FOOD TECHNOLOGY

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The management and production of fish is called
A
Pisciculture
B
Apiculture
C
Sericulture
D
Aquaculture
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is D. Pisciculture. Pisciculture is a branch of animal husbandry that deals with rearing and management of fish on large scale.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term pisciculture is used for the production and management of fishes only. The term aquaculture is used for the production or farming of useful aquatic animals like fish, prawns, lobsters, molluscs, etc., in various types of water bodies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The artificial reproduction, rearing, and management of fish are done by which way is known as pisciculture. It is also called fish farming.

Detailed explanation-4: -Culture Fishery It can also be referred to as fish farming or pisciculture. Note that pisciculture is a form of aquaculture as aquaculture is the scientific rearing and management of all aquatic animals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds.

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