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Download Kerala PSC Live Stok Inspector Grade-II/ Poultry Assistant/ Milk Recorder/ Store Keeper/ Enumerator/ Chick Sexer Syllabus
Download Detailed Syllabus for Animal Husbandry Department Jobs:- Kerala Public Service Commission has published a detailed syllabus for Live Stok Inspector Grade-II/ Poultry Assistant/ Milk Recorder/ Store Keeper/ Enumerator/ Chick Sexer (Category Number. 267/2017, 375/2019, 534/2019, 535/2019, 536/2019, 185/2020, 252/2020 & 102/2019) vacancies in Animal Husbandry Department. Candidates can Download the Various Vacancies Detailed syllabus in Animal Husbandry here.
| Post Name | Live Stok Inspector Grade-II/ Poultry Assistant/ Milk Recorder/ Store Keeper/ Enumerator/ Chick Sexer |
| Category Number | 267/2017, 375/2019, 534/2019, 535/2019, 536/2019, 185/2020, 252/2020 & 102/2019 |
| Department | Animal Husbandry |
| Organisation | Kerala Public Service Commission |
| Exam Date | 11.05.2021 TUESDAY |
| Time | 10.30 A.M to 12.15 P.M |
| Official Website | https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/ |
Detailed Syllabus for Animal Husbandry Vacancies 2021
Introduction to Animal Husbandry
Livestock statistics – Current population status of cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep,
pig, chicken, duck, turkey, quail. Contribution of livestock to Indian Economy
.Current production status of livestock sector – Impact of livestock sector on
Indian economy
Common terminologies of Animal Husbandry – Different terms associated with the
husbandry of cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep, pig, chicken, duck, turkey and quail.
Farming systems – Farming systems (mixed, diversified, specialised, organic,
integrated) and types of Dairy farming (family cow ,commercial ,corral, high-tech).
Advantages and disadvantages of rearing animals and birds .
Breeds of Livestock
Definition of breed , class, variety and strain.
Comparison of Indian and exotic breeds of cattle
Classification and comparison of breeds according to origin and utility .
Breeds of cattle – Origin, breed characteristics and salient features of Sahiwal, Red
Sindhi, Gir, Deoni, Hallikar, Kangayam, Amrit Mahal, Kankrej, Hariana,
Tharparkar, Vechur, Kasaragod dwarf, Jersey, Holstein Friesian, Brown Swiss
Breeds of buffalo – Origin, breed characteristics and salient features of
Murrah, Surti, Jaffarabadi ,Mehsana, Nili Ravi
Breeds of goats and sheep – Origin, breed characteristics and salient features of
Malabari, Attapady black, Beetel, Jamunapari, barbari, Saanen, Alpine, Boer,
Kashmiri, Marwari, merino etc.
Breeds of pigs – Origin, breed characteristics and salient features of large white
Yorkshire, Landrace, Duroc, Berkshire, Hampshire
Breeds of chicken – Origin, breed characteristics and salient features of White
leghorn, Black Minorca, RIR, New Hampshire, Australorp, Plymouth rock, Cornish,
Brahma, Cochin, Aseel, Kadaknath, Naked neck, Austro-white, Gramapriya, Athulya,
Giriraja .Classification of fowls based on geographical distribution with class
characteristics (American,English,Mediterranean,Asiatic) Breeds of duck, turkey,
quail – Origin, breed characteristics and salient features of Muscovy, White Pekin,
Indian runner, Khakhi Campbell, Chara, Chemballi, Broad breasted bronze, Beltsville
small white, Japanese quail, bobwhite quail
Identification of Animals and Age Determination of Cattle
Comparison of different methods of identification commonly used in animals
.Commonly used methods of identification in animals and birds – Hot iron
branding, Chemical branding, Freeze branding, Tattooing, Tagging, Ear notching,
Wing/leg bands, wing badges for birds, Electronic chips/transponders .
Determination of age in cattle – Importance of age determination in cattle – Dental
formula in cattle (permanent and deciduous) – Age determination by looking at
dentition – Age determination by looking horn rings
Restraining of Animals
Approaching the animal – Animal behaviour – Precautions while approaching the
animal
Restraining – Purpose of restraining . Method of Restraining of head and neck
Method of Restraining of fore and hind limbs .Whole body restraining –
Precautions for casting – Reuff’s method of casting – Alternate method of
casting .
Instruments used for controlling animals – Instruments used for controlling
head and neck, limbs and whole body .
Anatomy and Physiology
Basics of anatomy and physiology of cattle, goat, pig, dog ,poultry- Definitions –
Anatomical Peculiarities (bone, RBC, liver, kidney, spleen, stomach)
Body parts of cattle – Different body parts (regions, body cavities, joints, bones) .
Normal physiological values of animals – Significance of normal physiological
values – Normal range of values in cattle, buffalo, goat, pig, dog and chicken
(temperature, pulse, respiration, age of puberty, rumen motility, gestation period,
life span). Measuring the most important normal physiological values of cattle –
Measuring Pulse – Recording Respiration – Recording rectal temperature – Rumen
motility – Different conditions in which the normal values change .
Structure and function of ruminant stomach – Structure of ruminant stomach –
Process of ruminant microbial digestion. Esophageal groove and its
significance.Difference in digestion of ruminant and non ruminant stomach
Structure and function of reproductive system of cattle – Detailed structure
and function of bovine female and male reproductive System – Structure of
bovine spermatozoa. Hormonal regulation of reproduction and oestrus cycle –
Hormonal interplay of female reproduction – Hormonal interplay of male
reproduction – Sexual maturity and puberty – Estrus cycle and heat signs .
Structure and function of mammary gland – Structure of udder – Mechanism of
milk production – Hormonal role in lactation – Peak production and drying up –
methods of drying – Milking methods – Hand milking-Machine milking.
Rearing and Housing of Livestock
Establishment of livestock farm – Requirements for dairy and poultry farms
Systems of rearing for cattle • Free range system • Intensive system • Semiintensive system .
Systems of rearing for poultry • Free range system • Intensive system (deep litter
and cage system) • .Backyard rearing of poultry. Semi-intensive system.
Housing of cattle and poultry – Requirements and dimensions of a standard
cattle shed and poultry house .
Manure and waste disposal – Collection, storage and disposal of manure – Vermicomposting – Biogas plant
Husbandry of Goats
Advantages of goat rearing .Systems of rearing goats .
Care and management of different age groups of goats – Housing requirements of
goats – Feeding of goats – Care and management of kids – Care and management of
does and bucks – Care and management of pregnant does – Care and management
of lactating does.
Breeding and selection of dairy goats – Selection methods – Breeding methods.
Diseases of goats – Bacterial, viral, metabolic diseases of goats and control
measures (Tetanus, CCPP,Enterotoxaemia, PPR,Lactic acidosis)
Anatomy and physiology of poultry
Digestive system- mouth, oesophagus, stomach, liver and pancreas, small
intestine, caeca, cloaca
Reproductive system – Male and female
Respiratory system- syrinx, airsacs – Skin and feathers – types of feathers
Egg formation – Physiology of egg formation
Effect of light on egg formation
Moulting and bleaching – Definition – Relation with egg production
Breeding and Reproduction in Animals
Basic concepts in breeding – Genotype and phenotype
Selection and breeding methods – Random selection, Individual selection, Family
selection, Pedigree selection, Progeny testing, Inbreeding, Out-breeding, Methods
of cross breeding,species hybridization,grading up
Artificial insemination (A.I) in animals – Purpose , limitations of A.I – Semen
collection and examination – Semen extenders and preservation (metods of
evaluation,types of preservation and diluents)–Insemination – Familiarization of
equipment used for A.I – Heat detection – Technique of A.I in cattle (Recto vaginal
method) – Speculum method for small animals .
Pregnancy and parturition – Basic concepts of gestation period, fertilization and
placentation – Pregnancy diagnosis – Stages of parturition and signs of calving –
Difficult calving (dystocia) – Involution of uterus, service period, inter-calving period,
dry period.
Embryo transfer technology – Uses of embryo transfer technology – Method of
embryo transfer Technology
Infertility in cattle – Concepts of infertility and sterility – Causes of infertility –
Prevention of infertility
Care and Management of Cattle
Care and management of new born calves – Importance of colostrum feeding –
Artificial respiration – Cutting of umbilical cord – Weaning – Feeding of calves –
Dehorning – Deworming – Castration
Effect of climate on animals – Homeostasis – Critical temperature – Summer
management
Herd replacement – Culling and replacement – Methods of culling and replacement
Principles of Feeding in cattle
Important nutrients required for animals – Water, Protein, Carbohydrates, Lipids,
Vitamins, Minerals – their function.Important concepts of feed formulation –
Proximate principles like Digestible crude protein (D.C.P), metabolizable energy
(M.E), total digestible nutrients (T.D.N) etc.
B.I.S specifications of feed – Feed mixing
Different feed ingredients and preservation of fodder – Concentrate feed ingredients
– Roughages – Unconventional feed stuff – Leguminous fodder (cow pea, subabul) –
Cultivation details of different fodder grasses (Guinea, Napier, para, congo signal) –
Preserved fodder (Silage, Hay, Straw) – Nutrient enrichment of straw – commercial
feed for cattle (TMR feed, by pass protein feed) Thumb rules for feeding animals –
Maintenance ration for each category of animals – Production ration for lactating
animal – Pregnancy ration – Ration for draught animals
Health Care
Definition of health and disease – Signs of health .
Natural defense mechanisms – Functions of different body parts in preventing
disease .Routes of infection and classification of diseases – Different ways in which
micro-organisms enter animal body – Types of diseases
Common diseases of animals – Etiology, Important symptoms and control measures
of Bacterial diseases, Viral diseases, Metabolic diseases, Parasitic diseases – Phyto
and chemical toxicity in cattle. Control of diseases – Treatment – Disinfection –
Vaccination – Quarantine – Disposal of dead animals
Swine Husbandry
Advantages and disadvantages of pig farming .
Housing requirements of swine – general guidelines of housing – space
requirements for housing piglets, boar, sow, breeding animals
Age wise management of pigs (feeding,breeding and management of boar,gilts,
sow ,pregnant sows ,farrowing sows and piglets ,growing and finishing pigs)
-Selection criteria for breeding boar.
Introduction to Poultry Husbandry
Poultry related terms- Poultry, broiler, chick, grower, lay er
External morphology of chicken
Scientific names of different species of poultry – Chicken, duck, turkey, quail
Trends in poultry Industry- Current scenario of poultry industry in Kerala and India –
Merits and demerits of poultry rearing
Feeds and feeding of poultry
BIS standards for poultry feeds – BIS standards of crude protein and
metabolisable energy for broiler and layer chicken feeds
Poultry feed ingredients – Common ingredients used for the formulation of poultry
feed
Feeding systems – Adlibitum feeding – Restricted feeding – Mash
– Pelleted
feeding – Phase feeding
Feed efficiency and feed additives – Definitions – Feed efficiency in layers and
broilers
Feed additives : Nutritive and non nutritive
Feeders and waterers – Different types of feeders and waterers
Feed requirement for chicken – Average requirement of total feed for chicks,
growers, layers and broilers
Management of chicken
Management of chicks – Brooding – types of brooding, brooder set up,Brooder
management, debeaking, dubbing and sexing of chicks
Management of growers- Space requirement and general management
Management of layers – Summer management-Factors influencing egg production –
Culling of layer birds (differentiating good and poor layers), Standards of egg
production, Managemental practices for producing good quality eggs .
Management of breeders – Mating methods, Artificial insemination in chicken – Trap
nesting Management of broilers – General guidelines for broiler management.
Nutrient requirements
Selection of eggs and Hatchery management
Structure of egg – Yolk, Albumen, shell membranes, shell
Abnormal eggs – Double yolked egg, an egg within an egg, pale egg, soft shelled
egg, blood spot, meat spot
Candling and grading of eggs – method of candling and Grade as per quality
Selection of hatching eggs- Size, shape, shell quality and internal quality
Incubation -Natural incubation, Artificial incubation, Management of
incubator,Types of incubator,Parts of incubator, Physical requisites for
incubation,Incubation period of various species of poultry
Hatchery operations – Collection of eggs, selection , fumigation, candling, setting,
transfer, taking out of hatch, identification, sexing, vaccination, dubbing,
debeaking, packing and despatch of chicks
Diseases of poultry
Bacterial diseases of chicken – Pasteurellosis – Pullorum disease
Viral diseases of chicken – New castle disease (NCD) – Fowl pox – Marek’s disease
(MD) – Infectious bursal disease (IBD) – Avian influenza
Fungal diseases of chicken – Aspergillosis
Protozoan diseases of chicken – Coccidiosis
Parasitic diseases – Endoparasites – Round worm infection (Ascaridia galli), Caecal
worm infection – Ectoparasites – Lice, mites and ticks infestation
Nutritional deficiency diseases – Rickets – Vitamin A deficiency – Crazy Chick disease
– Curled toe paralysis
Prevention of diseases – Treatment – Vaccination – Litter management – Disinfection
– Deworming – Fumigation – Biosecurity measures – Screening tests-
Hatchery management for disease prevention
Rearing of duck, turkey and quail
Husbandry of ducks – Advantages of duck rearing – Housing, feeding and
management of ducks –Incubation- Sex differentiation
Diseases of ducks and health care – Pasteurellosis -Duck plague – Duck hepatitis –
Aflatoxicosis
Husbandry of Turkey – Housing, feeding and management of Turkey – Sex
differentiation. Diseases of turkey and health care – Pasteurellosis – Black head
disease
Husbandry of quail – Advantages of quail rearing – Housing , feeding and
management of quail – Sex differentiation. Diseases of quail and health care – Quail
enteritis
Milk and milk products
Nutritive value of milk – Water, fat, protein, lactose, ash.
BIS standards of milk and milk products – Cow milk, buffalo milk, goat milk, toned
milk, double toned milk, ice cream, whole milk powder, table butter, ghee.
Preservation of milk – Pasteurization, sterilization, chilling .
Types of milk commercially available – Toned milk, double toned milk, Homogenized
milk, Condensed milk
Preparation of various types of milk products – Acid Coagulated products-Paneer –
Concentrated products – Khoa, Gulab jamun – Fermented products -Dahi,Cheese –
Fat rich products – Ghee, Cream – Frozen products – Ice cream- Byproducts from
milk – Butter milk, Whey, skim milk
Wholesome milk production
Measures for clean milk production – Sources of contamination and hygienic
measures
Adulterants of milk – Starch, Cane sugar, Water –Tests used for detection of
adulteration.
