UPMSP Intermediate Animal Husbandry - Code 171 study guide
UPMSP Intermediate Animal Husbandry - Code 171 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
UPMSP Intermediate Animal Husbandry (Code 171) is a Class 12 elective offered under the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad intermediate curriculum, usually taken by students in the agriculture stream who want a practical, science-based subject alongside their compulsory papers. It suits candidates aiming at veterinary or dairy diplomas, agriculture degrees, livestock assistant and artificial insemination technician roles, or simply family farming where cattle, buffalo, goats and poultry are part of household income. The UPMSP Intermediate Animal Husbandry - Code 171 study guide has 10 sections and about 3,042 words.
01Introduction to Animal Husbandry and Livestock in the Indian Economy
Questions are either factual (census size, share in GVA, species numbers) or applied (why livestock is called the smallholder's insurance policy). The 20th Livestock Census (2019) is the standard reference: about 535.8 million livestock - cattle 192.5 m, buffalo 109.9 m, goat 148.9 m, sheep 74.3 m, pig 9.1 m - plus 851.8 million poultry.
311 words, about 2 min02Breeds of Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat, Pig and Poultry
Placing a named breed in the correct species, stating its home tract and classifying it as milch, draught, dual, wool, meat, fibre or layer type. Milch: Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Gir, Rathi.
323 words, about 2 min03Animal Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding Practices
Roughages (over 18% crude fibre): green - berseem, lucerne, oat, maize, jowar, bajra; dry - hay, straw, kadbi. Concentrates : energy - maize, barley, wheat bran, rice bran, molasses; protein - mustard cake, groundnut cake, soybean meal, linseed cake, cottonseed cake (gossypol risk).
325 words, about 2 min04Animal Breeding, Selection and Reproduction
Inbreeding and line breeding use close relatives; outbreeding covers outcrossing, crossbreeding and grading (upgrading). Crossbreeding exploits heterosis for milk yield and early maturity; grading replaces local genes gradually over generations.
276 words, about 1 min05Livestock Housing, Equipment and Farm Management
Dairy cow, loose housing: about 40–50 sq ft covered plus 80–100 sq ft open per animal; conventional stall about 40 sq ft. Calf ~20 sq ft; sheep and goat 10–12 sq ft; pig fattener 8–10 sq ft; poultry deep litter ~1 sq ft per bird.
334 words, about 2 min06Milk Production, Dairy Technology and Clean Milk Handling
Cow milk about 3.5% fat and 8.5% SNF; buffalo milk about 6.5–7% fat and 9–9.5% SNF; water about 87%. Colostrum is thick, yellowish and rich in protein, minerals and antibodies, and is not sold as normal milk.
286 words, about 1 min07Poultry Farming and Egg Production
Incubation: chicken 21 days, duck 28, turkey 28, quail 17–18. Terms: chick, pullet (young female before laying), cockerel, hen, cock.
282 words, about 1 min08Animal Health, Hygiene and Common Diseases
Infectious (bacterial, viral), parasitic (protozoa, helminths, arthropods), metabolic and deficiency diseases. Learn one signature sign for each disease.
280 words, about 1 min09Manure, By-products and Integrated Livestock Farming
Cattle dung contains roughly 0.5–0.6% N and urine about 1% N; FYM is dung, urine and bedding composted together. Nitrogen escapes as ammonia from exposed heaps, so cover the heap, add straw or ash, and compost before field use.
323 words, about 2 min10Livestock Extension, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Individual : farm visit, telephone or WhatsApp advisory, farm clinic. Group : result demonstration, method demonstration, animal health camp, farmer field school, self-help group.
302 words, about 2 min