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Question 35

An agricultural assessment evaluated the efficiency of five different livestock systems in intensive food production. The study recorded the total mass of dry feed consumed (in tonnes) and the resulting yield of edible protein produced (in tonnes) for each livestock system over a fixed period:

  • Atlantic salmon: 520 tonnes of feed, 117 tonnes of protein
  • Pork: 1450 tonnes of feed, 232 tonnes of protein
  • Beef: 2800 tonnes of feed, 210 tonnes of protein
  • Poultry: 950 tonnes of feed, 228 tonnes of protein
  • Lamb: 1600 tonnes of feed, 136 tonnes of protein

Determine which livestock system is the most efficient at converting dry feed into edible protein. Show your working by calculating the protein conversion efficiency (as a percentage) for each system.

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  1. IGCSE
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