Animal Husbandry - Study Mode

[#531] One buck is sufficient to breed . . . . . . . . does.
Correct Answer

(B) 50 - 60

Explanation

Solution: One buck is sufficient to breed 50 - 60 does. A well grown buck kid may be bred to 'five or six does during his first season at an approximate age of six months. When 18 to 24 months old he may be permitted to service 25 to 30 does, and when fully mature 50 to 60 does in a breeding season.

[#532] Which one of following is not a bacterial disease
Correct Answer

(A) Rinderpest

Explanation

Solution: Rinderpest is not a bacterial disease. Rinderpest was an infectious viral disease of cattle, domestic buffalo, and many other species. The disease was characterized by fever, oral erosions, diarrhea, lymphoid necrosis, and high mortality. Rinderpest virus (RPV), a member of the genus Morbillivirus, is closely related to the measles and canine distemper viruses.

[#533] Most susceptible species for Haemorrhagic septicemia
Correct Answer

(B) Buffalo

Explanation

Solution: Most susceptible species for Haemorrhagic septicemia is Buffalo. Haemorrhagic septicaemia in cattle and buffaloes was previously known to be associated with one of two serotypes of P. multocida. The disease occurs mainly in buffaloes. The incubation periods (the time between exposure and observable disease) for buffalo calves 4 - 10 months of age varies according to the route of infection.

[#534] Anthrax is also called as.....
Correct Answer

(A) Splenic fever

Explanation

Solution: Anthrax is also called Splenic fever. Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal and injection. Anthrax was historically known by a wide variety of names indicating its symptoms, location and groups considered most vulnerable to infection. They included Siberian plague, Cumberland disease, charbon, splenic fever, malignant edema, woolsorter's disease.

[#535] International Livestock Research Institute is located at
Correct Answer

(B) Nairobi

Explanation

Solution: International Livestock Research Institute is located in Nairobi. The International Livestock Research Institute or ILRI is an international agricultural research institute within the CGIAR - formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research. It was established in 1994 by merger of the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases in Nairobi in Kenya, and the International Livestock Centre for Africa in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. It is a non-profit, non-governmental organization.