DIPLOMA IN VETERINARY & LIVE STOCK DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT (2 YEAR)
🐾 Diploma in Veterinary & Livestock Development Assistant (2 Years)
📚 Syllabus
📘 1st Year Subjects
- Communicative English
- Basics of grammar and writing
- Technical vocabulary related to veterinary sciences
- Communication with farmers and professionals
- Structure & Function of Animal Body
- Basic anatomy and physiology of cattle, poultry, and small animals
- Organ systems and their functions
- Livestock & Poultry Production and Management
- Dairy cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep, and poultry farming techniques
- Housing, feeding, milking, and health care
- Animal Breeding
- Principles of genetics and animal selection
- Breeding methods (natural and artificial)
- Breed improvement programs
- Animal Products Technology
- Milk processing and dairy products
- Meat, wool, egg, and by-product handling
- Quality control and hygiene
- Elementary Medicine
- Common diseases (bacterial, viral, parasitic)
- Basic treatment protocols
- Deworming and vaccination schedules
- Clinical Practice (Basic Level)
- Handling of animals
- Routine health check-ups
- Observation and basic diagnosis
📘 2nd Year Subjects
- Computer Applications
- Basics of MS Office, data entry
- Digital record-keeping for livestock and farms
- Elements of Animal Body Structure (Advanced)
- Comparative anatomy of livestock species
- Organ-level understanding for clinical use
- Veterinary First Aid & Disease Prevention
- Emergency handling (wounds, fractures, heat stroke)
- Preventive medicine and biosecurity
- Artificial Insemination (AI)
- Importance of AI in livestock improvement
- Semen collection, storage, and AI techniques
- Record keeping in AI centers
- Poultry Keeping
- Layer and broiler management
- Vaccination, nutrition, disease control
- Small-scale poultry enterprise setup
- Extension Education
- Role of livestock workers in rural development
- Farmer training and communication strategies
- Community engagement and awareness programs
- Clinical Practice (Advanced Level)
- Field visits, mobile vet camps
- Administering medicines, assisting in surgeries
- Case report preparation