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Questions Related to cattle farming
Bacteria causes foot and mouth disease.
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True
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False
The most common cause of a foot and mouth disease is a enteroviruses which is virus and not a bacteria.
On the basis of utility, Nagpuri buffaloes are categorized as
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Milkers
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Dual purpose
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Draught cattle
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Grazers
The Nagpuri buffalo is a versatile breed of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra State and stands better amongst the breeds of buffaloes which combine the milk and drought qualities in a better proportion in adverse climatic conditions. The animals of this breed are very well adapted to the harsh-semi-arid conditions of Vidarbha region and can withstand extreme climatic conditions as high as 47º C even in respect of milk production and fertility. These buffaloes are used for heavy draught purpose and farmers prefer this breed due to its low maintenance cost, efficiency of feed conversion, moderate production and better adaptation to local climatic conditions. Therefore it serves dual purpose of milkers and draught cattle.
Gelatin, a very important raw material for preparation of photographic emulsion, is a by-product of ..........
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Chicken
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Forest
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Fish
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Cattle
The Jersey bull used for cross breeding is an exotic variety from_______________
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USA
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UK
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Switzerland
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Holland
The device used for measuring the quality of milk is_____________
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Respirometer
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Sphygmomanometer
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Lactometer
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Anemometer
- The device used for measuring the quality of milk is a lactometer. It is an instrument that measures the amount of water added and the volume of cream in the sample of milk.
- It works on the principle of gravity. It has many industrial applications where milk is tested and then used for making various products.
High milk yielding varieties of cows are obtained by______________
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Super ovulation
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Artificial insemination
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Use of surrogate mothers
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All of the above
- High milk yielding varieties of cows are obtained by superovulation, artificial insemination and by the use of surrogate mothers.
- Superovulation is when the cow is induced, usually through the use of injectable hormones to ovulate multiple ova.
- Artificial insemination is the process of collecting sperm cells from a male animal and manually depositing them into the reproductive tract of a female.
- Use of surrogate mother in which eggs are obtained from the mother and fertilized with sperm from the father and the embryo is placed into the uterus of the surrogate.
An exotic breed of cattle is______________
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Ongole
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Sindhi
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Jersey
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Sahiwal
- Exotic breeds are a breed of foreign origin. Jersey is the dairy breed from Jersey Island, U.K. It is known because of its high content of milk and lower maintenance costs.
The milk producing female livestock animals are called as___________
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Broiler
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Milch animals
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Draught animals
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Both A and B
- Milch animals are those who produce milk among livestock animals. either they give milk, include cow, buffalo, goat, and camel.
Which of the following is the high milk yielding variety of cow?
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Jamunapari
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Murrah
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Holstein
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Kathiyabari
- The high milk yielding variety of cow is Holstein. It is found in the northern parts of the country and the average milk production of this cow is 6000 to 7000 kgs per lactation.
Mehsana and Jaffarabadi are examples of______________
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Indian breeds of buffaloes
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Breeds of cow
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Breeds of sheep
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Indian breeds of goat
- Mehsana and Jaffarabadi are Indian breeds of buffaloes which are found in Gujarat and Mehsana is famous as persistent milch and regular breeder.