By: Satyendra Kumar Singh, Editor-ICN
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
It is a science of looking after the issues like feeding and breeding of domestic animals and farm animals such as cattle, sheep, horses, hogs, etc. This finds a great scope as Indian agriculture system depends a lot on animal husbandry for their livelihood. The beekeeping, dog breeding, farming, horse breeding, pig farming, raising cattle, sheep farming, etc. provides meat, egg, milk, wool, etc and has a crucial impact on Indian economy.
Courses
The famous courses in Animal Husbandry are:
- B.Sc. in Animal Husbandry & Dairying
- Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
- Diploma in Animal Husbandry
- Diploma in Animal Welfare Division of Medicine
- M.Sc. in Animal Husbandry & Dairying
- National Diploma in Animal Husbandry
- Ph.D in Animal Husbandry/ Animal Husbandry & Drying
- Ph.D in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
While most of the institutes have their own selection mechanism, an All India Pre-Veterinary Test (AIPVT) is a famous entrance examination to this stream. The AIPVT has been replaced by NEET now to fill up 15% of the total number of seats in the veterinary colleges.
Institutes
Some of the famous and highly sought colleges in India (in alphabetical sorted order) are:
- Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai
- Central Agricultural University, Imphal
- Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University
- Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Haryana
- Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh
