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OPTIONAL
SUBJECTS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE
ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY
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General: Role of
Livestock in Indian Economy and human health. Mixed farming. Agroclimatic zones
and livestock distribution. Socio- economic aspects of livestock enterprise with
special reference to women.
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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 embryotransfer. Cytogenetics, immunogenetics and biochemical polymorphism
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 animals for disease resistance.
Breeds of livestock, poultry and rabbits.
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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.
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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.
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5.
Animal production :
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(a)
Artificial insemination, fertility and sterility.
Reproductive physiology, semen-characteristics and preservation. Sterility its
causes and remedies.
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(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, Bi-products. Physiology of egg production,
nutritive value, grading of eggs preservation and marketing.
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Types
of wool, grading and marketing.
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6.
Veterinary Science :
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(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.
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(ii)
Description, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the following: -
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(a)
Production diseases of milch animal, pig and
poultry.
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(b)
Deficiency diseases of domestic livestock and
birds.
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(c)
Poisonings due to infected/contaminated foods and
feeds, chemicals and drugs.
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Principles of immunization and vaccination:
Different types of immunity, antigens and antibodies. Methods of immunization.
Breakdown of immunity, Vaccines and their use in animals.
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Zoonoses,
Foodborne infections and intoxications, occupation hazards.
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8.
(a) Poisons used for killing
animals euthanasia.
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(b)
Drugs used for increasing production/performance
efficiency, and their adverse effects.
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(c)
Drugs used to tranquilize wild animals as well as
animals in captivity.
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(d)
Quarantine measures in India and abroad. Act, Rules
and Regulations.
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9.
Dairy Science:
Physicochemical and nutritional properties of milk. Quality assessment of milk
and milk products, Common tests and legal standards.
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Cleaning
and sanitization 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.
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Unit
operations in dairy plant. Role of microorganism in quality of milk and
products.
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Physiology
of milk secretion.
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