Biology > Microbes in Human Welfare > Sewage Treatment and Biogas Microbes are used for sewage treatment and biogas production. Microbes in Sewage Treatment Necessity of Sewage treatment: A large quantity of wastewater is generated every day in cities and towns. A major component of this wastewater is human excreta. This municipal waste-water is also […]
Biology > Microbes in Human Welfare > Industrial Uses of Microbes Microbes are omnipresent i.e. they exist everywhere: in soil, air, water and also in the human body and the bodies of plants and other animals! They also exist in places where no other life-form exists. Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viroids are examples of microorganisms. The […]
Biology > Microbes in Human Welfare > Household Uses of Microbes Microbes are omnipresent i.e. they exist everywhere: in soil, air, water and also in the human body and the bodies of plants and other animals! They also exist in places where no other life-form exists. Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viroids are examples of microorganisms. The […]
Biology > Animal Husbandry > Sheep, Goat, and Pig Farming Meat yielding animals include sheep, goats, and pigs. Sheep: Sheep is the second largest species reared by mankind and it provides wool, meat, milk, and hides. Their droppings form good manure. It provides a dependable source of income to the shepherds through the sale of […]
Biology > Animal Husbandry > Fisheries and Pisciculture Fishes are rich in protein, vitamins and mineral salts and are also known as valuable protective food. Fish forms an important item of the diet in many parts of the world. The development of fisheries is, therefore, one of the most promising industry. India has a coastline of about 8,129 […]
Biology > Animal Husbandry > Dairy Management Dairy management is the management of animals for milk and its products for human consumption. The main aim of dairy management is to deal with processes and systems that increase yield and improve the quality of milk. Cattles are to be well looked after. Quantity and quality of […]
Biology > Animal Husbandry > Breeds of Cows and Buffaloes Farm management is the controlled and scientific handling of farm animals in their rearing, grooming, caring, feeding and breeding to give a much-needed boost to food production. Dairy management is the management of animals for milk and its products for human consumption. The main aim […]
Biology > Animal Husbandry > Dairy Products Important dairy products are milk and dung. Milk is considered as a complete food. Dung is used for making manure. Milk: Constituents of Milk: Water: 87.3% (85.5 – 88.7%) Milk fat: 3.9 % (2.4 – 5.5%): In cow’s milk fat content is 4.5%-5.3% in buffalo’s milk it is […]
Management > General Management > Forms of Business Organizations > Rights of Partners Partners can determine their mutual rights and duties by a contract called a partnership deed. The partnership deed determines aspects of general administration, distribution of work among partners, the extent of share in profits, etc. Such a deed can be expressly made […]
Management > General Management > Forms of Business Organizations > Types of Cooperative Societies The cooperative societies are classified on the basis of the nature of their operations. The types of cooperative societies are as follows: Consumer’s Cooperative Societies: They are the oldest form of cooperatives. The consumer cooperative societies are formed to protect the […]