DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE (ANIMAL SCIENCE)
Course Introduction
This course is based on the job required to perform by the Junior Technicians (JT) at different levels of public and private sectors of Agriculture and community development related works in Nepal. Therefore, this curriculum is designed to provide knowledge and skills focusing on Agriculture Animal Science related to the occupation. There are six semesters in total within the period of three years. The first year courses are offered focusing on foundational and core academic subjects of Agriculture Science; the second year courses are focused on basic disciplinary subjects of Agriculture Animal Science.
Similarly, the third year whole courses comprise of the disciplinary subjects related to Agriculture Extension, Animal Product, Animal Waste management Poultry and so on. Moreover, the third year insists on the application of learned skills and knowledge through the project work and Internship Program. . The curriculum structure and the subject wise content that reflect the details of this curriculum. In brief, this curriculum will guide to its implementers to produce competent and highly employable middle level technical
workforces in the field of Agriculture.
The contents of each subject prescribed in the curriculum are founded on “must know and must do” principle. The contents of the curriculum are comprehensively described in microlevel.
Course Objectives
The course has the following objectives:
- Diagnose symptoms of different animal diseases and health conditions of livestock species and pets;
- Provide preventive and curatives services to domesticated animal of farmers and different scales of animal production system;
- Delver animal management, first aid and referral services;
- Deliver extension and community development services as a front-line extension worker;
- Conduct farmers training as a local level resource person for improving animal health, animal feeds, management and caring system;
- Carryout agribusiness management and cooperatives services at rural and urban areas in public and private sectors;
- Promote livestock commodities such as milk, eggs, fur, leather and wool production;
- Communicate effectively and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary and multicultural work environments through recognizing and understanding global, environmental, social, and ethical contexts of their works; and
- Enable to prepare business plan for establishing small scale production and service related agro-enterprise firms.
Course Module
1st Semester
Nepali
English I
Mathematics I
Physics I
Chemistry I
Botany I
Zoology I
2nd Semester
English II
Mathematics II
Physics II
Chemistry II
Botany II
Zoology II
Computer Application
3rd Semester
Introduction to Animal Production
System
Introductory Animal Nutrition
Introduction to Animal Production and Management – I (Cattle, Buffalo, Yak, Sheep and Goat)
Basics of Fodder Production and Pasture Management
Basic Livestock Health Management – I
Basics of Animal Product Technology – I (Dairy and Eggs)
Introductory Genetics and Animal Breeding
4th Semester
Introduction to Animal Production and Management -II (Horse/Mule, Swine, Rabbit, Pet and Lab Animals)
Basic Livestock Health Management – II
Elementary Animal Reproduction
Introduction to One Health, Zoonosis and Food Safety
Fundamentals of Aquaculture and Fisheries
Introductory Agri Economics & Farm Management
5th Semester
Introductory Poultry Production & Management
Introductory Veterinary Laboratory Techniques
Basics of Animal Product Technology – II
(Meat, Fish and Wool)
Fundamentals of Animal Waste Management
Fundamentals of Livestock Extension and Communication
Basics of Agribusiness Management, Marketing and Cooperative
Introductory Animal Welfare and Jurisprudence
Basics of Farm Housing and Biosecurity
6th Semester
Elementary Agriculture Statistics
Fundamentals of Social Mobilization &
Community Development
Entrepreneurship Development
Internship (Farm Practice Training)