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Objective of mixed cropping: The main objective of mixed cropping is to reduce the risk of crop failure during environmental stresses. Following...
We get different nutrients from cereals, pulses, fruits, and vegetables that are very essential for the growth of an individual. (i) Cereals are a ...
Green revolution refers to an increase in the production of food grains, especially wheat crops. It has helped India to grow economically. Main obj...
Plants and animals as sources of food: We get various food products from plants and animals that are very important for the growth and maintenance ...
Advantages of composite fish cultures are listed below: (i) It is cost-effective as different varieties of fishes are cultured at the same price. ...
Some of the advantages of bee-keeping are as follows: (i) It increases the production of honey. (ii) Wax collected from the beehives helps in va...
Prevention of poultry diseases: Poultry fowls suffer from various diseases that are caused by virus, bacteria, fungi, etc. These diseases can be...
Some of the advantages of fishery are listed below: 1. Increment in fish production with more consistency. 2. Better quality of fish with high p...
High yielding breeds have following advantages over indigenous breeds: (i) They have a higher egg-producing capacity. (ii) They have high immuni...
(a) Symptoms of mastitis include high fever, swelling of udders, and watery milk production. (b) Symptoms of foot and mouth disease include appeara...
Following are the symptoms of sick animals: 1. Fever with appearance of nodules on skin (in cowpox). 2. Irritation, blisters, and eruptions on t...
Artificial insemination is the process of cross-breeding in which semen is collected from a desired bull of high milk yielding breed and injected into...
Steps of artificial insemination are as follows: (i) Selection of a healthy and tough animal having high milk yield. (ii) Collection of semen fr...
(a) General utility breeds of cow: General utility breeds of cow refer to those breeds of cow that are raised for multiple purposes such as providi...
I would suggest the method of artificial insemination for improving the cattle breed because we can raise animals of desired characteristics through t...
Following are the main characteristics of a good cattle shelter: 1. It should be cleaned regularly to avoid any infection to the animals. 2. It ...
The sources of 'concentrates' given in a cattle feed include cotton seeds, oil seeds, grains of maize, oats, barley, jowar, gram, and their by-product...
An average daily feed of a cow is given below: 1. Green fodder and dry grasses (roughage) = 15-20 kg. 2. Grain mixture (concentrates) = 4-5 kg. ...
Roughage: It is high in fibre concentration. Other nutrient contents are low. Examples: Legumes, hay, and green fodder. Concentrates: It ...
The following animal products are used as food: 1. Milk: It is obtained from cow, buffalo, and goat. 2. Meat: It is obtained from goat, fowl, bu...