Animal Sciences (2024)

Classical & Mendelian Genetics, Chromosome Theory, Linkage, Crossing Over & Gene Mapping

2024 8 questions 6.67% weightage 1.25%

Quantitative Genetics: Polygenic Traits, Phenotypic Components of Variance, Heritability & Repeatability

2024 4 questions 3.33% weightage 0.42%

Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR), Indigenous Livestock Breeds, Breed Descriptors & Conservation Strategies

2024 3 questions 2.50% weightage 1.25%

Breeding Systems: Inbreeding, Linebreeding, Outcrossing, Crossbreeding, Heterosis & Combining Ability

2024 3 questions 2.50% weightage 1.25%

Population Genetics: Hardy-Weinberg Law, Gene & Genotype Frequencies, Mutation, Drift & Selection

2024 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Cytogenetics, Chromosomal Karyotyping & Chromosomal Aberrations (Numerical & Structural)

2024 2 questions 1.67% weightage 0.42%

Selection Principles: Individual, Pedigree, Family, Progeny Testing, Selection Indices & BLUP Evaluation

2024 1 questions 0.83% weightage 0.41%

Sex Determination, Sex-Linked, Sex-Influenced & Sex-Limited Inheritance in Livestock

2024 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Cardiovascular & Respiratory Physiology: Cardiac Cycle, Hemodynamics, ECG & Pulmonary Gas Exchange

2024 10 questions 8.33% weightage 4.16%

Digestion, Absorption & Intermediary Metabolism of Carbohydrates, Lipids & Proteins in Livestock

2024 6 questions 5.00% weightage 1.67%

Blood Physiology: Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, Hemoglobin, Hemostasis, Blood Groups & Fluid-Acid-Base Balance

2024 5 questions 4.17% weightage 2.5%

Chemical Composition of Feeds, Proximate Analysis (Weende System) & Van Soest Fiber Partitioning (NDF, ADF, ADL)

2024 5 questions 4.17% weightage 2.09%

Feed Additives, Probiotics, Enzymes, Non-Protein Nitrogen (NPN), Bypass Nutrients & Anti-Nutritional Factors

2024 4 questions 3.33% weightage 1.66%

Feed Preservation (Hay & Silage Making), Processing, Forage Quality & Livestock Feeding Standards (ICAR/NRC)

2024 4 questions 3.33% weightage 1.66%

Mineral Nutrition: Macro-Minerals (Ca, P, Mg, Na, K, Cl, S), Trace Elements, Bioavailability & Toxicities

2024 4 questions 3.33% weightage 2.5%

Renal & Excretory Physiology: Nephron Function, Glomerular Filtration, Tubular Transport & Osmoregulation

2024 4 questions 3.33% weightage 3.33%

Rumen Microbiology, Fermentation Dynamics, Volatile Fatty Acid (VFA) Synthesis & Microbial Protein Yield

2024 3 questions 2.50% weightage 1.67%

Environmental Physiology, Thermoregulation, Lactation Physiology (Galactopoiesis, Milk Ejection) & Reproduction Dynamics

2024 2 questions 1.67% weightage 6.25%

Vitamin Nutrition: Fat-Soluble (A, D, E, K) & Water-Soluble (B-Complex, C) Vitamins, Coenzymes & Deficiency Syndromes

2024 2 questions 1.67% weightage 0.84%

Dairy Products Technology, Livestock Farm Sanitation, Waste Management & Livestock Products Packaging

2024 12 questions 10.00% weightage 7.08%

Cattle & Buffalo Management: Housing Systems, Calf Rearing, Transition Dairy Cow Management & Milking Systems

2024 7 questions 5.83% weightage 2.09%

Poultry Management: Brooding, Layer & Broiler Production, Deep Litter, Cage Systems, Lighting & Biosecurity

2024 3 questions 2.50% weightage 2.5%

Hatchery Management: Incubation Principles, Egg Selection, Storage, Turning, Candling & Chick Sexing

2024 1 questions 0.83% weightage 0.41%

Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension: Concepts, Principles, Philosophy & Historical Milestones (Key Village, ICDP, Operation Flood)

2024 8 questions 6.67% weightage 1.67%

Rural Sociology, Social Structures, Leadership, Adoption & Diffusion of Livestock Innovations

2024 5 questions 4.17% weightage 0.84%

Biostatistics: Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion, Skewness, Kurtosis & Theoretical Probability Distributions

2024 4 questions 3.33% weightage 0.42%

Extension Teaching Methods: Individual, Group & Mass Media, Audiovisual Aids & ICT in Animal Husbandry

2024 2 questions 1.67% weightage 0.84%

Livestock Economics, Demand & Supply, Cost of Milk/Meat/Egg Production, Market Channels & Price Spread

2024 2 questions 1.67% weightage 7.5%

National Livestock Policies, Development Schemes, Livestock Census, Self-Help Groups (SHGs) & FPOs

2024 2 questions 1.67% weightage 1.66%