Tag: animal husbandry

Pashmina is the most sought after wool in the world because of its superior quality. It is found in Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir in India. 

Pashmina goat is a breed of goat inhabiting the plateaus in Tibet and neighbouring areas of Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir, India. They are raised for ultra-fine cashmere wool (known as pashmina once woven). Hence option B is correct.

• Sheep are kept indoors and fed on leaves, grain, and dry fodder during the winter season. 
• This is done to protect them from the cold weather. Also, sheep do not lose their extra energy to keep themselves warm.

• Lohi is one of the breeds of sheep which are reared for the production of wool. This breed is found in the northern regions of Punjab. 
• The face is dark in color and the body produces a high amount of wool. The wool produced by this breed is known for its high quality. 

Pashmina is the finest quality of wool obtained from Changthangi or Pashima goat. The goat is native to Tibet and Ladakh. They survive in grass and at low temperature. It provides wool for the famous Kashmiri shawl i.e., Pashima shawls. Thus the correct answer is option B.

Bikaneri or Magra is mainly found in eastern and southern part of Bikaner. The wool obtained from it is of high quality and used for making carpets. The most important strain of Magra has flocks with extremely white and lustrous fleece, found in a few villages around Bikaner. Thus the correct answer is option A.

There are a number of shrubs and low trees that are used for ruminant fodder. Many are nitrogen-fixing, meaning that they can help to regenerate nitrogen depleted soils, and many are also excellent soil binders. As fodder, nitrogen-rich species are generally highly palatable and rich in protein and provide excellent supplementation for goats that are ill or weak, or when forage is not of good quality.

The recommended periods for shearing of wool are winter (February - March) and rainy (August - September) seasons when rich grazing ground is available.

A cloven hoof or split hoof is a hoof split into two toes. This is found on members of the mammalian order Artiodactyla. Examples of mammals that possess this type of hoof are cattle, deer, goats and sheep.