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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)


Correct Option: A
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.

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

  1. Nagpuri

  2. Bhadawari

  3. Mehsana

  4. Murrah


Correct Option: B
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'

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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

Halikar draught breed of cattle is found in

  1. Karnataka

  2. Gujarat

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: A
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'.

In which of the following options, the different breeds are not correctly placed?


Breeds of buffalo - ______, Breeds of cattle - _________

  1. Murrah, Hallikar

  2. Bhadawari, Kankrej

  3. Mehsana, Tharparkar

  4. Chegu, Jaffarabadi


Correct Option: D

The disease rinderpest is also called as .....................

  1. Blue tongue

  2. Cattle plague

  3. Ring worm

  4. Both (A) and (C)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rinderpest, also called cattle plague, is an acute viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals, particularly, cattle and buffalo. Rinderpest is caused by a paramyxovirus (genus Morbillivirus) closely related to those that cause measles in humans. The virus is transmitted by close direct or indirect contact.

Select the viral disease of cattle.  

  1. foot and mouth disease of cattle

  2. anthrax

  3. aspergillosis

  4. T.B.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Foot and mouth disease is an infectious and fatal viral disease that affects domestic and wild cows. The viral causes, high fever for two to three days. It is a severe plague for animal farming.

Which of the following is not a foreign breed cow?

  1. Sahiwal

  2. Holstein

  3. Brown swiss

  4. Jersy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Sahiwal is a breed of Zebu cattle which primarily is used in dairy production. The Sahiwal originated in the dry Punjab region which lies along the Indian-Pakistani border. 

Cattle fed with spoilt hay of sweet clover which contains dicoumarol.

  1. Are healthier due to a good diet

  2. Catch infections easily

  3. May suffer vitamin K deficiency and prolonged bleeding

  4. May suffer from beri-beri due to deficiency of B vitamins


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

When sweet clover becomes spoiled or is improperly cured the coumarol is converted to the toxic substance dicoumarol. This toxin interferes with the metabolism and synthesis of vitamin K. Vitamin K is essential for liver function, necessary to prevent the seepage of blood from the circulatory system and to establish blood clotting. Without vitamin K, the blood will not clot properly after an injury, and this is why sweet clover poisoning is also called sweet clover bleeding disease.

So, the correct option is 'May suffer vitamin K deficiency and prolonged bleeding'.