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Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
Science
(Introductory lecture)
Compiled by:
Rahul Kataria
(B.V.Sc. & A.H.)

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OBJECTIVES OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND
VETERINARY SCIENCE
1. Rearing and management of animals.
2. Disease diagnosis, treatment and their
prevention in animals.
3. Improvement in dairy products, poultry products,
wool etc.
4. To provide appropriate knowledge about each and
every aspect of body either it’s internal or external.
5. Research on various drugs with the help of
laboratory animals.

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MAJOR SUBJECTS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND
VETERINARY SCIENCE
1.VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY
2.VETERINARY ANATOMY
3. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
4.VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
5.VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
6.ANIMAL GENETICS & BREEDING
7.ANIMAL NUTRITION
8.VETERINARY BIOCHEMISTRY

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9.VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
10.VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
11.VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
12.LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY
13.VETERINARY GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
14.VETERINARY SURGERY AND RADIOLOGY
15.VETERINARY MEDICINE
16.VETERINARY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXTENSION
EDUCATION
17.VETERINARY CLINICAL PRACTICES
18. LIVESTOCK FARM PRACTICES

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1.VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY
Animal Physiology is the
branch of science which
deals with the –
Functioning of animals.
Functioning of
organs/various systems .

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2.VETERINARY ANATOMY
•Anatomy is the study of –
‘Internal biological structures’ and
‘Systems of animals’.
•Including- Skeleton, Respiratory, Nervous,
Reproductive, etc. systems.

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3. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
MANAGEMENT
•LPM deals with the-
‘Care and management 'of
animals.
•Also plays a crucial role in
livestock based agribusinesses.

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4.VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
Pathology deals with the-
•Causation of the disease.
•Pathogenesis of the diseases.
•Tissue/cell structure after the invasion
of pathogen.

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5.VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
The study of ‘microorganisms’.
Includes mainly:-
Immunology
Bacteriology
Virology
Mycology

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6.ANIMAL GENETICS & BREEDING
AGB deals with the study of-
•Animal heredity
•Genetic variability
•Genetic testing
•Animal breeding

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7.ANIMAL NUTRITION
Animal nutrition mainly includes-
•Ingestion to absorption of nutrients.
•Nutrients requirement for various
animals.
•Feed formulation. etc

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8.VETERINARY BIOCHEMISTRY
Biochemistry is the science dealing
with-
•Chemical reactions of various
molecules which are present in living
organisms.
•Metabolic studies.
•Many laboratory test.

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9.VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND
TOXICOLOGY
It deals with the-
•Study of properties of drugs.
•Interaction of drugs at cellular level.
•Effects of natural or man-made drugs.

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10.VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
Veterinary parasitology deals with the-
•Study of animal parasites.
•Interaction b/w parasite and animal host.
some divisions of parasitology-
• Protozoology
•Helminthology
•Entomology

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11.VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Major aspects of this subject are-
•Prevention and elimination of
zoonoses.
•Food protection.
•Protection of drinking water and
environment.
•Biomedical research.
•Production and control of biological
products and medical devices.

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12.LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY
The subject mainly deals with-
•Product development.
•Extension of shelf life and
development of functional meat
and milk products.
Subject is mainly focused on-
‘Meat technology’ and ‘dairy
technology’.

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13.VETERINARY GYNAECOLOGY AND
OBSTETRICS
Gynaecology deals with the –
Health of the female reproductive
system.
Obstetrics deals with the-
Surgical care of the female during
breeding, gestation, labor, purperium
and care of new born.

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14.VETERINARY SURGERY AND
RADIOLOGY
surgery deals with the surgical
procedure of various
organs/systems. Like-
•Soft tissue surgery
•Neurosurgery
•Advanced surgical procedures
Radiology deals with-
Diagnostic images of anatomic
structures.
Includes- X-ray, CT scan , MRI etc.

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15.VETERINARY MEDICINE
Veterinary medicine deals with the-
•Diagnosis and treatment of disease.
•Prevention and control of the
disease.
•To develop effective therapeutic
and preventive regimes for common
infectious and non-infectious
diseases of animals.

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16.VETERINARY AND ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY EXTENSION EDUCATION
The subject mainly deals with-
•Extension teaching
•Leadership
•Client dealing
•Programme planning
•Conduction of social survey
•Communication technologies
• Animal husbandry development
programmes

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17.VETERINARY CLINICAL PRACTICES
The course deals with the-
•Understanding the work of clinics
•Training in various sections on routine
basis.
Here are some sections-
•Ambulatory Section
•Diagnostic Laboratory Section
•Medicine Section
•Gynecology and Obstetrics Section
•Surgery and Radiology Section
•Pet Animal Section

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18. LIVESTOCK FARM PRACTICES
Course deals with the practical involvement
in-
•Overall farm practices like-
Cleaning, feeding, watering, grooming,
milking, routine health care, record
keeping, sanitation, housing, fodder
production.