The Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science optional syllabus for the UPSC Civil Services Main Examination covers a wide array of topics related to animal husbandry, veterinary science, and allied subjects. Below is a general outline of the syllabus:
Paper-I:
- Animal Nutrition:
- Nutrients – their role and sources, deficiency symptoms, and requirements.
- Nutritional deficiency and its treatment.
- Balancing rations and computation of rations.
- Animal Physiology:
- Physiology of blood and its circulation.
- Respiration, excretion, and endocrine glands.
- Reproduction in farm animals and their management.
- Livestock Production and Management:
- Breeds of livestock and their characteristics.
- Principles of management of farm animals.
- Housing, feeding, and general management of different species of livestock.
- Genetics and Animal Breeding:
- Mendelian inheritance.
- Population genetics.
- Breeding systems.
- Selection methods for genetic improvement.
- Health and Hygiene:
- Principles of sanitation and hygiene.
- Diseases prevention and control measures.
- Vaccines and vaccination.
- Study of Animal Biotechnology:
- Principles and applications of biotechnology in animal improvement.
- Embryo transfer technology.
- Cloning and transgenic animals.
Paper-II:
- Veterinary Anatomy:
- Gross and microscopic anatomy of various systems of domestic animals.
- Comparative anatomy of different systems of various domestic animals.
- Veterinary Medicine:
- Clinical examination of livestock.
- Principles of diagnosis, treatment, and control of common surgical and medical conditions.
- Veterinary Parasitology:
- Classification and biology of parasites.
- Techniques for the diagnosis of parasitic infections.
- Control of parasitic infections in animals.
- Veterinary Public Health:
- Zoonoses and their control.
- Food safety standards.
- Meat inspection procedures.
- Livestock and Poultry Management:
- Principles of poultry production.
- Rearing of poultry and management of layers and broilers.
- Processing of poultry products.
- Animal Welfare:
- Animal welfare issues and laws.
- Ethical issues related to animal husbandry and veterinary practices.
- Extension:
- Role of veterinary and animal husbandry departments in rural development.
- Farmer’s education and extension programs.
This syllabus provides an overview of the topics covered under the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science optional subject for the UPSC Civil Services Main Examination. Candidates should refer to the latest syllabus and recommended study materials provided by the UPSC and other reliable sources for detailed preparation.
