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CS (1)/i1 EXAM2012

F-DTN-M-BIWA

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND

VETERINARY SCIENCE
Paper I
Time Allowed Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300

INSTRUCTIONS
Each q uestion is printed both in Hindi and in English.
Answers must be written in the medium specified in the
Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be
stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the
space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given
for the answers written in a medium other than that
specified in the Admission Certificate.
Candidates should attempt Questions no. 1 and 5
which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining
questions selecting at least one question from each
Section.
The number of marks carried by each question is
indicated at the end of the question.
IMPORTANT : Whenever a question is being
attempted, all its parts/sub-parts must be attempted
contiguously. This means that before moving on to the
next question to be attempted, candidates must finish
attempting all parts/sub-parts of the previous question
attempted. This is to be strictly followed.

Pages left blank in the answer-boob are to be

clearly struck out in ink. Any answers that follow
pages left blank may not be given credit.

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 SECTION A

1. (a) Define the condition "frothy bloat". Which kind of

grazing and diets are particularly known to cause
this condition ? What measures can be taken to
reduce its occurrence ? 15

(b) Discuss the regulation of blood pH during the

resting phase and working phase in draught
animals. 15

(c) Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of

mixed fanning. Discuss its suitability in cases of
marginal farm holdings. 15

(d) Discuss the problems and constraints faced in the

course of transfer of technology to the farmer's
door. 15

2. (a) Discuss the part played by neuro-humoral

regulation in the maintenance of cardiac function in
cows. 18

(b) Enumerate the enzymes used as food additives in

animal nutrition. What precise benefits does each of
these enzymes offer to the animal ? What properties
must these enzymes possess if they are to be
effective when incorporated into the animal's diet ? 24

(c) What is "chloride shift" ? Define its role in carbon

dioxide transport in mammalian animals. 18

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3. (a) Define the term "probiotics". What are the key
ways in which they exert their effects ? What
critical properties must they possess for them to be
not harmful to the host animal ? 20

(b) "The breeding value of an animal is estimated by

progeny testing." Explain the statement.
Enumerate the three principal methods used in the
estimation of sires on the basis of progeny testing. 20

(c) Discuss the thermoregulatory mechanisms which

help preserve the body temperature of bovine
animals under diverse climatic conditions. 20

4. (a) Discuss the process of digestion and absorption of

carbohydrates, proteins and lipids in monogastric
and polygastric animals. 24

(b) You wish to set up a commercial poultry farm with

the facility of a hatchery. How would you go about
setting it ? Discuss its critical components. 24

(c) Discuss the measures which can help improve the

success rates of artificial insemination. 12

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 SECTION B

5. (a) Discuss the causes of spontaneous and induced

mutations. What significance do they carry from the
perspective of health of a herd ? 12

(b) Discuss the modern manipulation techniques which

can be used to improve the
(i) Egg production in poultry 8
(ii) Wool production in sheep 8
(iii) Meat production in pigs 8

(c) Discuss artificial induction of lactation in dairy

animals and its impact on their health. 12

(d) Discuss the relative contributions of genotype and

environment on animal phenotype. 12

6. (a) "Even as inbreeding within a herd produces

homozygosity, animal breeders working with
productive herds consider it to be largely
unfavourable from commercial perspective."
Explain the full import of the statement. 20

(b) Define the term "Growth Promoter". Discuss the

various growth promoters used in rations of
ruminants and poultry, citing their mechanisms,
favourable effects and possible ill-effects. 20

(c) Discuss in brief the gynaecological disorders found

in livestock which lead to infertility. 20

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can play a useful role as prebiotics." Explain the
statement. Name five common natural sources of

oligosaccharides. 20

(b) You are entrusted with the job of developing a herd

of high-yielding Murrah buffaloes in the shortest
possible time. Using your expertise in animal
husbandry, discuss how you would set about
fulfilling this task, while ensuring that the herd
retains its desirable traits in the subsequent

generations. 20

(c) Discuss the technological applications being put

into practice for improving the digestibility and
nutritive value of wheat bran and paddy straw. 20

8. (a) Discuss the formulation of a balanced diet in the

following groups :

(i) Lactating dairy cattle 8

(ii) Pregnant cattle 8

(iii) Sheep reared for wool production 8

(iv) Heifers 8

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practised. 14

(c) Discuss the physiology of milk formation and

milk let-down in dairy animals. Does the diet of
the animal affect the quality and composition of
milk ? Explain. 14

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Note : English version of the Instructions is printed

on the front cover of this question paper.