PRE-DIPLOMA IN Livestock Production / Animal Health
Course Introduction
This curriculum consists of the subjects like veterinary extension and communication; veterinary anatomy and physiology; animal nutrition and fodder production; veterinary epidemiology and public health; animal husbandry and entrepreneurship development; Veterinary medicine; veterinary laboratory technology; general veterinary pharmacology; theriogenology and basic surgery with skills and knowledge necessary for a veterinary JTA. It also includes six month’s “on- the- job training (OJT) program” with a view to provide opportunity, to the students, to be familiar with and gain actual work experience of their future world of work/profession.
Objectives
After completing this curricular program, the students will be able:
- To extend skills and knowledge of veterinary science (medicine) to the livestock farming communities in order to contribute in community development as well as entrepreneurship development.
- To provide suggestion about animal nutrition and fodder production to the livestock farmers
- To facilitate farmers for scientific production of livestock / livestock products
- To make farmers conscious about veterinary epidemiological hazards and its impact on public health and related precautions to be taken
- To diagnose/treat/manage diseases/disorders of livestock and poultry
- To provide disease treatment/management services to the livestock farming
- communities
- To handle simple surgical cases
- To handle simple gynaecological cases and cases of obstetrics
18 Months Course
Veterinary Extension and Communication
Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology
Animal Nutrition and Fodder Production
Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
Animal Husbandry and Entrepreneurship Development
Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Laboratory Technology
General Veterinary Pharmacology
Theriogenology and Basic Surgery
On the job training (OJT)