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Vitamin-C is also known as Ascorbic acid.
Vitamin C also known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate, is a water-soluble vitamin found in citrus and other fruits and vegetables, also sold as a dietary supplement and as a topical "serum" ingredient to treat melasma and wrinkles on the face. It is used to prevent and treat scurvy.
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue, the formation of collagen, and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters.

Largest part of ruminant stomach Rumen.
The rumen, also known as a paunch, is the largest stomach compartment in ruminants and the larger part of the reticulorumen, which is the first chamber in the alimentary canal of ruminant animals.
The rumen's microbial favouring environment allows it to serve as the primary site for microbial fermentation of ingested feed.

Casein is an example of milk protein.
Casein is a family of related phosphoproteins (αS1, aS2, β, κ) that are commonly found in mammalian milk, comprising about 80% of the proteins in cow's milk and between 20% and 60% of the proteins in human milk.
It is found in milk as a suspension of particles, called casein micelles, which show only limited resemblance with surfactant-type micelles in a sense that the hydrophilic parts reside at the surface and they are spherical.

The heat period of goat is 18 - 24 h.
The estrous cycle is the set of recurring physiological changes that are induced by reproductive hormones in most mammalian therian females.
In species with estrous cycles, females are generally only sexually active during the estrus phase of their cycle. This is also referred to as being "in heat".
The estrous cycle in goats is 21 days, on average. The estrus or heat phase lasts 12 - 48 hours; however, the average length is 36 hours.

Fish organ taken for extraction of fish oil is Liver.
Cod liver oil is a dietary supplement derived from liver of cod fish (Gadidae).
It contains the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and also vitamin A and vitamin D.

Temperature required for artificial vaginas in buffalo is 45°C.
It is used for semen collection.
The water jacket of the artificial vagina is filled with hot water at a temperature of 45°C (113°F) by opening the nostle.

Licking of wall is the vice observed in animals due to Mineral deficiencies, internal parasites and depraved appetite.

Cattle and buffalo belong to family Bovidae.
Bovidae comprises the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and caprines. A member of this family is called a bovid.
With 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species, the family Bovidae consists of 11 major subfamilies and thirteen major tribes. The family evolved 20 million years ago, in the early Miocene.

'Operation Flood' refers to Milk Production.
Operation Flood, launched on 13^th January 1970, was the world's largest dairy development program and a landmark project of India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
It transformed India from a milk-deficient nation into the world's largest milk producer, surpassing the United States of America in 1998 with about 22.29 percent of global output in 2018.

Mating of unrelated pure bred animals within the same breed is Out crossing.
Outbreeding, also called outcrossing, allogamy, or xenogamy, is the transfer of gametes from one individual to another, genetically different individual.
The general advantage of outbreeding is to promote an increase in phenotypic variability within a population.