Food Resources Animals

• Animal food products

• Egg, milk, meat
 Milk Animals

. Cow, Buffalo
Goat, Sheep,
Camel are
Milk Producing
 Breed of Buffaloes
• A large numbers of buffaloes
are domesticated in our country
• 1 Murrah-
• Murrah is very good milk which
is the original native breed of
Haryana and Punjab.
• The average yield of milk is
1800 to 2000 litres during its
lactation period.
• The fat content is upto 7% in
the milk
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2 Mehsana…
• This buffalo is a native of
Mehsana and Vadodara
districts in Gujarat.
• It gives average 1200 to
2500 liters of milk during
lactation period.
• It begin milk –giving
comparatively younger
age.
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• 3 Surati
• This breed is a native of
Kheda and Vadodara
district in Gujarat.
• The average yield of milk
rang form 1600 ltrs in a
brooding season.
• The fat country of milk is 8
to 12%
 Breeds Of Beef Cattle
Introduction

• Approximately 250 breeds of cattle are

recognized throughout the world and several
hundred more breeds are not currently
recognized.

• More than 80 recognized breeds of beef cattle

are available to producers in the United States,
but an exact count is difficult to obtain because
other breeds continue to be imported and
crossing of existing breeds continuously creates
new breeds.
 Mature Body Size
• Mature body size varies with breed and
gender. On average, a mature cow will
weigh less than a mature bull of a given
breed.
• Mature body size is proportional to body
size at all stages of growth.
Poultry Farming
 Introduction
• Poultry farming is raising
chickens, ducks and other
fowl for meat and eggs.

• 2 Sorts of poultry farms:

• Farms where they raise
poultry for meat
• Farms were they produce
eggs
 History of the Poultry Industry
• 19th century- poultry fanciers: new breeds
developed which became the American
class
• 1st poultry show - 1849 in Boston
• American poultry assoc. Formed in 1873
• Standard of excellence published in 1874
• Chicks could be mailed - 1918
Breeders, Layers and Hatching Egg
Production
History of Poultry
Industry
• Origin of chicken -
Jungle Fowl (India)
• Reason for initial
domestication - cock
fighting
 What is Bantam Chicken?
• A small version of the
larger (standard size)
breed
• Bantams are almost
exclusively for exhibition
 What is Bantam
Chicken?
• A small version of the
larger (standard size)
breed
• Bantams are almost
exclusively for
exhibition
 Breeds and Varieties
• Breed is a type of chicken
– Leghorn or a
– Rhode Island Red
• Variety is defined by the
variations within the breed
– Leghorn – single
comb vs rose comb
– white vs light
brown
– Rhode Island Red – White
Rock vs
– Barred Rock
 Poultry Care

• 1 In poultry farming special care of fowls

should be taken for their shelter, feed and
disease control.
• 2 the first phase of life of poultry birda in
growing period upto adult stage.
• 3During this period the chickens are called
gruwers.
 Fish Production
• many advantages over other
agricultural animals
• 9lbs. Feed for 1lbs. Of gain for
steer
• 2lbs. Feed for 1lbs. Of gain a fish
are ectothermic (cold-blooded)
• this means less energy goes into
maintaining a constant body temp
• fish have a higher percentage of
edible meat (up to 85%)
• up to 6000 pounds fish can be
raised on one acre
 Fish Production
• Problems in fish production
• dissolved oxygen level must be
maintained
• shipping the meat (fish spoils
quickly)
• operations are labor intensive
• operations are high risk
Thank you

SANJAY
Prajapati