History of ATI
Agricultural Training Institute is the sole organization of the province under the administrative control of Agriculture Department which is producing the front line soldiers (Field Assistants and Veterinary Assistants) of various wings of Agriculture Department since its establishment in 1957-58. Besides, ATI has also been a source of capacity building of officers and officials under various schemes and developmental projects. Till the year 2012, ATI was offering 2-years’ certificate courses of Field Assistants and Veterinary Assistants where the passed out students were inducted in various wings of Agriculture Department. A large number of these trained individuals have also joined national / international organizations and NGOs. A brief history of this institute is given as follow;
Academic History
The Agricultural Training Institute was started in 1957-58 at Tarnab Farm, Peshawar which imparted 1-Year training course of Field Assistant till 1965. Later on, the course was converted to 2-Years’ training course. On winding up of the Village Aid Program, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Government of Pakistan, handed over this institute to Agriculture Department vide notification No. SO(BDIV)3/40-60(II)P dated 25.06.1961 and thereafter the Agriculture Training Institute was shifted from Tarnab Farm to the present building in 1961.
Later on, during the year 1965-66, on the recommendation of Food and Agriculture Commission, the 2-Years’ Field Assistant certificate course was initiated besides in-service trainings for the staff of Agriculture Department in the same institute which was already in operation. Similarly, under the 3rd Education Project, the institute was strengthened and as such 2-Years’ training course in the field of Veterinary Assistant was also launched in the year 1977-78 which became the regular feature of the institute.
Campus History
The present building of ATI was constructed back in 1922 as normal training college (Vocational Training) by Education Department which was temporarily loaned to Peshawar University. In 1953, a portion of the same building was handed over to Agriculture Department for establishing the Agriculture Extension Training Centre. The University of Peshawar and Agriculture Extension Wing of Agriculture Department both temporarily occupied the building.
In 1955, the Peshawar University vacated the building and thus the whole building was occupied by the Agriculture Extension Services (NWFP) which was later on re-designated as the Village Aid Program. On valuation of Education Department, the Agriculture Department purchased this building on 09.07.1959 at a cost of Rs. 448,587/-. Hence, Agriculture Extension obtained full possession and legitimate legal ownership of the building. In 1956, the Village Aid Program spent more funds and modified the said building with further constructions at a cost of Rs. 11,15,210/-.
Recent Development
One of the several reasons for less than satisfactory performance of agriculture extension services was the lack of any proper service structure and promotion prospects which led to de-motivation and frustration amongst these cadres. In an effort to improve the extension service delivery in the province, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa notified an upgraded service structure for Field Assistants and Veterinary Assistants in 2010-11 which refreshed and rejuvenated the field staff.
In return, the improved service delivery from this cadre was the logical demand of the government that took shape of conditionalities of the up-gradation notification. Hence, the required qualification for induction to these cadres was enhanced from 2-years’ certificate course to 3-years’ diploma in the relevant disciplines. This strategic move necessitated the introduction of 3-years’ diploma programs and being the sole training institute of the province of its kind, ATI was tasked to take the lead for ensuring this service delivery improvement happen in reality.
Consequently, the Agriculture Training Institute proactively worked and developed the curriculum for 3-Years’ Diploma programs (Diploma in Agriculture Sciences-DAS and Diploma in Veterinary Sciences-DVS) in active consultation with all wings of Agriculture Department and Agriculture University Peshawar. Similarly, the institute is also affiliated with the Agriculture University Peshawar for qualitative improvement and extended recognition of the diploma programs across the country. Following the new courses, the ATI has enrolling diploma level trainees from the session 2012-13.
OBJECTIVES
To impart pre-service training to Field Assistant and Veterinary Assistants
To impart in-service training to the field officers and officials of Agriculture Department
To build the capacity of farmers (Farmer trainings)
IN PROGRESS ACTIVITIES
1)Three-Years’ Diplomas in Agriculture Sciences (DAS) and Veterinary Sciences (DVS) with a total enrolment of 255 students
(DAS=139 and DVS=116)
2) Annual Examination 2015 (Commencing from 04.09.2015)
3) Admissions to DAS and DVS 2016-18 session (21.08.2015)
4) Farmers’ Trainings (07) under Food Security Project
5) Women Folk Trainings (25) under Food Security Project
6) Farmers’ Exposure Visits (10) under Food Security Project
Scheme of studies for Diploma in Agriculture Sciences
First year (DAS)
Serial No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Theory Marks |
Practical Marks |
Total |
1 |
DAS.101 |
Agriculture Extension I |
100 |
_ |
100 |
2 |
DAS.102 |
Agronomy I |
75 |
25 |
100 |
3 |
DAS.103 |
Plant Protection I |
75 |
25 |
100 |
4 |
DAS.104 |
Agriculture Machinery I |
75 |
25 |
100 |
5 |
DAS.105 |
English I |
100 |
_ |
100 |
6 |
DAS.106 |
Horticulture I |
75 |
25 |
100 |
7 |
DAS.107 |
Urdu I |
100 |
100 |
100 |
8 |
DAS.108 |
Pakistan Studies |
100 |
_ |
100 |
9 |
DAS.109 |
Islamic Studies |
100 |
_ |
100 |
|
|
Total 900 |
Second Year (DAS)
Serial No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
1 |
DAS.201 |
Agriculture Education II |
75 |
25 |
100 |
2 |
DAS.202 |
Agronomy II |
75 |
25 |
100 |
3 |
DAS.203 |
Plant Protection II |
75 |
25 |
100 |
4 |
DAS.204 |
Agriculture Machinery II |
75 |
25 |
100 |
5 |
DAS.205 |
English II |
75 |
_ |
100 |
6 |
DAS.206 |
Horticulture II |
100 |
_ |
100 |
7 |
DAS.207 |
Urdu II |
75 |
25 |
100 |
|
|
Total 700 |
Third Year (DAS)
Serial No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
1 |
DAS.301 |
Introduction to Soil Fertility and Plan Nutrition |
75 |
25 |
100 |
2 |
DAS.302 |
Introduction to Irrigation Agronomy |
75 |
25 |
100 |
3 |
DAS.303 |
Introduction to Agriculture Statistics |
75 |
25 |
100 |
4 |
DAS.304 |
Introduction to Rural Sociology |
100 |
_ |
100 |
5 |
DAS.305 |
Introduction to Computer Science |
75 |
25 |
100 |
6 |
DAS.306 |
Horticulture III |
75 |
25 |
100 |
7 |
DAS.307 |
Internship 2 months |
_ |
100 |
100 |
|
|
Total 700 |
Scheme of studies for Diploma in Veterinary Sciences
First year (DVS)
Serial No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
1 |
DVS.101 |
Introduction to Livestock Management |
75 |
25 |
100 |
2 |
DVS.102 |
Pakistan Studies |
100 |
_ |
100 |
3 |
DVS.103 |
Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy |
75 |
25 |
100 |
4 |
DVS.104 |
Introduction to Veterinary Physiology |
75 |
25 |
100 |
5 |
DVS.105 |
English I |
100 |
_ |
100 |
6 |
DVS.106 |
Extension Education I |
100 |
_ |
100 |
7 |
DVS.107 |
Islamic studies |
100 |
_ |
100 |
8 |
DVS.108 |
Urdu I |
100 |
_ |
100 |
|
|
Total 800 |
Second Year (DVS)
Serial No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
1 |
DVS.201 |
Introduction to Poultry Production |
75 |
25 |
100 |
2 |
DVS.202 |
Introduction to Veterinary Parasitology |
75 |
25 |
100 |
3 |
DVS.203 |
Introduction to Animal Breeding & Genetics |
75 |
25 |
100 |
4 |
DVS.204 |
Introduction to Animal Reproduction |
75 |
25 |
100 |
5 |
DVS.205 |
English II |
100 |
_ |
100 |
6 |
DVS.206 |
Extension Education II |
100 |
_ |
100 |
7 |
DVS.207 |
Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacology |
75 |
25 |
100 |
8 |
DVS.208 |
Urdu II |
100 |
_ |
100 |
|
|
Total 800 |
Third Year (DVS)
Serial No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
1 |
DVS.301 |
Introduction to Animal Nutrition |
75 |
25 |
100 |
2 |
DVS.302 |
Introduction to Veterinary Public Health |
75 |
25 |
100 |
3 |
DVS.303 |
Introduction to Medicine |
75 |
25 |
100 |
4 |
DVS.304 |
Introduction to Dairy Production |
75 |
25 |
100 |
5 |
DVS.305 |
Introduction to Rural Sociology |
100 |
_ |
100 |
6 |
DVS.306 |
Introduction to Computer Science |
75 |
25 |
100 |
7 |
DVS.307 |
Introduction to Meat Production |
75 |
25 |
100 |
8 |
DVS.308 |
Internship 2 months |
_ |
100 |
100 |
|
|
Total 800 |
S.No. |
Course code |
Subjects |
Credit hours |
First Year |
|||
1. |
DAS.101 |
Agriculture Extension I |
70 (46+24) |
2. |
DAS.102 |
Agronomy I |
70 (46+24) |
3. |
DAS.103 |
Plant Protection I |
70 (46+24) |
4. |
DAS104 |
Agriculture Machinery I |
70 (46+24) |
5. |
DAS.105 |
English I |
70 |
6. |
DAS.106 |
Horticulture I |
70 |
7. |
DAS.107 |
Urdu I |
72 |
8. |
DAS.108 |
Pakistan Studies |
70 (46+24) |
9. |
DAS.109 |
Islamic Studies |
50 |
|
|
Total:- |
612 |
Credit periods: 70 (46+24)
Define Agriculture Extension and state its role in rural economy, organization of agriculture extension in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, role and responsibilities of agriculture extension worker, duties and responsibility of agriculture extension workers in union council, maintenance of office and file record, supervision of field workers and other staff, maintain receipt, dispatch register, daily diary register, dead stock and consumable stock register, demonstration plot register and keep accurate records of receipt and expenditure, obtain information on credit and financial matters, set out trial plots and use them for demonstration and keep record of the results both with in the institute and on farm, take part in the organization and teaching of course given at a farmer training center, assist in the organization of field day in an Institute, use the media for extension methods, role of rural women in agriculture development, agricultural Laws.
PRACTICAL:-
Visit a farm and discuss the farmer’s problems and tell them how the extension service can help to solve their problems, write a report on farm visit based on student own observation and discussion with the farmers, write an official letter to the farmer and higher authorities on extension matters, visit a Government office to seek information about extension matters, organize and conduct a group meeting of farmers, analyse problems raised in a group meeting, demonstrate improved practices by using visual aids, visit a union council and later write a report on it, identify cooperative progressive farmers for on farm demonstration and pay visit to them.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:-
1) Agriculture Extension Education by Habib-ur-Rehman Nizami, Faisal Abad.
Credit Period: 70 (46+24)
(ii) Photosynthesis (iii) Osmosis. Respiration (aerobic an aerobic photorespiration
(iv) Plasmolysis (v) Transpiration (vi) Translocation
(vii) Ascent of Sap. (viii) Pollination – its types.
(i) Sexual.
(ii) Vegetative or Asexual.
(i) Cash crops, (ii) cereals, (ii) oil seed, (iv) pulses, (v) fodder and
(vi) legumes etc.
PRACTICAL
BOOKS RECOMMENDATION:
Credit period: 70 (46+24)
OBJECTIVE:
After completion of this course the trainee shall be able to:
(1) Identify plant pest.
(2) Know about the principles of plant protection.
(3) Practically apply/use of plant protection techniques.
THEORY:
Introduction, economic importance and scope of plant protection to farmers and national economy, introduction to plant pest and diseases (insects, arachnids, nematodes, fungus, virus, bacteria, weeds, plant parasite, vertebrates). Identification of plant pest and diseases. Main body parts of insect/arachnids (head, thorax, abdomen & mouth parts), losses and damage caused by the pests (different mode of damages), pest and diseases of Rabi crops, metamorphosis and its types. Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Weeds importance and control, entomological industries, apiculture and sericulture. Types of spray machinery and its uses.
PRACTICAL:
Different methods of injury by pest through different mouth parts and metamorphosis. Demonstration of different types of spray machines. Preparation of plastic tunnels and visit to plastic tunnel farms and green houses seed production. Visit of sericulture and apiculture places.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
Credit Periods: 70 (46+24)
Theory of simple machines and the application to farm machineries, different systems of weight, measures and familiar conditions with units of matric system, temperature and pressure on gases, various tools of wood work, different tools (hand) for agriculture purposes at the farm, hand tools for repair of agriculture machinery, basic information and performance, specification of different tractors, recommend a make and proper size of tractor for given farm size requirements, different parts and control of tractor identification and their functions, describe the different systems and their functions, fuel system, lubrication system, cooling system, electrical system, ignition system, transmission system, brake and hydraulic system, 10 hours (daily) maintenance and 50 hours (weekly) maintenance and services, need for 125 hours, 250 hours and 500 hours services required for proper functioning and long life for tractors, comparison between diesel and petrol engines.
PRACTICAL:
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
Credit Hours: 70
As Per F.Sc
. DAS.106 HORTICULTURE I
Credit Period: 70 (46+24)
(b) Nutritional, Environmental & Economic importance of horticulture crops etc.
PRACTICAL:
Line drawing of typical flower with labeled parts.
(a) Visit to parks, agriculture university Peshawar lawns to see ornamental and land escaping.
(b) Students to grow five seasonal flowers planting (filling of parts etc).
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
BOOKS RECOMMENDED.
Text book board Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar.
(As per F.Sc Course.)
(As per F.Sc Course.)
(As per F.Sc Course.)
S.No |
Course Code |
Subjects |
Credit hours |
Second Year |
|||
1. |
DAS.201 |
Agriculture Extension II |
100 |
2. |
DAS.202 |
Agronomy II |
100 (67+33) |
3. |
DAS.203 |
Plant Protection II |
86 (58+28) |
4. |
DAS.204 |
Agriculture Machinery II |
84 (57+27) |
5. |
DAS.205 |
English II |
70 |
6. |
DAS.206 |
Horticulture II |
100 (67+33) |
7. |
DAS.207 |
Urdu II |
72 |
|
|
Total:- |
612 |
Credit Hours: 100
Rural Society, basic concepts of rural society in Pakistan, major socio economic problems in rural society, forces for and against social change in Pakistan, sources of conflict between groups of peoples in rural society, role of extension agent in promoting social change, farm services centers, objectives, their establishment, structure, membership, general body, management committee and their functions, advantages and disadvantages of FSC. By laws of FSC, their registration, extension skills, their importance, demonstration plots, field days, shows and melas, exhibition, leadership and its Islamic concept, the qualities of a good leader, the types of leadership and how to select develop and train leaders, motivation, its types and techniques, communication pattern in rural society, role of extension worker as professional leader, participatory approach its importance and its application in agriculture, farmers fields schools, its importance, establishment, adult education importance, its role in agriculture development, six steps involved in extension process and their application in field, socio-economic classes of rural society and their role in the development of agriculture.
PRACTICAL:-
Visit to Farm Services Center, visit to farmer field school, visit to adult education programme and visit to progressive farmer’s fields.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
PRACTICAL
BOOKS RECOMMENDATION:
OBJECTIVE:
After completion of this course the trainee shall be able to:
(1) To know about insect pests of crop, vegetables, fruit, store grain and house hold pests (2) the pest control methods and pesticides application techniques
(3) Know about plant protection equipment.
THEORY:
Methods of pest control (cultural, biological, physical, mechanical, reproductive, Legislative and chemical; Pesticides & their classification (insecticides, miticides, nematicides, rodendicides, fungicides, bactaricides, seed dressers, herbicides (organic & in-organic), bio-pesticides,; mode of action of pesticides, safe and effective use of pesticides; major pests of crops, orchards, vegetables, stored grains, termites etc; main diseases of kharif crops, introduction and control of plant protection equipments.
PRACTICAL:
Pest survey, pest scouting, losses due to pest or diseases in standing crops. Main insect pest of kharif crops – sugarcane, rice, maize, groundnut, soyabean. Main insects of vegetables – potato, tomato, peas, cauliflower, onion, garlic, main insect pests of fruit plants – citrus, apple, mango, guava, peach, plum and apricot; field visits to identify the diseases of sugarcane, rice maize, groundnut, soyabean, vegetable; collection of 20 Rabi & Kharif weeds of crops and vegetables; bait preparation for rodents and seed treatment. Fumigation of storage bins/godown, fumigation techniques before and after grain storage. Demonstration of fumigation techniques.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY II Credit period: 84(57+27)
(a) Tillage Implements.
(b) Seeding/Planting implements, (Sowing/Planting implements, seed drills, Seed cum fertilizer drill, cotton planter, sugarcane planter, rice transplanted etc, calibration of seeding and planting machines.
(c ) Chemical/Fertilizer Application Machines.
Defect of wheat thresher and harvester etc reasons and remedies.
Safety measure and maintenance of Agriculture Machinery & Implements.
Irrigation and Drainage. Different methods of measurement of irrigation water and units. Methods of well drilling, mechanical drilling (percussion and rotary methods) study of tube-well, study of working principles of various types of pump (centrifugal pump, deep well turbine pump, submersible pump) study and maintenance of sprinkler irrigation system, study and maintenance of drip irrigation system.
PRECISION LAND LEVELING: Definition, advantages of land leveling, economical use of irrigation water, automatic level, staff rod, tripod stand, tape, range poles, flags, field note book, chain, measurement of distance and area with surveying equipments, packing, chaining, toping, stadia method. Study of land leveling equipment, land scraper, land plainer, land leveler, land leveling by laser technology.
PRACTICAL:
Demonstration and use of leveling, practical use of land leveling equipments. Visit to laser leveling field unit.
Measurement of irrigation water and water channel.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
(As Per F.Sc course)
Credit Period: 100 (67+33)
iii) Water supply.
Importance & methods of getting pure seed from different summer and winter vegetables.
PRACTICAL:
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
(As per F.Sc Course.)
No. |
Course code |
Subjects |
Credit hours |
THIRD YEAR |
|||
1. |
DAS.301 |
Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition |
120 (80+40) |
2. |
DAS.302 |
Irrigation Agronomy |
110 (73+37) |
3. |
DAS.303 |
Agriculture Statistics |
94(62+32) |
4. |
DAS.304 |
Rural Sociology |
100 (67+33) |
5. |
DAS.305 |
Computer Science |
52 (26+26) |
6. |
DAS.306 |
Horticulture III |
100(67+33) |
|
|
Total:- |
612 |
iii. Nitrification and urea’s inhibitors.
iii. Soil analysis.
PRACTICAL
Macro and micro elements, their symptoms identification, Soil and water sampling techniques. Evaluation of pH. Collection of samples of deficiency symptoms. Reclamation of soil, fertilizer requirements calculations. Methods of fertilizer application. Bio fertilizer, integrated nutrient management concept of solution and unit scales. Identification of different available fertilizers. Assignments.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
Credit Period: 110 (73+37)
Definition of irrigation agronomy, Introduction, Water supplies for irrigations. Crop water requirements, Terminology of crop water requirements, Water needs of plants. Factor affecting the water requirements of plants, Irrigation water requirement of crop, Optimum use of water, Specific symptoms of water stress on crops, Water stress management, Mulehes & i8ts role.
Source of irrigation water, Availability of soil water, Measuring the availability of soil water, Quality of irrigation water, Irrigation efficiency, Crops water use efficiency, Improvement of farm water courses, Crop management practices, Soil management practices, Irrigation system, Field application system (methods of irrigation) Problems in irrigation methodology, Use of saline water for irrigation, Use of hot and cold water lbr irrigation, Special techniques.
Land drainage preview and important factors, Soil drainage, drainage benefits, drainage hazards, drainage system selection, Surface drainage system, Sub-surfaced drainage system, Irrigation through sub-drainage system.
PRACTICAL
Draw the Canal system.
BOOKS RECOMMENDATION:
Credit Period: 94 (62+32)
Meaning and definition of Statistics, importance of statistics, limitation of statistics, role of statistics in Agriculture, primary data, secondary data, growers opinion survey, girdawari and acreage for caste, village map, cropping position, crop production estimate (1st, & 2nd and final estimates of Rabi/Kharif crops) survey materials.
PRACTICALS:
Different ways and measures for the collection of statistical data. What is a questionnaire? How to frame a questionnaire? Survey methodology. Measurement of different shapes of field. Preparation methodology of jinswar. Conduction of girdawari in a year.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
Elementary statistics by M.Ishaq, Instruction Book for acreage and production estimates for Kharif and Rabi crops.
Credit Period: 100 (67+33)
Definition of sociology and rural sociology, field of rural sociology, rural sociology as a science, rural sociology and other social sciences. Basic concepts and processes, basic concept actions, group role and status in rural life. Norms and value, folkways and mores in rural society, rural social systems and sub-systems, rural culture and rural socio-culture process, cooperation, competition and conflicts acculturation, accommodation and assimilation, socialization and personality development, introduction to human behavior, personality, socialization and self, culture, heredity and personality. Rural social institution.
Definition, function, description and analysis of the social economic, political and religious institution.
Social change
Introduction, factors in acceptance and resistance to change, role of extension worker as an agent. Gender and development. Theories of gender and equality, Islam and status of woman.
Social problems
Introduction, population problems in Pakistan.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
Credit Period: 52(26+26)
Module-1. BASIC CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY. Introduction to personal computing, before you begin, computer and their history. IT basis and legal issues.
HARDWEAR BASICS. Inputs devices, central processing unit, out-put devices, storage devices, networks and telecommunications, PC maintenance and shutting down your system, operating system, application system, word processor, spreadsheet, database, graphic package, email, sharing data between application and multimedia.
MODULE-2. USING THE COMPUTER AND MANAGING FILES. Windows Basics, over view, basic computer operation, the window, the window legacy and how window sees computer resources,
WINDOWS DESKTOP: overviews, windows in windows my computer, the control panel the recycle bin, exploring the task bar using window help and disk formatting,
FILE MANAGEMENT.
Overview, explore the heat of windows manipulating files, printing, toolbars and menu selecting objects, copying and moving and looking for objects.
MODULE- 3. Word processing- GETTING STARTED.
Introduction, processing text, formatting text, additional formatting options and saving a document
EDITING DOCUMENTS.
Opening existing documents, organizing pages, copying and moving text, finding and replacing text, spell checking text, ordinals, fraction and hyphens.
ADDITIONAL EDITING TECHNIQUES.
Adding visual impact effects, working with columns, working with tables, previewing and printing a file, mail merge, using world help and importing data.
MODULE-4. WORKING WITH WORK BOOKS.
Overview, managing workbook/files saving and closing a workbook, opening and existing workbook, maintaining worksheets and using help in excel.
ENTERING AND EDITING DATA.
Entering data into worksheets, selecting area in worksheets, working with ranges, manipulating worksheets, modifying worksheet structure, functions, formatting data, applying number formats, sorting data and applying outlines.
CHARTS AND DRAWING OBJECTS.
Creating a chart, format and modifying a chart and drawing object.
MODULES-5 PRESENTATION AND DRAWING
POWER POINTS BASICS.
Getting started, windows elements, creating a presentation, outline view features, manipulating text, organizing slides and access help.
DEVELOPING A PRESENTATION.
Including charts, imposing, embedding and linking, editing clipart, adding graphs, adding word art, adding tables and inserting sound/movie objects.
Fine tuning a presentation. Adding special effects, spell checking a presentation and printing a presentation.
PRACTICAL:
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
S. N |
Course code |
SUBJECTS |
CREDIT HOURS |
|
|
FIRST YEAR |
|||
1 |
DVS.101 |
Introduction to Livestock Management |
90 (60+30) |
|
2 |
DVS.102 |
Pakistan Studies |
50 |
|
3 |
DVS.103 |
Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy |
100 (67+33) |
|
4 |
DVS.104 |
Introduction to Veterinary Physiology |
90 (60+30) |
|
5 |
DVS.105 |
English I |
70 |
|
6 |
DVS.106 |
Livestock extension I |
70 |
|
7 |
DVS.107 |
Islamic Studies |
70 |
|
8 |
DVS.108 |
Urdu I |
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total:- 612 |
|||
|
SECOND YEAR |
|||
1 |
DVS.201 |
Introduction to Poultry Production |
80 (54+26) |
|
2 |
DVS.202 |
Introduction to Veterinary Parasitology |
80 (54+26) |
|
3 |
DVS.203 |
Introduction to Animal Breeding and Genetics |
80 (54+26) |
|
4 |
DVS.204 |
Introduction to Animal Reproduction |
90 (60+30) |
|
5 |
DVS.205 |
English II |
70 |
|
6 |
DVS.206 |
Livestock Extension II |
70 |
|
7 |
DVS.207 |
Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacology |
70 ( 50+20) |
|
8 |
DVS.208 |
Urdu II |
72 |
|
|
Total:- 612 |
|||
|
THIRD YEAR |
|||
1 |
DVS.301 |
Introduction to Animal Nutrition |
100 (67+33) |
|
2 |
DVS.302 |
Introduction to Veterinary public health |
90 (60+30) |
|
3 |
DVS.303 |
Introduction to Medicine |
100 (67+33) |
|
4 |
DVS.304 |
Introduction to Dairy production |
80 (54+26) |
|
5 |
DVS.305 |
Rural sociology |
100 |
|
6 |
DVS.306 |
Computer Science |
52 (26+26) |
|
7 |
DVS.307 |
Introduction to Meat production |
90 (60+30) |
|
|
|
Total:- 612 |
||
DETAIL OF COURSES FOR VETERINARY ASSISTANTS FIRST YEAR
|
FIRST YEAR |
||
1 |
DVS.101 |
Introduction to Livestock Management |
90 (60+30) |
2 |
DVS.102 |
Pakistan Studies |
50 |
3 |
DVS.103 |
Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy |
100 (67+33) |
4 |
DVS.104 |
Introduction to Veterinary Physiology |
90 (60+30) |
5 |
DVS.105 |
English I |
70 |
6 |
DVS.106 |
Livestock extension I |
70 |
7 |
DVS.107 |
Islamic Studies |
70 |
8 |
DVS.108 |
Urdu I |
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total:- 612 |
CreditHours:90(60+30)
Introduction to L/S Management, Care and management of live stock at various stage of life, Care at the time of parturition, Handling and restraining of animal, Management of animal housing, routine farm operations.
PRACTICAL
Body points of animal, age determination, methods of identification, milking practices
Debuding, Casting and restraining animal, Cleaning and disinfection of animal house, body condition scoring.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
M Aftab khan, 2011. Improving the productivity of livestock: some innovative practices.
Shah S.I1974 animal husbandry, national book foundation, Islam Abad-pak
Benerje, G.S1998 A text book Animal husbandry, Oxford and IIBH publishing co.
New Delhi India..
Issani G.B&M.N baloch1996sheep and goat breed of Pakistan.
Credit Hours: 50
(As per F.Sc Course).
Credit Hours: 100 (67+33)
Basic structure of the Ox/sheep body, recognize the bones of the skeleton, name and functions of the important muscles of the ox/sheep, anatomy of a limb, part of the digestive system of the ox/sheep and their functions, glands involved in the digestive system and their functions, part of
the respiratory system of the ox/sheep and their functions , parts of the urinary system of the ox/sheep and their functions, parts of the male genital system of the ox/ram and their functions, parts of the female genital system of cow/sheep and their functions, main vessels of the circulatory system of ox/sheep and their functions, location of heart and its functions, locations of the arteries and veins important for veterinary operations, different parts of nervous system and their functions, location of the different endocrine glands of the ox/sheep and their functions, various parts of the eye and their functions, different parts of the external ear, middle ear and internal ear and their functions, changes in the teething of farm of animals with age.
Practical:-
Recognition of important bones of the skeleton i.e vertebral column, limbs, ribcage, chest and skull.
Discussion of eye in a chart and examination in live animals.
Discussion of head in a chart and examination of live animals.
Discussion of reproductive system.
Books recommended:-
Extension services management academy Garhi Doptta, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan.
Credit Hours: 90 (60+30)
Introduction and scope of physiology cell structure and functions of cell, homeostasis, nervous system, importance, structure and function of nervous system, endocrine system and its important hormone and its nature, hypothalamus and its relation with pituitary gland. Blood, importance, composition and functions of blood in general, blood corpuscles their structure and functions. Cardiovascular system and its importance and function of heart, blood pressure systolic and diastolic. Respiratory system and its importance, organs of respiration and their functions. Digestive system its importance, organs of digestion and their functions, digestion in ruminant and non ruminant. Physiology of liver, bile, kidney and their functions. Urine formation and excretion. Sense organs and their functions i.e. skin, nose, ear (hearing), eyes (vision).
PRACTICAL:-
General laboratory instruction, collection of blood in different domestic animals, separation of serum and plasma, use of anticoagulants, preparation of blood smear, determination of blood groups, physical, chemical and microscopic examination of urine.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
Credit Hours: 70
(As per F.Sc Course).
Credit Hours: 70 (46+24)
Define Agriculture Extension education, its role, rural economy, and organization, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, role and responsibilities of extension workers in union council, maintenance of office and file record, supervision of field /veterinary workers and other staff, maintain receipt, diary and dispatch register, store and stock register, D/plots record, i.e. results with intake fertilizers etc, teaching at organizational level and at a farmer training centre, assist in the field days in the organization as well in the institute, use of media for the extension method, role of rural woman in Agriculture development, Agriculture Laws acts etc,
PRACTICAL WORK:
Visit to a farm for the first time and discuss the farmers problems and tell them how the extension service can help to solve their problems, write a report on farm visit based on student own observation and discussion with the farmers, write an official letter to the farmer and extension authorities, visit a government office to seek information about extension matters, design and implement a plan for personal improvement and updating of a technical knowledge and skills, organize and conduct a group meeting of farmers analyze problems raised in a group meeting, presentation of improved practices by audio visual aids, visit a union council to identify cooperative progressive farmers for on farm demonstration and also paying visit to them, to conduct crop estimation, acreage yield survey for each crop in each season by crop cutting, provincial and inter provincial visit to related field and veterinary institutes and research centres.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:.
Credit Hours: 70
(As per F.Sc Course).
Credit Hours. 72
(As per F.Sc Course).
DETAIL OF COURSES FOR VETERINARY ASSISTANTS 2nd YEAR
S. N |
Course code |
SUBJECTS
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CREDIT HOURS |
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SECOND YEAR |
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1 |
DVS.201 |
Introduction to Poultry Production |
80 (54+26) |
|
2 |
DVS.202 |
Introduction to Veterinary Parasitology |
80 (54+26) |
|
3 |
DVS.203 |
Introduction to Animal Breeding and Genetics |
80 (54+26) |
|
4 |
DVS.204 |
Introduction to Animal Reproduction |
90 (60+30) |
|
5 |
DVS.205 |
English II |
70 |
|
6 |
DVS.206 |
Livestock Extension II |
70 |
|
7 |
DVS.207 |
Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacology |
70 (46+24) |
|
8 |
DVS.208 |
Urdu II |
72 |
|
|
Total:- 612 |
|||
Credit Hours: 80(54+26)
Importance of poultry , types and classes of poultry ,site selection, preparation of a list of materials and equipments needed and design of poultry farm, broilers/layers production, calculation of the proportion by weight of balanced ration, selection of fowl for breeding, incubation and management, brooding management, rearing management, de-beaking of chickens, culling of unprofitable chickens, catching and examination of a fowl, select the management system most suitable for a farmer and state the reasons , identification of sick birds and their simple treatment, prevention and control measures available for common diseases and parasites of poultry, kill and dress a chicken for market , functions of poultry and eggs shows and other types of poultry, starting of poultry enterprise
Practical:-
De-beaking of chickens, disease diagnosis, poultry vaccination, visits to veterinary research institute and poultry farms.
Books recommended:
Credit Hours: 80(54+26)
Practical:
Recommended Books
By A. Zajac, Gary A
American Association of parasitologists. Wiley Blackwell 2006
By William J. Foreyt, Bill Foreyt
Wiley Blackwell 2001
By Charles Makey
Mosby 1998
Credit hours: 80(54+26)
Principles of breeding, dairy cattle breeds, sheep breeds, goat breeds, buffalo breeds, selective breeding, crossbreeding of cattle, hybrid vigour, resistance of crossbred cattle to diseases, heritability of economic traits, adoptability of domestic animals to environment, risks associated with AI.
Introduction to animal breeding, introductory genetics, inheritance of production and other important characters from one generation to other generation, breeding programme used in the animal enterprise diseases of reproductive systems and define a proven sire.
PRACTICAL:
Recognition of breeds of cattle and buffaloes with live animals in government farms.
Recognition of important breeds of sheep and goats in government farms.
Recognition of important breeds of horses through demonstrations and photographs.
Data collection for breed improvement.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
N.L Van Demark and J.R. Lodge.
Credit Hours: 90 (60+30)
Introduction to animal reproduction and history of artificial insemination, Anatomy (a). Male reproductive organs (b). Female reproductive organs,Physiology of male and female reproductive organs,Endocrinology of reproduction,Examination for pregnancy,(a). Pregnancy diagnosis,(b). External indication of pregnancy
(c). Differential Diagnosis,(d). Rectal palpation,Physiology of gestation,Parturition (Symptoms, stages and care),Ovulation,Reproductive disease,(a). Abortion (b). Prolaps (c) anoestrus (d) Pyometra, Dystokia and handling, Puberty, reproductive hormones, spermatogenesis, ovugenesis,Infertility
PRACTICAL
Rectal palpation of female reproductive tract, demonstration of female/male reproductive organs on table, Microscopy of semen evaluation, semen motility, concentration of spermatozoa, sperm morphology, loading of AI gun. Liquid semen insemination, frozen semen insemination, semen collection, bull management.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
Credit Hours: 70
(As per F.Sc Course)
Credit Hours: 70
Rural society, basic concepts of rural society in Pakistan, major socio economic problems in rural society, forces for and against social change in Pakistan, sources of conflict between groups of people in rural society, role of extension agent in promoting social change, farm services centre, objectives their establishments, structure, membership, general body, management committee and their functions, advantages and disadvantages of FSC, by laws of FSC, their registration, extension skills and their importance, demonstration plots, field days, shows and melas, exhibition, leadership and its Islamic concept, the qualities of a good leader, motivation, its types and techniques, communication pattern in a rural society, role of extension worker as professional leader, participatory approach its importance and its application in agriculture, farmers field schools, its importance, establishment, adult education importance, role in agricultural development, six types involved in extension process and their application in field.
PRACTICAL:
Visit to farm services centre, visit to farmers field school and visit to adult education programme.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:-
Rahim Yar Khan.
Credit Hours: 70 (46+24)
Introduction to pharmacology, common country medicines and their uses, antibiotics and sulpha drugs group and their uses, common anthelmentics and their uses, common antiphrastic drugs and their uses, History and role of pharmacology.
Sources and forms of drugs. Routes of drugs administration. Precautionary measures in drug administration, adverse reaction of drugs.
Practical
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
CREDIT HOURS. 72
(As per F.Sc Course)
DETAIL OF COURSES FOR VETERINARY ASSISTANTS 3rd YEAR
|
THIRD YEAR |
||
1 |
DVS.301 |
Introduction to Animal Nutrition |
100 (67+33) |
2 |
DVS.302 |
Introduction to Veterinary public health |
90 (60+30) |
3 |
DVS.303 |
Introduction to Medicine |
100(67+33) |
4 |
DVS.304 |
Introduction to Dairy production |
80(54+26) |
5 |
DVS.305 |
Rural sociology |
100 |
6 |
DVS.306 |
Computer Science |
52 (26+26) |
7 |
DVS.307 |
Introduction to Meat production |
90 (60+30) |
|
|
Total:- 612 |
Credit Hours: 100 (67+33)
Traditional animal feeding system in Pakistan and their constraints, introduction to animal feeds and their constituents, different types of rations, feeding requirements of dairy animals at different stages, different concentrates ration, minerals and vitamins which can be added to animal feeds, agriculture base industrial waste products use in animal and poultry feed industry, fattening calves ration, rations given to horses, ingredients of poultry rations for different ages and classes.
Practical;-
Books recommended:
Credit Hours:-90(60+30)
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PRACTICAL
Physical examination of milk for consistency, flavor and taste, Sampling of milk, for laboratory purpose, various tests for checking milk quality (MMT. Surf test), pH and specific gravity and cell count determination, Demonstration at local slaughter houses for sanitations and postmortem examination of animals, Practical detection of lesions in carcass rendering meat unfit for human consumption.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
Walstra, P.JTM.Wouters and TJ, Geurts, 2006. Dairy science and technology 2nd Ed. CRC Press.
Credit Hour: 100(67+33)
Disease of gastro intestinal tract, respiratory system, circulatory system, urinary system, reproductive system, nervous system, skin, metabolic and nutritional deficiency diseases treatment, veterinary medicines treatment, symptoms and treatment of common diseases, routes for drugs administration, common bacterial diseases and their treatment, common viral diseases and their treatment, ecto parasite and fungal disease and their treatment, endo paracitic diseases and their treatment, zoonotic disease, common vaccine and their uses, types of suture and suturing materils.
Veterinary Clinic
How to deal with farmer, dealing with sick animal, diagnostic protocol/tool, arranging the clinic/ dispensary according to need of the day, Proper record keeping, Specific treatment protocol, Labeling and arranging of medicine, disaster management, adaptation of insecurity measure in or outside the clinic.
PRACTICAL:-
Liniments, tincture and ointment preparation, mixture , handling and use of important instruments and equipments in surgery, important ailments and their treatment of eyes, ear, nasal cavity, mouth, cranium, neck and withers, udder, esophagus, rectum and anus, uterus, ear clipping, dressing wounds, teeth rasping, collection of morbid material, use of antiseptic and disinfectants, approach horses/donkeys/cattle farm handling and necessary examination, apply a bull holder, apply single side line and double side line to horses and donkeys, take temperature, pulse, respiration (TPR), medication techniques and use of catather.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:-
D.W. Borcklesby.
Credit Hours: 80(54+26)
Dairy cattle and buffaloes breeds of Pakistan, their characteristics, indigenous breed, exotic breed and cross milch breeds, housing system of dairy animal, machine milking, methods of disposal of effluents, best site for milking units, consequences of a unhygienic dairy for human health, feeding requirements of dairy animals, feed storage in dairy unit, management of a calf, milking and testing of cow milk, metabolic disease of dairy cow.
PRACTICAL:
Identification of dairy breeds, give oral medicine or drench to calf, vaccination practices and first aid for dairy animals, management and machine milking.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
Credit Hours: 100
Definition of sociology and rural sociology, field of rural sociology, rural sociology as a science, rural sociology and other social sciences. Basic concepts and processes, basic concept actions, group role and status in rural life. Norms and value, folkways and mores in rural society, rural social systems and sub-systems, rural culture and rural socio-culture process, cooperation, competition and conflicts acculturation, accommodation and assimilation, socialization and personality development, introduction to human behavior, personality, socialization and self, culture, heredity and personality. Rural social institution.
Definition, function, description and analysis of the social economic, political and religious institution.
Social change
Introduction, factors in acceptance and resistance to change, role of extension worker as an agent. Gender and development. Theories of gender and equality, Islam and status of woman.
Social problems
Introduction, population problems in Pakistan.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
Publishing company, Karachi.
, London.
Credit Hours: 52 (26+26)
Module-1. BASIC CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY. Introduction to personal computing, before you begin, computer and their history. IT basis and legal issues.
HARDWEAR BASICS. Inputs devices, central processing unit, out-put devices, storage devices, networks and telecommunications, PC maintenance and shutting down your system, operating system, application system, word processor, spreadsheet, database, graphic package, email, sharing data between application and multimedia.
MODULE-2 USING THE COMPUTER AND MANAGING FILES. Windows Basics, over view, basic computer operation, the window, the window legacy and how window sees computer resources,.
WINDOWS DESKTOP: overviews, windows in windows my computer, the control panel the recycle bin, exploring the task bar using window help and disk formatting,
FILE MANAGEMENT.
Overview, explore the heat of windows manipulating files, printing, toolbars and menu selecting objects, copying and moving and looking for objects.
MODULE- 3. Word processing- GETTING STARTED.
Introduction, processing text, formatting text, additional formatting options and saving a document
EDITING DOCUMENTS.
Opening existing documents, organizing pages, copying and moving text, finding and replacing text, spell checking text, ordinals, fraction and hyphens.
ADDITIONAL EDITING TECHNIQUES.
Adding visual impact effects, working with columns, working with tables, previewing and printing a file, mail merge, using world help and importing data.
MODULE-4. WORKING WITH WORK BOOKS.
Overview, managing workbook/files saving and closing a workbook, opening and existing workbook, maintaining worksheets and using help in excel.
ENTERING AND EDITING DATA.
Entering data into worksheets, selecting area in worksheets, working with ranges, manipulating worksheets, modifying worksheet structure, functions, formatting data, applying number formats, sorting data and applying outlines.
Charts and drawing objects.
Creating a chart, format and modifying a chart and drawing object.
MODULES-5 PRESENTATION AND DRAWING
POWER POINTS BASICS.
Getting started, windows elements, creating a presentation, outline view features, manipulating text, organizing slides and access help.
DEVELOPING A PRESENTATION.
Including charts, imposing, embedding and linking, editing clipart, adding graphs, adding word art, adding tables and inserting sound/movie objects.
Fine tuning a presentation. Adding special effects, spell checking a presentation and printing a presentation.
Credit Hours: - 90 (60+30) Sheep and goats breeds in Pakistan, selection of rams, bucks and ewes for mating, care for a pregnant ewes/doe, care for newly born lambs/kids, selection of breeds for mutton production, and feed a lamb/kid for fattening.
Methods of feeding sheep and goats, management of breeding flocks, selection of rams, bucks and ewes, does for mating, manage mating, care for a pregnant ewes/doe, assist during lambing/adding, care for newly born lambs/kids, production of wool its types, housing of sheep and goats, diseases of sheep and goats, calf fattening, beef breeds, meat, quality, meat from dairy industry, halal meat.
PRACTICAL:-
Assist during lambing/kidding, each student should look after young lambs, visit to sheep and goat farm.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED: