Kerala PSC Veterinary Surgeon Grade 2 Job Profile 2022; Qualification, Age Limit

Kerala public service commission recruitment board ( KPSC) has invited the application for the post of Veterinary surgeon grade 2 in  Animal Husbandry department.The advertisement (CATEGORY NO : 204/2022) is available in the official website – keralapsc.gov.in. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the post of veterinary surgeon grade 2 online through their official website. This is a special recruitment notification for the candidates belonging to scheduled tribes only. In the absence of ST candidate,  SC candidate can apply for the post. Application from the candidates other than SC and ST community will be rejected. Both male and female candidates can apply for the post.

Kerala PSC Veterinary Surgeon Grade 2 Job Profile 2022 – Overview

Kerala PSC Veterinary Surgeon Grade 2 Job Profile 2022 – Roles And Responsibilities

The duty of  a veterinary surgeon (often known as a vet) will be to safeguard the health and welfare of animals. In general veterinary surgeon will be responsible for the medical and surgical treatment of a range of animals. They use their practical skills and knowledge of animal physiology, nutrition and medicine to diagnose illnesses, prescribe medicines and perform surgery. They will  also manage anesthesia during procedures and will work to prevent disease in animals and the spread of disease.

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Kerala PSC Veterinary Surgeon Grade 2 Job Profile 2022 – Qualification

Candidates who are applying for the post of veterinary surgeon grade 2

• Should pursue an undergraduate degree – Bachelor’s in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry under a recognized university which provide the same. Candidates can also pursue a Master’s degree in the same field.
• Registration with the Kerala state veterinary council as envisaged in the Indian veterinary council Act;1984.
• Working knowledge in Malayalam.

Kerala PSC Veterinary Surgeon Grade 2 Job Profile 2022 – Age Limit

Candidates who are born between the age 18 and 44 can apply for the post. ie: Candidates who are born between the year 02/01/1978 and 01/01/2004 are eligible to apply for the post.

Age Relaxation

As this recruitment is exclusively for candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes community of Kerala State against NCA vacancies, no further age relaxations are applicable.

Kerala PSC Veterinary Surgeon Grade 2 Job Profile 2022 – Career Growth

There are several job titles in the hierarchy of a career as Veterinary Doctor.

Veterinary Trainee: A Veterinary Trainee or Veterinary Intern is an entry-level job role. Aspiring individuals can opt for this role during their semester break of the Veterinary Doctor degree programme or after successful completion of it.

Junior Veterinary Surgeon: Freshly graduates are offered the role of Junior Veterinary Surgeon. They are responsible for providing surgical care to animal patients under the supervision of a senior Veterinary Doctor.

Livestock Development Officer: Livestock Development Officer is a job role offered by the State Public Service Commission in the Animal Husbandry Department.

Senior Veterinary Surgeon: Senior Veterinary Surgeons are responsible for providing consultations to pet owners and surgical care to various animals. They carry out investigative procedures to diagnose diseases and disorders. Senior Veterinary Surgeons are responsible for regularly undertaking Continuing Professional Development to ensure and maintain veterinary skills and knowledge.

The demand for the Vet Surgeon is expected to grow at least 19 per cent in the next decade. The lifestyle of people in urban lands has transformed with time and it has become part of the culture to keep a pet as a family member at home. People are now willing to spend on owning and taking care of necessities for their pets. Veterinarians find alluring opportunities in zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, and the army.

Kerala PSC Veterinary Surgeon Grade 2 Job Profile 2022 – Exam Syllabus

MILK AND MEAT HYGIENE, FOOD SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Milk hygiene in relation to public health. Microbial flora of milk and milk products.
Sources of milk contamination during collection and transport of milk and processing of
dairy products. Control of milk and milk product contamination. Hygienic handling/
management of dairy equipment Quality control of milk and milk products. Milk hygiene
practices in India and other countries. Legislation and standards for milk and milk
products. Milk as a source of disease transmission.
Pathological conditions associated with the transport of food animals. Elements of meat
inspection. Hygiene in abattoirs. Ante-mortem inspection of meat animals. Humane
slaughter of animals. Postmortem inspection of meat animals. Methods of inspection of
meat. Rigor mortis and examination of lymph nodes. Speciation of meat. Health
implications of emergency and causality slaughter. Hygienic disposal of unsound meat.
Inspection of poultry and aquatic foods (fish) for human consumption. Occupational
health hazards in meat processing plants. Meat as a source of disease transmission. Food
safety, definition, hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) system and
chemical and microbial toxicities associated with milk, meat and aquatic foods. Risk
analysis: assessment and management and food safety measures. Toxic residues
(pesticides, antibiotics, metals and hormones) and microbial toxins in food and their
health hazards. Types of bio-hazards. Sanitary and phytosanitary measures in relation to
foods of animal origin and aquatic foods. International and national food safety standards
{Office International des Epizootics (OIE), World Trade Organisation (WTO), Sanitary
and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Codex Alimentarius}.

VETERINARY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ZOONOSES
Definitions and aims of epidemiology. Factors influencing occurrence of livestock
diseases and production. Ecological basis and natural history of diseases. Sources,
Storage, retrieval and representation of disease information/data. Epidemiological
hypothesis. Epidemiological methods: descriptive, analytical (observational),
experimental, theoretical (modeling), serological and molecular. Survey of animal
diseases. Surveillance and monitoring of livestock diseases. Animal disease forecasting.
Strategies of disease management: prevention, control and eradication. Economics of
animal diseases. National and International regulations on livestock diseases. Role of OIE
and laws on international trade on animals and animal products
Definition, history and socio-economic impact of zoonotic diseases. Classification of
zoonoses and approaches to their management. New, emerging, re-emerging and
occupational zoonoses. . Role of domestic, wild, pet and laboratory animals and birds in
transmission of zoonoses. Zoonotic pathogens as agents of bio-terrorism. Reservoirs,
clinical manifestations 52 in animals and humans, and the management of the following
zoonoses: rabies, Japanese encephalitis, Kyasanur forest disease, influenza, anthrax,
brucellosis, tuberculosis, leptospirosis, listeriosis, plague, rickettsiosis, chlamydiosis and
dermatophytosis. Food borne zoonoses: salmonellosis, staphylococcosis, clostridial food
poisoning, campylobacteriosis, helmintrrosis.toxoplasmosis and sarcocystosis. Veterinary
Public Health Administration.

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ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
Definition, scope and importance. Ecosystem: types, structure and functions. Food
chains. Bio-diversity uses, threats and conservation. Natural resources: forest, mineral,
soil and watertheir uses and abuses. Environmental pollution-causes, and effects. Control
measures of air, water, soil, marine, thermal and noise pollution. Nuclear hazards. Biosafety and risk assessment Environment Protection Acts and related issues. Disaster
management Sources of water supply and water quality, Sources of water contamination.
Bacteriology of water. Physical, chemical, microbiological and biological evaluation of
water. Water purification. Disposal of sewage and farm wastes. Health implications of
farm wastes. Sanitation and disinfection of animal houses. Recycling of farm wastes.
Sources of air pollution within animal houses and its effect on animal health and
production Ventilation and ventilation systems within animal houses and specialized
laboratories. Prevention and control of air and water-borne diseases. Problems of
atmospheric pollution (acid rah, depletion of ozone layer, methane production, green
house effect and global warming). Tannery, wool, bone and blood meal industry
pollution and its control. Stray and fallen animal management Pollution due to industrial
wastes.

VETERINARY GYNAECOLOGY
Clinical evaluation and abnormalities of reproductive tracts in domestic animals. Delayed
Puberty and sexual maturity. Estrus detection. Aberrations of estrus and estrous cycle.
Seasonal breeding. Pregnancy diagnosis- different methods- in different species.
Superfoetation and Superfecundation. Fertility, Infertility & sterility- Anatomical,
hereditary, nutritional, managerial, hormonal and infectious causes. Anoestrus, ovulatory
defects and cystic ovarian degeneration. Repeat breeding: Fertilization failure, early
embryonic mortality. Specific & non- specific infections affecting genital organsendometritis, cervicitis, vaginitis. Fertility parameters. Sexual hearth control and reproductive hearth management. Clinical use of hormones in female infertility. Breeding management mismating, psuedopregnancy, transmissible venereal tumor-(TVT) in
bitches,Induction of estrus, Synchronization of estrus, Follicular Dynamics, Ovulation,Superovulation, and Embryo Transfer Technology, Immune-modulation for enhancement of fecundity.

VETERINARY OBSTETRICS
Types and functions of placenta in different species.

Diseases & accidents during gestation .

Abortion in domestic animals-diagnosis & control.

Dropsy of fetal membranes and fetus.

Fetal “mummification, maceration, pyometra and mucometra. Prolonged
gestation.

Teratology.

Premature birth.

Uterine torsion.
Cervico-vaginal prolapse.

Termination of pregnancy.

Parturition.

Puerperium and involutionofuterus in domestic animals.

Care and management of dam and newborn.
Dystocia- Types of dystocia – maternal & fetal- approach, diagnosis and treatment.
Epidural & other anesthesia in obstetrical practice. Obstetrical operations- rnutation,
forced extractions, fetotomy and cesarean section.

Injuries and diseases in relation to parturition.

Postpartum diseases and complications: uterine prolapse, retention of fetal
membranes, metritis, postpartum paraplegia.
Animal birth control- ovariohysterectomy and non surgical interventions

GENERAL VETERINARY SURGERY, ANESTHESIOLOGY AND
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
General Surgery
Introduction, history, classification, surgical terminology and development of veterinary
surgery. Asepsis-antisepsis, their application in veterinary surgery. Surgical risk and
judgment. Management of shock, haemmorrhage. Principles of fluid therapy in surgical
patients. Differential diagnosis and surgical treatment of abscess, tumors, cyst
haematoma, necrosis, gangrene, bum. Wound: classification, symptoms, diagnosis and
treatment; complications, their treatment and prevention.

Anaesthesiology

Preanaesthetic considerations and preanaesthetics. Anaesthesia, local analgesia
/anaesthesia, General anaesthesia, anaesthetic agents (like barbiturates, dissociative
agents). Inhalation anaesthesia and agents, maintenance and monitoring of general
anaesthesia. Anaesthetic emergencies and their management Only awareness of
neuroleptanalgesia, electroanaesthesia, acupuncture, hypothermia, muscle relaxants. Post
operative pain management General principles of chemical restraint of wild / zoo animals
and anaesthesia of lab animals.

Diagnostic Imaging
Production and properties of X-rays. Factors influencing production of X-ray
Principles of viewing and interpreting X-ray films, classification of radiographic lesions.
Contrast radiography: classification, materials, uses, indications and contra indications.
73 Biological effects of radiation, radiation hazards and their prevention by adoption of
safety measures. Principles of ultrasonography and its applications in veterinary practice.
Awareness on principles of radiation therapy, Isotopes and their uses in diagnosis and
therapy; Principles and application of CT scan, MRI, echocardiography, scintigraphy,
gamma camera, xeroradiography and Doppler.

REGIONAL VETERINARY SURGERY
Head and Neck
Affections of the lips and cheek and their treatment Affections of the tongue and their
treatment. Treatment of cleft palate. Nasal polyps Affections and treatment of Guttural
pouch, empyema, chondroids, tympanitis. Sinusitis, pus in the sinus. Affections of the
horn and their treatment (avulsion of the horn, fracture of the horn, horn cancer and
fissure in horn). Debudding and amputation of the hors-. Affections of the teeth and their
treatment congenital abnormalities, irregular molars.(shear mouth, sharp teeth, wave form
mouth, step formed mouth) dental tartar and dental caries, dental tumor and periodontal
disease. Bishoping. Affections of safvary glands and their treatment (Trauma, sialoliths,
salivary cysts, salivary fistula). Affections of the upper and lower jaw and treatment
Affections of the ear and their treatment (haematoma and chronic otorrhoea).

Eye:
Csnical examination of the eye. Surgical affections of the eye: Entropion, ectropion,
tumor of eye. Conjunctiva: Conjunctivitis, occlusion of nasolacrimal duct squint Eyeball:
affections of the eye: hydropthalmia, glaucoma, tumors of eye, panopthalmia, injuriesand infections of anterior and posterior chambers. Worm in the eye.

Affections of esophagus: choke, esophageal stenosis, dilation and diverticulum. Tracheal injuries andtracheal collapse. Affections of pharynx and larynx. Foreign bodies (Oral cavity).
Thorax and Abdomen ,Fracture of rib. Perforated wounds, sternal fistula, pneumocele, traumatic pneumothorax
Hernia: classification, etiology, diagnosis and treatment (urnbical, ventral, inguinal,
perineal, diaphragmatic). Surgical affections of the stomach in dogs {cardia, pyloric
stenosis, torsion).’ Surgical affections, diagnosis and treatment of stomach in ruminants
(ruminal impaction, traumatic reticulitis, diaphramatic hernia abomasal displacement,
omasal impaction).

Surgical affections of intestines: intestinal obstruction,intussusception, strangulation (volvulus) in 74 large and small animals. Caecal dilation, torsion.

Affections of rectum: prolapse, rectal tear, anal adenitis. Congenital anomalies of
colon, rectum, anus. Surgical affections of fiver, spleen.

Surgical affections of kidney, ureters, urinary bladder. Urolithiasis and urethral stenosis their sequlae and
surgical treatment Surgical affections of penis and sheath, affections of testicle, scrotum.
Surgical affections of udder and teat Canine mammary neoplasms.

VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDICS AND LAMENESS
Body conformation of the horse in relation to lameness (trunk, fore limb and hind limb)
Lameness, definition, classification and diagnosis. Shoulder slip (sweeny), bicipital
bursitis, omarthritis, capped elbow, radial paralysis, carpitis. bent knee, and knock-knee.
Hygroma of knee, open knee, blemished knee. Fracture of carpal bone, fracture of
accessory carpal, contraction of digital flexors. Splints, sore shin, wind puffs, sesamoid
iris Osstots, ringbone, quittor, side bone, Navicular disease, pyramidal disease. Laminitis,
sand crack, seedy toe, fractures of third phalanx, pedal osteitis, and sole penetration.
Canker, thresh and com, Monday morning disease, cording up, myositis of psoas, Mac
thrombosis, Crural paralysis, subluxation of sacroiliac joint rupture of round ligament
trochantric bursitis. Upward luxation fixation of patella, stringhalt, gonitis,
chondromalacia of patella, rupture of tendoachilles, rupture of peroneus tertius, fibrotic
myopathy and ossifying myopathy. Thoroughpin, bog spavin, spavin, curb, capped hock.
Bovine lameness: contusion of sole, ulceration of sole, septic laminitis. avulsion of hoof
and subluxation of patella. Interdigital fibroma, cyst sand crack, hoof deformities.
Speckle joint disease (septic arthritis, osteochondritis dessicans, degenerative joint
disease) in large animals and their treatment. Specific joint disease in dogs and their
treatment. (Intervertebral disc protrusion, spondylosis) elbow and hip dysptasta Rupture
of cruciate ligament. Fracture and dislocation. Classification and general principles or
fracture repair. Application of external and internal immobilization for different bone
fractures in small and large animals. Complications of fracture healing. Affections of
tendon, 75 tendon sheath, bursa and ligaments. Principles of physiotherapy,
classification, scope and limitations.

VETERINARY CLINICAL MEDICINE-I
(GENERAL & SYSTEMIC)
History and scope of Veterinary Medicine, Concept of animal diseases. Concepts of
diagnosis, differential diagnosis and prognosis. General systemic, states, hyperthermia,
hypothermia, fever, septicemia, toxemia, shook and dehydration. Aetiology, clinical 76
manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment prevention and control of the
following diseases of cattle,- buffalo sheep/goat equine, pig and pet animals. Diseases of
digestive system with special reference to rumen dysfunction and diseases of stomach In
nonruminants. Affections of peritoneum, liver and pancreas. Diseases of respiratory and
cardiovascular systems including blood and blood forming organs. Diseases of urogenital system & lymphatic system. Emergency medtelne and critical care.

VETERINARY PREVENTIVE MEDICINE-I
(BACTERIAL, FUNGAL& RICKETTSIAL DISEASES)
Clinical manifestation, diagnosis, prevention and control of infectious diseases, namely
mastitis, haemorrhagic septicaemia, brucellosis, tuberculosis, Jobne’s disease. black
quarter, tetanus, listeriosis, leptospirosis, campylobacteriosis, actinomycosis,
actinobacillosis, enterotoxaemia, glanders, strangles, ulcerative lymphangitis,
colibacillosis, fowl typhoid, putiorum disease, fowl cholera, avian mycoplasmosis,
sppirochaetosis, salmonellosis, swine erysipelas. Other important bacterial diseases of
regional importance (e.g. contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, contagious bovine
pleuropneuonia etc.). Bacterial diseases of bio terrorism Instance – anthrax, botulism etc
Chlamydosis, Q fever, anaplasmosis, Dermatphillosis, aspergillosis (brooders
pneumonia), candidiasis, histoplasmosis, sporotrichosis, coccidiodomycosis,
mycotoxicosis, etc.

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VETERINARY CLINICAL MEDICINE -II
(METABOLIC & DEFICIENCY DISEASES)
Aetiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment prevention
and control of metabolic disorders/ production diseases. Milk fever, acute parturient
hypocalcaemia in goats, sows and bitches, osteodystrophy fibrosa, lactation tetany in
mares, downer cow syndrome, ketosis, hypomagnesaemia in cattle and buffalo, azoturia
in equines, hypothyroidism and diabetes in dogs. Diagnosis and management of diseases
caused by deficiency of iron, copper, cobalt zinc, manganese, selenium, calcium,
phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin A, D, E, B. complex, K and C in domestic animals and
poultry. Nutritional haemoglobinuria. Diseases of neonates. Diseases of skin, musculoskeletal system, nervous system and sense organs of domestic animals. Management of
common clinical poisonings. Rote of alternative/integrated/ethno veterinary medicine in
animal disease management.

VETERINARY PREVENTIVE MEDICINE-II
(VIRAL & PARASITIC DISEASES)
Clinical manifestation, diagnosis, prevention and control of infectious diseases, namely
foot and mouth disease, rinderpest bovine viral diarrhoea, malignant catarrhal fever,
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, enzootic bovine leucosis, ephemeral fever, blue tongue,
sheep and goat pox, PPR, classical swine fever. Important exotic diseases for differential
diagnosis – African swine fever, swine vesicular disease, vesicular stomatitis, Rift valley
fever, Aujeezky’s disease. Rabies, African horse sickness, equine influenza, equine
infectious anaemia, equine rhinopneumonitis, canine distemper, Infectious canine
hepatitis, canine parvoviral disease. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Newcastle
(Ranikhet) disease, Merek’s disease. avian leucosis, Infectious bronchitis, infectious
larynotracheitis, avian encaphalomyelitis, fowl pox, infectious bursal disease, Inclusion
body hepatitis-hydropericardlum sypdrome. Other emerging and exotic viral diseases of
global importance. Amphistomosis, fascioliosis, {Gastrointestinal nematodiasis,
schistosomosis, echinococcosis, tapeworm infestations (cysticercosis), verminous
broochitis, coeneurosis, trichomonosis, blood protozoan infections (trypanosomosis.
theileriosis. babesiosis etc.). canine eperythrozoon infection, coccidiosis.

ANIMAL WELFARE, ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE
Definition of animal welfare and ethics. Human and animal welfare in relation to
ecosystem and environmental factors. Role of veterinarians in animal welfare. Animal
welfare organisations, Animal Welfare Board of India – their role, functions and current
status. Rules, regulations, laws on animal welfare. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(PCA) Act, 1960 {59 of 1960). Role and function of Committee for the purpose of
Controlling and Supervising Experiments in Animals (CPCSEA). Protection of wild life
in nature and captivity. Protection and welfare of performing animals. Welfare of animals
during transportation. Animal welfare in commercial livestock farming practices.
Protection and welfare of working animate. Pet and companion animal welfare. Animal
welfare during natural calamities and disaster management Legal duties of veterinarians,
Forensic and State Medicine laws. Common offences against animals and laws related to
these offences. Examination of living and dead animals in criminal cases. Cruelly to the
animals and bestiality. Legal aspects of: Examination of animals for soundness,
examination of Injuries and post-mortem examination. Causes of sudden death in
animals. Collection and despatch of materials for chemical examination, detection of
frauds-doping, alternation of description, bishoping etc. Cattle slaughter and evidence
procedure in courts. Provincial and Central Acts relating to animals. Glanders and Farcy
Act 1899 (13 of 1899). Dourine Act 1910 (5 of 1910), Laws relating to offences affecting
Public Hearth. Laws relating to poisons and adulteration of drugs. Livestock Importation
Act Evidence, liability and insurance. Code of Conduct and Ethics for veterinarians – the
Regulations made under Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984.

ZOO/WILD ANIMAL BREEDING, NUTRITION, MANAGEMENT AND
HEALTH CARE
Taxonomy of various genera of wild/zoo animals of India along with their descriptions.
Ethology of wild life species. Basic principles of habitat and housing of various classes of
wild and zoo animals. Population dynamics of wild animals, effective population size of
wild animals in captivity/zoo/natural habitats. Planned breeding of wild animals.
Controlled breeding and assisted reproduction. Breeding for conservation of wild
animals. Feeding habits, feeds and feeding schedules of zoo animals. Nutrient
requirements of wild animals, Diet formulation and feeding of various age groups, sick
and geriatric animals. Restrain, capture, handling, physical examination and transport of
wild and zoo animals. Principles of anaesthesia, anaesthetics, chemicals of restraining,
common surgical Interventions. Capture myopathy. Principles of zoo hygiene, public
health problems arising from zoos. Prevention, control and treatment of infectious,

parasitic, nutritional and metabolic diseases in zoo and wild animals. Acts and Rules
related to Zoo and wild animals. National 79 and international organisations and
institutions interlinked to wild and zoo animals – rote and functioning.

PET/ ANIMAL BREEDING, MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION AND HEALTH
CARE
Breeds of dogs- international pedigree breeds and those commonly seen in India.
Pedigree sheet and major breed traits. Detection of oestrus and Breeding of dogs.
Selecting a breed to keep, selection of a pup.
Feeding of dogs- nutritional requirements of important breeds and different age groups.
Management of dogs-kennels, care of pups and pregnant bitch. Dog shows- preparation
for the shows, kennel clubs, important characters for judgment. Whelping. Utility of
dogsguarding, defense, patrolling, riot control, scouting, espionage, mine detection,
tracking, guiding, hunting, races, retrieving, rescue, and other uses. Principles of training
of dogs.
Common diseases affecting dogs (bacterial, viral, parasitic, fungal, nutritional etc.) – their
clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and control. Vaccination/ deworming
schedules. Common surgical interventions in dogs- docking, ear cropping, nail cutting,
sterilization. Common anaesthetics and anaesthesia in dogs.
Common breeds of cats, their habits, feeding, breeding and management. Common
diseases of cats-their diagnosis, treatment and control. Common surgical interventions in
cat. Common pet birds seen in India. Introduction to their caging, breeding, feeding,
management, disease control and prevention.

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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT-I
(GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND RUMINANTS)
Livestock in India- association of livestock to Indian society during vedic, medieval and
modern era. Demographic distribution of livestock and role in economy. Animal holding
and land holding patterns in different agro-ecologies.
Introductory animal husbandry. Common animal husbandry terms. Body conformation
and identification. Dentition and ageing of animals. Transport of livestock by rail, road,
air and on foot. Common farm management practices including disinfection, isolation,
quarantine and disposal of carcass. Introduction to methods of drug administration.
Common vices of animals, their prevention and care. Livestock production systems of
different agro-climatic zones. Livestock resources and resources management Livestock
produce and products and their availability and their role in rural/urban hearth/economy.
Organic livestock production.
General principles affecting the design and construction of building for housing for
various livestock species. Selection of site. Arrangements of the building with special
reference to Indian conditions.
Utilisation of local materials. Building materials used for construction of wall, roof and
floor of animal houses, their characteristics, merits and demerits.
Demography of cattle and buffalo population. Breeds and breed descriptors of important
breeds. Important traits of cattle and buffaloes. General management and feeding
practices of calves, heifers, pregnant, lactating and dry animals in bulls and working
animals. Draught ability of cattle and buffaloes. Raising of buffalo mates for meat
production. Housing systems, layout and design of different biddings for dairy animals
inducing backyard dairy and mixed farms. Routine dairy farm operations and labour
management Methods of milking and precautions. Factors affecting quality and quantity
of milk production. Clean max production. Dairy farm accounts and records. Concepts of
input and output cost of dairy farming (small and large holdings).
Demography of sheep and goat population and their rote in economy. Breeds and breed
descriptors. Important bans for meat milk and fibre. General management and
feedingpractices during different stages of growth, development and production (milk,
meat and wool) in small and large holdings. Breeding schedule and management of ram
and buck. Weaning and fattening of lambs and kids. Glossaries of terms In wool industry.
Shearing of sheep. Physical and chemical properties of wool. Impurities in wool Factors
influencing the quality of wool grading. Recovery of wool wax and its use. Housing
systems, layout and design of different buildings for small ruminants Judging for the
quality and confirmation of body parts of cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat Culling of
animals. Preparation of animals for show.
Problems and prospects of dairy, meat and wool industry in India. Animal and animal
products market and marketing. Animal Fairs and Melas. Animal pounds and Goshalas.

FODDER PRODUCTION AND GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT
Importance of grasslands and fodders in-livestock production. Agronomical practices for
production of leguminous and non-leguminous fodders in different seasons. Soil and
water conservation and irrigation drainage for fodder production. Farm, power and agroenergy. Farm machinery and equipment Harvesting and post harvest techniques “for
fodder preservation. Storage of feeds and fodders. Scarcity fodders. Feed and fodder
management for individual animals. Fodder production for small units through inter
cropping or back yard cultivation. Recycling of animals washings and wastes in fodder
production.

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AVIAN PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Indian Poultry industry-brief outline of the different segments-poultry statistics.
Classification of poultry, common breeds of poultry including duck, quail, turkey &
guinea fowl and their descriptions. Description of indigenous fowls.
Reproduction in fowl, male and female reproduction systems, formation of eggs,
structure of eggs. Important economic traits of poultry, egg production, egg weight egg
quality, growth, feed consumption and feed efficiency, fertility and hatchability, plumage
characteristics and comb types. Scavenging system of management raising of chicks,
scavenger feed base of village. Low input technology; backyard and semi intensive unit
of various sizes; their description, management and economic achievements.
New colored feathered birds developed in public and private sectors for meat and egg
production for rural poultry; their acceptability and assimilation in rural eco-system.
Mixed farming and poultry raising. Concept of self-local market unit
Brooding and rearing practices used for chicken, duck, quail, turkey and guinea fowl.
Economic production of chicken and other classes of poultry.
Hatching and feeding norms for different species of poultry. Marketing of poultry and
poultry products. Setting of farms for different classes of poultry. Organic and hill
farming.

BIO-STATISTICS AD COMPUTER APPLICATION
A. Basic Statistics:
Introduction and importance. Statistics, parameters, observation, recording and graphical
representation of data Probability and probability distributions: binomial, Poisson and
normal. Measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion (simple and grouped
data). Moments and skewness to kurtosis. Correlation and regression. Tests of hypothesis
and t Z, X2 and F tests of significance and their interrelationship. Livestock census
procedure and census. Introduction to sample survey methods for livestock and livestock
products. Bioassay – meaning and uses.
B. Experimental designs:
Completely Randomized Design (CRD.) and Randomized Block Design (R,B.D).
Analysis of variance.
C. Computer application:
Computer and its components; Types of computers; Hardware, software, human ware and
firm ware. Type of memories. Computer languages and their scope and limitations.
Computer programming : Data types: Constants, variables, expressions, operations,
functions, flow charts, commands, simple programs and their execution- scope and
limitations. Data base management system: Storage of data, filing, retrieving,
reproduction. Use of computer in animal husbandry and veterinary practices.

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PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL GENETICS AND POPULATION GENETICS
History of Genetics. Chromosome numbers and types in livestock and poultry. Mitosis,
Meiosis and gametogenesis. Overview of Mendelian principles; Modified Mendelian
inheritance: gene interaction; multiple alleles; lethals; sex-linked, sex limited and sex
influenced traits; linkage and crossing over, Mutation, Chromosomal aberrations;
Cytogenetics, Extra-chromosomal inheritance. Gene concept -classical and molecular.
Population genetics: Genetic structure of population: Gene and genotypic frequency:
Hardy – Weinberg law and its application; Forces {eg Mutation, migration, selection and
drift) changing gene and genotypic frequencies.
Quantitative genetics: Nature and properties; Values and means. Components of
phenotypic and genotypic variance; Concept of genotype and environment interaction,
Resemblance between relatives; Heritability, repeatability, genetic and phenotypic
correlations.

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY BREEDING
History of Animal Breeding; Classification of breeds; Economic characters of livestock
and poultry and their importance; Breeding/Selection techniques for optimal production.
Selection: Response to selection and factors affecting it; Bases of selection individual,
pedigree, family, sib, progeny and combined; Indirect selection; Multitrait selection.
Classification of mating systems; Inbreeding and out breeding-genetic and phenotypic
consequences viz., inbreeding depression and heterosis: Systems of utilization of
heterosis; Selection for combining ability; Breeding methods for the improvement of
dairy cattle and buffaloes {crossbreeding, sire evaluation, field progeny testing, open
nucleus breeding system (ONBS)}, sheep, goat, swine and poultry; Breed development;
Conservation of germplasm, Current livestock and poultry breeding programmes in the
state and country.

PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND FEED TECHNOLOGY
Importance of nutrients in animal production and health. Composition of animal body
and plants. Nutritional terms and their definitions. Importance of minerals (major and
trace elements) and vitamins in health and production, their requirements and
supplementation in feed. Common feeds and fodders, their classification, availability and
importance for livestock and poultry production. Measures of food energy and their
applications – gross energy, digestible energy, metabolisable energy, net energy, total
digestible nutrients, starch equivalent, food units, physiological fuel value. Direct and
indirect calorimetry, carbon and nitrogen balance studies. Protein evaluation of feeds –
Measures of protein quality in ruminants and non-ruminants, biological value of protein,
protein efficiency ratio, protein equivalent, digestible crude protein. Calorie protein ratio.
Nutritive ratio. Various physical, chemical and biological methods of feed processing for
improving the nutritive value of inferior quality roughages. Preparation, storage and
conservation of livestock feed through silage and hay and their uses in livestock feeding.
Harmful natural constituents and common adulterants of feeds and fodders. Feed
additives in the rations of livestock and poultry; Antibiotics and hormonal compounds
and other growth stimulants, and their uses.

APPLIED NUTRITION-l (RUMINANTS)
Importance of scientific feeding. Feeding experiments. Digestion and metabolism trial.
Norms adopted in conducting digestion trial. Measurement of digestibility. Factors
affecting digestibility of a feed. Feeding standards, their uses and significance, merit and
demerits of various feeding standards with reference to ruminants. Nutrient requirements
of livestockenergy and protein requirement for maintenance and production. Methods
adopted for arriving at energy and protein requirements for maintenance and production
in terms of growth, reproduction, milk, meat, wool and work. Balanced ration and its
characteristics. General principles of computation of rations. Formulation of rations and
feeding of dairy cattle and buffaloes during different phases of growth, development and
production (neonate, young, mature, pregnant, lactating and dry animals; breeding bull
and working animals). Formulation of ration and feeding of sheep and goat during
different phases of growth, development and production (milk, meat and wool). Use of
NPN compound for ruminants.

MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY
Milk Industry in India. Layout of milk processing plant and its management,
Composition and nutritive value of milk and factors affecting composition of milk.
Physico-chemical properties of milk. Microbiological deterioration of milk and milk
products. Collection, chilling, standardization, pasteurization, homogenizatJbn,
bactofugation. Principles of dehydration. Preparation of butter, paneer/channa, ghee,
khoa, lassi, dahi, ice-cream, Cheddar cheese and dairy byproducts, Good Manufacturing
Practices. Implementation of HACCP. Toxic/pesticides residues in milk and milk
products. Packaging, transportation, storage and distribution of milk and milk products.
Organic milk food products. Legal and BIS standards of milk and milk products.
Sanitation in milk plant.

MEAT SCIENCE
Retrospect and prospect of meat Industry in India, Structure and composition of muscle
(Including poultry muscle), conversion of muscle to meat, nutritive value of meat.
Fraudulent substitution of meat, preservation of meat and aquatic foods – drying, salting,
curing, smoking, chilling, freezing, canning, Ip^SfatJon, antibiotic and chemicals. Ageing
of meat Modem processing technologies of meat and meat products. Packaging of meat
and meat products. Formulation and development of meat and sea foods -kabab,
sausages, meat baiIs/patties, tandoori chicken, soup, pickles, surimi, smoked fish.
Physico-chemical and microbiological quality of meat and aquatic food and food
products. Basics of sensory evaluation of meat products. Nutritive value, preservation,
packaging of egg and egg products. Laws governing national international trade of meat
and meat products. Organic meat food products. Food products of genetically modified
animal and marine origin.

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