List of top Animal Science Questions

Which type of leukocytes (WBCs) is present in higher percentage in cattle?

The pH of very good quality silage shall be in the range of

The dry matter requirement of a cow weighing 400 kg would be

Arrange the following feed ingredients according to their crude protein content in ascending order:
(A) Wheat straw
(B) Maize stover
(C) Lucerne fodder
(D) Soybean meal
Choose the correct option from the answers given below:

In energy partitioning, the gross energy content per unit of feed minus the gross energy content per unit of faeces resulting from consumption of that feed represents what among the followings?

In monogastric animals, endogenous nitrogen losses are considered for measuring which among the followings?

The dietary requirement of macro minerals of animals is expressed as

The physiologically active form of vitamin D in the body is

Which among the following enzymes is used as feed additive for degrading structural polysaccharides in poultry ration?

Match List-I with List-II
\begin{tabular{ll} List-I (Unconventional feed) & List-II (Anti-nutritional factor)
(A) Cottonseed cake & (I) Phorbol esters
(B) Neem seed cake & (II) Gossypol
(C) Jatropha seed cake & (III) Tannins
(D) Mango seed kernel & (IV) Nimbin

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Characteristics repeated in space are chiefly structural. Statement (II): Repeatability does not express the importance of temporary environment on a performance trait. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Genes, in general contribute more variance at low frequencies. Statement (II): Additive genetic variance occurs due to genes which show an additive effect on the quantitative trait. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Following statements are about the proximate principles: (A) Crude fiber represents soluble sugars in feed. (B) Organic matter excludes ash content in feed. (C) Nitrogen free extract represents carbohydrate fraction of feed. (D) Ether extract represents crude fat content in feed. Identify the correct statements and choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match List-I with List-II: List-I (Carbohydrate type): (A) Monosaccharide (B) Oligosaccharide (C) Polysaccharide (D) Complex carbohydrate List-II (Carbohydrate example): (I) Glycolipid (II) Starch (III) Sucrose (IV) Glucose Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Ruminants need rumen degradable proteins in their diet. Reason (R): Ammonia is required for rumen microbial protein synthesis. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which among the followings is an example of omega three fatty acid?

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Change in gene frequencies in erratic manner from generation to generation is called random drift. Statement (II): Random drift may lead to fixation or loss of entire genotypes in a population. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Inbreeding coefficient in the first generation when half sibs are bred is

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Regression of offspring on mid parents as compared to on one parent yields lower precision. Statement (II): Heritability estimates based on the full sib families are less précised as compared to half sib families. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Mean environmental deviation in population as a whole is taken to be zero. Statement (II): The tangible environmental variation arises due to un-known causes. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Dominance deviations are interactions of within locus. Statement (II): Breeding values and genotypic values are the same in the absence of dominance. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Interaction deviations exist when genotype refers to more than one locus. Statement (II): Epistasis describes how gene interactions can affect phenotypes. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A woman has a rare abnormality of the eyelids called ptosis. This condition is caused by a dominant allele P. The woman's father had ptosis, but mother had normal eyelids. Her father's mother had normal eyelids. What proportion of the woman's children will have ptosis if she marries a man with normal eyelids?

Followings are the statements about the structure of DNA: (A) A + T = G + C (B) A = G; C = T (C) A/T = C/G (D) T/A = C/G (E) A + G = C + T Choose the correct statement/s from the options given below:

Eukaryotic chromosomes metabolically are most active during which phase?