BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION
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Question
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Apiculture
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Dairy farming
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Poultry
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Pisciculture
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Detailed explanation-1: -Leghorn and Aseel as the two commercially important breeds involved in poultry farming. Leghorn is a breed initially developed in Italy. They are mostly used as layers, in many countries for egg production. Aseel is a chicken breed that originated in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -These breed chickens are prolific, highly fertile, and hardy. Leghorn chickens lay very large numbers of eggs – in fact, they lay as well or better than other chicken breeds. These chickens are a combination of hardness, rate-of-lay, and small appetite.
Detailed explanation-3: -Leghorns are a popular chicken breed worldwide, known for their egg laying and white feathers. They are a hardy breed and are highly efficient in foraging for food. They are not ideal family pets as they are not particularly friendly and don’t enjoy being handled.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: White leghorn is an example of a breed of chicken.