Semester-6

Course Title: Applied Zoology

Unit-1 : Parasitism and Parasitic Diseases

• Host Types and evolution of Parasitism
• Symbiotic Relationship and its types
• Tuberculosis
• Typhoid 
• Cholera
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Plasmodium vivax
• Giardia intestinalis
• Entrobius vermicularis
• Wuchereria bancrofti  

Unit-2 : Insects of Economic and Medical Importance 

• Helicoverpa armigera
• Agrotis ipsilo
• Papilio demoleus
• Callosobruchus chinensis
• Sitophilus oryzae
• Tribolium castaneum 

Unit-3: Animal Biotechnology

• Artificial Insemination
• Animal Cloning 
• Embryo Transfer Techniques
• Transgenic Animals and their Applications 
• Stem Cell Technology

Unit-4: Animal Husbandry and Poultry

• Integrated Animal Farming
• Induction of Puberty  and  synchronization of estrus in cattle
• Dairy Cattle
• Poultry Breeds  
• Principles of Poultry Breeding
• Processing and preservation of Eggs 

 Unit-5: Aquaculture

• Introduction to Aquaculture
• Scope of Aquaculture
• Genetic improvements in Aquaculture industry
• Induced breeding techniques
• Composite fish culture
• Prawn culture 
  
  
  

  Skill Course: Apiculture
  

  1. Apiculture - Self Employment Venture
  2. Economics of Bee Keeping 
  3. Bee Keeping Industry - Recent Effort
  4. Morphology of Honey Bee
  5. Honey yield in National and International Market
  
  6. Management of Apiculture
  
  7. Modern methods in employing artificial bee hives