610 marks

silage, grassland management

Q810 marks

mastitis, animal health

Q1010 marks

animal breeding, fertility

Q1650 marks

laboratory investigation

2022 · 6 questions

Q210 marks

breeding, crossbreeding

Q910 marks

data analysis

Q1110 marks

animal health, parasites

Q1450 marks

farm buildings

Q1550 marks

grassland management, data analysis

Show 7 earlier years (2015 to 2021)

2021 · 8 questions

Q210 marks

micro-organisms

Q610 marks

metabolic disorders

Q1010 marks

reproduction, artificial insemination

Q1110 marks

farm buildings, farm layout

Q1210 marks

breed identification

Q1350 marks

liver fluke, notifiable diseases, biosecurity

Q1450 marks

investigation

Q1850 marks

crop production, natural selection, animal breeding

2020 · 5 questions

Q220 marks

animal reproduction, gestation

Q1260 marks

photosynthesis, flower structure, germination

Q1360 marks

soil properties, cereal production

2019 · 5 questions

Q620 marks

farm practices, crop protection

Q1260 marks

mastitis

Q1360 marks

potatoes, forestry, transpiration

2018 · 4 questions

Q220 marks

gestation

Q520 marks

general knowledge, true or false, crops

Q1360 marks

photosynthesis

2017 · 3 questions

Q320 marks

true or false, plant science

Q1360 marks

barley cultivation, pollution

2016 · 4 questions

Q220 marks

true or false, grassland

Q320 marks

farm practices, soil testing, crop rotation

Q960 marks

animal disease, parasites

Q1360 marks

photosynthesis

2015 · 6 questions

Q320 marks

true or false, animal disease, crops

Q720 marks

farm practices, forestry, soil management

Q960 marks

herd health

Q1260 marks

genetics, monohybrid cross, mitosis

Q1360 marks

potatoes

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