Maharashtra HSC Animal Science & Technology case studies
Maharashtra HSC Animal Science & Technology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Animal Science & Technology is a Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) HSC subject taken by Std XII students in the science, agriculture and vocational streams, and by private candidates re-appearing for a subject. It suits learners who intend to move into dairy, poultry, livestock extension, veterinary para-professional work, agri-input sales or a family farm enterprise, and who want a board-recognised subject that mixes applied biology with farm economics. The Maharashtra HSC Animal Science & Technology case studies are 5 cases and about 2,630 words.
1Milk Fat Depression in a Crossbred Cow Unit
A smallholder in Solapur keeps eight Holstein-Friesian × Gir crossbred cows averaging 12 L milk/day. The daily ration is 25 kg paddy straw, 6 kg concentrate (maize 40%, rice bran 35%, soybean meal 15%, mineral mixture 10%), and whatever green fodder is available.
555 words, about 3 min2Heat Stress and Rising Mortality in a Broiler Shed
A contract broiler farm in Nagpur houses 5,000 birds in an open-sided shed at 12 birds/m². On day 30, with daytime temperature 38°C and high humidity, daily mortality rises from 8 to 25 birds.
554 words, about 3 min3Poor Conception Rate in a Murrah Buffalo Herd
A 40-buffalo Murrah dairy in Jalgaon uses visual heat detection twice daily for 30 minutes and artificial insemination 18–24 hours after the first observed standing heat. Over 12 months, first-service conception rate is 38%, and 14 buffaloes have returned to heat three or more times.
506 words, about 3 min4Paneer Value Addition for a Women's Dairy Group
A women's self-help group in Kolhapur collects 200 L of mixed cow and buffalo milk daily. It sells all of it raw to households at ₹40/L.
515 words, about 3 min5Respiratory Outbreak in a Monsoon Goat Shed
A semi-intensive goat farm in Nashik keeps 120 goats, including 30 kids, in a shed with solid brick walls up to 1.5 m and a corrugated roof. Floor space is 0.8 m² per kid and 1.5 m² per adult, and wet bedding is changed weekly.
500 words, about 3 min