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The correct answer is Poultry.

Key Points

• Rhode Island Red is a poultry breed.
• It is native to Rhode Island in New England.
• It is a dual-purpose breed and produces 100 eggs/ year. 

• A dual-purpose breed of poultry is referred to as a breed that produces more numbers of eggs and is still large enough to process extra roosters to consume. 

The Correct Answer is Mycoplasma disease.

• Viral diseases are some of the most important infectious diseases affecting poultry.
• They are characterised by not being able to be treated, but most can be prevented with vaccines.
• The more important viral diseases are Newcastle Disease, Fowl pox, Marek's Disease and Mycoplasma diseases.
• Some of the bacterial diseases are Fowl Cholera, Pullorum, Fowl Typhoid and Avian Salmonellosis.

The Correct Answer is All of the above.

• National Policy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance has set a tolerance limit for antibiotics in poultry and seafood. These  antibiotics are: 
  • Oxytetracycline,
  • Oxolinic acid,
  • Tetracycline and
  • Trimethoprim 
• It has been done to address the harmful effect of these on human beings.
• According to the estimates,, 20-50% of the antibiotics used are harmful to human beings.
• Thus, the government is putting a cap on their tolerance limits.

Implementing Agency for Different Breeding Programmes are given below:

Key Points

• Murrah: Murrah is a high-yielding breed of buffalo, originating from Haryana and Punjab in India. It is known for its high milk production capacity.
• Bhadwari: Bhadwari buffaloes are native to Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. They are known for producing milk with high butterfat content.
• Rohtak: Rohtak is a region in Haryana known for breeding quality buffaloes. Rohtak buffaloes are recognized for their robust physique and milk production.
• Buffalos play an essential role in the Indian dairy industry, contributing significantly to milk production and rural livelihoods.

Additional Information

• Goats: Goats are small ruminants commonly raised for milk, meat, and fiber. Popular goat breeds in India include Jamunapari, Beetal, and Barbari.
• Sheep: Sheep are primarily raised for wool and meat. Breeds like Merino, Nellore, and Chokla are prominent in India.
• Horses: Horses are used for transportation, sports, and ceremonial purposes. Marwari, Kathiawari, and Zanskari are notable horse breeds in India.

The correct answer is Strep Cup Test.

• This test is also known as the throat Culture Rapid Strep Test, Rapid Antigen Detection Test (RADT) Streptococcal Screen.
• This test is done to determine if sore throat is strep throat, an infection caused by group A streptococcus (GAS) bacteria.
• Mastitis, or inflammation of the mammary gland, is the most common and the most expensive disease of dairy cattle throughout most of the world.
• Mastitis treatment includes the following drugs - acriflavine, gramicidin, and tyrothricin.
• It is a bacterial disease.

Additional Information

• A Widal Test is done to identify Typhoid fever.
• Tetrazolium Test is done to determine seed viability.
• Mastitis disease can occur in all Pet animals.

The correct answer is Red Sindhi.

Key Points

• Red Sindhi is a reputed heat-tolerant indigenous dairy cattle breed originating from the Sindh province of Pakistan.
• The breed is also known as “Malir”, “Red Karachi” and “Sindhi”. 
• It is considered that breed evolved from Las Bela cattle of Bela, Baluchistan. 
• The breed is of distinct red colour and darker than Sahiwal.
• The milk yield of the cattle ranges from 2000 to 4000 kg per lactation with an average yield of 1840 kg per lactation.
• Fat percentage in the milk varies from 4 to 5.2% with an average of 4.5%. 
•  Among the indigenous cattle breeds are Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Gir, Tharparkar, etc.​

Additional Information

• ​Chippiparai, Kanni, and Kombai are breeds of sighthound dogs native to Southern India.
• Traditionally kept for hunting.

The correct answer is Bareily.

• The Indian veterinary research institute is located in the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• The animal husbandry department was created in 1944.
• The department covers livestock development, poultry development, disease control, fodder development, and other animal husbandry activities.
• To provide breeding facilities with advanced technologies and the improved genetic stock was the objective of forming the department.
• To increase the area of fooder cultivation in order to improve feed and fooder resources for animals was the other aim of the department.

The Correct Answer is zoonoses. 

Additional Information

• Zoonoses: These are diseases of animals including Homo sapiens. Its infective agents have become adapted to a particular animal species during the course of evolution and can exist in these animals by uninterrupted infection chains.
• In a narrow (epidemiological) sense, the transfer of causative agents of animal disease to human beings is zoonoses.
• They are diseases and infections the agents of which are naturally transmitted among other vertebrate animals and man.
• Also included are a number of infections, which are shared but not naturally transmitted.

The Correct Answer is Cover crops. 

Additional Information

The Correct Answer is Maize

Important Points 

• Some of the crops are known to be specific for the occurrence of symptoms of a particular deficient nutrient element exhibiting characteristic symptoms.
• Such crops are called Indicator Crops for the deficiency of that particular element.
• This is mainly due to the greater demand for the element in the respective Indicator Crops.
• Indicator crops for different nutrients:

The correct answer is E. Coli.

• E. Coli bacteria normally live in the intestine of healthy peoples and animals.
• Older adults and children are at higher risk from this infection.
• It affects the peoples with weakened immune systems.

Important Points

• Causes and Symptoms of E. Coli:

Additional Information

The correct answer is Chokla.

• Chokla is a Sheep breed.
• It is native to India.
• This breed is generally found in the Rajasthan region of India.
• This breed of sheep is known as the Best Carpet wool breed.

•  Angora, Alpine, and Saanen are the breeds of Goat.

The correct answer is Hisar.

• It was established on 1 February 1985.
• It comes under the India Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
• India has 58% of the world's buffaloes and 35% of India's cattle are buffaloes.
• The Director of this institute is Dr. Inderjeet Singh.
• The Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is another institute in Hisar engaged in similar work which collaborates with CIRB.
• Hisar Annual Buffalo festival is held every year at the main campus on CIRB foundation day of 1 February.
• Buffalo milk has 58% more calcium, 40% more protein, and 43% less cholesterol than cow milk.
• The First Battle of Panipat was found in 1526 between Babur and Lodi dynasty.

Additional Information

• Chief Minister of Haryana –Nayab Singh Saini
• Governor of Haryana - Bandaru Dattatreya.
• DGP of Haryana - P. K. Agarwal
• National Parks of Haryana are - Sultanpur National Park, Kalesar National Park.

• Jaisalmeri breed is considered to be the best breed of camels.
• The breed is named after the desert city of Jaisalmer.
• Other three major camel breeds are Mewari, Kutchi and Bikaneri.