2nd Semester<\/td> \nBiology of Vertebrates \nSericulture \nWildlife of Himachal Pradesh \nI\/A\/P\/C-1<\/ul>\n\n\n\n2. Annual System (2015-16 onwards) Class<\/th> Core Skill Enhancement Course (SEC)<\/th> Discipline Specific Elective (DSE)<\/th><\/tr> BSc 2nd Year<\/td> \nPhysiology and Biochemistry DSC-1 \nMedical Diagnostics SEC-I –<\/td><\/tr> BSc 3rd Year<\/td> –<\/td> \nSericulture SEC-III \nAnimal Biotechnology DSE-1Course<\/th> Outcomes<\/th><\/tr> Fundamentals of Invertebrates \nUnderstand the biodiversity, evolutionary history, general classification, and characteristics of invertebrates from Protozoa to Echinoderms. Gain knowledge about the economic importance of different invertebrate animals.\n<\/td><\/tr> BZOODSC-111 \nLearn to identify invertebrate animals and study their characteristics using provided specimens and permanent slides.\n<\/td><\/tr> Biology of Vertebrates \nUnderstand the biodiversity, evolutionary history, general classification, and characteristics of vertebrates from fishes to mammals. Gain knowledge about the economic importance of different vertebrate animals.\n<\/td><\/tr> BZOODSC-121 \nLearn to identify vertebrate animals and study their characteristics using provided specimens and slides. Gain knowledge of the skeletal systems of selected vertebrates.\n<\/td><\/tr> Apiculture \nUnderstand different honey bee species, their behaviour, rearing methods, types of beehives and beekeeping equipment. Learn about the extraction of bee products, the role of bees in pollination and the dynamics of the beekeeping industry.\n<\/td><\/tr> Sericulture \nExplore the history of sericulture, types of silkworms, their life cycles, and common pests and diseases. Understand the commercial importance of silkworms and the sericulture industry.\n<\/td><\/tr> Economic Zoology \nUnderstand the methodologies and perspectives of applied branches of zoology to explore self-employment opportunities. Gain knowledge about crop pests and their impact on humans, as well as pest management techniques. Understand the concepts of beekeeping, sericulture, poultry and animal husbandry.\n<\/td><\/tr> Wildlife of Himachal Pradesh \nGain comprehensive knowledge about the wildlife of Himachal Pradesh, including flagship animals, conservation challenges and the protected area network. Explore ecotourism, human-wildlife conflict and sustainable development.\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nCourse<\/th> Outcomes<\/th><\/tr> \nPhysiology and Biochemistry \nGain knowledge about the physiology of nerves, muscles, digestion, respiration, excretion, cardiovascular system, reproductive system and endocrine system. Understand the enzymes and biochemistry of metabolism in carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nZOOL201 PR \nLearn to prepare temporary and permanent slides of blood samples and identify histological slides of endocrine glands and visceral organs. Learn to perform confirmatory tests for different types of carbohydrates, study the action of salivary amylase, and estimate proteins.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nGenetics and Evolutionary Biology \nGain knowledge of genetics, including Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance, linkage, crossing over, gene mapping, mutations, chromosomal aberrations, and sex determination. Understand evolutionary biology, including the history and origin of life, evolutionary theories, evidence of evolution, natural selection, isolating mechanisms, species concepts, types of evolution and extinctions.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nZOOL202 PR \nLearn about the laws of inheritance, the chi-square test, gene mapping, human karyotypes, fossils, homologous and analogous organs, phylogeny of horse and Darwin\u2019s finches.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nMedical Diagnostics \nGain knowledge of diagnostic methods for the analysis of blood and urine, infectious and non-infectious diseases, tumours and imaging techniques.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nApiculture \nGain knowledge about types of honeybees, biology, life cycles, bee rearing, pests, parasites, diseases, apiculture economics, bee products, beekeeping industry and entrepreneurship in apiculture.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nAnimal Biotechnology \nGain knowledge of the scope of biotechnology (food production, primary and secondary metabolites, vaccination, waste disposal, and others) and molecular techniques in gene mapping (cloning vectors, restriction enzymes, transformation techniques, genomic\/cDNA libraries, blotting techniques, PCR, DNA fingerprinting, and microarrays). Understand genetically modified organisms (transgenic animals and plants) and culture techniques (primary and secondary cultures, diagnosis of genetic diseases, recombinant DNA in medicine and gene therapy).\n<\/td><\/tr> \nZOOL301(B) \nLearn about the isolation of genomic and plasmid DNA from E. coli, digestion of plasmid DNA, construction of restriction maps, calculation of transformation efficiency, blotting techniques (Southern, Northern, and Western), DNA sequencing, PCR, and DNA fingerprinting.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nReproductive Biology \nGain knowledge of the reproductive systems of rats and humans. Study the reproductive endocrinology of male and female reproductive systems (gonadal axis, development of gonads, and sex determination) and functional anatomy (gametogenesis, androgens, reproductive cycles, ovulation, menstrual cycles, implantation, parturition, and lactation). Understand reproductive health, including Assisted Reproductive Techniques (IVF, IUT, ET, ZIFT, GIFT, and FROST), modern contraceptive devices and demographic terms in family planning.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nZOOL302(C) PR \nLearn about the setup and maintenance of an animal house, animal care and surgical techniques (ovariectomy, hysterectomy, castration and vasectomy). Examine sections of male and female reproductive systems in rats and humans, vaginal smears of rats, cytology of the human vagina, sperm count and motility and modern contraceptive devices.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nSericulture \nGain knowledge of silkworms, including history, status, silk routes, types of silkworms, species, and races. Learn about the rearing (early and late age) of silkworms, mulberry gardens, disinfectants, mountages, and the drying, spinning, and harvesting of cocoons. Understand silkworm pests, diseases and entrepreneurship in sericulture.\n<\/td><\/tr> \nAquarium Fish Keeping \nGain knowledge of aquarium fishes, including endemic and exotic types. Study the biology of fishes such as the Guppy, Molly, Swordtail, Angelfish, Blue Morph, Anemonefish and Butterflyfish. Learn about fish food, feeding habits, transport methods and aquarium maintenance.\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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