Section-A: Apiculture
Unit-1: Introduction to Apiculture.............................1
Introduction; Scope of beekeeping; History of beekeeping- Beekeeping in India, Beekeeping in Maharashtra; Important Questions.
Unit-2: Morphology and Colony Organization of Honey Bee......6
Systematic position; Habits and habitat; Honeybee species and their distribution- Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis cerana indica, Apis mellifera, Dammer bees; External features of bee; Bee colony organization and Polymorphism; Division of labour; Important Questions.
Unit-3: Anatomy and Life Cycle of Honey Bee.......23
Digestive
system of worker bee; Circulatory system- haemolymph, course of blood circulation; Respiratory system; Nervous system; Reproductive system- Reproductive organs of male (Drone) bee, Reproductive organs of female (Queen) bee; Life cycle- Nuptial flight, Stages of life cycle; Caste determination; important Questions.
Unit-4: Apiary Management and Bee Communications....36
Introduction; Bee hive (Box)- Langstroth hive, Newton hive, I.S.I. type hives; Bee keeping equipments; Procurement of colonies; Hiving colonies; Routine management; Seasonal management; Migration of colonies; Division of colonies; Uniting colonies; Queen rearing- Natural and artificial; Nesting behaviour and nest architecture; Communication in bee- Round dance, Wagtail dance, Cleaning dance, Joy dance, Massage dance, Alarm dance; Important Questions.
Unit-5: Role of bees in Agriculture and Entrepreneurship in
Apiculture........................57
Bee keeping industry; Development
of bee keeping equipments; pioneers of practical and commercial beekeeping; Bee keeping methods- Traditional method, Modern method; Backyard beekeeping; Macro-benefits of beekeeping; Importance of beekeeping; Importance of bee flora and floral calendar; Bee pollination; Role of bee in sustainable agriculture; Cross pollination in horticulture garden; Co-operative centres under ICAR; Beekeeping training centres – Long term, Short term; Important Questions.
Unit-6: Bee Diseases, Enemies and Bee Products.......74
Bee diseases – Viral disease, fungal disease, Bacterial disease, Protozoan disease; Bee parasites- External parasites, Internal parasites; Bee pest and predators; Bee products- Honey, Honey composition and uses; Other products – Pollen, Propolis, Bee wax, Bee venom, Royal jelly; Important Questions.
Section-B: Goatary
Unit-1: Introduction and Scope of Goatary......................92
Introduction; Advantages of goat rearing; Scope of goatary; Important Questions.
Unit-2: Indian Breed, Distribution and Characteristics......96
The North and Central region;
The Southern Peninsular region; The Eastern Region; The Northern temperate region; Important Questions.
Unit-3: Reproductive Performance...........112
Reproductive system of male and female goat; Feeding habits of goat; Nutrient requirements of goat; Feeding of pregnant goat; feeding of lactating goat; feeding of kids; Important Questions.
Unit-4: Handling of Goats.................................121
Castration and its advantages; Dehorning; Care of feet; Goat shelter; Care of Kids; Preventive health care of kids; Important Question.
Unit-5: Goat Diseases, Parasites and Their Treatment....125
Diseases- Mastitis, Foot root, Brucellosis, Bloat; Parasites - Internal parasites, External parasites; Important Questions.
Unit-6: Economics of Goatary......................131
Goat milk; Goat meat; Important Questions.
Section-C: Lac culture
Unit-1: Introduction and Life Cycle..........................134
Introduction to lac culture; Distribution of lac insects; Systematic Position; Morphology of lac insects- Male insect, Female insect; Life Cycle; Host-plants; Important Questions.
Unit-2: Cultivation and Harvesting of Lac....................142
Inoculation- Natural and Artificial; Recent plan for lac cultivation; Inoculation period; Swarming; Pruning and Cropping; Harvesting of lac; Harvesting period; Important Questions.
Unit-3: Processing and Enemies of Lac Cultivation.......149
Processing of lac industry; Composition and properties of lac; Lac industry in India; Economic importance of lac; Enemies of lac cultivation- Abiotic and biotic enemies and their Precaution and control; Important Questions.
Section-D: Sericulture
Unit-1: Introduction...........................155
Definition; History; Scenario of Sericulture; Scope of Sericulture; Silk producing centres; Silk Research institutes; Silk moth- Systematic position, Species of Silkworm and their distribution; Important Questions.
Unit-2: Biology of Silkworm.............................162
Lifecycle of Bombyx mori; Structure and Functions of silk gland; Secretion of silk; Digestive system of Silkworm larva; Digestive system of silkworm moth; Important Questions.
Unit-3: Cultivation of Mulberry......................169
Selection of mulberry varieties;
Varieties for Cultivation – Local yielding variety, improved varieties, High yielding varieties, Varieties for irrigated conditions, Varieties for Rain fed; Propogation- Climate, Soil, Planting; Raising of commercial nursery; Manuring; Interculture; Water management; Pruning; Quality of leaves; Harvesting of mulberry- Short cutting, leaf plucking, bud plucking; Advantages and disadvantages of shoot rearing; Important Questions.
Unit-4: Silkworm Rearing.........................179
Rearing techniques- Selection of quality seeds; Brushing; Quality of food; Shape and size of leaves; Preparation of feed beds for different rearing methods; Bed cleaning methods- Spacing, Moulting; Mounting; Environmental conditions and care during spinning; Harvesting of cocoon; Sorting of cocoon; Post harvest processing of cocoon- Stifling, Cocoon sorting; Storage of cocoons, Cocoon cooking, Cocoon deflossing, Cocoon Riddling; Rearing house; Rearing appliances; Advantages of chandrica; Important Questions.
Unit-5: Diseases and Pest of Silkworm.......................195
Protozoan disease- Pebrine; Viral disease- Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV); Fungal disease- Muscardine; Pest of Silkworms – Uzi fly, Dermestid beetle, Ants, Vertebrates; Imporatant Questions.
Section-E: Poultry
Unit-1: Introduction, Scope and Poultry Breeds.....203
Introduction; Scope of Poultry; Importance of Poultry farming; Poultry breeds – Indigenous breeds; Exotic breeds- American Class, Asiatic class, English class, Mediterranean class; Important Questions.
Unit-2: Poultry Housing, Breeding, Management & Equipments.........216
Poultry housing – Habitat of fowl, Foul house; Poultry breeding- Breeding in Fowl, Cross breeding, Selection of best layers, Eggs and hatching, Selection of eggs for breeding, treatment and testing of egg after setting; Precautions for hatching; Rearing and feeding of chickens; Poultry care managements- Layers management, Broilers managements; Food and feeding of fowl; Poultry equipments- feeder, heaters, incubator with controller, water pots and drinkers, beak trimmer, Sprayer; Important Questions.
Unit-3: Poultry-Products and Diseases................230
Poultry products;
The eggs- Economic importance of hen egg, Structure of hen’s egg, composition of egg, Clearing of eggs, Preservation and Processing of eggs, Products of eggs; Poultry meat – Composition of poultry meat, Processing the bird for meat; Meat products ; By-products of poultry; Poultry diseases- Viral diseases – Ranikhet disease, Fowl pox, Marker’s disease, Gumboro disease, Lymphoid leukosis, Infectious bronchitis, Infectious laryngo tracheisis, Egg drop syndrome; Bacterial diseases – Infections Coryza, Pullorum disease, Chronic respiratory disease, Tick fever; Parasitic diseases – Internal parasites –Coccidiosis, Worm infections- Round worm, Tape worm; External parasites – lice, Flea, Mite, Tick and bugs; Fungal diseases- Aspergillosis, Candiasis; Important Questions.
Section-F: Fishery
Unit-1: Fresh Water Edible Fishes...........253
Introduction, History of edible freshwater fishes; Economic importance and fin formula of Major carps, Cat fishes, live fishes and other fishes; Important Questions.
Unit-2: Fresh Water Fish Culture..........................271
Introduction; Evolution of fish culture; Aim of fish culture; Qualities of cultural fishes; Types of Cultivable fishes; Characteristics of Culturable major carps; factors affecting fish culture- Environmental factors, Management factors; Management of fish cultural Programme; Breeding pond; Types of breeding – Natural breeding, Induced breeding, Artificial fertilization; Types of induced
breeding; Methods of hypophysation – Dose for hypophysation, Synthetic hormone; Fish seed; Hatching pit- Characteristics and types; Transport of fish fry to nursery ponds, Nursery ponds, Mortality in Nursery pond; Rearing ponds- Transport of fingerlings; Stocking ponds, Harvesting, methods of fishing, Electric fishing, fish culture and water pollution; Composite fish farming; Exotic fishes; Important Questions.
Unit-3: Products, By-products and Preservation of Fishes........290
Products of fish- Fish cutlet, Fish ball, fish pickle, Fish sour powder, Fish wafers, Fish curry; By-products of fish- Fish oil- Body oil, Liver oil; Fish meal, fish proteins, fish roes, fish flour, fish selage, fish solubles, fish fertilizer, fish fins, fish skin, silver scales, fish glue, Chum, Isin glass; Preservation of fish; Important Questions.
Section-G: Vermitechnology
Unit-1: Vermiculture and Vermitechnology................305
Vermiculture – Introduction and Scope; Advantages of Vermiculture and vermicomposting; Introduction to Vermitechnology; History of Vermitechnology; Vermitechnology in the world; Vermitechnology in India; Types of earthworms – Epiges, Endoges, Aneciques; Species of Earthworms – Pheretima posthuma, Eudrilus eugeniae, Eisenia fetida; Types of vermicomposting – Small scale and large scale vermicomposting; Methods of vermicomposting – Pit method and bed method; Process of vermicomposting, Vermicomposting technology; Advantages of vermicomposting; Vermicomposting material; Important Questions.
Unit -2: Harvesting..........................320
Vermiculture techniques for worm harvesting – Manual method, Migration method, Mechanical method; Worm cast; Importance of worm cast; vermicompost; Importance of Vermicompost; Vermiwash, Composition of Vermiwash; Methods for the preparation of vermiwash; Importance of vermiwash; Important Questions.
Unit-3: Role of Earthworms...........................326
Role of earthworms in soil fertility;
Use of vermicompost for crop production; Applications of vermicompost; use of vermicompost in land improvement and Reclamation; Role of earthworm in Waste management; Earthworm as Bioreactor; Interaction of earthworms with other organisms; Influence of chemical inputs on earthworm activity; Important Questions.
Unit-4: Branding and Marketing..............336
Organic farming; Role of earthworm in organic farming; Marketing of Vermicompost products; Product benefits and features; Target markets; Brand messaging; Economics of vermicomposting; Financial support for vermicomposting – The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); Eligibility for financial support’s; Important Questions.
