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1. Animal Nutrition

Syllabus of Animal Nutrition Sample Lesson

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Introduction 2 Topics Sample Lesson

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UPSC CSE PAPER-1 Previous Years Papers

1.1 Partitioning of food energy within the animal 4 Topics Sample Lesson

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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 5 Topics

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Energy protein interrelationships

Evaluation of protein quality

Use of Non-Protein Nitrogen (NPN) Compounds in Ruminants Diets

Protein requirements for maintenance, growth, pregnancy, lactation

Protein requirements for egg, wool and meat production

1.3 Major and trace minerals 1 Topic

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Role of fat-soluble and water – soluble vitamins in the body, their sources and deficiency symptoms

1.4 Feed additives 1 Topic

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Use and abuse of growth promoters like hormones and antibiotics – latest concepts

1.5 Conservation of fodders 5 Topics

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Storage of feeds and feed ingredients

Recent advances in feed technology and feed processing

Feed analysis and quality control

Anti – nutritional and toxic factors present in livestock feeds

Digestibility trials – direct, indirect and indicator methods and Predicting feed intake in grazing animals

1.6 Advances in ruminant nutrition 5 Topics

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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 2 Topics

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Nutrient requirements: Creep, starter, grower and finisher rations

Feeding of pigs for lean meat production. Low cost rations for swine

1.8 Poultry nutrition 2 Topics

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Nutrient requirements for meat and egg production

Formulation of rations for different classes of layers and broilers

2. Animal Physiology

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Previous Years Papers Animal Physiology

2.2 Blood constituents 6 Topics

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Haemoglobin synthesis and chemistry

Plasma proteins production

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 11 Topics

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Cardiac cycle, Heat sound, Heart beat & Electrocardiogram

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

Vasomotor regulation of circulation

Coronary and pulmonary circulation

Blood-Brain barrier- Cerebrospinal fluid- circulation in birds

2.4 Respiration - Mechanism of respiration 1 Topic

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Transport and exchange of gases -neural control of respiration-chemoreceptors-hypoxia-respiration in birds.

2.5 Excretion-Structure and function of kidney. 4 Topics

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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.

2.6 Endocrine glands 2 Topics

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Synthesis of hormones

Mechanism and control of secretion- hormonal receptors, classification and function

2.7 Growth and Animal Production 2 Topics

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Maturation, growth curves, measures of growth

Factors affecting growth, conformation, body composition & meat quality

2.8 Physiology of Milk Production 4 Topics

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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 6 Topics

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Mechanisms of adaptation

Environmental factors and Regulatory mechanisms involved in animal behaviour

Climatology - various parameters and their importance

Physiology of behaviour

Effect of stress on health and production

3. Animal Reproduction:

Previous years papers Animal Reproduction

3.1 Semen quality- Preservation and Artificial Insemination.

3.2 Components of semen, composition of spermatozoa transport of diluted semen

3.3 Deep freezing techniques in cows, sheep, goats, swine and poultry.

3.4 Detection of oestrus and time of insemination for better conception

3.5 Repeat breeding & Anoestrus Sample Lesson

Animal Genetics & Breeding

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Previous years papers of Animal Genetics

4.1 History of animal genetics. Mitosis and Meiosis: Mendelian inheritance; deviations to Mendelian genetics; Expression of genes 9 Topics

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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. Trans-genesis

4.2 Population Genetics applied to Animal Breeding- Quantitative Vs. qualitative trait 4 Topics

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Hardy Weinberg Law; Population Vs. individual; Gene and genotypic frequency

Forces changing gene frequency; Random drift and small populations

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

4.3 Breeding Systems- Breeds of livestock and Poultry 6 Topics

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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

Breeding; Crossing of inbred lines for commercial production, Theory of path coefficient; Inbreeding, methods of estimating inbreeding coefficient, systems of inbreeding

Selection for general and specific combining ability; Sire index

Livestock production management (LPM)

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5.1 Commercial Dairy Farming & Comparison of dairy farming in India with advanced countries 7 Topics

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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

Record keeping, 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

Care and Management

5.2 Commercial meat, egg and wool production 2 Topics

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Development of practical and economic rations for sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits and poultry

Socio economic Concept

5.3 Feeding and management of animals under drought, flood and other natural calamities

6. Extension

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Previous years Papers

6.1 Basic philosophy, Objectives, Concept and Principles of Extension

6.2 Different Methods adopted to educate farmers under rural conditions

6.3 Generation of technology , Its transfer and feedback, Problems and Constraints in transfer of technology

6.4 Animal husbandry programmes for rural development

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