IFS Animal Husbandry 2003
Paper-I
Section A

Write short notes on any four of the following in not more than 150 words:

Feed additives and feed supplements

Vitamin A and Vision

TDN and starch equivalent. Write their relative efficiency

What are hay silage and how are they made

Hormonal control of mammary gland of cow

Classify minerals required by animals. Discuss the factors affecting absorption of calcium and phosphorus. Write the deficiency symptoms of calcium and phosphorus in dairy animals. Discuss the role of Vitamin D in calcium and phosphorus assimilation

Answer the following questions

Give a critical review of various feeding standards along with their merits and limitations

Discuss various methods of measuring feed energy

Discuss the following:

Structure of female genetalia of a buffalo and weite the function of each organ

Metabolic discorders due to imbalance feeding

Give composition of two prominent semen extenders commonly used

Milk replacer and calf starter. Give on composition of each

Section B

Write short notes on any four of the following in not more than 150 words:

Composition of chicken egg along with its labelled diagram

Current trends in enhancing egg production and poultry meat

Classify rumen protozoa and give their role in rumenant nutrition

What are different common reproductive disorders in Indian cattle and how are they related fertility in females

Breeding efficiency

Classify Indian breeds of goats with examples. Why goat is called poor man's cow? Name any four exotic breed of goat used for cross breeding in India

Answer the following questions

What are the problems associated with dairy farming in India? Discuss them vis-a-vis advanced countries

How can feed and fodder be judiciously used to achieve optimum production performance under Indian condidition

Describe the relative digestive physiology of protein, fibre and fat in buffaloes