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Breeding System

Genetics and Animal Breeding

Supplementary Reading

Previous Year Questions(Solved)

Population Genetics Applied to Animal Breeding

Growth and Animal Production

Milk Production, Reproduction, and Digestion

Environmental Physiology

Semen Quality, Preservation, and Artificial Insemination

Physiology of Blood

Commercial Dairy Farming

Commercial Meat, Egg and Meat Production

Feeding and Management of Animals

Additional Topics

Civil Service Examinations - Questions and Answers

Introduction

Trends in Protein Nutrition

Minerals in Animal Diet

Vitamins, Hormones and Growth Stimulating Substances

Additional Topics

Previous Year Questions(Solved)

Advances in Ruminant Nutrition - Dairy Cattle

Advances in Non-Ruminant Nutrition - Poultry

Advances in Non-ruminant Nutrition - Swine

Advances in Applied Animal Nutrition

Histology and Histological Techniques , Cytology

Embryology

Bovine Anatomy

Anatomy of Fowl

Veterinary Hygiene with Reference to Water, Air, and Habitation

Civil Service Examination - Questions and Answers (from 1996 onwards)

Principles and Methods of Immunisation

Anaesthesia

Zoonoses and Epidemiology

Veterinary Jurisprudence

Supplementary Readings

Previous Year Questions

Meat Hygiene

Meat Technology

By- Products

Poultry Products Technology and Animal Farming

Extension

Supplementary Readings

Previous Year Questions (Solved)

Milk Technology

Milk Products Technology

Previous Year Questions(Solved)

Additional Topics

Essays

Animal Husbandry Syllabus

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

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Breeding System

Heritability

5 pages

Repeatability

4 pages

Methods of Estimation and Precision of Estimates of Animal Data

5 pages

Review of Biometric Relations Between Relatives

3 pages

Aids to Selection and their Relative Merits

7 pages

Progeny Testing

3 pages

Methods of Selection

4 pages

Construction of Selection Indices and their Uses

6 pages

Selection Index and its Precision

4 pages

Comparative Evaluation of Genetic Gains through Selection Methods

2 pages

Indirect Selection and Correlated Response

4 pages

Crossing Inbreeds lines for Commerical Production

1 page

Phenotypic Assortative Mating

1 page

Family Structure of Animal Population

2 pages

Selection for General and Specific Combining Ability

4 pages

Reciprocal Recurrent Selection

1 page

Breeding for Threshold Traits

4 pages

Supplementary Readings

8 pages

Model Answers for Previous Year Questions

8 pages

Civil Service Examination - Questions and Answers

15 pages

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Genetics and Animal Breeding

Principles of Genetics

23 pages

Probability Applied to Mendelian Inheritance

1 page

Hardy-Weinberg Law

1 page

Inbreeding, Methods of Estimating Inbreeding Coefficients, Systems Measurement of Inbreeding

1 page

Wrights Approach in Contrast to Malecots Estimation Parameters and Measurements

1 page

Heterozygosity

1 page

Fisher's Theorem of Natural Selection, Polymorphism Natural Selection

3 pages

Polygenic Systems and Inheritance of Quantitative Traits

1 page

Causal Components of Variation

2 pages

Biometrical Models and Covariance Between Relatives

2 pages

The Theory of Path Coefficient Applied to Quantitative Genetic Analysis

1 page

Supplementary Reading

Transgenic Animals

2 pages

Multiple Ovulation and Embryo Transfer

2 pages

Cytogenetics

2 pages

Immunogenetics and Biochemical Polymorphisms and their Application in Animal Improvement

4 pages

Gene Mapping

2 pages

DNA Markers

1 page

Gene Therapy

1 page

Preservation of Rare or Unwanted Breeds

1 page

Restriction Enzymes

1 page

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Previous Year Questions(Solved)

6 pages

Population Genetics Applied to Animal Breeding

Heritability, Repeatability and Selection Models

3 pages

Population vs Individual

1 page

Random Drift and Small Populations

1 page

Gene Numbers and their Estimation in Farm Animals

1 page

Gene Frequency and Zygotic Frequency and Forces Changing them

2 pages

Mean and Variance Approach to Equilibrium Under Different Situations

4 pages

Partitioning of Variation

1 page

Estimation of Additive, Non-Additive Genetic and Environmental Variances in Animal Population

1 page

Mendelism and Blending Inheritance

2 pages

Genetic Nature of Differences Between Species, Races, Breeds & Other Sub-Specific Groupings

1 page

Resemblances Between Relatives

6 pages

Growth and Animal Production

8 pages

Factors affecting Growth

5 pages

Conformation, Body Composition, and Meat Quality

4 pages

Milk Production, Reproduction, and Digestion

Digestive Organs and Their Functions

11 pages

Composition of Saliva

2 pages

Milk Production

5 pages

Reproduction

3 pages

Environmental Physiology

8 pages

Behavioral Adjustments in Hot Weather

5 pages

Vocalization (Acoustical Signals)

3 pages

Semen Quality, Preservation, and Artificial Insemination

Artificial Insemination

5 pages

Physical and Chemical Properties of Ejaculated Semen

6 pages

Factors Affecting Semen Preservation

9 pages

Deep-Freezing of Semen in Different Species

3 pages

Detection of Oestrus and Timing of Insemination for Better Conception

1 page

Physiology of Blood

Blood Constituents

4 pages

Mechanism of Coagulation

6 pages

Circulation

14 pages

Respiration

5 pages

Excretion

13 pages

Endocrine Glands

2 pages

Adrenals

7 pages

Physiology of Blood and it's Circulation

10 pages

Physiology of Respiration

10 pages

Hormonal Regulation of Renal Function

9 pages

Supplementary Readings

3 pages

Physiology of Excretion

3 pages

Commercial Dairy Farming

Introduction to Commercial Dairy Farming

3 pages

Comparisons of Dairy Farming in India with Other Countries

13 pages

Dairying Under Mixed Farming and as a Specialised Farming

2 pages

Economic Dairy Farming

2 pages

Starting of a Dairy Farm

1 page

Capital and Land Requirements

4 pages

Organisation of a Dairy Farm

3 pages

Procurement of Goods

3 pages

Opportunities in Dairy Farming

1 page

Factors Determining the Efficiency of Dairy Animals

6 pages

Herd Recording

1 page

Budgeting

2 pages

Cost of Milk Production

1 page

Pricing Policy

3 pages

Personnel Management

2 pages

Developing Practical and Economic Ration for Dairy Cattle

6 pages

Supply of Greens Throughout the Year

2 pages

Feed and Fodder Requirements of Dairy Farm

1 page

Feeding Regiments for Dry and Young Stock and Bulls

6 pages

New Trends in Feeding Young and Adult Stocks

1 page

Feeding Records

1 page

Commercial Meat, Egg and Meat Production

Development of Practical and Economic Ration

11 pages

New Trends in Enhancing Production and Management

1 page

Capital and Land Requirements , Social Economic Change

3 pages

Feeding and Management of Animals

Feeding and Management of Animals under Droughts, Flood and Other Natural Calamities

4 pages

Additional Topics

Buffalo and Rural Development

4 pages

Modern Feeding Practices

1 page

Civil Service Examinations - Questions and Answers

Civil Service Examinations - Questions and Answers - 1

18 pages

Civil Service Examinations - Questions and Answers - 2

23 pages

Civil Service Examinations - Questions and Answers - 3

15 pages

Introduction

Energy Sources

1 page

Energy

1 page

Metabolism and Energy Requirements

3 pages

Evaluation of Feeds as Source of Energy

2 pages

Trends in Protein Nutrition

Sources of Protein

2 pages

Metabolism and Synthesis

3 pages

Protein Quantity and Quality in Relation to Requirements

4 pages

Energy Protein Ratios in Ration

1 page

Minerals in Animal Diet

Sources

2 pages

Functions of Minerals

1 page

Requirements and Relationship of Basic Mineral Nutrients

15 pages

Vitamins, Hormones and Growth Stimulating Substances

Sources, Functions And Requirements

8 pages

Interrelationship with minerals

15 pages

Additional Topics

Toxic Compounds Present in Forages

1 page

Factors Affecting Forage Quality

1 page

Balanced Concentrate Mixtures

1 page

Molasses

1 page

Animal Proteins in Poultry

1 page

Processing of Feeds

1 page

Probiotics as Growth Promoters

1 page

Nutrition and Wool Production

1 page

Feed Acidifiers

1 page

Feeding for Intensive Meat Production from Buffaloes

1 page

Cattle-Feeds and Feeding

1 page

Haylage

1 page

Aflatoxins

1 page

Use of Urea as a Protein Replacer

1 page

Relative Efficiency of Feed Conversion for Production in Different Farm Animals

1 page

Feed Processing for Improved Productivity

3 pages

Irradiation of Feed Ingredients

1 page

Processing of Roughages

6 pages

Manipulation of Rumen Microorganisms

1 page

Application of Recombinant DNA to Rumen Organisms

1 page

Elimination of Rumen Ciliate Protozoa (Defaunation)

1 page

Previous Year Questions(Solved)

10 pages

Previous Year Questions(Solved)

10 pages

Advances in Ruminant Nutrition - Dairy Cattle

Nutrients and their Metabolism with Reference to Milk Production and its Composition

6 pages

Nutrient Requirements for Calves, Heifers, Dry and Milking Cows and Buffaloes

5 pages

Limitations of Various Feeding Systems

2 pages

Advances in Non-Ruminant Nutrition - Poultry

Nutrients and their Metabolism with Reference to Poultry, Meat and Egg Production

2 pages

Nutrient Requirements and Feed Formulation

6 pages

Feed Formulations for Broilers at Different Ages

1 page

Advances in Non-ruminant Nutrition - Swine

Nutrients & their Metabolism

2 pages

Nutrient Requirements and Feed Formulations for Baby, Growing and Finishing Pigs

5 pages

Advances in Applied Animal Nutrition

Evaluation of Feeding Experiments, Digestibility and Balance Studies

10 pages

Feeding Standards and Measures of Feed Energy

2 pages

Nutrition Requirements for Growth, Maintenance and Production, Balanced Rations

7 pages

Histology and Histological Techniques , Cytology

Histology and Histological Techniques

19 pages

Cytology

8 pages

Tissues and their Classification

3 pages

Comparative Histology of Organs

9 pages

Endocrine Glands, Integuments and Sense Organs

3 pages

Embryology

Embryology of Vertebrates and Gametogenesis

2 pages

Fertilization, Formation and Foetal Membrane in Mammals

2 pages

Placenta Types, Teratoogy and Twins

1 page

Organogenesis and Germ Layer Derivates

1 page

Bovine Anatomy

Paranasal Sinuses of OX

1 page

Regional Anatomy & Nerve Blocks for Infraorbital, Maxillary, Mandibular, Alveolar, Mental, & Cornual

4 pages

Regional Anatomy of Paravertebral Nerves

7 pages

Cranial Nerves

4 pages

Structures Involved in Epidural Anesthesia

2 pages

Superficial Lymph Nodes

3 pages

Surface Anatomy of Visceral Organs of Thoracic, Abdominal, and Pelvic Cavities

4 pages

Comparative Features of Locomotor Apparatus and Their Application in the Biomechanics of Mammalian B

7 pages

Anatomy of Fowl

Musculo-Skeletal System of Fowls

3 pages

Functional Anatomy in Relation to Respiration and Flying, Digestion, and Egg Production

4 pages

Veterinary Hygiene with Reference to Water, Air, and Habitation

Assessment of Pollution of Water, Air, and Soil, with a Focus on Air Pollution

5 pages

Importance of Climate in Animal Health

1 page

Effect of Environment on Animal Function and Performance

3 pages

Relationship between Industrialization and Animal Agriculture

7 pages

Animal Housing Requirements for Specific Categories of Domestic Animals

4 pages

Stress, Strain, and Productivity in Relation to Animal Habitat

10 pages

Supplementary Readings - 1

14 pages

Supplementary Readings - 2

13 pages

Supplementary Readings - 3

13 pages

Supplementary Readings - 4

13 pages

Supplementary Readings - 5

15 pages

Civil Service Examination - Questions and Answers (from 1996 onwards)

Civil Service Examination - Questions and Answers (from 1996 onwards) - 1

10 pages

Civil Service Examination - Questions and Answers (from 1996 onwards) - 2

8 pages

Civil Service Examination - Questions and Answers

15 pages

Principles and Methods of Immunisation

Features Of Immune Response

8 pages

The Nature of Vaccines

10 pages

Common Animal Diseases and their Management

37 pages

Anaesthesia

Introduction to Anaesthesia

4 pages

Symptoms and Surgical Interference in Fractures and Dislocations

8 pages

Investigating Disease Outbreaks

3 pages

Zoonoses and Epidemiology

Epidemiology Epidemiology

13 pages

Zoonoses

7 pages

Veterinary Jurisprudence

Rules and Regulations for Animal Quality and Disease Prevention

5 pages

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

10 pages

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (S.P.C.A.)

3 pages

Veterolegal Cases

3 pages

Supplementary Readings

11 pages

Previous Year Questions

Previous Year Questions(Solved)

18 pages

Meat Hygiene

Antemortem care and management of food animals

40 pages

Hygienic Methods of Handling of Meat

18 pages

Meat Technology

10 pages

By- Products

By-Products of Slaughterhouse

8 pages

Poultry Products Technology and Animal Farming

Poultry Products Technology

9 pages

Structure, Composition and Nutritive value of eggs

11 pages

Rabbit/Fur Farming

2 pages

Extension

Basic Principles, Philosophy, Concepts and Principles of Extension

6 pages

Methods to Educate Farmers under Rural Conditions

12 pages

Technology Transfer

3 pages

Supplementary Readings

17 pages

Previous Year Questions (Solved)

Previous Year Questions(Solved)

40 pages

Milk Technology

Organisation of Rural Milk Procurement

4 pages

Quality Testing and Grading

9 pages

Processing, Packaging and Nutritive Values of Different Milks

17 pages

Preparation of Cultured Milks

8 pages

Legal Standards, Sanitation Requirement for Milk and Milk Plant Equipment

3 pages

Milk Products Technology

Butter

8 pages

Ghee

11 pages

Khoa

5 pages

Chhana/Paneer

5 pages

Cheese

10 pages

Condensed Milk

5 pages

Evaporated Milk

9 pages

Dried Milk

9 pages

Dried Milk

9 pages

Dried Milk

6 pages

Baby Food

1 page

Ice-Cream

4 pages

Additional Topics-1

8 pages

Additional Topics-2

15 pages

Previous Year Questions(Solved)

8 pages

Additional Topics

Animal Feed Resources and Current Patterns of Utilization in India

1 page

Siratro

1 page

Ipomoea Poisoning in Animals

1 page

Herpes in Cattle

1 page

Ringworm Infection of Cattle

1 page

Viral infection of Cattle

1 page

Ranikhet Disease in Japanese Quails

1 page

Economics and Financing Dairy Enterprises

9 pages

Cattle Insurance

4 pages

Animal Feed Resources and Current Patterns of Utilization in India

1 page

Strategies for Intensive Utilization of Feed Resources

3 pages

Different Treatments to Improve the Digestibility of Crop Residues

1 page

Livestock Development and Globalisation of India's Economy

12 pages

Mad Cow Disease

4 pages

Indigenous Kit for Early Diagnosis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease

1 page

Disease Free Zones

1 page

FMD Control Programme

1 page

National Project on Rinderpest Eradication

1 page

Pasteurising Eggs with a low dose of Radiation

1 page

Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency

1 page

Ochrotoxicosis in Animals

2 pages

Essays

Unprocessed Milk-A Health Hazard

1 page

Role of HACCP to Prevent Escherichia Coli (EHEC) Infection

1 page

Organic Farming for Fodder and Livestock Development

1 page

Organic Milk in India

4 pages

Carbonation of Milk - A New Concept

2 pages

WTO Norms and Indian Dairy Industry

3 pages

Nano Technology in Dairy Industry

1 page

Open Nucleus Breeding System (ONBS)

1 page

Animal Husbandry Syllabus

Animal Husbandry Syllabus (Paper I & Paper II)

9 pages

2024

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2024: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- A)

15 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2024: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- B)

23 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2024: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- A)

23 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2024: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- B)

26 pages

2023

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2023: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- A)

20 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2023: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- B)

19 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2023: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- A)

18 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2023: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- B)

22 pages

2022

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2022: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- A)

28 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2022: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- B)

27 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2022: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- A)

30 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2022: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- B)

28 pages

2021

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2021: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- A)

30 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2021: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- B)

28 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2021: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- A)

27 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2021: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- B)

27 pages

2020

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2020: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- A)

31 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2020: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- B)

35 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2020: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- A)

28 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2020: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- B)

28 pages

2019

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2019: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- A)

28 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2019: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- B)

29 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2019: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- A)

28 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2019: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- B)

27 pages

2018

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2018: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- A)

47 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2018: Animal Husbandry Paper 1 (Section- B)

35 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2018: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- A)

26 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2018: Animal Husbandry Paper 2 (Section- B)

27 pages

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