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Meat spoilage and bacteriology; meat quality; ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection; meat preservation techniques; meat processing techniques; meat borne diseases; transportation of live animals and meat; requirements of a meat shop/stall; water quality assessment; components and functions of meat hygiene laboratory; practical inspection of meat at slaughter slabs and abattoirs

Chemical composition of micro-organisms; Nature and kinetics of microbial enzymes; Energy generation; use of energy in biosynthesis; synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins; Enzyme and gene regulation; Nature and modes of action of antibiotics and other chemotherapeutic agents; antibacterials bacteriocins; and cytosuppressive drugs; analytical and investigative techniques

Introduction to microbial genetics; nucleic acids; genetic codes; gene structure; DNA replication; phage biology; molecular aspect of gene expression; DNA damage and repair; DNA restriction; mutation and their chemical basis; detection and isolation of mutants; recombination; transportation; gene transfer; mapping and sequencing of the genome; Recombinant DNA technology and genetic engineering; Infectious drug resistance and its significance

Basic requirements for quality milk production; udder health management; milk collection; handling and storage; milk products; milk preservation

Bacteria and viral chromosomes; bacterial plasmid; replication; transcription; transcription and transport of Prokaryotic genomes; Regulation of protein biosynthesis; Transposons as mobile genetic elements; Eukaryotic Chromosomes and ultrastructural organization; DNA synthesis in eukaryotes and RNA polymerase; Biochemical aspect of cell division; cell cloning and cell fusion; Genetic engineering and its social implication; Biochemistry of growth and differentiation of eukaryotes; Molecular evolution and genetic code

Basic anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract of the Monogastric animals; Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates; proteins and fats in monogastics; Nutrition and metabolism in monogastric animals

Mycoplasmas and rickettsias associated with disease conditions in animals will be studied with emphasis on identification; culture; diseases produced and susceptibility to antimicrobial agent; The diagnostic techniques will also be highlighted

Sensory systems and sensory pathways; thalamus; sensory cortex; special senses; Motor system; motor unit; spinal motor system; muscles spindle and motor pathways; Reflexes; basal ganglia; cerebellum; Brain stem; Anatomy and functional subdivision of cortex; cortical lesion; Reticular activating system; electroencephalogram; sleep; learning and memory; limbic system

Macroscopic and microscopic studies of metabolic diseases of bone; Protein; mineral and vitamin deficiencies; Disease processes induced by faulty nutrition

A review of anatomy of globe and adnexia in animals; Ophthalmic traumatology and management; Management of ophthalmic congenital defects; Diagnosis and surgical management of cataract; glaucoma; corneal ulcer; staphyloma and blepharoplastic problems in companion animals; Laboratory exercises