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Code No.172
SUBJECT: VETERINARY SCIENCE (DEGREE STANDARD)

UNIT I: General
Role of livestock and their products in Indian economy and human health; current
livestock programmes and policies of state and Nation - economics of dairy,
sheep, goat, poultry, pig and rabbit farming; constraints to the livestock
development programs, common offences against animals – SPCA , Animal
Welfare Board of India, NGOs.

UNIT II : Livestock Management

Common terms used in Animal Husbandry – Identification of age of animals -
Livestock and poultry breeds and breed characters; housing systems, and
requirements of space, ventilation, water, sanitation and waste disposal.
Management of milk, meat, egg and wool producing livestock, breeding bulls and
draft animals and wild animals in captivity, farm records and their maintenance;
systems and strategies for livestock improvement for enhancing productivity.

UNIT III: Livestock Nutrition

Nutritional terms and definitions - Role of nutrition in health and production;
classification and composition of feeds and fodders including forest grasses;
antinutritional
factors and toxins in feeds and fodders; feeding standards and nutrient
requirements of different categories of livestock and computation of rations.
Nutritional deficiency and its influence on livestock performance; feed
supplements and additives; conservation and preservation of feeds and fodders;
economic utilization of agro by-products for feeding livestock. - utilization of
unconventional feeds – Wildlife nutrition.

UNIT IV: Livestock Breeding and Genetics:

Important breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig and poultry with special
reference to economic characters – Important species of wild animals and their
breeding in capacity. Breeding livestock for high performance and disease
resistance; principles of genetics; nature of DNA and RNA-their models and
functions; applications of recombinant DNA technology, cloning and role of gene
actions and cytogenetics. Animal breeding policies and programmes in state and
Nation.

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UNIT V Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry:

Gross study of bones, joints and muscles of skeleton. Gross study of heart and
its conduction system. Gross study of organs of digestive, respiratory urinary and
reproductive systems. Digestion, metabolism and absorption of carbohydrates,
proteins and fats in simple stomach animals and ruminants - mechanism of
respiration. General functions of blood (blood cells, plasma & serum)
coagulation, cardiac cycle, Blood circulation, Blood pressure, renal function.
Hormonal control of Lactogenesis. Environmental factors affecting animal
production – Environmental stress on animal performance – Green Houses
Gases – Role of ruminants

UNIT VI Veterinary Microbiology, Pathology, Parasitology and

Pharmacology:
Concept and causes of diseases in animals; general principles and procedures of
necropsy; collection, preservation and dispatch of morbid materials for laboratory
diagnosis, disease investigation; common pathological conditions seen in wild
zoo and laboratory animals and birds.Immune systemorgans, tissues and cells;
infection and immunity; type and grade of immunity, serological reactions and
modern diagnostic techniques – vaccine.
Classification of Parasites - Parasites and parasitism in animals; important
morphological features, life-cycles, mode of transmission, pathogenesis,
diagnosis, chemotherapy and general control measures of parasites associated
with disease in animals, birds and zoo animals.
Drug action - Pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, biotransformation and
excretion), Pharmacodynamics - local and general anaesthetics. Antibiotics and
chemotheraphy - Toxicology.

UNIT VII :Veterinary Epidemiology, Medicine and Public Health:

Environmental hygiene; role of veterinarian in public health; zoonoses including
food-borne diseases: concept, scope, objectives and uses of epidemiology –
classification – mode of transmission – method of prevention – control and
eradication, of infectious diseases.
Infections including major contagious diseases and noninfectious diseases
affecting livestock, birds and wild animals aetiology, clinical examination
symptoms, pathogenesity, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, treatment and
control, establishment of Animal Healthcare Centres.

UNIT VIII: Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics:

Reproductive physiology; hormones and reproduction; livestock fertility; artificial
insemination; semen characteristics of different species of livestock and
cryopreservation.
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zoo animals Reproductive disorders and their management.

UNIT IX: Veterinary Surgery and Radiology:

General surgical principles - pre and post-operative considerations, anesthesia,
asepsis and anti-sepsis and sterilization; scope, history and development of
veterinary radiology; radiographic pathology of different parts of body- surgical
emergencies – intensive care – Physiotheraphy – diathermy.

UNIT X: Livestock Products Technology:

Ante mortem and Post mortem inspection – Objectives of meat inspection -
Abattoir practices, methods of slaughtering and dressing; Meat Inspection Laws,
utilization of by products; unsound meat and its disposal; quality control of meat
and eggs and their products. Milk: Proximate Composition, milk collection,
cooling / chilling and transportation; physio-chemical and nutritional characters of
milk and milk products; processing of raw milk and production of market milk.
Condensed and dried milk, special milk and Indian Dairy Products-packaging and
storage.
Cleaning and sanitization of dairy equipments and plants; role of microorganisms
in milk and milk products; legal standards and quality assessment of
milk and milk products – role of milk and milk products, meat and egg in human
nutrition – detection of adulterants in milk.

References:
1. Helminths, Arthropods and protozoa of domesticated animals by W. J. L. Soulsby – 7 th
Edition – ELBS Edition Bailiere Tindall.
2. Veterinary Parasitology by U.M. Urquhart, - J. Armour, J.L. Duncan, A.M. Dunn & A.W.
Jennies. Publisher : Baillere and Tindall – ELBS Edition.
3. Essential of Veterinary Surgery – Venugopal Publisher: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co.,
Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta.
4. Dollars Veterinary Surgery J.J.O. CONNOR 4th Edition. CBS Publishers and Distributors
485, Jain Bhawan Bhola Nath Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi – 100 032.
5. Extension Education – Adivi Reddy Publisher : Sree Lakshmi Press, Babatala, Krishna t.,
Andhra Pradesh.
6. Education and Communication for Development – O.P. Dohama & O.P. Bhatnagar
Publisher : Oxford & IBH Publishing Com. New Delhi.
7. Veterinary Medicine : A Text book of the disease of Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Goat and
Horses 8th Edition. Author : Blood D.C., Radosits O.M. English Language book society /
Bailliere Tindall.
8. Veterinary Clinical Diagnosis, Kelly W.R. Bailliers Tindall, 1 st Anne’s Road, East bourne
East sussex BM 21 3 UK.
9. Harper’s Text Book of Biochemistry – by Murray (Robert. K) Etc., Publisher: Prentice
Hall, International Inc.,
10. Text book of Biochemistry – G.R. Agarval & O.P. Agraval.
11. Duke’s Physiology of Domestic Animals 11th Edition Publisher: Comstock, Cornell
University Press.

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12. Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics 6th Edition – Arthur G.H. & Etc. Publisher: ELBS.
13. Reproduction in DOmestic Animals – Cole (H.H) and Cupps (P.T) 4th Edition Publisher :
Academic Press Inc.
14. Meat Hygiene, 4th Edition James A Libby, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1975.
15. The Meat We Eat, 11th Edition Johnson R. Romans & P. Thomas Ziegler, The Interstate
Printers and Publishers Inc.
16. The Anatomy of Domestic Animals 2 Volumes – Robert Getty. The Macmillan India Ltd.,
Madras – 2.
17. Text Book of Developmental Anatomy – L.B. Arey Asia Publishing House, Bomaby.
18. Fundamental Principles of Bacteriology by A.J. Salle Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company, New Delhi.
19. Medical Microbiology – Robert Cruickshank Publisher: English language book society
and E & S Livingstone Ltd.,
20. Poultry production – B. Panda and S.C. Mohapatra Publisher: I.C.A.R. Publication.
21. Poultry Nutrition by K.S. SIngh & B. Panda Publisher: Kalyani Publications.
22. Veterinary Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics – G.C. Brander D.M.-Pugh
Publisher: ELBS.
23. Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics by L. Meyar Jones Publisher: Comstock
Cornell University Press.
24. Infectious Diseases of Domestic animals – Hagan & Bruner Publisher: Comstock Cornell
University Press.
25. Diseases of Livestock – Hungerford Publisher: McGraw Hill Book Company.
26. Farm Animal Management & Poultry Production – N.S.r. Sastry and C.K. Thomas.
27. Livestock and Poultry Production – Harban Singh and Moore Publisher : Prentice Hall
India.
28. Statistical Methods – S.P. Gupta Publisher : Sultan Chand & Sons.
29. The Design and Analysis of experiments by Kempthorne O. Publisher: Wiley, Newyork.
30. Fundamentals of Farm Business Management – S.S. Joshi and T>R. Kapur Publisher :
Kalyani Publishers.
31. Modern Economic Theory – K.K. Dewett and A. Chand.
32. A text book on Biotechnology – H.D. Kumar, Publisher: Affilated East West Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi.
33. Biotechnology – Principles and application – Higgin, Best and Jones Blackwell Scientific
Publication, Oxford.
34. Animal Nutrition – Mc Donald, R.A. Edwards & J.F.D Green Halgh 4 th Edition 1988
Longman Scientific and Technical John Wiley & Sons Inc.
35. Animal Nutrition – A. Maynard and K. loosli, 7th Edition, TataMcGraw Hill Company Ltd.,
New Delhi.
36. Principles of Agronomy by Subbiah (V.T.) Publisher: Bangalore Printing & Publishing Co.,
Ltd., Bangalore – 18.
37. Dairy Science – Petersen (W.E.) Publisher : Lippincott and Company.
38. Outlines of Dairy Technology – Sukumar (De) Oxford University Press.
39. Indian Dairy Products – Rangappa (K.S.) & Acharya (K.T.) Asia Publishing House.
40. The UFAW Hand book on the care and Management of Laboratory Animals Authors /
Editors – UFAW, C.W. Hume Publisher: Churchill Livingston, 6th edition.
41. Laboratory Animal Medicine – James G. Fox, Bennett J. Chechen Franklin M. Loew
Academic Press Inc., (Harcourt Brace, Jovanowich).
42. Veterinary Pathology – Jones (Thomas Carlyle) 5th edition 1989 Lea & Febgiger.
43. Veterinary Clinical Pathology Embert H. Coles Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company.
44. Genetics of Livestock Improvement by J.F. Lasley Publisher: Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
45. Principles of Genetics by Gardener. E.J. Publisher : Kliley Eastern Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

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46. Genetics by A.M. Winchester Publisher: Oxford IBH.

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DEGREE STANDARD PAPER -I CODE:118

ANIMAL PRODUCTION
1. GENERAL:-
Current Livestock Development programmes and polices of State and Nation -
Legislation for control of animal diseases - Legal duties of Veterinarian - Common
offences against animals and laws governing import and export of animals.

2. ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS:-

Important breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig and poultry with special reference to
economic characters. Animal breeding - Aids to selection, methods of selection and
culling - current breeding policies and programmes in state and the Nation - Breeding
methods - different mating systems. Hady weinberg law, Effects of selection, migration,
and mutation - Gene frequency. Wild life breeding in captivity - Economic traits,
Collection, evaluation and preservation of semen.

3. ANIMAL NUTRITION:-
Nutritional terms and definitions - Proximate composition of feeds - digestion and
metabolism of nutrients in ruminants and non-ruminants. Importance of minerals and
Vitamins in ruminants & non ruminants - classification of feeds and fodders - storage and

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conservation of feeds and fodders - feeding standards - formulation of rations and feeding
of dairy cattle and buffaloes - Utilisation of unconventional feeds animal by - products -
wild life nutrition. Use of feed additives, antibiotics and hormones. Antinutritional
factors and methods of removing them.

4. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT:-

Common terms used in Animal Husbandry - Identification, Dentition and Age of animals
- Watering livestock - Removal and disposal of manure and other animal waste - Effect
of environment on the health and productivity of livestock and measures to counteract it -
Different systems of housing, Housing standards for various livestock - Hatchery
management - Different systems of poultry management - sexing and brooding of chicks
- common symptoms of diseases and control measures - Farm record maintenance -
Judging of cattle.

5. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY (DAIRY SCIENCE)

Composition of milk and milk products, clean milk production, processing, storage and
transportation. Preparation of milk powder, cream, butter, ice cream, cheese and ghee.
Role of milk and milk products in human nutrition, Detection of adulterants in milk.

6. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY (MEAT SCIENCE)

Ante mortem and post mortem inspection, - objectives of meat inspection - methods of
slaughter - Various techniques of preservation & packaging of meat and meat products -
preservation of eggs. Utilization of slaughter house by-products, role of meat and egg in
human nutrition.

7. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXTENSION:-

Principles of extension education - Extension teaching methods, Audio visual aids -
Characteristics of rural & urban societies. Adopter categories and fators influencing
adoption of technologies, Panchayat Raj. Selection and training of leaders.

8. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ECONOMICS:-

Role of animals in the economy of livestock owners. Statistics of animal and poultry -
State wise and nation. Milk and sheep co-operatives - Marketing of livestock and its
products. Preparation of feasibility reports and projects (Economics of a dairy unit,
poultry, piggery, sheep & goat units). Per capita availability and consumption of milk,
meat and egg.

PAPER -II

ANIMAL HEALTH
1. VETERINARY ANATOMY:-
Gross study of bones, joints and muscles of skeleton. Gross study of heart and its
conduction system. Gross study of organs of digestive, respiratory urinary and

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reproductive systems.

2. PHYSIOLOGY:-
Digestion, metabolism and absorption of carbohydrates, proteins and fats in simple
stomach animals and ruminants - mechanism of respiration. General functions of blood
(blood cells, plasma & serum) coagulation, blood groups in animals, cardiac cycle, Blood
circulation, Blood pressure, renal function. Hormonal control of Lactogenesis.

3. SURGERY & RADIOLOGY:-

General surgical principles. Asepsis and Antisepsis - sutures and suturing methods - Pre
medication and Anaesthesia (Local Regional and General) - Common surgical affections
and operative procedures (Wound, Fracture, and dislocation) - cosmetic surgical
operations - Radiographic techniques - pre operative and post operative care of animals -
Intensive care - physiotherapy - Diathermy - Surgical Emergencies.

4. GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS:-

Role of hormones in various phases of reproduction in female & male - symptoms of
estrus and estrous cycle - Embryo Transfer Technology - Fertility and infertility in
female & male, diagnosis and treatment - pregnancy diagnosis - Diseases and accidents
during gestation, Abortion - causes and treatment, Stages of parturition in domestic
animals - Types of dystocia, handling, diagnosis and treatment, post partum diseases, and
complications.

5. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE & ZOONOSIS:-

Important diseases caused by bacteria, virus Haemoprotozoans and other parasites -
Laboratory Diagnosis, prevention and control of common contagious diseases.
Classification of Zoonosis - mode of transmission of Zoonotic diseases - methods of
prevention, control and eradication of important zoonotic diseases.

6. PATHOLOGY:-
General Pathology: Causes of diseases - Neoplasm - disturbances of cell metabolism and
growth.
Systemic Pathology: Cardio vascular, respiratory, digestive, genital, nervous and skin.
Pathology of important diseases caused by bacteria, virus, fungi, helminths and protozoa.
Clinical Pathology: Examination of clinical materials, post mortem techniques, medico -
legal implications - Collection and despatch of materials.

7. MICROBIOLOGY:-
Bacteriology & Mycology: Classification - isolation, identification and culturing of
bacteria and fungi - Methods of transmission of infection - Sterilization and disinfection -
Antibiogram.
Virology: Classification, - cultivation, replication General characteristics of various
families of RNA and DNA viruses.

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Immunology: Type and grade of immunity - Various tests used to detect antibody level -
Vaccines.

8. PARASITOLOGY:-
Classification of parasites - General life cycle, pathogenesis, diagnosis and control of
Cestodes, Nematodes, Trematodes and Protozoa in animals and birds.

9. CLINICAL MEDICINE & THERAPEUTICS:-

General and special clinical examinations, diagnostic equipments. Etiology, clinical
symptoms, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of metabolic
diseases. Deficiency diseases - minerals and vitamins - Fluid therapy, intensive care.

10. PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY:-

Drug action - Pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, biotransformation and
excretion), Pharmacodynamics - local and general anaesthetics. Antibiotics and
chemotheraphy - Toxicology.

 
 

For IAS / IFS EXAM

AH &VET.SCI
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.

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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.
Paper-I
1. Animal Nutrition:
1.1 Partitioning of food energy within the animal. Direct and indirect calorimetry. Carbon – nitrogen balance and comparative slaughter
methods. Systems for expressing energy value of foods in ruminants, pigs and poultry. Energy requirements for maintenance, growth,
pregnancy, lactation, egg, wool, and meat production.
1.2 Latest advances in protein nutrition. Energy protein interrelationships. Evaluation of protein quality. Use of NPN compounds in ruminant
diets. Protein requirements for maintenance, growth, pregnancy, lactation, egg, wool and meat production.
1.3 Major and trace minerals - Their sources, physiological functions and deficiency symptoms. Toxic minerals. Mineral interactions. Role of fat-
soluble and water – soluble vitamins in the body, their sources and deficiency symptoms.
1.4 Feed additives – methane inhibitors, probiotics, enzymes, antibiotics, hormones, oligosaccharides, antioxidants, emulsifiers, mould
inhibitors, buffers etc. Use and abuse of growth promoters like hormones and antibiotics – latest concepts.
1.5 Conservation of fodders. Storage of feeds and feed ingredients. Recent advances in feed technology and feed processing. Anti – nutritional
and toxic factors present in livestock feeds. Feed analysis and quality control. Digestibility trials – direct, indirect and indicator methods.
Predicting feed intake in grazing animals.
1.6 Advances in ruminant nutrition. Nutrient requirements. Balanced rations. Feeding of calves, pregnant, work animals and breeding bulls.
Strategies for feeding milch animals during different stages of lactation cycle. Effect of feeding on milk composition. Feeding of goats for meat
and milk production. Feeding of sheep for meat and wool production.
1.7 Swine Nutrition. Nutrient requirements. Creep, starter, grower and finisher rations. Feeding of pigs for lean meat production. Low cost
rations for swine.
1.8 Poultry nutrition. Special features of poultry nutrition. Nutrient requirements for meat and egg production. Formulation of rations for
different classes of layers and broilers.

2. Animal Physiology
2.1 Physiology of blood and its circulation, respiration; excretion. Endocrine glands in health and disease.
2.2 Blood constituents.-Properties and functions-blood cell formation-Haemoglobin synthesis and chemistry-plasma proteins production,
classification and properties, coagulation of blood;Haemorrhagic disorders-anticoagulants-blood groups-Blood volume-Plasma expanders-
Buffer systems in blood. Biochemical tests and their significance in disease diagnosis.
2.3 Circulation. - Physiology of heart, cardiac cycle, heart sounds, heart beat, electrocardiograms. Work and efficiency of heart-effect of ions on
heart function-metabolism of cardiac muscle, nervous and chemical regulation of heart, effect of temperature and stress on heart, blood
pressure and hypertension, osmotic regulation, arterial pulse, vasomotor regulation of circulation, shock. Coronary and pulmonary circulation,
Blood-Brain barrier- Cerebrospinal fluid- circulation in birds.
2.4 Respiration. - Mechanism of respiration, Transport and exchange of gases –neural control of respiration-chemo-receptors-hypoxia-
respiration in birds.
2.5 Excretion-Structure and function of kidney-formation of urine-methods of studying renal function-renal regulation of acid-base balance:
physiological constituents of urine-renal failure-passive venous congestion-Urinary secretion in chicken-Sweat glands and their function. Bio-
chemical test for urinary dysfunction.

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2.6 Endocrine glands. -Functional disorders their symptoms and diagnosis. Synthesis of hormones, mechanism and control of secretion-
hormonal receptors-classification and function.
2.7 Growth and Animal Production- Prenatal and postnatal growth, maturation, growth curves, measures of growth, factors affecting growth,
conformation, body composition, meat quality.
2.8 Physiology of Milk Production, Reproduction and Digestion- Current status of hormonal control of mammary development, milk secretion
and milk ejection, Male and Female reproductive organs, their components and functions. Digestive organs and their functions.
2.9 Environmental Physiology- Physiological relations and their regulation; mechanisms of adaptation, environmental factors and regulatory
mechanisms involved in animal behaviour, climatology – various parameters and their importance. Animal ecology. Physiology of behaviour.
Effect of stress on health and production.

3. Animal Reproduction:
Semen quality- Preservation and Artificial Insemination- Components of semen, composition of spermatozoa, chemical and physical properties
of ejaculated semen, factors affecting semen in vivo and in vitro. Factors affecting semen production and quality, preservation, composition of
diluents, sperm concentration, transport of diluted semen. Deep freezing techniques in cows, sheep, goats, swine and poultry. Detection of
oestrus and time of insemination for better conception. Anoestrus and repeat breeding.

4. Livestock Production and Management:

4.1 Commercial Dairy Farming- Comparison of dairy farming in India with advanced countries. Dairying under mixed farming and as specialized
farming, economic dairy farming. Starting of a dairy farm, Capital and land requirement, organization of the dairy farm. Opportunities in dairy
farming, factors determining the efficiency of dairy animal. Herd recording, budgeting, cost of milk production, pricing policy; Personnel
Management. Developing Practical and Economic rations for dairy cattle; supply of greens throughout the year, feed and fodder requirements
of Dairy Farm. Feeding regimes for young stock and bulls, heifers and breeding animals; new trends in feeding young and adult stock; Feeding
records.
4.2 Commercial meat, egg and wool production- Development of practical and economic rations for sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits and poultry.
Supply of greens, fodder, feeding regimes for young and mature stock. New trends in enhancing production and management. Capital and land
requirements and socio- economic concept.
4.3 Feeding and management of animals under drought, flood and other natural calamities.

5. Genetics and Animal Breeding: History of animal genetics. Mitosis and Meiosis: Mendelian inheritance; deviations to Mendelian genetics;
Expression of genes; Linkage and crossing over; Sex determination, sex influenced and sex limited characters; Blood groups and polymorphism;
Chromosome aberrations; Cytoplasmic inheritance. Gene and its structure; DNA as a genetic material; Genetic code and protein synthesis;
Recombinant DNA technology. Mutations, types of mutations, methods for detecting mutations and mutation rate. Transgenesis.
5.1 Population Genetics applied to Animal Breeding- Quantitative Vs. qualitative traits; Hardy Weinberg Law; Population Vs. individual; Gene
and genotypic frequency; Forces changing gene frequency; Random drift and small populations; Theory of path coefficient; Inbreeding,
methods of estimating inbreeding coefficient, systems of inbreeding, Effective population size; Breeding value, estimation of breeding value,
dominance and epistatic deviation; Partitioning of variation; Genotype X environment correlation and genotype X environment interaction; role
of multiple measurements; Resemblance between relatives.
5.2 Breeding Systems- Breeds of livestsock and Poultry. Heritability, repeatability and genetic and phenotypic correlations, their methods of
estimation and precision of estimates; Aids to selection and their relative merits; Individual, pedigree, family and within family selection;
Progeny testing; Methods of selection; Construction of selection indices and their uses; Comparative evaluation of genetic gains through various
selection methods; Indirect selection and correlated response; Inbreeding, out breeding, upgrading, cross-breeding and synthesis of breeds;
Crossing of inbred lines for commercial production; Selection for general and specific combining ability; Breeding for threshold characters. Sire
index.
6. Extension: Basic philosophy, objectives, concept and principles of extension. Different Methods adopted to educate farmers under rural
conditions. Generation of technology, its transfer and feedback. Problems and constraints in transfer of technology. Animal husbandry
programmes for rural development.

Paper-II

1. Anatomy, Pharmacology and Hygiene:

1.1 Histology and Histological Techniques: Paraffin embedding technique of tissue processing and H.E. staining - Freezing microtomy-
Microscopy-Bright field microscope and electron microscope. Cytology-structure of cell, organells and inclusions; cell division-cell types- Tissues
and their classification-embryonic and adult tissues-Comparative histology of organs-Vascular. Nervous, digestive, respiratory, musculo- skeletal
and urogenital systems- Endocrine glands -Integuments-sense organs.
1.2 Embryology – Embryology of vertebrates with special reference to aves and domestic mammals gametogenesis-fertilization-germ layers-
foetal membranes and placentation-types of placenta in domestic mammals-Teratology-twins and twinning- organogenesis -germ layer
derivatives- endodermal, mesodermal and ectodermal derivates.
1.3 Bovine Anatomy- Regional Anatomy: Paranasal sinuses of OX- surface anatomy of salivary glands. Regional anatomy of infraorbital,
maxillary, mandibuloalveolar,mental and cornual nerve block. Regional anatomy of paravertebral nerves, pudendal nerve, median ulnar and
radial nerves-tibial,fibular and digital nerves-Cranial nerves-structures involved in epidural anaesthesia-superficial lymph nodes-surface
anatomy of visceral organs of thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities-comparative features of locomotor apparatus and their application in the

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biomechanics of mammalian body. 1.4 Anatomy of Fowl- Musculo-skeletal system-functional anatomy in relation to respiration and flying,
digestion and egg production.
1.5 Pharmacology and therapeutic drugs - Cellular level of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Drugs acting on fluids and electrolyte
balance. Drugs acting on Autonomic nervous system. Modern concepts of anaesthesia and dissociative anaesthetics. Autacoids. Antimicrobials
and principles of chemotherapy in microbial infections. Use of hormones in therapeutics- chemotherapy of parasitic infections. Drug and
economic concerns in the Edible tissues of animals- chemotherapy of Neoplastic diseases. Toxicity due to insecticides, plants, metals, non-
metals, zootoxins and mycotoxins.
1.6 Veterinary Hygiene with reference to water, air and habitation - Assessment of pollution of water, air and soil- Importance of climate in
animal health- effect of environment on animal function and performance-relationship between industrialization and animal agriculture- animal
housing requirements for specific categories of domestic animals viz. pregnant cows and sows, milking cows, broiler birds- stress, strain and
productivity in relation to animal habitation

2. Animal Diseases:
2.1 Etiology, epidemiology pathogenesis, symptoms, postmortem lesions, diagnosis, and control of infectious diseases of cattle, sheep and goat,
horses, pigs and poultry.
2.2 Etiology, epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of production diseases of cattle, horse, pig and poultry.
2.3 Deficiency diseases of domestic animals and birds.
2.4 Diagnosis and treatment of non-specific conditions like impaction, Bloat, Diarrhoea, Indigestion, dehydration, stroke, poisoning.
2.5 Diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.
2.6 Principles and methods of immunization of animals against specific diseases- herd immunity- disease free zones- ‘zero’ disease concept-
chemoprophylaxis.
2.7 Anaesthesia- local, regional and general-preanesthetic medication. Symptoms and surgical interference in fractures and dislocation. Hernia,
choking abomasal displacement- Caesarian operations. Rumenotomy-Castrations.
2.8 Disease investigation techniques.- Materials for laboratory investigation- Establishment of Animal Health Centers- Disease free zone-

3. Veterinary Public Health:

3.1 Zoonoses. - Classification, definition, role of animals and birds in prevalence and transmission of zoonotic diseases- occupational zoonotic
diseases.
3.2 Epidemiology- Principle, definition of epidemiological terms, application of epidemiological measures in the study of diseases and disease
control. Epidemiological features of air, water and food borne infections. OIE regulations, WTO, sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
3.3 Veterinary Jurisprudence- Rules and Regulations for improvement of animal quality and prevention of animal diseases - State and central
rules for prevention of animal and animal product borne diseases- S P C A- Veterolegal cases- Certificates -Materials and Methods of collection
of samples for veterolegal investigation.

4. Milk and Milk Products Technology:

4.1 Market Milk: Quality, testing and grading of raw milk. Processing, packaging, storing, distribution, marketing, defects and their control.
Preparation of the following milks: Pasteurized, standardized, toned, double toned, sterilized, homogenized, reconstituted, recombined and
flavoured milks. Preparation of cultured milks, cultures and their management, yoghurt, Dahi, Lassi and Srikhand. Preparation of flavoured and
sterilized milks. Legal standards. Sanitation requirement for clean and safe milk and for the milk plant equipment.
4.2 Milk Products Technology.- Selection of raw materials, processing, storing , distributing and marketing milk products such as Cream, Butter,
Ghee, Khoa, Channa, Cheese, condensed, evaporated, dried milk and baby food, Ice cream and Kulfi; by-products, whey products, butter milk,
lactose and casein. Testing, grading, judging milk products- BIS and Agmark specifications, legal standards, quality control and nutritive
properties. Packaging, processing and operational control. Costing of dairy products.

5. Meat Hygiene and Technology:

5.1 Meat Hygiene.
5.1.1 Ante mortem care and management of food animals, stunning, slaughter and dressing operations; abattoir requirements and designs;
Meat inspection procedures and judgment of carcass meat cuts- grading of carcass meat cuts- duties and functions of Veterinarians in
wholesome meat production.
5.1.2 Hygienic methods of handling production of meat- Spoilage of meat and control measures- Post - slaughter physicochemical changes in
meat and factors that influence them- Quality improvement methods – Adulteration of meat and detection - Regulatory provisions in Meat
trade and Industry.
5.2 Meat Technology.
5.2.1 Physical and chemical characteristics of meat- Meat emulsions- Methods of preservation of meat- Curing, canning, irradiation, packaging
of meat and meat products, processing and formulations.
5.3 By- products- Slaughter house by- products and their utilization- Edible and inedible by products- Social and economic implications of
proper utilization of slaughter house by-products- Organ products for food and pharmaceuticals.
5.4 Poultry Products Technology- Chemical composition and nutritive value of poultry meat, pre - slaughter care and management. Slaughtering
techniques, inspection, preservation of poultry meat and products. Legal and BIS standards. Structure, composition and nutritive value of eggs.
Microbial spoilage. Preservation and maintenance. Marketing of poultry meat, eggs and products. Value added meat products.
5.5 Rabbit/Fur Animal farming - Rabbit meat production. Disposal and utilization of fur and wool and recycling of waste by products. Grading of
wool.

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DR P VISWANATHAN,MVSc.,
ERODE.

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