1. General : Role of
Livestock in Indian Economy and human health. Mixed farming. Agroclimatic zones
and livestock distribution. Socioeconomic aspects of livestock enterprise with
special reference to women.
2. Genetics and Breeding :
Principle of genetics, chemical nature of DNA and RNA and their models and
functions. Recombinant DNA technology, transgenic animals, multiple ovulation
and embryo-transfer. Cytogenetics, immunogenetics and biochemical polymorphic
and their application in animal improvement. Gene actions. Systems and
strategies for improvement of livestock for milk, meat, wool production and
drought and poultry for eggs and meat. Breeding of animals for disease
resistance. Breeds of livestock, poultry and rabbits.
3. Nutrition : Role of
nutrition in animal health and production. Classification of feeds, Proximate
composition of feeds, feeding standards, computation of rations. Ruminant
nutrition. Concepts of total digestible nutrients and starch equivalent systems.
Significance of energy determinations. Conservation of feeds and fodder and
utilization of agro by-products. Feed supplements and additives. Nutrition
deficiencies and their management.
4. Management : Systems of
housing and management of livestock, poultry and rabbits. Farm record. Economics
of livestock, poultry and rabbit farming. Clean milk production. Veterinary
hygiene with reference to water, air and habitation. Sources of water and
standards of potable water. Purification of water. Air changes and thermal
comfort. Drainage systems and effluent disposal. Biogas.
5. Animal Production : (a)
Artificial insemination, fertility and sterility. Reproductive physiology, semen
charcteris-tics and preservation. Sterility its causes and remedies.
(b) Meat eggs and wool production. Methods of slaughter of meat
animals, meat inspection, judgement, carcass characteristics, adulteration and
its detection processing and preservation.; Meat products, quality control and
nutritive value, By-products. Physiology of egg production, nutritive value,
grading of eggs preservation and marketing.
Types of wool, grading and marketing.
6. Veterinary Science : (i)
Major contagious diseases affecting cattle, buffaloes, horses, sheep and goats,
pigs, poultry, rabbits and pet animals-Etiology, symptoms, pathogenicity,
diagnosis, treatment and control of major bacterial, viral, rickettsial and
parasitic infections.
(ii) Description, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the
following :—
(a) Production diseases of milch animals, pig and
poultry.
(b) Deficiency diseases of domestic livestock and
birds.
(c) Poisonings due to infected/contaminated foods and
feeds, chemicals and
drugs.
7. Principles of immunization and
vaccination : Different types of immunity, antigens and antibodies.
Methods of immunization. Breakdown of immunity, Vaccines and their use in
animals.
Zoonoses, Foodborne infections and intoxications, occupation
hazards
8. (a) Poisons used for killing animals euthanesia.
(b) Drugs used for increasing production/performance
efficiency, and their adverse effects.
(c) Drugs used to tranquilize wild animals as well as
animals in captivity.
(d) Quarantine measures in India and abroad. Act, Rules and
Regulations.
9. Dairy Science :
Physicochemical and nutritional properties of milk.
Quality assessment of milk and milk products, Common tests and
legal standards. Cleaning and sanitation of dairy equipment. Milk collections,
chilling, transportation processing, packaging, storage and distribution.
Manufacture of market milk, cream butter, cheese, ice-cream, condensed and dried
milk, by products and Indian Milk products.
Unit operations in dairy plant.
Role of micro organisam in quality of milk and products
physiology of milk secretion.
