CS (MAIN) ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE (PAPER-I)

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: lOx5=50

What are the feeding habits of goats? Enlist the common fceds and fodders for
goats.

Discuss the methods for estimation of protein requirements for maintenance of
bullocks.

What is third messenger concept? Why and how is uric acid formed in birds?

Write the general functions of blood in animal body.

Name three diluters along with their properties and composition for
cryopreservation of cattle bull semen.

2. Differentiate between the following
Starch equivalent and Net energy
Crude protein and True protein
Cellulose and Starch
Digestible energy and Metabolizable energy
Concentrates and Roughages

What do you understand by spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis? Discuss the
factors affecting the semen quality in buffaloes.

What do you mean by electrocardiogram? Discuss in brief about cardiac cycle
and heartbeat.

3. Enumerate the water-soluble vitamins. Write the coenzymes or prosthetic
groups and enzymic or other functions of B vitamins. Write the functions and
deficiency symptoms of vitamin E in poultry.

A radiolabelled non-toxic particle was injected I V into right foreleg of an adult
dog. After a while, it was detected in the left foreleg. Indicate how the particle
reached to the left foreleg. Support your answer with arrow diagram.

Explain how high ambient temperature affects the productivity of animals.

4. A buffalo is grazing on a pasture. How can the feed intake of that buffalo be
predicted?

Compute a ration for a dairy cow weighing 400 kg and yielding 10 kg of milk
with fat from wheat straw OCP and 40% green berseem DCP
and 12% TDN) limited to 15 kg and concentrate mixture DCP and 70%
TON). The maintenance requirement is 250 g DCP and 3 kg TON, whereas the
requirement for 1 kg milk production is 45 g DCP and 300 g TON.

Name the hormones secreted from pituitary gland. Discuss the role of pituitary
gland in regulation of oestrous cycle in bovine.

5 Explain the following (in about 150 words each)
Chromosomal aberrations
Traits of economic importance
Guidelines to feed high yielder cows
Organizations providing extension services in India
Sib selection

6. Write about the preliminary idea of heritability. Give different methods of
estimation and write how these estimates are utilized in formation of
breeding! selection plans.

What could be the delayed consequences of natural disasters?

Explain the role of veterinarian extension worker in livestock health and
development.

7. What feeding practices are suggested for adult female pigs?

Why is evaluation of extension programme needed and what different types of
evaluations are done?

How can the efficiency of progeny testing programme be improved?

How will you improve the reproductive efficiency at your farm during summer
season?

8. What different systems of brooding are being practised in poultry? How would
you prepare a brooder house to receive chicks?

Discuss genetic and phenotypic effects of inbreeding.

What are combining abilities? Give diagrammatic plan for utilizing combining
ability.