Animal Husbandry
Animal Husbandry Synopsis
Synopsis
Cattle Farming
- The breeding of wild animals for specific purposes is called domestication, and such animals are called domestic animals.
- Animal husbandry is the branch of biology which deals with feeding, shelter, caring and breeding of domesticated animals.
- Animals domesticated for companionship at home are called pets.
- Animals domesticated to obtain food and other valuable products are called livestock.
There are three types of animals:
Cattle and Buffaloes
Indigenous Breeds of Cows
Exotic Breeds of Cow
Breeds of Buffaloes
Methods of Breeding Animals
Shelter and Feeding
Diseases in Cattle
Symptoms of sick cattle
Other Livestock Animals
Poultry
- Poultry is the raising of chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese for meat and eggs.
- The egg-laying chickens are called eggers or layers.
- Rhode Island leghorns and white leghorns are good layers.
- The chickens reared for obtaining meat are called broilers.
- Ross and Peterson chickens give great meat.
The following breeds are found in Indian Poultry:
New varieties of fowls are developed for the following desirable traits:
Poultry Diseases
Timely vaccinations prevent chickens from these diseases.
Poultry Care
Pisciculture (Fish Production)
There are two ways of obtaining fish:
An ideal pisciculture farm contains three types of tanks:
Other Requirements for an Ideal Fish Farm
- Lime is used to maintain alkaline conditions of water.
- For an ideal fish farm, regular cleaning and disinfecting are a must.
- Fish feed on groundnut oil cake, mustard oil cake, rice bran and rice polish. Grass carps eat green leaves too.
Marine Fishery
Inland Fisheries
Purpose of Fish Production
- Fish is an important source of human food. It is highly proteinaceous.
- Shark liver oil and cod liver oil are rich in vitamins A and D.
Beekeeping
- Beekeeping or apiculture is the artificial rearing of honey bees or the maintenance of colonies of honey bees by humans to obtain honey and other commercially important products.
- The place where bees are kept is called a bee yard or apiary.
Italian bees
- High honey collection capacity.
- Stay in given bee hive for long periods.
In nature, honey bees live in colonies in a beehive made of wax which they produce.
There are three types of individuals found in a honey bee colony:
Honey
- Honey is partially digested flower nectar stored in hexagonal cells of a bee hive.
- Honey consists of minerals, enzymes, water and sugar.
- It has medicinal value. It helps in increasing haemoglobin levels.
- The value of honey depends on the pasturage, flowers available to bees.
Beeswax
- It is secreted by the worker bees to build hives.
- It has importance in the cosmetic industry.
- It is used in the manufacture of polish, candles and ointments.
American foul breed and European foul breed are bacterial diseases caused in larvae and adults.
Chalkboard, a fungal disease, affects larvae.
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