IFS Animal Husbandry 2002
Paper-I

Section A
1. Write short notes on any four of the following in not more than 150 words:
a. Growth stimulating substances
b. Semen diluents
c. Rumen microbes and their functions
d. Genotype x Environment interaction
e. Partitioning of feed energy
2. Define climate and adaptation. Explain the methods of controlling the climatic stress in crossbred cows and poultry
3. Answer the following questions
a. Suggest a scheme for supplying green fodder throughout the year for a farm having adult dairy cows
b. Give sources and role of vitamin B and D in poultry nutrition
4. Give reasons for the following:
a. Ruminant body fat is harder
b. Milking is an art and a science
c. Sheep are regarded as cloven-hooved animals
d. Optimum dry period should be given to cows

Section B
5. Write short notes on any four of the following in not more than 150 words:
a. Milk synthesis
b. True wool fibre and hair
c. Heritability
d. Probiotics
e. Feeding of animals during draughts
6. Define selection. Name various methods of selection. Discuss the effectiveness and limitations of each method
7. Answer the following questions
a. Advise the farmers in regard to essential details of feeding and management of a milking cow yielding 10 liters of milk a day
b. Name the records with their significance to be maintained on a dairy farm
8. Define artificial Insemination. Outline the factors affecting quantity and quality of semen. Discuss in brief the constraints, if any, in adoption of ‘Deep Frozen Semen’ technology under village conditions in India