animals for breeding

Right from the early days of human civilization man has been breeding selected species that are useful to him. This has produced different varieties of plants and animals. The Result of Selective Breeding..

This involves breeding among unrelated animals. To increase the milk yield, Indian cows are crossbred with European breeds like Jersey, Holstein, Red Dane, Brown Swiss et..

The following are some improved breeds of dairy cows that have been developed in our country at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, Haryana. Karan Swiss : This is a crossbreed between Brown Swiss and Sahiwal. Karan Fries: This is a cross breed between Hol..

Breeding - Indigenous dairy breeds produce 6-8 litres of milk a day where as foreign exotic breeds produce 60 litres of milk a day. Even the lactation period (period when milk is produced) is longer. To improve the production of milk of our Indian cows, crossbreeding p..

ndigenous dairy breeds produce 6-8 litres of milk a day where as foreign exotic breeds produce 60 litres of milk a day. Even the lactation period (period when milk is produced) is longer. To improve the production of milk of our Indian cows, crossbreeding programmes are co..

Production of food Year Milk (Lakh ton) Egg (lakh ton) Egg (Crores) 1970 170 17.56 600 1980 302 24.42 1300 1990 515 32.00 1960 2000 780 56.56 3355 By livestock, we mean all domestic animals like cows, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs etc. ..

Disease Symptoms Prevention and Control A. BACTERIAL DISEASES 1. Anthrax (splenic fever) (a) swelling on me body and neck (b) Secretion of milk is reduced (c) Fast breathing (d) High temperature (a) Carcasses of diseased animals sh..

Milk is obtained from milk producing (milch) animals like cows, buffaloes and goats. Eggs are obtained from egg-laying birds like fowl and duck. Meat is obtained from fowl, cow, sheep, goat and pig. Fish are either fresh water or marine and include crabs, shrimps and prawns. To meet ..

Much before the advent of modern biotechnology, there were several practices that were commonly followed. Breeding (hybridisation) of plants and animals to change the genotype and phenotype of the hybrids is probably the oldest and the most widely used technique of genetic engin..

Zoological parks (zoos) are places where live animals are maintained in captivity and allowed to breed. Museums are places where varieties of animal specimens are preserved. Zoological parks and museums play a very significant role in the study of natural history..