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(Syllabus) Punjab PSC (Pre) : Combined State Civil Services Exam - Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Punjab Public Service Commission
SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION PART-B PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE—CODE NO. (19)
Animal Husbandry
General
Role of Livestock in Indian Economy and human health. Mixed farming.
Agro climatic zones and livestock distribution. Socio-economic aspects of
livestock enterprise with special reference to women.
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 biochemicals
polymorphism and their application in animal improvement. Gene actions. Systems
and strategies for improvement of livestock for milk, meat, wool production and
draught and poultry for eggs and meat. Breeding animals for disease resistance.
Breeds of livestock, poultry and rabbits.
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.
Management
System of housing and management of livestock, poultry and rabbits.
Farm records. 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.
Animal Production.
(a) Artificial insemination, fertility and sterility. Reproductive physiology,
semen—characteristics and preservation. Sterility—its causes and remedies.
(b)
Meal, eggs and wool production. Methods of slaughter of meat animals, meat
inspection, judgment, carcass characteristics, adulteration and its detection
processing and preservation. Meal 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.
Veterinary Science.
(i) Major contagious diseases affecting cattle, buffaloes, horses,\ sheep and
goats, pig, 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.
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, Food borne infections and intoxications, occupation
hazards
Poisons used for killing animals
(a) 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.
Dairy Science
Physico—chemical and nutritional properties of milk. Quality
assessment of milk and milk products, Common tests and legal standards. 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. Unit operations in dairy plant. Role of micro-organisms in
quality of milk and milks products. Physiology of milk secretion.