Revised Syllabus Notification
Revised Syllabus Notification
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NOTIFICATION
The Academic Council in its 57th meeting held on 07th June, 2024 addendum in item No. 32
approved the revised syllabus of Animal Husbandry Diploma (AHD) with effect from the academic session
2024-25 as enclosed in the annexure l.
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Revised Syllabus of Animal Husbandry Diploma (AHD)
With eflect from the academic year 2024-25
Semester wise Syllabus of Animal Husbandry Diploma (AHD)
Year
Course No. Course Title Credit hours
AHD-1 Basic Anatomy of Livestock and Poultry 3+1
AHD-1I Basic Physiology of Livestock and Poultry 3+1
AHD-1II Livestock Housing and Management 3+1
AHD-tV Livestock Breedins 2+l
AHD-V Livestock Feeds and Feedine Practices 3+l
Total credits for Semester I 14+5:19
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Course No. Course Title Credit hours
AHD-VI Introduction to Poultry Production 3+l
AHD- VII Livestock Extension and Technology Transfer 2+l
AHD-VIII EgqL" of Veterinary Public Health 2+l
AHD-IX Basic of Livestock Products 3+1
AHD- X Farm Animal welfare 2+0
AHD-XI Application of Computer in Animal Husbandrv 1+1
Total credits for Semester trI 13+5:18
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Course No. Course Title Credit hours
AHD- XII Basic Animal Reproduction and Artificial Insemination 3+1
AHD-XIII Veterinary Drug Compounding and Dispensing 1+1
AHD-XTV Herd Health Manasement- I 3+1
AHD- XV Basic Clinical Procedures and Care 3+i
AHD- XVI Acquaintance with Farm Practices (Non-credit) * 0+4
1 9ne whole day per week
Total credits for Semester Ill 10+3:13
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Course No. Course Title Credit hours
AHD- XVII Basic of Clinical Practices 1+1
AHD- XVIII Herd Health Management. II 3+1
AHD- XIX Eqtic Veterinary Laboratory Techniques I+2
AHD- XX Compulsory Rotatory Field Training (CMT) (Non-credit)** 0+11
** Three whole day per week
Total credits for Semester IV 5+15=20
Semesterwise
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Sl. No. Year and semester Credit hours
1 First Year AHD (First Semester) 14+5:19
2 First Year AHD (Second Semester) 13+5:13
J Second Year AIID (Third Semester) 10+3:13
4 Second Year AIID (Fourth Semester) 5+15=20
Total 20 courses in 4 semesters 42+3J=75
Management of dairy animals: Calf and heifer, prognant and lactating animals 4nd
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breeding bulls.
a Management of sheep, goat and pig at different age.
Methods of milking and its merits & demerits. Machine milking. Clean milk
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production.
a Record keeping and day to day farm activities.
Practical
a Handling and restraining of animals
o Measurement of various types of sheds and allied structures.
a Animal identification methods.
a Determination of age through dentition
a Weighing of farm animals
a Disbudding, grooming, hoof trimming and exercising of animals
o Farm implements and its uses
o Disposal of farm waste
Visit to the livestock farms, biogas plant, fodder production and Vermi-compost units
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6 AHD- VI: Introduction to Poultry production 3+1
Theorv
a Poultry sector of India and its role in Indian economv
a Poulty breeds and their basic characteristics.
a concept of layer and broiler. characteristics of good layer and bad layer
common systems of rearing of poultry: Deep litter system; cage system; Backyard
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Housing and feeding management: Space requirement, ventilation and light in poultry
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sheds, litter management ?nd disposal of farm waste.
o Concept of brooding. Brooding management
a Prevention of cannibalism. Moulting. Caponisation
Care ofchicks at different age groups, vaccination schedule for broilers and layers, use
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growth proinoters, deworming and debeaking.
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a Commonly used poultry farm tools and equipment. \> ;\,lA
Hatchery management: care of hatching eggs, hygiene and maintenance of egg
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o incubators and hatcher, importance of optimum humidity, temperature and turning, Re! istrar
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a Vaccination schedule of broilers and lavers
Practical
a Characteristics of ese and meat tvoe chicken.
o Functionins of ese incubators and hatchers
a Collection. storase. care and settins of hatchins eess. candling of eggs.
a Care of dav old chicks'and their transfer to the brooder house.
o Care and manasement of chicks in brooder house
a Examination of birds for sood layer and bad layer
a Vaccination protocols and routes of administration of vaccines.
Visit to government and private hatcheries, broiler poultry farm,layer poultry farm
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Economics of poultry business, general consideration about the terms and conditions to
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submit poultry proiects for bank finance.
7 ADH-VII: Livestock Extension and Technolow Transfer 2+l
Theorv
Animal husbandry extension and rural welfare; Economic importance of animal
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husbandrv in Madhva Pradesh.
o ommunity development and rural sociology.
a Principles and objectives of ariimal husbandry extension;
a Extension teaching methods.
a Differences in livestock oroduction practices: duties of extension worker.
Transfer of important animal husbandry techniques to the farmers (e.g. hay and silage
a preparation, urea molasses treatment, vennicompost, fodder cultivation and health)
Measures to control contamination of meat and milk during collection and transpo$. "
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Social and environmental factors affecting occurrence of animal diseases ; Strate gigir ffi, "'t
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a prevention. Control and eradication of diseases; Socio-economic impact of zoonotic
diseases on rural and urban community. (Delete)
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Classification of zoonoses and their management; important emerging, re-emerging
a and occupational zoonoses; notifiable disease and disease outbreaks.
Role of domestic, wild, pet and laboratory animals and birds in transmission of
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zoonoses.
a Disposal of clinical wastes.
Practical
a Collection of epidemiological data.
a Field survey ofzoonotic diseases.
Estimate prevalence of infectious disease in livestock population around the institute.
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Visit to primary health centre/human hospital; Study of the common diseases affecting
a rural/urban population, relationships of human disease conditions with animal diseases.
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t2 AHD - XII: Basic Animal Reproduction and Artificial Insemination 3+1
Theory
o Basics of reproductive physiology of various species of livestock. \ N\M--
a Basic structure and function of reproductive organs.
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a Puberfu and sexual maturitv of male and female animals 'I I
a Gestation periods in different species of livestock.
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a Oestrous cvcle in domestic animals, signs of heat (oestrud);"'s-r
Introduction of infertility, common cause of infertility in male and femaldlivb-itbtk.
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Different forms of Veterinary drug: tablets, capsules, oral suspensions, inj ections,
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ointments, bolus, cream, spray etc.
a Equipment, instruments and tools used in pharmacy.
Labelling, storage, dispensing and dispatch of Veterinary drugs and medicines.
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a Custody of poisons.
a Routes of drugs administration in different species of animals.
Practical
Introduction to prescription writing formats. Practice on prescription reading with at
least 10 examples, meaning of abbreviations used in prescription writing, common
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prescribing elrors. Importance of date and instructions bv doctor
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Theory
a Terminologies used in Veterinary medicine.
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irst aid measures and study of important features about major iofectious dffi.S-ffiI
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Basics for classification of disease- etiology; transmission and spread; nature and
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course: orimarv. secondarv and terminal disease.
Vaccines and vaccination procedures: Types of vaccines available for different
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livestock species
Dosage, site and route of drug administration; vaccination schedule for different
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diseases
o Does and don'ts in vaccination
a General considerations about storage and transport of vaccines.
a Vaccination resisters.
o Common poisonins and toxicitv in farm animals.
Importance of vaccination and deworming. Prevention and control of common ecto and
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endoparasites.
Management of sick animals (Isolation). Difference between healthy and sick animals.
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O Quarantine
a Carcass disposal and safetv measures.
Practical
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Record of history, body temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, body condition etc. of
sick animals.
First aid measures and collection of samples for clinic-pathological investigation.
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o Introduction of various surgical instruments.
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