Animal Health and Nutrition detailed syllabus for Biotechnology (BioTech) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the BioTech students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biotechnology 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BioTech 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to BioTech Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of animal health and nutrition is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
BASIC NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND FEEDING 9
Nutritional requirements for rat, Mice, guinea pigs, rabbit. Types of diets: Natural, semi synthetic and synthetic. Feeding of water, nutritions to kids, young adults, mature adults. Significance of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, major minerals, trace minerals, fat soluble vitamins, water soluble vitamins.
Unit II
ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT 9
Bacterial and viral diseases in animals like rat, Mice, guinea pigs, rabbit, monkeys and horse-Type of diseases, Symptoms, causative agent, colonization and disease transmission. Control of parasites.
Unit III
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Unit IV
ANIMALVACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS 9
Introduction to the concept of vaccines; Conventional methods of vaccine production; Recombinant approaches to vaccine production;Recombinant cytokines and their use in the treatment of animal infections; monoclonal antibodiesin therapy; gene therapy for animal diseases.
Unit V
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR IN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 9
Types of behavior, Behavioral observation of Mice, guinea pigs, rabbit. neuroscience research, chicken welfare, Spatial behavior, rat social behavior, zebrafish studies. Live stock and wild life summary data sheet.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this subject the student will be able to
- Understand the basic nutritional requirements
- Know the various diseases and its diagnostic methods.
- Know the concepts of therapeutic methods
- Understand the behavior of animal on experiments
Reference Books:
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For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Biotechnology 6th Sem, visit BioTech 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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