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A disease that infects camel is

  1. Pullorum

  2. Surra

  3. Rinderpest

  4. Encephalomalacia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Among camels, trypanosomiasis is sometimes also referred to as surra. It is caused by Trypanosoma evansi, present in most areas where camels are found. Surra in camels is usually a chronic wasting disease. Striking clinical symptoms develop a month or so after infection, with acute bouts of fever, associated with dullness, lack of appetite and lacrimation, coinciding with peaks of high parasitaemia. Gradually the animal loses condition, the hump shrinks and progressive weakness becomes noticeable. Oedemas may occur. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Feeding jaggery along with lime water is one of the first aid measure for

  1. Diarrhoea

  2. Constipation

  3. Milk fever

  4. Anthrax


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Milk fever is a disorder of mainly dairy cows close to calving.
  • It is a metabolic disease caused by a low blood calcium level. Feeding jaggery along with lime water, a few days prior to calving and giving soft nutritious and easily digestible food for few days after calving prevent milk fever.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Hybrid breed of Cattle is _______

  1. Sunandini

  2. Holstein

  3. Brown swiss

  4. Kankrej


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Sunandini is a composite breed of cattle developed in India by crossing nondescript cattle with Brown swiss, Jersey cattle and Holstein Frisian cattle. Jersey and HF bulls from many parts of the world are extensively utilized to generate this breed. Its origin is from India and can be found in many parts of India.

Jaffarbandi, Murrah and Mehsana are breeds of ____________.

  1. Cow

  2. Buffalo

  3. Goat

  4. Sheep


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jaffarbandi, Murrah and Mehsana are breeds of buffalo.

A milch breed of cow is _______________.

  1. Amritmahal

  2. Hallikar

  3. Sindhi

  4. Surti


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

White Sindhi, Gray Sindhi and Thari are good milch breeds of cow.

Select the group having only buffalo breeds ____________________________.

  1. Mehsana, Murrah, Nagapuri, Haryana

  2. Murrah, Nagapuri, Haryana, Ongole

  3. Nagapuri, Haryana, Ongole, Sindhi

  4. Surti, Mehsana, Murrah, Nagapuri


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Surti, Mehsana, Murrah and Nagapuri are breeds of buffalo whereas Haryana, Ongole and Sindhi native cow varieties of India. 

Zebu is _____________.

  1. Bos indicus

  2. Gallus gallus

  3. Bubalus bubalus

  4. Bombyx mori


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Zebu is also called as  Bos primigenius indicus or Bos indicus or Bos taurus indicus.

Amrithmahal is a/an ______________________.

  1. Dual purpose breed

  2. Exotci breed

  3. Cross breed

  4. Draught breed


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Amritmahal is a draught breed which was developed from a herd established by the ruler of Mysore state from a draught breed of southern India.