Breeding of poultry


 
 
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Breeding of poultry

Poultry Farming: Poultry includes hens, ducks, turkey and geese, is kept for eggs and meat. The practice of keeping and breeding these birds is called poultry farming. Therefore, improved poultry breeds are developed and farmed to produce layers for eggs and broilers for meat. For the improvement of poultry breeds, cross-breeding is done successfully between Indian or indigenous (e.g. Aseel, Basara, Cochin) and foreign or exotic (e.g. Leghorn, Plymouth Rock) breeds. These cross-breeding programs are focused on to develop desirable traits like:

  • Quality and quantity (number) of chicks.
  • Dwarf broiler parent for commercial chick production.
  • Summer adaptation capacity/tolerance to high temperature.
  • Low maintenance requirements.
  • Reduction in the size of egg-laying bird with ability to utilise more fibrous cheaper diets formulated using agricultural byproducts.
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    Question : 1

    Which of the following are correct :

    (a) Aseel, Basara, Cochin are Indian breeds.

    (b) Leghorn, Plymouth Rock are exotic breeds.

    (c) Leghorn, Plymouth Rock are Indian breeds.

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 2

    What is the need of cross breeding ?

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 3

    Which of the following are exotic breeds?

    • (i) Brown
    • (ii) Jersey
    • (iii) Brown Swiss
    • (iv) Jersey Swiss
    Right Option : A
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