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Marek's disease in Poultry is caused by Virus.
Marek's disease is a highly contagious viral neoplastic disease in chickens. It is named after Jozsef Marek, a Hungarian veterinarian who described it in 1907. Marek's disease is caused by an alphaherpesvirus known as "Marek's disease virus".
The disease is characterized by the presence of T cell lymphoma as well as infiltration of nerves and organs by lymphocytes.

Merino is the most popular breed which produces one of the following types of wool that is known Fine wool.
The Merino is a breed or group breeds of domestic sheep, characterized by very fine soft wool.
Saxon Merino produces 3 - 6 kg (6.6 - 13.2 lb) of greasy wool a year, while a good quality Peppin Merino ram produces up to 18 kg (40 lb). Merino wool is generally less than 24 microns (μm) in diameter.

Milk is not complete food because it is deficient in Iron.
Milk contains all the vitamins and minerals necessary to sustain growth and development. It provides almost every single nutrient needed by humans making it one of the most nutritious foods available.
Milk in itself as it contains a lot of important nutrients, including a few that most people don't get enough of like protein. But milk is not complete food as it lacks vitamin C and Iron.

The moisture content of paneer is not less than 70%.
It shall contain not less than 70% moisture and the fat content should not be less than 50% expressed on dry matter”. Milk solids may also be used in preparation of paneer. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS 1983) imposed maximum of 60% moisture and minimum of 50% fat in dry matter for paneer.

Clover plant commonly causes bloat.
They are small annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial herbaceous plants, typically growing up to 30 cm tall. The leaves are trifoliate with stipules adnate to the leaf-stalk, and heads or dense spikes of small red, purple, white, or yellow flowers; the small, few-seeded pods are enclosed in the calyx.
Clover is foraged by wildlife, including bears, game animals, and birds. Native Americans ate the plants raw and cooked, drying and smoking the roots. It causes bloating in cattle as well as humans.

The chromosome number of river buffalo is 50.
The genetic diversity among the two types of buffaloes (river and swamp) exists to the extent of different numbers of diploid chromosomes 2n = 50.
The diploid chromosome number of the swamp buffalo from both countries was 48 and that of the river buffalo was 50, while all F1 hybrids exhibited 49 chromosomes.

Samples suspected of Pox virus are inoculated in embryonated eggs by the route of CAM.
Embryonated chicken eggs are inoculated by the allantoic route at approximately the middle of the 21 days embryonation period, at 8 - 10 days of embryonation; they are inoculated by the amniotic route late in the incubation period, at 14 - 16 days of embryonation.

Out of the following options, Andhra Pradesh state has largest number of poultry.
Livestock and poultry is also another profitable business, which involves rearing cattle in enclosed areas for commercial purposes.
The state is also the largest producer of eggs in the country and hence, it is nicknamed the "Egg Bowl of Asia".

At present pregnancy can be easily diagnosed in the case of sheep, cattle, horses and dogs by the use of equipment called Ovi Scan.
Ovi-Scan is ideal for scanning sheep for pregnancy detection. It combines the Duo-Scan ultrasound scanner with a monitor console to give you a small and compact all-in-one ultrasound scanner. You will succeed in the worst work conditions with this reliable and durable machine.