ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES Flashcards
man has domesticated about _____ species till date
40
except _________ & _________ no two individuals are alike
clones
identical twins
full form of AnGR
An=animal
G=genetic
R=resources
AnGR includes __________
all types of species and breeds that exist
name the most comprehensive book on domestic animals
“A World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds,Types and Varieties”
no. of cattle breeds in india
FAO=61
ICAR=30
no. of buffalo breeds in india
FAO=19
ICAR=15
no. of sheep breeds in india
FAO=59
ICAR=42
no. of goat breeds in india
FAO=29
ICAR=20
india's share to world poulation of : cattle buffalo sheep goat
cattle=16%
buffalo=56%
sheep=5%
goat=17%
no. 1 state in cattle population
MP
no. 1 state in buffalo population
UP
also Pig & Equines
no. 1 state in sheep population
Rajasthan
also Camel
no. 1 state in goat population
bihar
no. 1 state in Yak population
J & K
no. 1 state in poultry production
Poultry
about ___% of the total indegenous animals in india are non-descript
80
cattle is a sub-family known as _______
bovinae
genus Bos has _____ subspecies and ______ species
9
6
domestic cattle descended from ________
aurochs
all the 6 species of cattle can breed but the males produced will be ______
infertile
_________ was the first person to survey important breeds of cattle in india
Olivery
classify the 30(ICAR) breeds of cattle
milch(4)
dual-purpose(9)
draught(13+4)
taylor is cross breed of
(shorthorn & jersey)
local cows around patna
jersind is cross breed of
jersey
red sindhi
sunandini is cross breed of
brown swiss
non descript at kerela
frieswal is cross breed of
HF(3/8 to 5/8 inheritence)
sahiwal
karan fries is cross breed of
HF
tharparkar
karan swiss is cross breed of
brown swiss
sahiwal &red sindhi
jerthar is cross breed of
jersey
tharparkar
australian milking zebu is cross of
sahiwal,red sindhi (20 to 40 % zebu blood)
jersey
jamaica hope is cross breed of
80% jersey , 15% sahiwal
5% HF
in Jamaica
mambi is cross of
3/4th HF
1/4th Zebu
in cuba
siboney is cross of
5/8 HF
3/8 Zebu
in Cuba
pitanquieras is cross of
5/8 red poll
3/8 zebu
in brazil
santa gertrudis
brahman
shorthorn
in texas
brangus is cross of
brahman
Angus
beefmaster is cross of
Brahman & shorthorn
hereford
charbray is cross of
Brahman
charolais
guernsey is cross of
brown and white cattle of brittany
brindle cattle of normandy
HF originated in __________
netherlands(north holland & west fries land)
best milk producer cattle in the world
HF
19000 kg per lactation
brown swiss orginitated in _________
switzerland
jersey originated in ________
island of jersey
ayrshire originated in _________
ayrshire country if scotland
guernsey originated in _______
guernsey in the channel island
shorthorn originated in _________
durham country in england
angus originated in ________
aberdeen country of scotland
color of angus
complete black with polled head
santa gertrudis originated in __________ & its color is ___________
texas(USA)
deep cherry-red
about ____% of indian buffaloes are non-descript and _____% are descript
60
40
mehsana buffalo is cross between
murrah
surti
copper colored buffalo breed
bhadawari
grey skin buffalo breed
toda
buffalo breed with yellowish tufts of hair on knee & fetlock
ganjam/manda
maximum no. of sheep are present in which region of india
north western region
name the 6 types of sheep breeds according to type of WOOL FIBRES
fine wool medium wool long wool carpet wool fur crossbred wool
bharat merino is cross of
chokla & nali
rambouillet & merino
avivastra is cross of
chokla & nali
rambouillet & merino
chokla & nali. x rambouillet & merino
bharat merino(75% exotic inheritance) avivastra(50% exotic inheritance)
avikalin is cross of
malpura
rambouillet
indian karakul is cross of
marwari,malpura and sonadi
karakul
kashmir merino is cross of
gaddi,bhakarwal & poonchi
merino & rambouillet
nilgiri synthetic is cross of
nilgiri
merino & rambouillet
patanwadi synthetic
patanwadi
rambouillet & merino
hissardale is cross of
bikaneri
australian merino
all AVI _______ crossbreds have ____% exotic inheritance
50
they are named AVI because they were formed in Avikanagar
columbia S is cross of
rambouillet
lincoln
panama S is cross of
lincoln
rambouillet
targhee S is cross of
rambouillet
long wool
romnelet S is cross of
rambouillet
romney marsh
suffolk S is cross of
norfolk
dark face south down
corriedale
merino
lincoln
karakul S is cross of
2 local breeds
merino sheep developed in _______ and imported to india from _________
spain
USSR
rambouillet developed in _________ and imported to india from _______
france
USA
largest breed of sheep in world
lincoln
licester breed was developed by _________(person name)
robert bakewell along with shire horse,longhorn cattle
name fine wool exotic sheep breeds
merino
rambouillet
name medium wool exotic sheep breeds
corriedale
name long coarse wool exotic sheep breed
lincoln
licester
name fur exptic sheep breed
karakul
name mutton exotic sheep breeds
dorset
suffolk
alpine goat physical character
roman nose
largest and heaviest goat breed among all european breeds
anglo nubian
dark chocolate body color sheep
toggenburg
boer is from _________
southern africa
pashmina is derieved from ________
angora goat
orenberg
angora goat originated in ___________
angora region of turkey
fibre produced by angora goat is specifically known as ________
mohair
ranking of india in camel population
3rd
there are _____ well defined camel breeds in india
4
name the 4 well defined breeds of camel in india
bikaneri
jaisalmeri(for riding)
mewari
kuchhi(good milker)
camel breed which is good milker
kuchhi
riding camel breed is
jaisalmeri
total no, of horse breeds in india are _____
FAO=9
ICAR=6
name the 6 indian horse breeds
marwari(Raj) kathiawari(Guj) spiti(tibit,HP) zanskari(leh & ladakh) manipuri(beauty) bhutia(sikkim)
indian wild asses are found in ___________ & known as ____________
rann of kutchh of gujarat
Kulau
3 types of indian donkeys are
indian donkey
indian wild asses
kiang
kiang is found in ___________
sikkim & ladakh
mule is cross of
female horse(mare) male donkey(jack)
mithun/gayal is also known as __________,__________
mountain cattle
ceremonial ox
important physical character of mithun
NO hump
oil sweat gland which acts as insect repellent
mithun is said to
have originated from ______
has _____ chromosomes
has scientific name as ________
gaur
58
Bos frontalis