Given below are four statements (i)-(iv). Which two of the following statements are correct?

(i) It is estimated that more than 70 percent of the world livestock population is in India and China.
(ii) Stringent cleanliness and hygiene (both of the cattle and the handlers) are of paramount importance while milking, storage and transport of the milk and its products.
(iii) Out-breeding is the breeding between animals of the same breed only.
(iv) Crosses between different breeds is called inbreeding.

(i) and (ii)

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(iii) and (iv)

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(i) and (iv)

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(ii) and (iii)

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Solution

The correct option is C (i) and (ii)
Out-breeding is the breeding of unrelated animals which may be between individuals of the same breed but having no common ancestors for 4-6 generations or different breeds or different species.

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Read the following statements (A-D) and select the option which correctly identifies true (T) and false (F) statements.

A. Out-breeding is the practice of breeding related animals.
B. Out-breeding is of three types which include out-crossing, cross-breeding and inbreeding.
C. Out-crossing is the practice of mating of animals within the same breed with no common ancestor up to 2-3 generations.
D. Out-crossing is the best breeding method for animals that are below average in productivity (milk production) and growth rate (meat production).

Q. Read the four statements (A-D) and select the correct option regarding animal husbandry.

A. Domestic animals which are kept or dealt with for use or profit constitute livestock
B. The systematic rearing of livestock forms the basis of animal breeding
C. Animal husbandry deals with the care and breeding of livestock like buffaloes, cows, pigs, horses, cattle, sheep, camels, goats etc. that are useful to humans
D. India and US have more than 70% of the world’s livestock population

Q. Read the following statements (i-iv) and select the option which correctly identifies true (T) and false (F) statements.

i. Higher yield of milk is the only goal of animal breeding
ii. In one of the out-breeding approaches, animals of two different species are allowed to mate
iii. Mule is an example of interspecific hybridisation
iv. Due to continued inbreeding, fertility of offspring gradually increases.

Q. Animal husbandry deals with:
I. Breeding of livestock buffaloes, cows, sheep, camels, etc. that are useful to humans.
II. Rearing, catching, selling, etc. of fish, molluscs and crustaceans.
III. Breeding of fowls for human use.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The correct option is C (i) and (ii)Out-breeding is the breeding of unrelated animals which may be between individuals of the same breed but having no common ancestors for 4-6 generations or different breeds or different species.

The correct option is C (i) and (ii)
Out-breeding is the breeding of unrelated animals which may be between individuals of the same breed but having no common ancestors for 4-6 generations or different breeds or different species.