Paras visited a poultry farm with his younger brother,who was perturbed to see that the caretakers were feeding them with grains left in the harvested field which humans cannot consume. Paras explained to him that it would not harm them.
$(i)$ List the two major purposes of poultry farming.
$(ii)$ Name an indigenous and an exotic poultry breed.
$(iii)$ Why was Paras' brother perturbed?

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(N/A) $(i)$ The two major purposes of poultry farming are egg production and meat production.
$(ii)$ An example of an indigenous poultry breed is $Aseel$,and an example of an exotic poultry breed is $Leghorn$.
$(iii)$ Paras' brother was perturbed because he was unaware of the dietary habits of poultry birds and was concerned that feeding them waste grains might be harmful or unhygienic for the birds.

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