Livestock and Poultry Management
Teacher
Dr Deepthi Chandaka
Category
Core Courses
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Course Objectives
- To meet the basic and overall knowledge requirement of the students, the extension workers and the progressive farmers on various livestock specifically the farm animals including poultry with respect to physiological and reproductive system.
- To have expertisation on the housing system, feeding requirements, feeding habits and use of low-cost feed technology for better economic return.
- To have minimum basic concepts on different disease encountered in the farm animal and poultry and their preventive and control measures.
- To make students practically stronger to undertake entrepreneurship in the livestock and poultry sector.
- To know the importance and contribution of livestock in the state and national economy.
CO-PO Mapping
| COs | Course Outcome | Mapping COs with POs |
| CO1
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The course knowledge directly reflects on the operation of livestock and poultry farming being taken as a major component of integrated farming system in agriculture. | PO1, PO3, PO5, PO6 |
| CO2 | Mini farming unit provides a sustainable source of income to landless farmers and generate employment opportunity in rural areas. The course provides basic knowledge for its operation. | PO3, PO6, PO5 |
| CO3
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It is the greatest source of information for the students, enlightened farmers and the person/planners associated with the implementation of animal husbandry programmes of state as well as national level. | PO4, PO1, PO6 |
| CO4
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This course chapters will serve as animal husbandry compendium for young entrepreneurs. | PO3 |
| CO5 | This course encompasses all relevant information and database and serve as resource of knowledge of hand to help the person in animal husbandry sector in harnessing the maximum potential of animal health and production. | PO1 |
| PO1: PO3: PO4: PO5: PO6: |
Knowledge Enhancement Entrepreneurship skills Communication and Extension skills Teamwork Educational Leadership |
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Syllabus
Theory
Role of livestock in the national economy. Reproduction in farm animals and poultry. Housing principles, space requirements for different species of livestock and poultry. Management of calves, growing heifers and milch animals. Management of sheep, goat and swine. Incubation, hatching and brooding. Management of growers and layers. Important Indian and exotic breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry. Improvement of farm animals and poultry. Digestion in livestock and poultry. Classification of feedstuffs. Proximate principles of feed. Nutrients and their functions. Feed ingredients for ration for livestock and poultry. Feed supplements and feed additives. Feeding of livestock and poultry. Introduction of livestock and poultry diseases. Prevention (including vaccination schedule) and control of important diseases of livestock and poultry. Biosecurity
Practical
External body parts of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry. Handling and restraining of livestock. Identification methods of farm animals and poultry. Visit to IDF and IPF to study breeds of livestock and poultry and daily routine farm operations and farm records. Judging of cattle, buffalo and poultry. Culling of livestock and poultry. Planning and layout of housing for different types of livestock. Computation of rations for livestock. Formulation of concentrate mixtures. Clean milk production, milking methods. Hatchery operations, incubation and hatching equipments. Management of chicks, growers and layers. Debeaking, dusting and vaccination. Economics of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry production.
References
- A Textbook of Animal Husbandry – G.C. Benerjee
- Livestock Production and Management – N.S.R. Sastri, C.K. Thomas, R.A. Singh
- Essentials of Animal Production and Management – R. Singh
- A Handbook of Animal Husbandry – ICAR
- A Textbook of Livestock Production Management in Tropics – D.N. Verma
Session Plan
Practical Session 1
External body parts of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine
Practical Session 2
Session 3
Housing principles, space requirements for different species of livestock and poultry
Session3. ppt
Session 4
Session 5
Management of sheep, goat and swine
Session5. ppt
Practical Session 3
Handling and restraining of livestock. Identification methods of farm animals and poultry
Practical Session 4
Hatchery operations, incubation and hatching equipments. Management of chicks, growers and layers
Session 7
Management of growers and layers
Session7. ppt
Session 8
Important Indian and exotic breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry
Session 8. pdf
Session 9
Different tools and procedures for improvement of farm animals and poultry
Practical Session 5
Visit to IDF and IPF to study breeds of livestock and poultry and daily routine farm operations and farm records. Judging of cattle, buffalo and poultry.
Session 10
Digestion in livestock and poultry
Session10. ppt
Session 11
Classification of feedstuffs
Session 11.pdf
Session 12
Proximate principles of feed
Session12.. ppt
Session 13
Nutrients and their function
Session13. ppt
Session 14
Feed ingredients for ration for livestock and poultry
Session14. pdf
Practical Session 6
Computation of rations for livestock
Session 15
Feed supplements and feed additives
Session15. ppt
Session 16
Feeding of livestock and poultry
Session 16. pdf
Practical Session 7
Formulation of concentrate mixtures
Practical Session 8
Clean milk production, milking methods
Session 17
Introduction of livestock and poultry diseases
Session 18
Prevention (including vaccination schedule) of important diseases of livestock
Session18. ppt
Session 19
Biosecurity
Session 19 (By GOI). pdf
Practical Session 9
Prevention (including vaccination schedule) of important diseases of livestock and poultry
Practical Session 10
Economics of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry production
Session 20
Control of important diseases of livestock and poultry
Session 20. pdf
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Our Main Teachers
PhD in Animal Genetics and Breeding from NTR College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University-Tirupati. Post Graduate Diploma in Animal Welfare from IGNOU and Diploma in Educational Technology Management from ICAR-NAARM, University of Hyderabad.
M.V.Sc in the department of Veterinary Biochemistry from Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati.
M.V.Sc in Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics from NTR college of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati.
M.V.Sc in Department of Animal Nutrition from College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerela Veterinary and Animal Science University, Wayanad. B.V.Sc & A.H from PV Narasimharao Veterinary University, Hyderabad.
M.V.Sc in Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine from College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. B.V.Sc & A.H from Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Maharashtra.