Question

Briefly explain the following terms:

Animal husbandry, Sericulture, Aquaculture, Hatcheries Pisciculture. <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> [Review Questions - Pg No.94 - SAQ - 5]

Answer 1

Animal husbandry: It is a breeding or farming of animals. It is also called rearing. Sericulture: It is the cultivation of silk worms. Variety of silk worm is bombyximori.

Aquaculture :It is the culture or breeding of aquatic animals, shell fishes and fishes etc.

Hatcheries: In hatchures fishes and shell fishes both are breeded and cultured together.

Pisciculture :Through artificial means breeding, culture and transplantation of fishes are called pisciculture.