Livestock Production Management- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024

• Stall Dimensions for Adult Horses (BIS: 11797):
• For standing stalls (tied stalls), the minimum floor dimensions for an adult saddle or light draft horse are $3.0\text{ m} \times 2.0\text{ m}$ (approx. $10\text{ ft} \times 6.5\text{ ft}$).
• For loose boxes (box stalls), standard dimensions are $3.5\text{ m} \times 3.5\text{ m}$ ($12\text{ ft} \times 12\text{ ft}$).

Correct option: (1) 3 X2 meter

• Statement (I) is False: Mohair is a luxurious, lustrous animal fiber obtained from the Angora goat (not Angora sheep; Angora rabbit produces Angora wool). Pashmina (cashmere) is the ultra-fine down undercoat shed by the Changthangi (and Chegu) goat of Ladakh and the Himalayas.
• Statement (II) is False: Pashmina is vastly finer than Mohair:
• Pashmina fiber diameter: $12\text{ to }15\;\mu\text{m}$ (microns).
• Mohair fiber diameter: $25\text{ to }40\;\mu\text{m}$ (microns).
• Conclusion: Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are false.

Correct option: (2) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are false.

• Statement (I) is True: Milking is the single most labor-intensive daily operation on a dairy farm, consuming between $45\%\text{ to }55\%$ of total daily herd labor hours.
• Statement (II) is False: Hand milking a buffalo takes $8\text{ to }10\text{ minutes}$ per animal. A single skilled milker can manually milk a maximum of $10\text{ to }12\text{ buffaloes}$ twice daily. Assigning 18 buffaloes exceeds physiological hand milking capacity without machine milking assistance.

Correct option: (3) Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false.