Question

Mohanand Lakhan both went to the yearly "Cattle Mela" with their father to buy cattle. Their father asked them to buy Murrah, a high yielding breed of buffalo. He told them that during the lactation period its average yield is 1800 to 2500 litres per year
(i) List two important cattle farm management practices
​(ii) What is meant by balanced ration of dairy cattle?
(iii) State two values shown by theirfather

Answer 1

1) The two important cattle farm management practises are :-

• The cattle should be provided with adequate nutrition so that they remain healthy.
• The farm should be kept clean for preventing any sort of diseases entering the body of animals.

2) Balanced ration is a diet containing all essential nutrients in proportionate amounts. It contain roughage in large amount consists of fibre.

3) Their Father shows the value of teaching by telling them about high yield breed buffalo.