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What is the difference between livestock and animal husbandry?

Important Questions on Improvement in Food Production

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Management of layers in poultry requires all the following conditions, EXCEPT _______.
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Holstein-Friesian, Brown Swiss and Jersey are all well known:
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Superior males of one breed are mated with superior females of another breed is known as:
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With the help of a suitable example, explain how cross-breeding is carried out in developing a new breed in animals.
 
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How much drinking water is required daily for a cow?
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Match the items given in column A with those in column B.
Column A Column B
1. Milk, curd, paneer, ghee. (i) eat other animals
2. Spinach, cauliflower, carrot (ii) eat plants and plants products
3. Lions and tigers (iii) are vegetables
4. Herbivores (iv) are all animal products
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Enlist different desired traits of the parents chosen for selective breeding.
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Name two animal sources of food obtained from seawater.
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What are the various practices necessary for raising animals for food and other purposes?
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You must have seen many animals around you – in books, in movies. Some may be alone, some in groups. Find out more about any one of these animals and write about it.
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Name one meat yielding animal and one egg yielding animal.
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Which of the following food items is not obtained from plants?
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Animal husbandry is the scientific management of:

(i) Animal breeding

(ii) Culture of animals

(iii) Animal livestock

(iv) Rearing of animals