ECON ZOOLOGY

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is the practice of breeding animals for the production of animal products and for recreational purposes.

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Animal agriculture

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is the process of cultivating silkworms and extracting silk from them.

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Sericulture

Question 3

Most commonly used silkworm species in sericulture.
- Scientific name of silkworm

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Bombyx mori

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is the most elegant textile in the world with distinctive grandeur, natural
radiance, and inherent affinity for dyes, high absorbance, lightweight weight, soft touch and high sturdiness and called the “Queen of Textiles”.

Answer 4

Silk

Question 5

which countries are the world’s leading producers of silk.

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India and
China

Question 6

What 2 different protein is silk fiber made of?

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sericin and fibroin (80%).

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color of mulberry silk

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yellow/green

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color of Eri silk

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creamy-white/brick-red

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color tasar silk

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copper-brown

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color of muga silk

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Golden

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having the structure and form of a crystal; composed of crystals.

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crystalline

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Sericulture process where it cultivates mulberry leaves

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Moriculture

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Sericulture process where it promotes the growth of the silkworm.

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Silkworm rearing

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Sericulture process where it extracts silk filaments from the silkworm cocoons

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Silk reeling

Question 15

is a century-old practice in many Asian countries.

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Marine shrimp farming

Question 16

Globally, shrimp have been farmed for several decades and there currently is
production in at least 50 countries around the world, although the industry is
concentrated in two major regions:

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Asia and the Americas.

Question 17

This shrimp was the main aquatic species
cultivated in the world in value at $18,460 million in 2014 and also the most
commercially important shrimp species in the world,

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Litopenaeus vannamei
(pacific white shrimp)

Question 18

These are the only organic gems and require no processing to reveal their natural beauty.

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Pearls

Question 19

Natural pearls are formed when the pearl oyster reacts to an irritant by coating
it with__, the shiny iridescent material found on the inner surface of the shell.

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Nacre

Question 20

are pearls that are extremely rare

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Natural pearls

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where can you find natural pearls (historically)

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Persian gulf

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Pearls grown in farms

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cultured pearls

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Saltwater pearls are cultured pearls grown in Japanese and Chinese waters

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Akoya

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these countries produce the South Sea pear - the largest of all the pearls

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Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines

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These pearls are grown in freshwater lakes, rivers, and ponds, predominately in China.

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Freshwater pearl

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Is a surgical procedure, whereby a foreign object is implanted into the oyster.

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nucleation

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Is the care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax.

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Apiculture

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What is honey used for

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cosmetic and medical industry coating for cheese food additive making candles preparing polishes

Question 29

these are hives prepared by bees on the walls or the branches of trees

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natural fixed combs

Question 30

These hives are made from wooden logs or earthen pots etc.

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Artificial/man-made movable hives

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is a branch of biology that deals with studying the insects.

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Entomology

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4 main branches of entomology

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Agricultural entomology Medical entomology, industrial entomology and forensic entomology.

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concerns the study of harmful and beneficial insects that effect agriculture products both in the field or storage

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agricultural entomology

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ex species for agriculture entomology

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Desert locust Somali Blister beetle Aphids

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gives attention to insects that effect human and animal health directly or indirectly as a pathogen vector

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medical entomology

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ex species for medical entomology

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Mosquitoes, Tsetse fly Sand fly lice.

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Entomology that elucidates insects that are used for genetic purpose

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Industrial entomology

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ex of species for industrial entomology

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Drosophila (fruit fly)

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ex of species for industrial entomology

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Drosophila (fruit fly)

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Entomology that explains the use of the insects that inhabit decomposing dead bodies to aid legal investigations.

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Forensic Entomology

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refers to the time between the death and discovery of a corpse.

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Post-mortem interval (PMI)

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First fly taxa to arrive on a dead body, and the second but abundant

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Diptera Calliphoridae

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‘‘the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals with dipterous larvae, which, at least for a certain period, feed on the host’s dead or living tissue, liquid body-substances, or ingested food’’

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Myiasis

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Myiasis can be considered in three main categories, according to the degree of parasitism of the host:

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Obligate parasites Facultative parasites Accidental parasites

Question 44

parasites that can only develop on the living tissues of living hosts and do not develop on carrion.

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Obligate parasites

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parasites that usually develop on carrion but they can also develop on living hosts, in which cases they usually require some predisposing condition, such as neglected wounds with necrotic tissues, or bacterial growth in soiled fur or fleece.

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Facultative parasites

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parasites that can cause minor health problems but are not normally parasitic, being found in host tissues by accident, e.g., after ingestion or inhalation.

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Accidental parasites