Q.37. What
is animal husbandry? State and discuss the environmental concerns of animal
husbandry. (AKTU. - 2008-09)
Related Questions -
Q. Discuss
the environmental aspects of animal husbandry. (AKTU. - 2009-10)
Ans. Animal
husbandry, also called animal
science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agricultural
practice of breeding and raising livestock. It has been practiced for thousands
of years, since the first domestication of animals. It also cares and manages
the domestic animals for their good health; for obtaining the requirement for
the use of these animals for man.
Animal
husbandary plays a very important role in agriculture and in dairy sector. It
plays an important part in the economy of rural area.
Animal husbandary includes cattle farming. Cattle
husbandary serves two purposes milk and for the agricultural work such as for
irrigation and carting. It includes cow and buffaloes.
Milk producing animals are called as diary animals and
the animals which are used for farm labour are called as draught animals.
Dairy animals are provided with the shelter, which
protect the animals from rain, heat and cold. Vaccinations are given to the
animals against the disease.
Some of the uses are:
Cow:
1. Provides
milk from which various products byproducts are produced.
2. Cow dung
which can be used to make cow cakes to obtain energy.
Oxen:
1. It is
useful in agricultural and farming activities.
2. Commercial
uses in oil mill.
Environmental concerns
Natural hazards
Severe
thunderstorms, flooding, landslides, drought, and famine depending on the
timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons
Environment - current issues
Deforestation
(overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); contaminated water (with
human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents);
wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions; High arsenic and microbiological
levels in groundwater.
Q.38. What are
major emissions from transportation activities ? (AKTU. - 2010-11)
Ans. Motor vehicles emit large quantities of carbon
monoxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, and such toxic substances as fine
particles and lead, and also CFCs from air-conditioning systems of the
automobiles.
Q.39. What is blue baby syndrome? (AKTU. - 2012 - 13)
Ans. Blue
baby syndrome (or simply, blue baby) occurs when newborn babies have cyanotic
heart defects, such as:
Persistent Truncus
Arteriosus, Transposition of the great vessels, Tricuspid atresia, Tetralogy of
Fallot, Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
