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Following are all breeds of cows expect ___________.

  1. Jersey

  2. Nagpuri

  3. Sahiwal

  4. Sindhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Surti, Mehsana, Murrah and Nagapuri are breeds of buffalo whereas Jersey, Sahiwal, Haryana, Ongole and Sindhi native cow varieties of India which produces milk. 

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Which of the following breeds of buffaloes is in most demand

  1. Surti

  2. Jaffarbadi

  3. Murrah

  4. Bhadawari
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Murrah is the most demanded breed of buffalo due to the following address is :

1. Murrah buffaloes can able to adopt any kind of climatic conditions in India. These are grown and reared in most of the states in India. 
2. Daily milk production is more in Murrah buffaloes. On an average Murrah Buffaloes give about 8-16 liters per day. 
3. The other big advantages these animals are, they are more disease resistant when compared to cross-bred cows. 
4. They can thrive on any crop residue in absence of concentrates during drought. 
5. As Buffalo milk contains more fat, and the milk price is more. This results in good returns. 

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In cattles, when red one is crossed with white coloured then an intermediate or rather roan coloured offspring is formed. It is an example of.

  1. Incomplete dominance

  2. Dominance simply

  3. Co-dominance

  4. No genetic relation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Incomplete dominance occurs when the phenotype of the heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two homozygotes. Crossing red and white cattle to produce roan (a mix of red and white hairs) is a classic example of co-dominance, but in many textbooks, this specific scenario is often used to illustrate incomplete dominance or co-dominance depending on the definition of the trait.

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Which of the following are exotic breeds of cattle?

(i) Brawn
(ii) Jersey
(iii) Brown Swiss
(iv) Jersey Swiss

  1. (i) and (iii)

  2. (ii) and (iii)

  3. (i) and (iv)

  4. (ii) and (iv)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The most exotic breeds of cattle are the cattle which has its inheritance from a Jersey breed or a Brown Swiss breed. Jersey breed is known for its high milk fat percentage and brown Swiss has the best fat to protein ratio .Therefore the exotic breeds of cattle are Jersey and Brown Swiss. Hence options (ii) and (iii) are correct.
There are no cattle breed named Brawn or Jersey Swiss. Hence options (i) and (iv) are incorrect.

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Put a tick mark against the correct alternative in the following statements :
Which one of the following is a bacterial disease of cattle in which the animal gets swelling on body parts, especially on the neck ?

  1. Cow pox

  2. Anthrax

  3. Salmonellosis

  4. Rinderpest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Anthrax is a serious bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis that affects cattle and other livestock, characterized by fever, swelling on various body parts especially the neck and chest, and sudden death. Cow pox and Rinderpest are viral diseases, and salmonellosis is a gastrointestinal bacterial infection without this specific localized neck swelling presentation.

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Which of the following are Indian cattle?

(i) Bos indicus
(ii) Bos domestica
(iii) Bos bubalis
(iv) Bos vulgaris

  1. (i) and (iii)

  2. (i) and (ii)

  3. (ii) and (iii)

  4. (iii) and (iv)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Bos indicus is an Indian cattle and Bos babalis is an Indian cattle but not Bos bubalis. Hence, the correct answer is option (i) Bos Indicus.

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Which of the following breed of buffalo has maximum milk fat percentage in its milk?

  1. Nagpuri

  2. Bhadawari

  3. Mehsana

  4. Murrah
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Among the four buffalo Bhadawari buffalo breed has maximum milk fat percentage in its milk. It is an improved buffalo breed from Uttar Pradesh and some districts of Madhya Pradesh.  Bhadawari buffaloes are specifically renowned for the high content of butterfat found in their milk.

So, the correct option is 'Bhadawari'

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Holstein-Friesian, Brown Swiss and Jersey are all well known ________.

  1. Exotic breeds of cow

  2. Exotic breeds of goat

  3. Exotic breeds of poultry

  4. Animal husbandry scientists
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Holstein-Friesian from Holland, Brown Swiss from Switzerland and Hersey from Island of Jersey in English channel are exotic breeds of cattle.

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Halikar draught breed of cattle is found in

  1. Karnataka

  2. Gujarat

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Madhya Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hallikar is a draught breed of cattle native to the state of Karnataka in India and is most commonly found in the Hallikar belt of Southern India, comprising of Mysore, Mandya, Hassan and Tumkur districts of South Karnataka. So, the correct option is 'Karnataka'.