ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES Flashcards
0
Q
man has domesticated about _____ species till date
A
40
1
Q
except _________ & _________ no two individuals are alike
A
clones
identical twins
2
Q
full form of AnGR
A
An=animal
G=genetic
R=resources
3
Q
AnGR includes __________
A
all types of species and breeds that exist
4
Q
name the most comprehensive book on domestic animals
A
“A World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds,Types and Varieties”
5
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no. of cattle breeds in india
A
FAO=61
ICAR=30
6
Q
no. of buffalo breeds in india
A
FAO=19
ICAR=15
7
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no. of sheep breeds in india
A
FAO=59
ICAR=42
8
Q
no. of goat breeds in india
A
FAO=29
ICAR=20
9
Q
india's share to world poulation of : cattle buffalo sheep goat
A
cattle=16%
buffalo=56%
sheep=5%
goat=17%
10
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no. 1 state in cattle population
A
MP
11
Q
no. 1 state in buffalo population
A
UP
also Pig & Equines
12
Q
no. 1 state in sheep population
A
Rajasthan
also Camel
13
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no. 1 state in goat population
A
bihar
14
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no. 1 state in Yak population
A
J & K
15
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no. 1 state in poultry production
A
Poultry
16
Q
about ___% of the total indegenous animals in india are non-descript
A
80
17
Q
cattle is a sub-family known as _______
A
bovinae
18
Q
genus Bos has _____ subspecies and ______ species
A
9
6
19
Q
domestic cattle descended from ________
A
aurochs
20
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all the 6 species of cattle can breed but the males produced will be ______
A
infertile
21
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_________ was the first person to survey important breeds of cattle in india
A
Olivery
22
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classify the 30(ICAR) breeds of cattle
A
milch(4)
dual-purpose(9)
draught(13+4)
23
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taylor is cross breed of
A
(shorthorn & jersey)
local cows around patna
24
jersind is cross breed of
jersey
| red sindhi
25
sunandini is cross breed of
brown swiss
| non descript at kerela
26
frieswal is cross breed of
HF(3/8 to 5/8 inheritence)
| sahiwal
27
karan fries is cross breed of
HF
| tharparkar
28
karan swiss is cross breed of
brown swiss
| sahiwal &red sindhi
29
jerthar is cross breed of
jersey
| tharparkar
30
australian milking zebu is cross of
sahiwal,red sindhi (20 to 40 % zebu blood)
| jersey
31
jamaica hope is cross breed of
80% jersey , 15% sahiwal
5% HF
in Jamaica
32
mambi is cross of
3/4th HF
1/4th Zebu
in cuba
33
siboney is cross of
5/8 HF
3/8 Zebu
in Cuba
34
pitanquieras is cross of
5/8 red poll
3/8 zebu
in brazil
35
santa gertrudis
brahman
shorthorn
in texas
36
brangus is cross of
brahman
| Angus
37
beefmaster is cross of
Brahman & shorthorn
| hereford
38
charbray is cross of
Brahman
| charolais
39
guernsey is cross of
brown and white cattle of brittany
| brindle cattle of normandy
40
HF originated in __________
netherlands(north holland & west fries land)
41
best milk producer cattle in the world
HF
| 19000 kg per lactation
42
brown swiss orginitated in _________
switzerland
43
jersey originated in ________
island of jersey
44
ayrshire originated in _________
ayrshire country if scotland
45
guernsey originated in _______
guernsey in the channel island
46
shorthorn originated in _________
durham country in england
47
angus originated in ________
aberdeen country of scotland
48
color of angus
complete black with polled head
49
santa gertrudis originated in __________ & its color is ___________
texas(USA)
| deep cherry-red
50
about ____% of indian buffaloes are non-descript and _____% are descript
60
| 40
51
mehsana buffalo is cross between
murrah
| surti
52
copper colored buffalo breed
bhadawari
53
grey skin buffalo breed
toda
54
buffalo breed with yellowish tufts of hair on knee & fetlock
ganjam/manda
55
maximum no. of sheep are present in which region of india
north western region
56
name the 6 types of sheep breeds according to type of WOOL FIBRES
```
fine wool
medium wool
long wool
carpet wool
fur
crossbred wool
```
57
bharat merino is cross of
chokla & nali
| rambouillet & merino
58
avivastra is cross of
chokla & nali
| rambouillet & merino
59
chokla & nali. x rambouillet & merino
```
bharat merino(75% exotic inheritance)
avivastra(50% exotic inheritance)
```
60
avikalin is cross of
malpura
| rambouillet
61
indian karakul is cross of
marwari,malpura and sonadi
| karakul
62
kashmir merino is cross of
gaddi,bhakarwal & poonchi
| merino & rambouillet
63
nilgiri synthetic is cross of
nilgiri
| merino & rambouillet
64
patanwadi synthetic
patanwadi
| rambouillet & merino
65
hissardale is cross of
bikaneri
| australian merino
66
all AVI _______ crossbreds have ____% exotic inheritance
50
they are named AVI because they were formed in Avikanagar
67
columbia S is cross of
rambouillet
| lincoln
68
panama S is cross of
lincoln
| rambouillet
69
targhee S is cross of
rambouillet
| long wool
70
romnelet S is cross of
rambouillet
| romney marsh
71
suffolk S is cross of
norfolk
| dark face south down
72
corriedale
merino
| lincoln
73
karakul S is cross of
2 local breeds
74
merino sheep developed in _______ and imported to india from _________
spain
| USSR
75
rambouillet developed in _________ and imported to india from _______
france
| USA
76
largest breed of sheep in world
lincoln
77
licester breed was developed by _________(person name)
robert bakewell along with shire horse,longhorn cattle
78
name fine wool exotic sheep breeds
merino
| rambouillet
79
name medium wool exotic sheep breeds
corriedale
80
name long coarse wool exotic sheep breed
lincoln
| licester
81
name fur exptic sheep breed
karakul
82
name mutton exotic sheep breeds
dorset
| suffolk
83
alpine goat physical character
roman nose
84
largest and heaviest goat breed among all european breeds
anglo nubian
85
dark chocolate body color sheep
toggenburg
86
boer is from _________
southern africa
87
pashmina is derieved from ________
angora goat
| orenberg
88
angora goat originated in ___________
angora region of turkey
89
fibre produced by angora goat is specifically known as ________
mohair
90
ranking of india in camel population
3rd
91
there are _____ well defined camel breeds in india
4
92
name the 4 well defined breeds of camel in india
bikaneri
jaisalmeri(for riding)
mewari
kuchhi(good milker)
93
camel breed which is good milker
kuchhi
94
riding camel breed is
jaisalmeri
95
total no, of horse breeds in india are _____
FAO=9
| ICAR=6
96
name the 6 indian horse breeds
```
marwari(Raj)
kathiawari(Guj)
spiti(tibit,HP)
zanskari(leh & ladakh)
manipuri(beauty)
bhutia(sikkim)
```
97
indian wild asses are found in ___________ & known as ____________
rann of kutchh of gujarat
| Kulau
98
3 types of indian donkeys are
indian donkey
indian wild asses
kiang
99
kiang is found in ___________
sikkim & ladakh
100
mule is cross of
```
female horse(mare)
male donkey(jack)
```
101
mithun/gayal is also known as __________,__________
mountain cattle
| ceremonial ox
102
important physical character of mithun
NO hump
| oil sweat gland which acts as insect repellent
103
mithun is said to
have originated from ______
has _____ chromosomes
has scientific name as ________
gaur
58
Bos frontalis
104
india has 2 different type of mithun
arunachalees
| nagamees
105
mithun bull x cow
F1 male=jatsa
| F1 female=jatsamin
106
mithun bull x jatsamin
F1 male=nupsa
| F1 female=nupsamin
107
mithun bull x siri cow
F1 male=Jechha
| F1 female=Jessam
108
scientific name of yak is __________ and its chromosome no. is _____
Bos grunniens
| 60
109
there are ___types of indian yaks
4
110
name the 4 types of indian yaks
ladakh
himachal
arunanchal
sikkim(bho & aho)
111
yak is locally known as
_______ for wild
_______ for domestic variety
banchour
| chour-gau
112
PIG
1. age at first conception
2. gestation length
3. litter size at birth & weaning
4. average birth weight
5. average weaning weight
1. 300 days
2. 112 days
3. 6-8 & 4-6
4. .5 kg
5. 6-12 kg
113
name 3 indian breeds of pig
Desi
Ghori
Ankamali
114
name the main 6 exotic breeds of pigs
```
yorkshire
berkshire
duroe
tamworth
landrace
poland china
```
115
yorkshire pig was developed from ________ pigs by _________(person)
leicester
| Robert bakewell
116
yorkshire pig developed in _________(place) and its color is _______
yorkshire(england)
| white
117
color of Berkshire
black coat with white feet
118
berkshire was developed by crossing of _________ & ___\_______
english hog
| sows of Chinese & Siamese origin
119
pig breed with arched narrow back
berkshire
120
color of Duroc breed pig
light golden to dark red(same as tamworth)
121
duroc breed of pig was developed by crossing pigs from ______,_______ & ________
africa
spain
portugal
122
tamworth was developed in ________
ireland
123
color of tamworth
light golden to dark red (same as Duroc)
124
_______ exotic pig breed is known for LEAN MEAT
tamworth
125
landrace breed of pig was developed in _________ & its color is _______
denmark
| white
126
poland china breed of pig developed in _______ & its color is ________
USA
| black coat with white feet(same as Berkshire)
127
minnosota no. 1 is crossbreed of
tamworth
| landrace
128
minnosota no.2is crossbreed of
poland china
| yorkshire
129
beltsville no.1 is crossbreed of
poland
| landrace
130
beltsville no. 2 is crossbreed of
yorkshire
duroc
landrace
hampshire
131
san pierre is a cross breed of
berkshire
| chester white
132
palouse is crossbreed of
landrace
| chester white
133
maryland no. 1
berkshire
| landrace
134
poultry science is the study of _______
poultry birds
135
ornithology is study of ________
birds other than poultry
136
the distinguish feature of poultry is _______
presence of comb
137
further grouping of poultry is
CBVS
classes
breeds
varieties
strains
138
name some examples of effects of genes in poultry
frizzle G- incomplete dominant
naked neck G- incomplete dominant
dwarf G- sex linked recessive
slow feathering G- sex linked dominant
pea comb G- dominant
139
short forms of 6 major genes of poultry
```
frizzle g(f)
dwarf g(dw)
slow feathering g(k)
naked neck g(Na)
pea comb g(P)
```
140
Frizzle gene features
curling of feathers
reduced feathering
improve CONVECTION ABILITY
141
naked neck gene features
neck feathers absent
improve CONVECTION ABILITY
reduce HATCHABILITY
142
dwarf gene features
body size reduction(10-30%)
metabolism reduction
fitness increased
disease tolerance increased
143
slow feathering gene features
delay of feathering
increase heat loss
reduction in FAT DEPOSITION
delay in IMMUNE RESPONSE MECHANISM
144
pea comb gene features
improve convection ability
145
name the 3 genes which increase CONVECTION ABILITY
frizzle g
naked neck g
pea comb g
146
name 4 types of comb
single
rose
pea
walnut
147
in literature,______ breeds of DESI FOWL have been documented
20
148
fowl breed with FEATHERED COMB
faverolla
149
habitat of Faverolla
kashmir
150
_______ fowl has curved feathers
frizzled
151
habitat of frizzle fowl
hot & humid costal region
| N.E region
152
fowl breed having black pigmentation
kadaknath
| black color in tellichery
153
kadaknath is also known as ________ & its habitat is ________
kalamasi
| MP
154
game bird of india
aseel
155
biggest fowl breed smong natives
aseel
156
name 2 fighter breeds of india
aseel
| denki
157
fowl with black skin
tellichery
| black pigmentation in kadaknath
158
habitat of telichery is ______
kerela
159
name two fowl breeds of assam
daothigir(heavy)
| miri(small,black)
160
fowl breed found in all parts of country
Teni
161
fowl breed with YELLOW beak & BLACK and WHITE feathers
TITRI
162
vanraja fowl is crossbreed of
cornish
| synthetic population
163
grama priya fowl is crossbreed of
synthetic
| whiteleghorn
164
crossbreed fowl of ICAR
vanraja
| gramapriya
165
cari is developed by_________
selective breeding of RIR
166
yamuna fowl is crossbreed of
kadaknath
| new hampshire
167
kalinga brown is crossbreed of
selective breeding of RIR(same as Cari)
168
gramalakshmi fowl is crossbreed of
australorp
| white leghorn
169
name 4 crossbreed fowl of CARI
cari nirblik
cari shyam
upcari
hitcari
170
cari nirblik is _____ cross
assel
171
cari shyam is _______ cross
kadaknath
172
upcari is _____ cross
frizzle
173
hitcari is _______ cross
naked neck
174
name the 5 classes of poultry
```
asiatic
american
english
mediterranean
continental european
```
175
no. 1 egg producer
leg horn
176
leghorn developed in _______
spain
177
largest & heaviest mediterranean breed
minorca
178
minorca is also known as
red faced black spanish (its beak is black)
179
name 2 black color fowl breeds
minorca
| australorp
180
excellent meat fowl breed
cornish(developed in england)
181
fowl breed with chestnut red plumage
new hampshire
182
brahaman fowl has _____ comb
pea
183
ranking of poultry species POPULATION SPECIES
chicken
duck
guinea fowl
184
scientific name of Guinea fowl
Numeda meleagridis galeata
185
guinea fowl is native to ______
france
186
name the 3 main varieties of Guniea fowl
pearl
lavender
white
187
in india , ________ guinea fowl is common
pearl
188
a new variety of Guinea fowl developed at CARI is ________
Guncari
189
3 crossbreeds of Guniea fowl developed at CARI
swetambari
kadambari
chitambari
190
the first bird tamed by man was ________
pigeon
191
scientific name of pigeon
Columbia livia domestica
192
domestic pigeon has descended from _________
wild rock pigeon (Columbia livia)
193
pigeon breeds are of two types i.e.
flight & show purpose
| meat
194
examples of flight & show purpose pigeon
patiala
hyderabadi
zeera
195
examples of meat breeds of pigeon
naqab poosh
gola
lahores
196
weight of mature pigeon
0.5 kg - 1 kg
197
young one of pigeon is known as _______
squab
198
define SQUAB
pigeon young before appearing of feather
199
squab start flying at _____ days
3-4 weeks
200
squabs are harvested at _______ age
3-4 weeks , when thry start flying
201
pigeons breed through out the year producing ___ eggs in a clutch & having a total _____ clutches in a year
2
| 8
202
scientific name of ostrich
Struthio camelus
203
scientific name of Emu
Dramaius novehollandiae
204
body weight of ostrich & emu
11. 5 kg
| 5. 5 kg
205
average height of ostrich & emu
2. 5 m
| 1. 6 m
206
egg weight of ostrich & emu
1. 6 kg
| 0. 6 kg
207
average life span of ostrich & emu
70 year
| 50-60 year
208
age of sexual maturity of ostrich & emu
M=3-4 years F=2-3 years
| M=3years F=2.5 years
209
titar is ________
| bater is ________
guinea fowl
| japenese fowl
210
scientific name of
japanese quail
common wild quail
indian native quail
Coturnix coturnix japonica
C c
C c indica
211
japanese quail produce more than ______ eggs in an year
250
212
indian native quail has ___ sub species
3
213
quails are maintained for _______ years and why?
1
| B egg prod.,hatch.,fertili. reduces in 2nd year
214
meat type cross bred quail at CARI
cari sheweta
cari uttam
cari ujjawal
215
egg type cross bred of quail
cari pearl
216
scientific name of turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
217
2 advantages of turkey meat
low fat
| high % of edible meat
218
weight of turkey
male=5-8 kg
| female=3-4 kg
219
egg weight of turkey
60 kg
220
turkey originated in ____________
west central mexico
221
CARI developed a new breed of turkey called as _________
CARI virat
222
ducks constitute ____% of total poultry population
9
223
scientific name of duck
Anas platyrhynchos
224
asia is considered homeland of _________ ducks
mellard
225
there is __________ farm for ducks in _________(place)
central ducks breeding
| hessarghata(banglore)
226
name 3 important duck breeds
nageshwari
sythetemete
indian runner
227
rabbits belong to genus __________
Oryctologus
228
hares belong to genus
Lepus
229
zoological name of rabbit
oryctologus cuniculus
230
difference of rabbits and hares
rabbits have SHORT hair , legs
| rabbits are BLIND & NAKED at birth
231
rabbita practise ________
coprophagy
232
ancestor of domestic rabbits is
European wild rabbit
233
Europe has _____% of world rabbit population
85
234
_________ was the first in india to import meat type rabbits from U.K & U.S.S.R
CSWRI regional station at garsa(kullu,HP)
235
rabbit fur is considered to be TRUE fur. TRUE or false
false
| its is NOT true fur
236
rabbit fur skin constitute more than ______ of fur trade in international market
50%
237
male & female rabbits mature at _______ age
5 months
238
gestation period of rabbit is
31 days
239
does female rabbit have oestrus cycle
NO
240
in rabbit, ovulation occur _______ hours after mating
10-12 hours
241
act of giving birth in rabbit is known as _______
kindling
242
doe can become pregnant after ______ days of kindling
7
243
average kindling per year is _____ producing_____ kits per doe per year
4
| 25
244
daily milk production of rabbit is
200 gm
245
define kit
young rabbit whose eyes are not opened
246
rabbit below 20 weeks of age
bunney
247
culled rabbit is caled
roaster
248
newly weaned rabbit is called
weaner
249
rabbit grown for meat is called
broiler
250
rabbit wool is caled
fur
251
rabbit skin is called
pelt
252
mature male rabbit is called
buck
253
mature female rabbit is called
die
254
there are two types of rabbits. i.e.
fur type
| meat type
255
name the FUR breed of rabbit
ANGORa
256
name 3 strains of ANGORA rabbit
german angora
russian angora
british angora
257
out of the 3 angora rabbit breeds, which one is best for FUR
GERMAN angora
258
name 3 russian breeds of rabbit
Grey giant
white giant
Soviet chinchilla
259
________ was developed by crossing SOVIET CHINCHILLA & GREY GIANT
black brown strain
260
name a rabbit breed of UK
New Zealand White
