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Agriculture · Q31

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 31

Q31

Karan Fries was made by cross between

A.
Holstein × Sahiwal
B.
Friesian × Tharparkar
Answer
C.
Brown Swiss × Red Sindhi
D.
Surti × Red Sindhi

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Karan Fries was made by cross between Friesian × Tharparkar.
Karan Fries is an Indian composite breed of cattle with superior milk production with a greater disease resistance than many other cattle. Understanding the basic sperm and semen characteristics is necessary to develop artificial insemination and sperm sexing methods.
This breed has evolved at NDRI, Karnal (Haryana). It is a cross between Tharparkar × Holstein Friesian. Average milk production is 3700 kg with 3.8 - 4% fat.