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The correct answer is Malani.

Key Points

• Malani breed horses are considered rare.
• There is a growing demand for these horses for polo and race courses.
• This horse is known for its strength and beauty.
• The Malani breed originated from the Kathiawadi and Sindhi breed of horses.

Important Points

• Qataghani Horce:
  • It is a horse breed from the former Qataghan province of Afghanistan.
  • It is a usually bred for light riding purposes.
• Gidran Horce: 
  • The Gidran is one of the smallest horse populations among Hungarian horses.
  • The Gidran is a Hungarian Anglo-Arabian breed that comes from a combination of Arabian & Thoroughbred bloodlines.
• Unmol Horse:
  • The Unmol Horse is a breed of extremely rare horses that evolved in India, in the North West Punjab province (now in Pakistan).

The correct answer is 21

Key Points

• The hatching of eggs refers to the production of baby chicks.
• Only 10 to 12 eggs can be put under 1 hen
• The physical factors necessary for successful incubation are temperature, humidity, gaseous environment, and turning of eggs.
• The fertilized egg takes about 21 days to hatch.

Additional Information Specific conditions for hatching

The correct answer is Manganese.

• Perosis in poultry due to deficiency of Manganese.
• Another name for Perosis is chondrodystrophy.
• Perosis is caused by deficiency of Manganese or deficiency of some vitamins like choline, nicotic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, or folic acid.
• Symptoms of Perosis: Shortened leg bones and Enlarged, flattened hock joints.

The correct answer is 26°C.

The temperature required for chicks at different ages are as follows

• 0-1 week - 35°C
• 0-2 weeks - 32°C
• 2-3 weeks - 28.3°C to 29.4°C
•  3 - 4 weeks is 26°C.

Terms associated with chicken - 

.Key Points

• Test cross: It is done between the first filial generation and the recessive parent.
• It is carried out to know the genotype of the first filial individuals to know whether they are homozygous or heterozygous.
• All test crosses are to be said as backcrosses but not vice versa.

Additional Information

• Back cross: It is the crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents, or an adult genetically identical to the parent, to achieve offspring with a genetic identity closer to parents.
• It is generally used in horticulture, animal breeding, & gene knockout organism development.
• It is a cross between the F1 individual and either of 2 parents.
• It is generally used to improve a variety or breed by making several backcrosses.

The correct answer is Birds.

• Fowlpox is a relatively slow-spreading viral infection that affects most bird species.
• Fowl pox is caused by a virus named Avipoxvirus which belongs to the Poxviridae family.
• This disease is similar to smallpox in human beings.
• It is a world-wide disease of poultry.
• Some possible hosts are - chickens, turkeys, quail, canaries, pigeons, and many other species of birds.

Additional Information

• Fowlpox virus (FPV) vaccine, CEO (chicken embryo origin) vaccine can be used in controlling Fowlpox disease.
• Symptoms of Fowlpox are - Depression, Inappetance, Poor growth, Poor egg production.

The correct answer is 5.

Key Points

• The Livestock Census in India was held every five years.
• The last time it was conducted at 2019.
• Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of livestock in India.
• It covers all domesticated animals and their headcounts.
• So far 19 such censuses have been conducted by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, in participation with State Governments and UT Administrations.

Additional Information

• The first Livestock Census in India was carried out in 1919-1920. 
• Rajasthan has the highest number of Sheep in India.
• Brazil has the largest cattle inventory in the world followed by India and China.
• West Bengal had the highest cattle population across India, at about 19 million in 2019.

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The correct answer is Malani.

Key Points

• Tharparkar:
  • This variety of cows originates from the Malani region in Barmer.
  • This breed is known for its high-yielding milk capacity.
  • It is also known as ‘White Sindhi’, ‘Grey Sindhi’, and ‘Thari’, as per the location of origin.
  • This breed is white and has a light grey coloured coat.
  • This breed can survive in the drought condition well.
  • They can survive on fodder and bushy vegetation.

Additional Information

The correct answer is ​Johne`s disease.

• Johne`s disease is a specific chronic contagious enteritis of cattle, sheep, goats, buffaloes, and occasionally pigs.
• The disease is characterized by progressive emaciation and in cattle and buffaloes by chronic diarrhoea and thickening of the intestine.
• Under natural conditions, the disease spreads by ingestion of contaminated feed and water.
• The animal aged 3 to 6 years mostly suffer from the disease.
• The organisms are susceptible to sunlight, drying, and high ph of soil; continuous contact of urine with faeces reduces the life of bacteria.
• Clinical signs appear mainly during 2-6 years of age.
• Treatment of the organisms is more resistant to chemotherapeutic agents.

Additional Information

• Listeriosis disease is also known as meningoencephalitis.
• Lesions disease is also known as hypocalcemia.

The correct option is: 1) Latent period

Explanation:

• The latent period is the time between exposure to a pathogen and the point at which the disease becomes detectable through laboratory tests or clinical signs.
• During this phase, the pathogen is present in the host but has not yet reached a sufficient level to cause detectable symptoms or transmission.
• The incubation period, on the other hand, is the time between exposure and the onset of symptoms, which is different from the latent period.

Discussion of Other Options:

• Communicable period: Incorrect. This refers to the time during which an infected individual can transmit the disease to others, which may or may not overlap with the latent period.
• Median incubation period: Incorrect. The median incubation period is the average time taken for symptoms to appear after exposure, but it does not focus on the detection of the disease.
• Incubation period: Incorrect. While it refers to the time from exposure to symptom onset, it is not necessarily the period from disease initiation to detection, which is the latent period.

Additional Information:

• Latent period vs. Incubation period: The latent period is typically shorter than the incubation period, as individuals may become infectious before showing symptoms.
• Example: In HIV, the latent period can be weeks to months, while the incubation period before symptoms (AIDS) can be years.

The correct answer is Protozoa.

•  It is a pathogenic protozoal disease of camel caused by Trypanosoma species.
• This disease 'Surra' is also known as Trypanosoma evansi.
•  Camels suffer from trypanosomosis caused by T. evansi that is transmitted mechanically, non-cyclically, by hematophagous flies such as horseflies.
• This disease can also occur in Horses and Dogs.
• The clinical signs of this disease are - anaemia, loss of weight, abortion, and death.

Additional Information

• The scientific name of Camel is Camelus.
• Camel is the state animal of Rajasthan.
• Some other Protozoan diseases of animals are - Coccidia and Cryptosporidium.

• Wool and silk fibres are obtained from animals. Wool is obtained from the fleece (hair) of sheep or yak. For obtaining wool, sheep are reared. Their hair is cut and processed into wool.
• Patanwadi is a breed of sheep which is found in western India, Patanwadi also known as Kutchi, Kathiawari, and Vadhiyari. Patanwadi sheep mainly found in coastal plains of the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat.
• Patanwadi sheep are hornless. Their ears are tubular, medium-sized drooping, and turning inward. The neck is short and this covered with fleeces of dirty white colour. Limbs are of brown or tan colour.
• The important Sheep breeds in India

The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• Bhadawari is an advanced indigenous buffalo breed.
  • It is mainly reared for milk production in the Agra and Etawah districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bhind and Morena districts of Madhya Pradesh.

Additional Information

• In our country 12 breeds of buffalo are recognized by the 'Indian Council of Agricultural Research' and Breed Registration Committee.
  • Bhadawari is an important breed among them, which is famous for the high-fat percentage of milk.
  • On average, 8.0% fat is found in the milk of Bhadavari buffalo which is more than the buffalo breeds found in the country.
  • Indian Pasture and Fodder Research Institute is located in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Maximum 11-12 percent fat has been found in the milk of Bhadavari buffalo.
  • Bhadawari is the best breed of buffalo in the country. It is the only indigenous breed in the country whose milk has the highest fat content.

The correct answer is Lohi - Buffalo.

Key Points

The correct answer is to keep the insects away.

Key Points

• Cow dung has the power to kill bacteria that are harmful to humans.
  • It is very rich in minerals and a great factor of anti-bacterial.
  • Small insects like scorpions, centipedes, etc don't come near the places which are coated with the paste of Cow dung.
  • Cow Dung acts as a natural mosquito repellent.
  • Mosquitoes stay away from such places.