Agriculture Training Institute

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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 3^rd 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)

 

Second Year (DAS)

 

Third Year (DAS)

 

Scheme of studies for Diploma in Veterinary Sciences

First year (DVS)

 

Second Year         (DVS)

 

Third Year (DVS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. DAS.101 AGRICULTURE EXTENSION- I

                                                                                                                               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.

• Agriculture Extension education by Dr.Salahud Din, Extension Services Management Academy, Ghari Doptta, Azad Kashmir Pakistan.
• Ablaghiat Tausie Amal by Hasan Mandhi and Umm-e-Kalsoom.
• Extension methods by Raja Ali Memon and Others National Book Foundation, Islamabad, 1993.

 

2. DAS.102       AGRONOMY I

                                                                                                                                Credit Period: 70 (46+24)

1. A) INTRODUCTION: Agriculture & Agronomy definition/scope/importance and                                                          objectives (why we study Agronomy) Agronomy as                                                         a branch of Agriculture.
2. B) BASIC BOTANY.
3. Plant, its parts:                 (roots, stem, leaf, flower, fruits & seed -                                                                                              structure and germination, factors of germination
4. Physiology: (i) Growth & factors effecting growth

                                                                                (ii) Photosynthesis (iii) Osmosis. Respiration                                                                                                        (aerobic an aerobic photorespiration

(iv) Plasmolysis (v) Transpiration (vi) Translocation

(vii) Ascent of Sap. (viii) Pollination – its types.

1. C) METHODS OF PROPAGATION:

                (i)            Sexual.

                (ii)           Vegetative or Asexual.

 

1. D) CLASSIFICATION OF CROPS. (According to growing season – according to economic use.)
2. E) .METHODS OF GROWING MAJOR RABI & KHARIF CROPS.

(i) Cash crops, (ii) cereals, (ii) oil seed, (iv) pulses, (v) fodder and

                (vi) legumes etc.

PRACTICAL

1. Identification use of different hand tool in crop husbandry.
2. Units of land measuring (karm, marla, kanal, jarib, acre & hectare).

• Identification of different seed crop.

1. Grow a manage one each rabi & kharif demonstration plot.
2. Identification of different seed crop.
3. Grow a manage one each rabi & kharif demonstration plot.

BOOKS RECOMMENDATION:

1. Principles of Field Crop Production by John H. Martin.
2. Text Book of Agriculture Vol-I and Vol-II by Muhammad Ibrahim Bajwa.
3. A Text Book of Intermediate Botany by Sher Ahmad.
4. Balasubrananiyan, P. 2007. Principles and Practices of Agronomy, 2^nd edition Agrobios Publishers India.
5. Khailil, I.A. & Amanullah, C. 2002, Cropping Technology, National Book Foundation, Islamabad.

 

1. 103 PLANT PROTECTION I

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:

 

1. Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard by Ralph H.David Son William & F.Lyon.
2. Hasharath, O, Amraz by Haji Abdul Manan.
3. Hashriat “Insects”, by Ahmed I. 2010. National book foundation, Lahore.
4. Fundamentals of Entomology, by El Zinga, R.J. 2003. Prentice Hall.
5. Introductory Entomology by Lohare, M.K. Department of Entomology, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam Sindh, Pakistan.

 

 

 

4. DAS.104 AGRICULTURE MACHINERY I

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:

 

• Identification of Tractor Controls and Systems and their Functions.
• Identification and use of Important Workshop Tools.
• Periodic Service of all Systems of Tractor.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

 

• Tractor Ka Istimal aur dahk bhal by Sohail Gondal.
• Farm Machinery & Irrigation by Dr.Saeed Ahmed.

 

 

5. DAS.105 ENGLISH I           

Credit Hours: 70

              As Per F.Sc

 

 

.               DAS.106                               HORTICULTURE I

Credit Period: 70 (46+24)

1. A) INTRODUCTION:
2. Definition, present status and future scope of Horticulture in Pakistan (why we study horticulture).
3. Division of Horticulture (pomology, olericulture, floriculture/land scape, medicinal, aromatic plants etc).

 

• (a) Main fruit & vegetable crops in the Province, their production and consumption.

 

(b)          Nutritional, Environmental & Economic importance of horticulture crops etc.

1. B) BASIC BOTANY.
2. I) Parts of plant and their functions.
3. Plant cell, root, stem, leaf, flower and its parts.

• Fertilization, fruit & seed formation.

1. II) Different physiological processes of plant.

3. Osmosis and plasmolysis.

• Growth regulators.
• Plant Classification.

1. IV) Classification of horticulture crops.
2. C)
3. 1. Sexual/By seeds – seed dormancy and its breaking.
   2. Asexual/Vegetative (cutting, layering, suckers, bulbs, tissue culture, budding (T-budding, Patch budding, Ring budding etc, & grafting, its types (Tongue, Veneer, cleft, saddle. Side & approach grafting etc).
4. Nursery raising & Management.

 

1. Raising of different root stocks (site selection, climate, soil, land preparation, time of sowing, protection from severe weather, insect pest, diseases etc).
2. Effect of root stock on scion Selection of buds, scions & root stocks.

• Selection of bud, scion & root stocks time of budding and grafting.

1. Procedure & care for successful budding & grafting.
2. D) FLORICULTURE/LANDSCAPE.

• Importance, lawn maintenance – dacca gross, candy tuft planting, watering, weeding, fertilizing, cutting and renovation, hedges & their maintenance

 

1. SEASONAL FLOWERS – direct planting – nursery transplanting          

 

1. 7 GROUPS OF ORNAMENTALS.

 

1. Seasonal flowers – winter flowers – petunia, phlox etc.
2. Pot plants – coleus, euphorbia etc.

• Shrubs and trees – bottle brush, jacaranda, rose etc.

1. Creeper – morning glory, bougainvillea etc.
2. Hedges – duranta, gardenia, citrus media etc.
3. Indoor plants – monsters, rubber plant.

• Forest plants – pines, sheesham, eucalyptus etc.

 

• Selection of suitable ornamental, - land preparation, planting potting, watering, pruning etc.

PRACTICAL:

                Line drawing of typical flower with labeled parts.

1. A) NURSERY PROJECT. Student groups to look after nursery (land preparation, raising root stock, budding, grafting etc).

 

1. B)

                                (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:

• Ornamental plantation extension paper No.52 (Urdu) Bureau of Agriculture Information Lahore.
• Raising of seasonal flowers by Dr.Noor ul Amin, Department of Horticulture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Agriculture University, Peshawar.
• Horticulture by Mehmood N. Malik

BOOKS RECOMMENDED.

Text book board Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar.

 

 

7. DAS.107               Urdu I                                                        Credit hours: 72      

                (As per  F.Sc Course.)

8. DAS.108              PAKISTAN STUDIES                              Credit Hours:  50

                (As per   F.Sc Course.)

9. DAS.109 ISLAMIC STUDIES                                  Credit hours: 70     

                (As per   F.Sc Course.)

 

 

 

                                                               

 

 

1. 201 AGRICULTURE EXTENSION II

                                                                  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:

 

1. Extension Methods by Rajab Ali Memon and others.
2. Adult Education in Urdu by Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain.
3. Benor, D; Harrison, J.Q; Baxter, M. agriculture extension, the training and visit system, Washington D.C. The World Bank 1984.
4. Khan Imdad A.Changing pattern of rural leadership and their characteristics, Peshawar, Pakistan Academy of Rural Development 1988.
5. Agricultural Extension-A Reference Manual Edited by Burton E.Swanson.
6. Zarai Tausie Taleem (Urdu) by Habib-ur-Rehman Nizami and Muhammad Sarfaraz Rana, Rahim Yar Khan.
7. DAS.202 AGRONOMY II                                 Credit period: 100 (67+33)

 

1. A) PRINCIPLES OF CROP PRODUCTION:

• Land preparation, time of sowing method of sowing, fertilizer, irrigation, cultural practices, harvesting, storage & marketing etc.
• Factors affecting crop production (i.e. climate, soil, water, economic, seed rate, varieties, plant protection, irrigation fertilizer application, harvesting & storage etc.
• Cropping intensity (mix cropping, mono cropping.
• Cropping pattern
• Crop rotation and advantages of crop rotation in irrigated and rainfed areas.

 

1. B) CROP IMPROVEMENT – introduction selection, hybridization, mutation &                                                                                              production etc.
2. C) SEED PRODUCTION:
3. What is quality/good seed – causes of deterioration of seed.
4. Production of quality seed i.e. rouging, off type plant removal etc.

• Stages in production of (i) Breeder seed (ii) Pre-basic (iii) Basic (iv) Certified (v) Approved seed.

1. Storage of seed.

 

1. D) HOW TO OVER COME FOOD SHORTAGES.
   1. Extensive cultivation. )
   2. Intensive cultivation. )              To increase production per unit area

• Mechanized farming. )

 

1. E) WEED ITS IMPORTANCE AND CONTROL.

1. Recognition of different rabi & kharif weeds.
2. Losses caused by weeds.

• Methods of weeds control (manual cultural/mechanical & chemical).

PRACTICAL

1. Calculating the doze/amount of fertilizers to be applied, setting out a simple demonstration plot.
2. Recognize 10 kharif & 10 rabi weeds.

• Recognition/identification of different crops seed.

1. Seed testing techniques.

BOOKS RECOMMENDATION:

1. Principles of Field Crop Production by John H. Martin.
2. Text Book of Agriculture Vol-I and Vol-II by Muhammad Ibrahim Bajwa.
3. A Text Book of Intermediate Botany by Sher Ahmad.
4. Balasubrananiyan, P. 2007. Principles and Practices of Agronomy, 2^nd edition Agrobios Publishers India.
5. Khailil, I.A. & Amanullah, C. 2002, Cropping Technology, National Book Foundation, Islamabad.
6. Ready, S.R. 2007, Principles of Agronomy, 3^rd edition Kalyani Publisher, New Delhi India.
7. Khan, R.A. 2001, Crop Management in Pakistan, Publisher by Directorate of Agriculture Information, Punjab, Lahore.

 

3. DAS.203 PLANT PROTECTION II                                           Credit Period: 86 (58+28)

 

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:

 

1. Applied Entomology, 2^nd edition by Lohare, M.K. 2011. Department of Entomology, Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam Sindh, Pakistan.
2. Manual of plant protection by Haji Abdul Manan.
3. Insect pets of fruit & vegetables PHP Swat.
4. Entomology and pest management 5^th Edition by Pedigo, L.P. 2007.5^th Prentice Hall, Intl. Limited, London.

 

4. DAS.204

                                                  AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY II                                             Credit period: 84(57+27)

    

 (a)         Tillage Implements.

 

1. Primary Implements, Mould Board Plough, Disc Plough, Sub-Soiler, Chisel Plough.
2. Secondary Implements: Cultivator, Rotavator, Disc Harrow, Post-hole digger, groundnut digger etc, Border disc, Spike tooth harrow (bar harrow), Rotary Hoe. Hoeing 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.

 

1. Spray Machinery. (knap sac hand sprayer, compressor hand sprayer, power sprayer, ultra low volume sprayer, (U.L.V.), Boom sprayer), Tractor mounted sprayer (Boob & Jetao).  Safety measures for spraying.
2. Fertilizer broad caster, Manure spreader.

• Harvesting & Threshing Machines. (wheat thresher, combine harvesters, maize Sheller etc).

 

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:

 

1. Bell, B., 2008. Farm Machinery. 5^th edition Old Pond Publishing Company, USA.
2. Rafique, M. 2006. A Text Book of Irrigation and Drainage, Practice for Agriculture. 7^th edition, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
3. Boss, M.G., M.A. and Moldern, D.J. 2005. Irrigation and Drainage Performance Assessment Practical Guideline.  CABI Publishing Company, USA.
4. William, H.C. and Donald, L.A. 2005. Automotive Mechanics. 1oth edition Tata MeGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd. New Delhi, India.
5. Chouhdary, M.R. 2001. Text Book of Irrigation and Drainage Practices for Agriculture Extension, Published by Study Aid Project, University of Agriculture Faisalabad.
6. Lander, A.I., 2000. Farm machinery selection, investment and management farming press (Miller Freeman), USA.
7. Geering, C.F. 1992. Engine and Tractor Power.  American Society of Agriculture Engineers, USA.

 

 

 

5. DAS.205 ENGLISH II                                           Credit Period: 70

                (As Per F.Sc course)

 

 

6. DAS.206 HORTICULTURE II

Credit Period: 100 (67+33)

1. A) REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWING DIFFERENT HORTICULTURE CROPS/PLANTS
2. Climate
3. ii) Soil

                iii)           Water supply.

1. iv) Inputs etc.

 

1. B) GROWING/MANAGING DIFFERENT FRUIT ORCHARDS.

 

1. Requirement of site selection for a regular orchard.
2. Layout of orchards (different systems in square, rectangle, contour etc).

• Spacing and calculating of plant numbers.

1. Preparation of pits and use of planting board.
2. Selection, transportation and transplantation of nursery plants.
3. Irrigation methods – advantages and disadvantages, time frequency, critical period.

• Pruning – objectives, different systems, their advantage & disadvantages, time, heading back & thinningout, fruiting habit of different fruits, pruning young plants & old trees.
• Plant nutrients, their deficiency symptoms, manureing its proper time, methods and dose.

1. Weeding, pest & disease control and other practices.
2. Renovation of old orchards – causes of decline of old orchards (pruning, grafting, top working, thinning, cultivation, manureing, re-planting & drainage etc.
3. Fruit picking, packing and packaging, storage & marketing of fresh fruits.

 

1. C) VEGETABLES

 

1. I) Requirements For Growing Vegetables.

 

1. Climate, soil, land/seed bad preparation water supply, fertilizing/manureing, protection (pests disease weeds etc), cultivation, harvesting, packing, transportation, storage, marketing.
2. Seed selection – direct sowing – nursery raising & transplantation.

 

1. II) GROWING IMPORTANT WINTER & SUMMER VEGETABLES.

• Kitchen gardening.

1. Growing off season vegetable.

 

1. Green house
2. Tunnel technology (types of tunnel).

• Problems in tunnel production.

 

1. Vegetable seed production.

 

Importance & methods of getting pure seed from different summer and winter vegetables.

 

1. Limiting factors for vegetable growing.
   1. availability of quality seed.

• Irrigation water.

1. Lake of technical knowledge.
3. Labour problem.

• Transport & transportation.
• Insect pests diseases etc.

1. Lake of cold storages.
2. Defective marketing system.
3. Fluctuating prices of vegetables.

• Lake of market information system.

 

PRACTICAL:

 

• Students Project: - Transplant and look after young fruit plant, apply manure/fertilizer in proper way.
• Practice orchard layout.
• Pruning (to observe and train young plant and prun fruit trees.
• Field visit to model & declined fruit orchards to observe good & bad management practices & different irrigation practices – to observe and identify nutrient deficiency symptoms and plants.
• Visit to local could storage and fruit & vegetable market.
• VEGETABLE – Project students to grow different summer & winter vegetables at Institute are any available side.
• Visit to Research Institute – Farmers field to observe green house, tunnels and other standing crops.

 

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

 

• Horticulture Mehmood N. Malik.
• Plant and Planting fruit orchards by M.S.Roghani & Sharafat Khan, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture University of Peshawar Circular No.5.
• Training and pruning of fruits plants by S.Asghar Hussain and Dr.Nawab Ali, Department of Horticulture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Agriculture University, Peshawar.
• Zarrat Nama Lahore(Urdu) special No. fruit, vegetable & honey published by Agriculture Department West Pakistan January 28 1962.
• Summer Vegetables (Urdu) – Vegetables Research Institute, Faisal Abad, Directorate of Agriculture Information Department of Agriculture, Punjab Lahore.

 

 

 

7. DAS.207 URDU II                                                                Credit Period:72                              

(As per   F.Sc Course.)

 

 

 

1. DAS.301 SOIL FERTILITY AND PLANT NUTRITION                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Credit Period: 120 (80+40)
2. What is Soil? (1-a) soil formation (1-b) types of soil/classification,
3. What is Soil Fertility?
4. What is Productivity?
5. 4. Essential plant Nutrients (Macro, Micro) their role in plant growth & deficiency symptoms.
6. Difference between Soil Fertility and Productivity.
7. Soil Problems. (water logging/salinity – reclamation.
8. Factors affecting Soil Fertility, Causes of depletion of Soil Fertility, methods to increase Soil Fertility.
9. What is Management, Soil Fertility vs Soil Productivity. (Rotation etc).
10. Antagonistic and synergistic effect of nutrients.
11. Impact of Nutrients on quality product, environment and human health.
12. Soil Plant relationship.
13. Cation and root exchange capacity.
14. Nutrient’s movement in Soil.
15. Mechanism of nutrient uptake.
16. What is Fertilizer?
17. Fertilizer use under saline-sodic conditions, methods and time of fertilizer application.
18. How to improve fertilizer use efficiency.
19. Balanced use of fertilizers: Key to improve efficiency and productivity specialty fertilizer.
20. Type of special fertilizer:
21. Foliar fertilizer
22. Slow and controlled release fertilizer.

                iii.            Nitrification and urea’s inhibitors.

22. Classification of manure and fertilizer, organic manure (Farm yard manures compost bio - compost, compost making).
23. Inorganic manures (Nitrogenous fertilizer, phosphatic and potash fertilizers). Bio-fertilizer.
24. Integrated plant nutrient management system (IPNMS). Fertilizer legislation Concepts of solutions and units.  An introduction to soils of Pakistan and their Fertility status.
25. Soil Fertility evaluation:
26. Deficiency symptoms
27. Plant analysis.

                iii.            Soil analysis.

26. Fertilizer available in Pakistan.
27. Rate of Fertilizer application to major crops.
28. Fertilizer Management in degraded soils

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

1. P.K. Gupta, 2007. A Handbook of Soil, Fertilizers and Manure, 2^nd edition Agrobios Publisher, India.
2. A.K. Sharma, 2007. Bio fertilizers for sustainable Agriculture, Agrobios Publishers, India.
3. Gustafson, A.F. 2007. Handbook of Fertilizers, Agrobios Publishers, India.
4. Singh, S.S. 2003. Soil Fertility and Nutrition Management:  Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, India.
5. Brady, N.C. and Weil, R.R. 2002. The Nature and Properties of Soils, 13^th Ed. Prentice all, Inc., USA.
6. Bashir, E. and Bantel, R. 2001. Soil Science. National Book Foundation, Islamabad.

 

2. DAS.302 IRRIGATION AGRONOMY

                                                 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:

 

1. Panda, S.C. 2007, Principles and practices of water management, Agrobios Publishers, India.
2. Rafique, M, 2006, A Text Book of Irrigation and Drainage, Practice for Agriculture, 7^th edition, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
3. Widtose, J.A. 2006, Irrigation practices, Agrobios Publishers, India.
4. Michael, A.M. 2003, Irrigation theory and practices (2^nd Edition), UBS, Publishers, Distributors Limited, New Dehlia, India.
5. Varadan, K.M. 2002, Agricultural water management in humid tropics, Agrobios Publishers, India..

 

 

3. DAS.303 AGRICULTURE STATISTICS

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 (1^st, & 2^nd 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.

 

 

4. DAS.304                 RURAL SOCIOLOGY:       

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              

1. Neulreck, K.J. 2005. sociology: Diversity, conflict and change, Boston. Royal Publishing company, Karachi.
2. Barnard, A 2004. Sociology. Cambridge University Press .UK.
3. Gidens, A 2004. Sociology (4^th Edition). Cambridge University Press. UK.
4. Albrow, M.2003. Sociology. Routledge ( A group of Taylor and Spencer) Publishers, London.

 

 

5. DAS.305                 COMPUTER SCIENCE     

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.

 

6. DAS.306 HORTICULTURE III                                                  Credit Period: 100 (67+33)
7. A) FOOD PRESERVATION.
9. Causes of fruit & vegetable post harvesting losses, type of losses & method to control (packing injury, packing, packaging, grading, transportation, disease/insect, two wet or dry, defective storage & curing.

• Physiology & Bio-chemistry of fruits & vegetables.

1. Ripening & respiration.
2. Post harvest techniques (curing, waxing, antifungal agents, gamma radiation etc).
3. Packing & storage techniques.

• Transportation marketing.
• Methods/principles of food preservation, drying, dehydration, smoking, cooking, salting, freezing, cold storage, chemical preservations, canning, nuclear techniques.

1. Effect of preservation on nutritional value of food.
2. Food processing & its importance.
3. Preservation of fruits & vegetables by different methods (juices, squashes, puree, paste, ketchup, jam. Jelly, marmalade, glassy, pickles, chatneys etc.

PRACTICAL:

1. To make fruit squashes and juices.
2. To make jam, jelly and marmalades.

• To make chatneys, pickles & ketchup, tomato pasts, juice, puree.

1. To preserve stone fruits by sun – drying.
2. To make different products of fruit & vegetables.
3. Visit to food technology section of Agriculture Research Institute, Tarnab Peshawar, food technology laboratory Agriculture University, Peshawar, food processing plants/factories in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Punjab.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

 

• Awan, J.A. 2005, Food science and technology unitech communication, Faisal Abad.
• Awan J.A. and Rahman, S.U. 2004 food preservation manual unitech communication Faisal Abad.

 

 

DETAIL OF COURSES FOR VETERINARY ASSISTANTS FIRST YEAR

 

1. DVS.101               INTRODUCTION TO LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT :-

 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.

 

2. DVS.102 PAKISTAN STUDY: -                        

Credit Hours: 50

(As per F.Sc Course).

 

3. DAS.103 Introduction to VETERINARY ANATOMY: -          

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:-

1. veterinary anatomy and physiology by Dr. Muhammad Aftab Khan,

Extension services management academy Garhi Doptta, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan.

2. Animal Physiology by P.S. Verma, B.S, Tyagi and V.k. Agarwal.
3. A text Book of Animal Physiology by P.C. Hurkat and P.N. Mathur.

 

 

4. DVS.104 INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY PHSIOLOGY: -

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:

1. H. Dukes, Physiology of domestic animals.
2. Gerald D. Tharp. Experiments in physiology.

 

5. DVS.105              ENGLISH I           

Credit Hours: 70

(As per F.Sc Course).

 

 

6. 106 LIVESTOCK EXTENSION I

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:.

1. Agriculture Extension education by Habib -ur- Rehman Nizami Faisal Abad.
2. Agriculture Extension Education by Dr. Salahuddin Extension Services Academy Gari Dopatta Azad Kashmir Pakistan.
3. Ablaghiat Tausie Amal by Hasan Mehdi Naqvi and Umm-e- Kalsoom PARD.
4. Extension methods by Raja Ali Memon and others National Book Foundation Islamabad 1993.

 

 

7. DVS.107 ISLAMIC STUDIES.

                                                                                                                                            Credit Hours: 70

(As per F.Sc Course).

 

8. DVS.108              URDU I

                                                                                                                                            Credit Hours. 72

(As per F.Sc Course).

 

                   

                                                                                               

 

DETAIL OF COURSES FOR VETERINARY ASSISTANTS 2^nd YEAR

 

 

1. DVS.201 INTRODUCTION TO POULTRY PRODUCTION       

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:

1. Hatchery operation by ErnestM. Funk and M.Richard Irwin.
2. Poultry keeping by Van Nostrand.
3. Farm Poultry production by card and Hnderson.
4. Successful broiler growing by Hoffmann and Gwin.

 

 

2. DVS.202 INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 

   Credit Hours: 80(54+26)

1. Terminology used in Veterinary Parasitology.
2. Classification of Parasites.
3. Ecto-parasites, Ticks, lice, fleas, mange and flies.
4. Endo- parasites, Cestodes, Nematodes and Trematodes.
5. Protozoa, blood parasites like Babesia, Theleria and Anaplasma.
6. Common parasites of Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Horse, Cat and Dog.
7. Damages caused by parasites.
8. Life cycle of liver fluke.

Practical:

1. Use of Microscope in Veterinary Parasitology.
2. Collection of Fecal samples for parasites.
3. Fecal Examination.
4. Identification of Ecto-parasites.
5. Identification of Endo- parasites.
6. Endo- parasites blood parasites.

Recommended Books

1. Veterinary Clinical Parasitology

 By A. Zajac, Gary A

       American Association of parasitologists.  Wiley Blackwell 2006

2. Veterinary Parasitology reference manual.

By William J. Foreyt, Bill Foreyt

Wiley Blackwell 2001

3. Diagnostic Veterinary Parasitology

By Charles Makey

Mosby 1998

 

 

3. 203 INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS 

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:

1. Breeding and improvement of farm animals 4^th edition by Rice and Andrews.
2. Animal breeding plans 3^rd edition H.j. lush.
3. Veterinary obstetrics and genital diseases 2^nd edition by Stephen J. Roberts.
4. veterinary reproduction and obstetrics by Arthur, Noaks and pearson.
5. Physiology of reproduction and A.I. in cattle 2^nd edition by G.W.Salishury.

N.L Van Demark and J.R. Lodge.

 

 

4. DVS.204 INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL REPRODUCTION    

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

• Qureshi MS. Reproductive physiology of domestic animals.HEC blad.

• Veterinary reproduction and obstetrics. G.H. Arther, D. E Noakes and H. Pearson
• Physiology of reproduction and AI of Cattle G.W. Salisbury.
• Veterinary obstetrics and genital diseases. S. Robbersts.

 

 

5. DVS.205 ENGLISH II                                         

                                                                                                                                                 Credit Hours: 70

                (As per F.Sc Course)

 

6. 206 LIVE STOCK EXTENSION II      

   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:-

1. Extension methods by Rajab Ali memon and others.
2. Adult education in urdu by chaudry Ghulam Hussain.
3. Benor, D;Harrison,J.Q.;Baxter, M. Agriculture extension, the training and visit     SystemWashington D.C. The World Bank 1984.
4. Khan Imdad A. changing pattern of rural leadership and their characteristics, Peshawar, Pakistan Academy of rural development 1988.
5. Agricultural Extension-A reference manual edited by Burtol. E. Swanson.
6. Zarai Tausie Taleem (Urdu) by Habib-ur-Rehman Nizami and Muhammad Sarfaraz Rana,

Rahim Yar Khan.

 

7. 207   INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY: -

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

• Terminology weights and measures prescription writing.
• Preparation of medicine for external uses.
• Ointments.
• Liniments.
• Lotions.
• Preparation of some internal dosage forms.
• Tinctures

    BOOKS RECOMMENDED

• Akhtar MS. 1999 introduction to veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics 3^rd Ed. Agriculture Livestock bureau Pakistan Faisalabad.

• Brander G.S.D.M Pugh, RJ by Water and WL Jenkins 1996, veterinary applied pharmacology and therapeutics 6^th Baillier Tidal London.

 

8. URD-208 INTRODUCTION TO URDU                           

CREDIT HOURS. 72          

(As per F.Sc Course)                                                                      

 

DETAIL OF COURSES FOR VETERINARY ASSISTANTS 3^rd YEAR

 

 

1. DVS.301               INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL NUTRITION: -          

 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:

1. Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding 4^th Edition by w.G. Pond, D.C. Church and K. R.
2. Animal nutrition and feeding practices 4^th edition by S.K. RANJHAN
3. Cattle Feeding by John owen.
4. Feeds and Feeding by Frank B. Morrison.

 

 

2. 302 INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH: -

Credit Hours:-90(60+30)

o

• Scope and importance of milk and meat inspection, Physical and chemical properties of milk, Milking principals, Source of contamination and their effect on the quality of milk, Methods of preservation of the quality milk during transportation, Storage of milk, Milk defects and their causes (managemental and infective),Milk borne diseases, Effects of various drugs/chemicals on the quality of milk, Adulteration of milk, Source of meat, antemortem examination of animals, slaughtering methods, Dressing of carcass, Characters of good milk, differentiation of meat of different animals, factors affecting quality of meat, Postmortem changes of meat, inspection of meat in the market (slaughtering law/acts). Zoonotic disease of livestock and poultry.

     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 2^nd Ed. CRC Press.

 

3. DVS.303 INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY MEDICINE:-    

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:-

1. introduction to veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics 4^th edition by
2. Shuaib Akhtar.
3. hand book on animal diseases in the tropics 4^th edition by MMH sewell

D.W. Borcklesby.  

3. Animal parasitology by J.D. Smyth.
4. Dollar’s veterinary surgery 4^th edition by J.J. o’connor.
5. Veterinary anesthesia by L.W. Hall and K.W. Clarke.

 

4. DVS.304 INTRODUCTION TO DAIRY PRODUCTION:

                                                                                                                                            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:

1. Principles of Dairy Sciences by Schmidt and Van Vleck.
2. Text Book of Buffaloe producton 3^rd edition by Dr. Surendra K. Ranjhan and N.N Pathak.
3. Introduction to livestock production 2^nd Edition by H.H. cole.

 

 

5. DVS.305                 RURAL SOCIOLOGY:       

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

               

2. Neulreck, K.J. 2005. sociology: Diversity, conflict and change, Boston. Royal

Publishing company, Karachi.

2. Barnard, A 2004. Sociology. Cambridge University Press .UK.
3. Gidens, A 2004. Sociology (4^th Edition). Cambridge University Press. UK>

               

4. Albrow, M.2003. Sociology. Routledge ( A group of Taylor and Spencer) Publishers

                                , London.

 

 

6. DVS.306 COMPUTER SCIENCE     

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.

 

 

7. DVS.307 INTRODUCTION TO MEAT PRODUCTION

                                                                                                                                                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:

1. Introduction to livestock production 2^nd Edition by H.H. cole.
2. Goat Husbandry 4^th edition by David Mackenzie.
3. Sheep production in tropics and sub-tropics by S.K. Kaushisk.