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Which of the following is the.high milk yielding variety of cow ? 

  1. Holstein

  2. Dorset

  3. Sahiwal

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

Holstein is one of the exotic breeds of cow. The average milk production of Holstein is about 16000 l per lactational period. It has lactation period of about 365 days.

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Casein is a protein present in milk. Which group of protein is associated with casein?

  1. Nucleoprotein

  2. Chromoprotein

  3. Phosphoprotein

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

  • A phosphoprotein are a group of conjugated proteins, like casein, in which the protein molecule is bound to phosphoric acid. 
  • Casein is a phosphoprotein. These proteins are commonly found in mammalian milk, making up 80% of the proteins in cow milk and between 20% and 45% of the proteins in human milk.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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Who established that anthrax-disease of sheep is caused by Bacillus anthracis?

  1. Paul Vuillemin

  2. Alexander Flemming

  3. Funk

  4. Louis Pasteur

  5. Robert Koch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The agent of anthrax is a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. While other investigators discovered the anthrax bacillus, it was a German physician and scientist, Dr. Robert Koch, who proved that the anthrax bacterium (Bacillus anthracis) was the cause of a disease that affected farm animals in his community.

So, the correct answer is 'Robert Koch'

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Anthrax is a serious disease of

  1. Cattle

  2. Poultry

  3. Fish

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax can be found naturally in soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals around the world. Domestic and wild animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, antelope, and deer can become infected when they breathe in or ingest spores in contaminated soil, plants, or water. People get infected with anthrax when spores get into the body. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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Cattle husbandry is done for 

  1. Milk production

  2. Milk and egg production

  3. Milk production and agricultural work

  4. Milk production egg production and agricultural work
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cattle husbandry is done for two purposes milk production and agricultural work such as tilling, irrigation and carting.

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Put a tick mark against the correct alternative in the following statement:
One of the following is a bacterial disease of sheep and goat. Identify it.

  1. Sore mouth

  2. Rinderpest

  3. Goat pox

  4. Brucellosis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Brucella. Various Brucella species affect sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, dogs, and other animals. Bovine brucellosis mainly affects rams, causing lesions in their reproductive organs (called epididymitis).

Rest of the diseases are caused by viruses.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Brucellosis'

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Feeding jaggery with limewater is one of the first aid measure for ...........

  1. Diarrhoea

  2. Milk fever

  3. Cow Pox

  4. Anthrax
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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, 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 (B), 'Milk fever'.

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Put a tick mark against the correct alternative in the following statement:
Which one of the following is a viral disease of poultry?

  1. Ranikhet disease

  2. Cholera

  3. Coryza

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

  • Ranikhet disease is a disease caused by viruses. It is the most fatal disease of poultry. 
  • Cholera and coryza are bacterial diseases.
  • Aspergillosis is a fungal disease.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Ranikhet disease'

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Who is the pioneer of "White revolution" in India?

  1. Swaminathan

  2. Varghese Kurien

  3. Dhiru Bhai Ambani

  4. S.K. Birla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Verghese Kurien is widely known as the Father of the White Revolution in India, also recognized as Operation Flood, which transformed India into one of the largest milk producers in the world. M.S. Swaminathan is known for the Green Revolution in India.