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Bluetongue virus has 27 serotypes.
Bluetongue disease is a noncontagious, insect-borne, viral disease of ruminants, mainly sheep and less frequently cattle, yaks, goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries and antelope.
Bluetongue is caused by the pathogenic virus, Bluetongue virus (BTV), of the genus Orbivirus, of the Reoviridae family. Twenty-seven serotypes are now recognised for this virus. The twenty-seven serotypes are the result of the high variability of a single outer capsid protein, VP2.

a. The heartbeat per min of Horse is 32 - 44.
b. The heartbeat per min of Goat is 70 - 135.
c. The heartbeat per min of Swine is 60 - 80.
d. The heartbeat per min of Sheep is 70 - 80.

Mating of related individuals with 4-6 generations is known as Inbreeding.
Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically.
Inbreeding results in homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive traits.

Khoa contains milk fat, not less than 20%.
Khoa is a product obtained from cow, buffalo, goat or sheep or mixed milk by rapid drying. The milk fat content should not be less than 20% of the finished product.
It must contain not less than 20% of fat on dry matter basis and be devoid of added starch, sugar and colouring matter with not more than 0.1% citric acid by weight.

Karan Swiss was developed from the cross between Brown Swiss × Red Sindhi.
The Karan Swiss is a composition breed of cattle developed in India at the National Dairy Research Institute of India (NDRI) Karnal by crossing of Sahiwal and Brown Swiss breed cows.
It is a dual-purpose breed with the oxen being well suited for work and the cows giving good quantities of milk.

The biological value of cow meat is 75%.
Biological value measures protein quality by calculating the nitrogen used for tissue formation divided by the nitrogen absorbed from food. This product is multiplied by 100 and expressed as a percentage of nitrogen utilized.
Cow Meat composition consists of approximately 75% of water, 19% of protein, 2.5% of fat, 1.2% of carbohydrates and 1.65% of nitrogen compounds. Meat provides around 75% of protein intake compared with only 15% in poorer nations.

Toda is a breed of Buffalo.
Toda buffalo, an endangered breed, derives its name from the Todas, an aboriginal tribe who inhabit the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu in South India.
This is an important breed of buffalo, which thrives well in high rainfall and highly humid area.

Expulsion of the placenta should be within 6 - 8 hours.
Placental abruption occurs when the placenta separates from the inner wall of the uterus before birth. Placental abruption can deprive the baby of oxygen and nutrients and cause heavy bleeding in the mother.
After the birth of a baby, the placenta is pushed out or delivered through the vagina which is the third stage of labour.

Blood is added to blood medium agar at 5 - 10% concentration.
Blood agar plates (BAPs) contain mammalian blood, typically at a concentration of 5 - 10%. BAPs are enriched, differential media used to isolate fastidious organisms and detect hemolytic activity.
It also contains meat extract or yeast extract, tryptone, sodium chloride and agar.

Mammary glands originate from Ectoderm.
A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. It is directed by hormonal guidance from sex steroids.
The basic components of a mature mammary gland are the alveoli (hollow cavities, a few millimeters large), which are lined with milk-secreting cuboidal cells and surrounded by myoepithelial cells.