UPMSP Intermediate Animal Husbandry - Code 171 study plan

Distinguish roughages from concentrates and classify at least 15 common Indian feeds (berseem, maize fodder, wheat straw, mustard cake, cottonseed cake, rice bran, mineral mixture) by energy and protein role

Compute a simple balanced ration on paper for one crossbred cow producing 10 litres of milk, stating the green fodder, dry fodder, concentrate and mineral quantities

Explain digestible crude protein and total digestible nutrients in your own words and state why the two values must be read together

Summarise five contributions of livestock to the Indian rural economy, naming at least three by-products or income streams beyond milk

List the feeding schedule for a calf from colostrum to six months, giving quantities and frequency at each stage

Describe the symptoms, cause and prevention of at least three nutritional disorders (bloat, acidosis, milk fever) and match each to its feeding or management trigger

Identify the routine health practices a farmer must follow in a week: vaccination timing, deworming interval, and daily observation points

Explain how water supply and mineral supplementation affect milk yield, giving one practical recommendation for each

Name and describe at least three breeds each of cattle, buffalo, goat and poultry, stating for each whether it is milch, draught, dual-purpose or meat type and its home tract

Distinguish exotic from indigenous cattle breeds and explain which crossbreeding systems are used in India and why

Define selection, culling and progeny testing, and state the criteria used to select a breeding bull and a replacement heifer

Outline the oestrus cycle in cattle and buffalo, giving the average cycle length, heat duration and the correct time to inseminate

Describe the clean milk production chain from udder preparation to cooling, naming at least six points where contamination can enter

Explain the major milk tests (clot-on-boiling, alcohol test, methylene blue reduction, fat and SNF determination) and state what each test detects

Sketch a cattle shed layout for ten animals showing floor space per animal, manger, gutter, ventilation and drainage, and justify each dimension

List the farm records a dairy unit must keep and explain how each record supports a management decision

Describe the cause, transmission, key symptoms, treatment and prevention of at least five major livestock diseases, separating infectious from metabolic and parasitic conditions

Explain the difference between vaccination and treatment and list the common vaccines and their schedules for cattle and poultry

Compare the housing, feeding and management requirements of layer and broiler birds, giving space, temperature and lighting figures for each

Describe hatchery operations, egg selection and incubation conditions, and explain how eggs are graded and stored before sale

Explain the economics of a small poultry unit: calculate feed cost per bird, feed conversion ratio and margin over feed cost for one batch

Describe composting, vermicomposting and biogas production from dung, and state the conditions needed for each to work

Explain integrated livestock farming models such as poultry with fish or cattle with fish, and state the benefit each integration provides

Identify three farm equipment items, their use and their maintenance needs, and describe basic biosecurity steps for a poultry shed

Describe at least three livestock extension methods (demonstration, farmer field day, mass media) and state when each works best

Explain livestock marketing channels for milk, animals and eggs, and identify two intermediaries and two price-influencing factors

Outline the steps and documents needed to set up a small dairy or poultry enterprise, including finance sources and insurance

Revisit weak breed and economy facts from weeks 1 to 3 and correct every flashcard you answered wrongly

Answer 60 mixed practice questions across the heaviest domains under timed conditions and log every wrong answer by domain

Re-derive two balanced rations and two breeding or selection decisions from memory without notes

Recite the disease, milk-test and breed facts you missed in earlier weeks until each is recalled correctly twice in a row

Write a one-page summary of the ten highest-yield facts you would revise on exam morning