ANSC-5103                      Fundamentals of Livestock Production                        3(2-1)

This is the course of under graduate level about livestock production. The livestock species play very important economic and socio-cultural roles for the wellbeing of rural households, such as food supply, source of income, asset saving, source of employment, soil fertility, livelihoods, transport, agricultural traction, agricultural diversification and sustainable agricultural production. The aim of this course is to identify and characterize the different roles that livestock and livestock species play in rural communities, highlighting the importance of animal production for the wellbeing and rural development, and relate the functions performed by livestock production with economic, social and cultural attributes of the communities. Livestock production is predominantly familiar being chickens, goats, cattle, horses, buffaloes and sheep the main species. Beyond the economic function, each livestock species also performs social and cultural functions.  The animals raised with large-scale feedlots practice generate fewer pollutants than those raised in households. The shift towards industrial production of livestock and poultry is easier to manage from the environmental perspective, but adequate large-scale cultivation is encouraged. Regulation control, manure treatment and financial subsidies for the manure treatment and utilization are recommended to achieve the ecological agriculture.

Contents

Theory

1. Role of livestock; its importance and production trends
2. Livestock species and breeds, cattle, sheep, goats, camel, equine, fish and wildlife
3. Zoological classification of domestic animals
4. General management practices
5. farm housing and sanitation
6. livestock production systems
7. Livestock housing systems
8. Housing and management of dairy animal
9. milking herd, dry stock, and replacement calves
10.  Milking parlor; types and designs and equipments
11.  Housing and management of small ruminants (sheds and shelters)
12. Plans for economical housing under different climatic conditions
13. Transportation and welfare of animals.

Practical

1. Identification of breeds of farm animals
2.  Body measurements for weight estimation
3.  Preparing animals for shows, Score card, Record keeping
4.  Exercises on measurements and facilities for housing, Visit to livestock farms and shows.

Recommended Texts

1. Banergee, G.C. (1998). A text book of Animal Husbandry. New Delhi, India: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co.
2. Khan, B.B, M. Yaqoob, M. Riaz, M. Younas & A. Iqbal. (2004). Livestock Management Manual for Introductory Courses: Dept. of Livestock Management University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Suggested Books

1. Shah, S.I. (1994). Animal Husbandry. , Islamabad, Pakistan: National Book Foundation.
2. Mackintosh, J.B. (1993). Sheep production in Pakistan. Islamabad: Agricultural Research Council.

   COURSE SCHEDULE
   Weeks	Topic and Readings
   	Role of livestock, its importance and production trends. Land-crop-livestock relationships. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   2	Livestock species and breeds. Zoological classification of domestic animals. History of domestication. Banerjee, G. C. 1998. A Textbook of Animal Husbandry. Oxford and IBH Publ, Co., New Delhi, India.
   3	Livestock species and breeds. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   4	Livestock species and breeds. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   5	General management practices, farm housing and sanitation, manure handling and waste disposal and pollution control. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   6	Livestock production systems. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   7	Livestock housing systems, pre-requisite for housing of farm animal, Planning and facilities for housing of farm animals. Khan, B. B., M. Yaqoob, M. Riaz, M. Younas and A. Iqbal. 2004. Livestock Management Manual. Department of Livestock Management, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
   8	Livestock housing systems, pre-requisite for housing of farm animal, Planning and facilities for housing of farm animals. Khan, B. B., M. Yaqoob, M. Riaz, M. Younas and A. Iqbal. 2004. Livestock Management Manual. Department of Livestock Management, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
   9	Mid Test
   10	Housing and management of dairy animal, milking herd, dry stock, and replacement calves. Banerjee, G. C. 1998. A Textbook of Animal Husbandry. Oxford and IBH Publ, Co., New Delhi, India. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   11	Milking parlor, types and designs and equipment, Banerjee, G. C. 1998. A Textbook of Animal Husbandry. Oxford and IBH Publ, Co., New Delhi, India. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   12	Milking parlor, types and designs and equipment, Banerjee, G. C. 1998. A Textbook of Animal Husbandry. Oxford and IBH Publ, Co., New Delhi, India. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   13	Housing and management of small ruminants (sheds and shelters). Plans for economical housing under different climatic conditions. Banerjee, G. C. 1998. A Textbook of Animal Husbandry. Oxford and IBH Publ, Co., New Delhi, India. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   14	Housing and management of small ruminants (sheds and shelters). Plans for economical housing under different climatic conditions. Banerjee, G. C. 1998. A Textbook of Animal Husbandry. Oxford and IBH Publ, Co., New Delhi, India. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   15	Housing and management of small ruminants (sheds and shelters). Plans for economical housing under different climatic conditions. Banerjee, G. C. 1998. A Textbook of Animal Husbandry. Oxford and IBH Publ, Co., New Delhi, India. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   16	Transportation and welfare of animals. Banerjee, G. C. 1998. A Textbook of Animal Husbandry. Oxford and IBH Publ, Co., New Delhi, India. Shah, S.I. 1994. Animal Husbandry. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
   17	Final term

    

   RESEARCH PROJECT

    

   ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA

   Sessional: 08

   Mid-term: 12

   Final Exam: 20

   Practical: 20