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REAPING DIVERSITY

Seelia P Joy

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Livestock management

  • Rearing cattle for milk ,meat and agricultural purposes.
  • Important varities of cattle include :

1.Cow : Jersey , Holstien Friesian, vechoor

2.Buffalo: Murrah, Niliravi ,Bhadawari

3.Goat : Thalassery , Jamnapari ,Boer

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Poultry farming

  • Rearing birds for egg and meat.
  • Important varities incudes:

1. Chicken varities : Athulya , White Leghorn

2.Duck varities : Muscovy , Chara

3.Quill varities : Japanese, Bob white

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Sericulture

  • Rearing of silkworms for producing Natural silk.
  • Silk is formed in special glands of larvae of silkworm.
  • Important varities include :

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Mulberry silkworm

Muga silkworm

Tussar silkworm etc.

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Pisciculture

  • Scientific way of rearing fish in natural waterbodies, paddy fields etc.
  • Imporatnt varities are :

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Pearl spot , Rohu, Catla

Gold fish , Guppy

Naran , Kara

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Floriculture

  • Cultivation of flowerin plants on a commercial basis.
  • Imporatant varities are :

Jasmine , Rose , Marigold ,Orchid, Anthurium etc

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Apiculture

  • Scientific rearing of Honey Bees for Honey .
  • Honey is of medicinal and nutritional value .
  • Important varities includes :

Kolan,Mellifera,Njodiyan etc .

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Apiculture is the rearing of

Honeybees

Rabbits

Silkworm

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Right

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Wrong

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2. Important Honey bee variety includes

Kolan

Ankora

Athulya

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Wrong

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3.Pisciculture is the rearing of

Birds

Fish

Mushroom

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Right

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Wrong

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True or False

1. Livestock management is the rearing of cattle for Milk ,Meat etc

True

False

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Wrong

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2. Athulya is a duck variety

True

False

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Right

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Wrong

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3. Floriculture is the cultivation of flowering plants on a commercial basis

True

False

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Right

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Wrong

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