Semester II
Livestock and Poultry Management
LPM 121 · 2 (1+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Theory
16 topics · 18 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Role of Livestock in the National Economy | 1 |
| 2 | Important breeds of Cattle & Buffalo | 2 |
| 3 | Important breeds of Sheep & Goat | 1 |
| 4 | Important breeds of Swine & Poultry | 1 |
| 5 | Reproduction in farm animals & Poultry | 1 |
| 6 | Digestion in farm animals & Poultry | 1 |
| Unit II | ||
| 7 | Nutrients, their functions; Proximate principles of feed | 1 |
| 8 | Classification of feedstuffs, feed supplements & feed additives | 1 |
| 9 | Feed ingredients for ration; Feeding of Livestock & Poultry | 1 |
| 10 | Housing principles, space requirements for different species of livestock & Poultry | 1 |
| 11 | Management of calves, growing heifers & milch animals | 1 |
| 12 | Management of sheep, goat and swine | 1 |
| Unit III | ||
| 13 | Incubation, hatching & Brooding | 1 |
| 14 | Management of growers and layers | 1 |
| 15 | Improvement of farm animals and poultry | 1 |
| 16 | Introduction to important livestock & poultry diseases, their prevention (including vaccination schedule) and control | 2 |
Practical
13 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Visit to IDF and IPF to study breeds of livestock and poultry and daily routine farm operations and farm records |
| 2 | External body parts of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry |
| 3 | Identification methods of farm animals and poultry |
| 4 | Computation of rations for livestock. Formulation of concentrate mixtures |
| 5 | Handling and restraining of livestock |
| 6 | Judging of cattle, buffalo and poultry |
| 7 | Culling of livestock and poultry |
| 8 | Planning and layout of housing for different types of livestock |
| 9 | Clean milk production, milking methods |
| 10 | Hatchery operations, incubation and hatching equipments |
| 11 | Management of chicks, growers and layers |
| 12 | Debeaking, dusting and vaccination |
| 13 | Economics of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry production |
Study material
Notes
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