Civil Service Exam Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Preliminary Syllabus
1. General: Role of Livestock in Indian Economic and human health. Mixed farming. Agro-climatic zones and livestock distribution.Socio-economic 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 ad functions. Recombinant DNA technology, transgenic animals, multiple ovulations 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 ad production.Clasification 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 afro by-products. Feed supplements and additives Nutrition defiencies 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 characteristics 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, pathogen city, diagnosis, treatment an 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. Principle of immunization and vaccination: Different types of immunity, antigens and antibodies. Methods of immunization.Breaddown of immunity, Vaccines and their use in animals.
Zoo noses, Food borne infections and intoxications, occupation hazards.
8. (a) Poisons used for killing animals euthanasia.
(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
10.Dairy Science: Physico chemical and nutritional properties of milk
Quality assessment of milk and milk collections, chilling, transportation processing, packaging storage and distribution. Manufacture of market milk, cream, butter, cheese, ice-cream, condensed and dries milk, by products and Indian Milk products
united operations in dairy plant.
Role of micro organisms in quality of Milk and products, physiology of milk secretion.
1. General: Role of Livestock in Indian Economic and human health. Mixed farming. Agro-climatic zones and livestock distribution.Socio-economic 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 ad functions. Recombinant DNA technology, transgenic animals, multiple ovulations 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 ad production.Clasification 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 afro by-products. Feed supplements and additives Nutrition defiencies 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 characteristics 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, pathogen city, diagnosis, treatment an 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. Principle of immunization and vaccination: Different types of immunity, antigens and antibodies. Methods of immunization.Breaddown of immunity, Vaccines and their use in animals.
Zoo noses, Food borne infections and intoxications, occupation hazards.
8. (a) Poisons used for killing animals euthanasia.
(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
10.Dairy Science: Physico chemical and nutritional properties of milk
Quality assessment of milk and milk collections, chilling, transportation processing, packaging storage and distribution. Manufacture of market milk, cream, butter, cheese, ice-cream, condensed and dries milk, by products and Indian Milk products
united operations in dairy plant.
Role of micro organisms in quality of Milk and products, physiology of milk secretion.
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