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[#186] Most pathogenic species/disease affecting snakes
Correct Answer

(C) Salmonellosis

Explanation

Solution: Most pathogenic species/disease affecting snakes is Salmonellosis. The most common germ carried by reptiles and amphibians is Salmonella. Reptiles and amphibians often carry Salmonella bacteria in their digestive tracts. Even healthy reptiles and amphibians can carry the bacteria. Almost all strains of Salmonella are pathogenic as they can invade, replicate and survive in human host cells, resulting in potentially fatal disease.

[#187] Zebra marking is predominant feature of
Correct Answer

(C) Rinder pest

Explanation

Solution: Zebra marking is predominant feature of Rinder pest. Rinderpest was an infectious viral disease of cattle, domestic buffalo, and many other species of even-toed ungulates, including gaurs, buffaloes, large antelope, deer, giraffes, wildebeests, and warthogs. Gross pathologic lesions occurred throughout the GI and upper respiratory tracts, either as areas of necrosis and erosion, or congestion and hemorrhage, the latter creating classic “zebra-striping” in the rectum. Lymph nodes could be enlarged and edematous, with white necrotic foci in the Peyer's patches.

[#188] Genus of goat is
Correct Answer

(B) Capra

Explanation

Solution: Genus of goat is Capra. Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats, composed of up to nine species, including the markhor and many species known as ibexes. All members of the genus Capra are bovids (members of the family Bovidae), and more specifically caprines (subfamily Caprinae). The goats of the genus Capra have complex systematic relationships, which are still not completely resolved.

[#189] Egg-Yolk contains the maximum amount of
Correct Answer

(D) Fat

Explanation

Solution: Egg-Yolk contains the maximum amount of Fat. Egg yolk has a high-fat content of about 4.5 - 6 grams per egg, which contributes about 10% of the daily recommended value. Egg is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids and unsaturated fats which cannot be made by the body and must be obtained from the diet. The fat of an egg is found almost entirely in the yolk, there is less than 0.5% in the albumen. Most of an egg's total fatty acid composition is monounsaturated (approximately 38%). About a further 16% is polyunsaturated and only 28% is saturated.

[#190] The term 'Tandem' refers to
Correct Answer

(D) Selection of one character at a time until it is improved by grading

Explanation

Solution: The term 'Tandem' refers to Selection of one character at a time until it is improved by grading. Tandem is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction.