Animal Health Syllabus – Eighth Semester (BSc. AG)

Course CodeVMC 401
Course TitleAnimal Health
Credit Hour3(2+1)
Full Marks75
Theory50
Practical25

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to know the common bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic diseases prevalent in livestock, poultry, and pet animals.

Syllabus of Animal Health in Bsc. Agriculture

Terminologies related to health and disease, Signs of health and diseases, History taking the physical examination, Classification of diseases, Modes of disease transmission, Definition, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of common bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases. Causes, symptoms, and treatment of metabolic and reproductive diseases. Importance of Zoonotic diseases in Nepal.

Course Outline

A. Theory

S.NTopic / Chapter NameNo. of Lectures.
1Terminology related to health and disease1
2Signs of health and diseases1
3History taking a physical examination2
4Classification of diseases1
5Modes of disease transmission1
6Bacterial diseases: HS, BQ, Anthrax, Mastitis5
7Viral diseases: FMD, PPR, Swine fever, canine distemper, rabies4
8Protozoal diseases: Babesiosis, Coccidiosis2
9Parasitic diseases: Liver fluke, Ascariasis, Tapeworm3
10Production diseases: Milk fever1
11Poultry diseases: pullorum, Newcastle disease, IBD, Marek’ks 6
disease
6
12Anestrous1
13Dystocia1
14Zoonotic diseases1
Total30

B. Practical

S.NTopic / Chapter NameNo. of Lectures.
1Methods of taking temperature, pulse, and respiration rate.2
2History taking1
3Routine test of urine1
44 Vaccination on Livestock species (Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat,
Equine, and Poultry)
4
5Diagnosis of different parasitic diseases3
6Test of blood for TLC, DLC, and Hb estimation3
7Indirect tests of milk for the detection of mastitis1
Total15

References

  • Chakravarti, A 2011. Text Book of Clinical Veterinary Medicine. Kalyani Publishers , India
  • Chakravarti, A. 2011. Text Book of Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Kalyani Publishers, India
  • Merc. Veterinary Manual, 2010. Merc and CO, USA (10th Edition)

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