Livestock and Poultry Management

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Dr Deepthi Chandaka

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Course Name: Livestock and Poultry Management

Code (Credit): ASAP2101 (2-1-0)

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

  1. A Textbook of Animal Husbandry – G.C. Benerjee
  2. Livestock Production and Management – N.S.R. Sastri, C.K. Thomas, R.A. Singh
  3. Essentials of Animal Production and Management – R. Singh
  4. A Handbook of Animal Husbandry – ICAR
  5. A Textbook of Livestock Production Management in Tropics – D.N. Verma

Session Plan

Session 1

Role of livestock in the national economy

Session1 (1)

Session 2

Reproduction in farm animals and poultry

Session2

Practical Session 1

External body parts of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine

External Body parts

Practical Session 2

External body parts of Poultry Birds

https://youtu.be/WHXGtHKX9Fc

https://youtu.be/Qcuw3zGAWhs

Session 3

Housing principles, space requirements for different species of livestock and poultry

Session3. ppt

Session 4

Management of calves, growing heifers and milch animals

Cattle management. pdf

Calf Management. pdf

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

https://youtu.be/PNdjN5XbA2g

Session 6

Incubation, Hatching and Brooding of Poultry eggs and chicks

Session6. ppt

Session 6. pdf

Practical Session 4

Hatchery operations, incubation and hatching equipments. Management of chicks, growers and layers

https://youtu.be/gKs55EkiwsA

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

ICAR Manual (session 9). pdf

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.

https://youtu.be/b-ZmjCDNFfs

https://youtu.be/4zkqzHinT8s

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

https://youtu.be/Bln0DSPQKYA

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

https://youtu.be/Xw7BTIwkPUg

Practical Session 8

Clean milk production, milking methods

https://youtu.be/L9ttsugsZoU

Session 17

Introduction of livestock and poultry diseases

Session 17. pdf

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

https://youtu.be/CAj4wQCbEdQ

Practical Session 10

Economics of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry production

https://youtu.be/nAFjsdlooL4

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.

Dr Avinash Palli

Assistant Professor
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M.V.Sc in the department of Veterinary Biochemistry from Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati.

Dr P Hema Deepthi

Assistant Professor
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M.V.Sc in Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics from NTR college of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati.

Dr Salur Srihitha

Assistant Professor
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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.

Dr Robin Tiwari

Assistant Professor
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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.