UPSC IFS 2018 Question Paper for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - I

1.F,S, EXAM-(M) 2018
FSI-P-AHVS
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE
Paper - I
Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks : 200

Question Paper Specific Instructions

Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting
questions:

There are EIGHT questions in all, out of which FIVE are to be attempted.

Questions no. I and 5 are compulsory. Out of the remaining SIX questions, THREE are to
be attempted selecting at least ONE question from each of the two Sections A and B.

Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off attempt of a
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left
blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.'

All questions carry equal marks. The number of marks carried by a question/part is
indicated against it.

Answers must be written in ENGLISH only.

Neat sketches may be drawn, wherever required.

SECTION A

Ql. Write short notes on the following: 8x5=40

Resemblance between relatives 8

Hormonal control of mammary gland development 8

Starch equivalent 8

Biological value 8

Herd recording 8

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Q2. (a) What do you mean by feeding experiments ? How can digestibility of
maize fodder be determined in bullocks? 3+12=15

An adult sheep ate 2 kg berseem hay containing 90% dry matter and
12% crude protein and excreted 3 kg faeces containing 30% dry matter
and 1.5% crude protein. Calculate the digestibility coefficient of dry
matter and crude protein of berseem hay. 15

Write the deficiency symptoms of Vitamin E in poultry. 10

Q3. (a) What is grading-up ? Explain the advantages and limitations of
grading-up in cattle. 20

(b) Explain, Mendel's law of independent assortment with the help of a -
checker board. 20

Q4. (a) Explain pre-natal and post-natal growth. How is the body weight gain
estimated from body measurements ? Enumerate the factors affecting
the growth of animals. 10+10+5=25

(b) Discuss the functions of stomach and liver in ruminants. 15

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SECTION B

Q5. Differentiate between the following: 8x5=40

Qualitative and Quantitative characters 8

Crude protein and True protein 8

Group feeding and Individual feeding 8

Outcrossing and Top crossing 8

Flushing and Fattening 8

Q6. (a) Enumerate the factors affecting the efficiency of a dairy cow. What is
personnel management ? Write the functions of management. 10+5+5=20

(b) Work out a cropping scheme and determine the land requirement for
ensuring the supply of green fodder round the year for a herd of 50 cows
and their followers. 20

Q7. (a) Discuss the feeding schedule for a buffalo calf from birth to 3 months
age. 15

Write the interrelationships between minerals and vitamins. 15

What is calorie : protein ratio ? Write the energy and protein
requirements of broilers as per BIS. 10

Q8. (a) What is heterosis ? Explain the genetic basis of heterosis. 15

Calculate the heterotic effect in F1 and F2 progenies considering the
milk yield in 300 days of Sahiwal and Holstein-Friesian cows as
1600 kg and 5600 kg, respectively, and of their F1 crossbreeds as
3900 kg 10

What do you mean by cross-breeding ? Discuss the various types of
cross-breeding. Write the merits and demerits of cross-breeding. 3+6+6=15

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