The animal biotechnology syllabus covers 10 topics related to animal physiology, histology, parasitology, virology, immunology, pathology, genetics, molecular medicine, molecular diagnostics, and research methodologies. Key areas include hormone and cell interactions, embryo transfer technology, parasitic infections, viral diseases, immunity, microscopic pathology, animal breeding systems, anesthesia, molecular diagnostics for pathogens and tumors, and cell culture techniques. The syllabus provides an overview of various areas important to understanding animal biology and biotechnology.
The animal biotechnology syllabus covers 10 topics related to animal physiology, histology, parasitology, virology, immunology, pathology, genetics, molecular medicine, molecular diagnostics, and research methodologies. Key areas include hormone and cell interactions, embryo transfer technology, parasitic infections, viral diseases, immunity, microscopic pathology, animal breeding systems, anesthesia, molecular diagnostics for pathogens and tumors, and cell culture techniques. The syllabus provides an overview of various areas important to understanding animal biology and biotechnology.
The animal biotechnology syllabus covers 10 topics related to animal physiology, histology, parasitology, virology, immunology, pathology, genetics, molecular medicine, molecular diagnostics, and research methodologies. Key areas include hormone and cell interactions, embryo transfer technology, parasitic infections, viral diseases, immunity, microscopic pathology, animal breeding systems, anesthesia, molecular diagnostics for pathogens and tumors, and cell culture techniques. The syllabus provides an overview of various areas important to understanding animal biology and biotechnology.
The animal biotechnology syllabus covers 10 topics related to animal physiology, histology, parasitology, virology, immunology, pathology, genetics, molecular medicine, molecular diagnostics, and research methodologies. Key areas include hormone and cell interactions, embryo transfer technology, parasitic infections, viral diseases, immunity, microscopic pathology, animal breeding systems, anesthesia, molecular diagnostics for pathogens and tumors, and cell culture techniques. The syllabus provides an overview of various areas important to understanding animal biology and biotechnology.
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Animal Biotechnology Syllabus
1. Animal Physiology and Biochemistry: Hormone cell interactions, endocrine control of
development of various organs. Properties of different body fluids, metabolism and homeostasis. Role of enzymes in metabolic regulation, activation, inhibition and covalent modification. Specificity of enzyme actions. 2. Histology and Embryology: Systematic histology including microscopic structures of organs of different systems of domestic animals. Reproductive system of males and females. Embryo culture and transfer technology, somatic cell nuclear transfer, embryonic stem cells, transgenic animal production. Induction and synchronization of estrus, superovulation, oocyte collection and grading. 3. Animal Parasitology: Host parasite interactions, transmission of parasites, parasite specificity, tissue reaction, protozoa and their development. Parasitic infections of domestic animals. 4. Animal Virology: DNA and RNA viruses causing diseases in livestock and poultry. Immunity to viral infections. Development of laboratory animal models of virus infections. 5. Immunology: Immunity to bacterial and viral infections of animals. Cells of immune system, clinical and transplantation immunology, tumor immunology and immunodeficiency. Nude and SCID mice biology and immunosuppression. 6. Pathology: Cellular pathology, cell necrosis and apoptosis. Pathogenesis and microscopic pathology of bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases of domestic animals and poultry. 7. Animal Genetics: Animal breeding, out breeding and inbreeding, open nucleus breeding systems. Conservation of germplasm, breeding of laboratory animals, genetic health monitoring. Concept of production of specific pathogen free (SPF) and germ-free laboratory animals. Development of various chimeras. 8. Molecular Medicine and Surgery: Anesthesia and anesthetic drugs. Management of shock, hemorrhage, principles of fluid therapy. Surgical techniques in laboratory animals. Imaging, contrast radiography, biological effects of radiation, radiation hazards and their prevention. Isotopes and their uses in diagnosis and therapy. 9. Molecular Diagnostics: Concept of molecular diagnosis of pathogens, detection of animal pathogen in environmental systems and in animal feeds. Molecular diagnostics for detection of tumor. 10. Research Methodologies: Biochemical and immunological techniques. Application of radioactive isotopes in biological research. Cell culture technology, specialized culture techniques such as 3-D cultures, cell senescence, cell differentiation, transdifferentiation, culture of fastidious cells, cancer stem cells, cell cloning and selection, cell culture technology in production of animal viral vaccines and pharmaceutical proteins.