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[#136] Milk fever is also known as
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(C) Parturient paresis

Explanation

Solution: Milk fever is also known as Parturient paresis. It is an afebrile disease that typically is associated with parturition and beginning lactation. It is characterized by sudden paralysis, and gradual loss of consciousness and, if untreated, usually terminates in death. Milk fever is a disorder characterized by abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood (hypocalcemia). It occurs in cows most commonly within three days after they have calved, at a time when the cow's production of milk has put a severe strain on its calcium stores.

[#137] Match the following columns Column-I (Animals) Column-II (Meat) a. Cow 1. Mutton b. Goat 2. Beef c. Buffalo 3. Chevon d. Sheep 4. Buffen
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(A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

Explanation

Solution: a. The meat of Cow is Beef. The word beef is from the Latin word bos, in contrast to cow which is from Middle English cou. Beef contains protein, iron, and vitamin B12. b. The meat of Goat is Chevon. Chevon is meat from young goats, approximately six to nine months in age, often fed a forage and/or grain diet and weighing around 50 - 60 pounds live. c. The meat of Buffalo is Buffen. Buffalo meat is the meat of the water buffalo, a large bovid, raised for its milk and meat in many countries. d. The meat of Sheep is Mutton. Mutton, generically sheep meat, are the meat of domestic sheep, Ovis aries. A sheep in its first year is a lamb and its meat is also lamb.

[#138] Milk fever in cattle is caused by
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(A) Decrease in the level of calcium in tissue fluid

Explanation

Solution: Milk fever in cattle is caused by Decrease in the level of calcium in the tissue fluid. Milk fever, postparturient hypocalcemia, or parturient paresis is a disease, primarily in dairy cattle but also seen in beef cattle and non-bovine domesticated animals, characterized by reduced blood calcium levels (hypocalcemia). It occurs following parturition, at onset of lactation when demand for calcium for colostrum and milk production exceeds the body's ability to mobilize calcium.

[#139] Edema consisting of gelatinous material in neck and brisket region seen in cattle in
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(D) Haemorrhagic septicemia

Explanation

Solution: Edema consisting of gelatinous material in the neck and brisket region seen in cattle is Haemorrhagic septicemia. Hemorrhagic septicemia (HS), an acute and highly fatal disease of cattle and buffalo, is caused by Pasteurella multocida. HS occurs as catastrophic epizootics in many Asian and African countries, resulting in high mortality and morbidity. Septicemic pasteurellosis has especially been used for disease outbreaks in cervids and other wild ungulates.

[#140] Dipping is done to killing
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(B) Ectoparasite

Explanation

Solution: Dipping is done to kill Ectoparasite. Dipping is meant the immersion of cattle in solutions of various chemical preparations to destroy parasites that infest their skin. Ectoparasites are organisms that live on the skin of a host, from which they derive their sustenance.