Topic : MINOR MILLETS/ Small millets (High energy, nutritious foods comparable to cereals )

Topic : MINOR MILLETS/ Small millets (High energy, nutritious foods comparable to cereals )

{ Asked in JRF Agronomy, BHU General Agriculture & IBPS AFO}

Foxtail millet :: Setaria italica 

Little millet : Panicum sumatrense 

kodo millet : Paspalum scrobiculatum

Barnyard millet or sanwa millet : Echinochloa colona 

Proso millet or Cheena millet  : Panicum miliaceum 

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• Millets are one of the oldest food grains known to mankind
• Rich in dietary fibre, iron, calcium and B vitamins 
• Low in phytic acid 
• As the millets are consumed by the poor
• provide nutritional security {Source: https://www.agricoachingdelhi.in/}

• Finger millet 
• Ragi is rich in minerals especially calcium. 
• It is also rich in fibre, phytate and tannin 
• It contains B-vitamins but is poor in B2. 
• Malting of finger millet is a traditional process followed in India

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Topic : Indigenous dairy breeds of cattle

Topic : Indigenous dairy breeds of cattle

1. Sahiwal

• Best indigenous dairy breed : 
• Another Name of Breed known as {Source: https://www.agricoachingdelhi.in/}
• Lola (loose skin) 
• Lambi Bar 
• Montgomery {Asked in IBPS AFO 2014}
• Multani
• Teli
• Originated : Montgomery region  (Asked in BHU General Agriculture 2016)
• Colour : 
•  reddish dun or pale red, sometimes flashed with white patches.
• Heavy breed with symmetrical body having loose skin.
• Average milk yield of this breed : 1400 and 2500 kg per lactation. {Asked in IBPS AFO 2013}
• Age at first calving ranges :  37 to 48 months 
• Calving interval : 430 to 580 days.

2. Red Sindhi

• Another Name of Breed known as
• Red Karachi and 
• Sindhi and 
• Mahi.
• Originated : Karachi and Hyderabad (Pakistan) regions  
• Colour : 
• red with shades varying from dark red to light, strips of white.
• Average milk yield ranges from 1250 to 1800 kg per lactation.
• Age at first calving ranges 39-50 months {Asked in IBPS AFO 2016}
• Inter calving period from 425-540 days.

3. Gir

• Another Name of Breed known as
• Bhadawari
• Desan 
• Gujarati
• Kathiawari 
• Surati 
• This is known for its hardiness and disease resistance {Source: https://www.agricoachingdelhi.in/}
• Originated : Gir forests of South Kathiawar in Gujarat 
• Colour : 
•  white with dark red or chocolate-brown patches 
• Horns are peculiarly curved, giving a ‘half moon’ appearance.{Asked in IBPS AFO 2013}
• Average milk yield ranges from 1200-1800 kgs per lactation.
• Age at first calving 45-54 months and inter calving period from 515 to 600 days.{Asked in IBPS AFO 2017}

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