IAS Mains Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science 2000
Paper-I
Section A

Write short notes on any three of the following in about 200 words each:

Oestrous cycle and its role in economic dairying

Management of piglet upto weaning

Computation of ration for a pregnant cross-bred cow yielding 10 kg of milk

Autosexing in poultry

Classify different mutagens. What are mechanisms involved in gene mutation?

‘Draft animals are redundant following mechanisation in agriculture.’ Give your comment with Justification.

Discuss in brief the importance of livestock farming under Indian conditions. Compare the dairy farming as practiced in India with that in advanced countries. Show how would you make dairy farming a more profitable enterprise than it is at present.

Section B

Write short notes on any three of the following in about 200 words each:

Dipping of sheep

Backyard poultry

Transgenic animals

Bypass protein in ruminant nutrition

Write in short about the importance of conservation of indigenous breeds of livestock. Discuss what you know about germplasm bank.

Write a note on the present status of reproductive efficiency of indigenous cows and buffaloes. Outline steps to attain a higher level of reproductive efficiency in a herd of buffaloes under Indian conditions.

Discuss in detail about feed supplements, additives and antibiotics in broiler and layer ration.