PSSSB Veterinary Inspector Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023 PDF

• Current Affairs,
• History,
• Geography: Physical Features,
• Climate,
• Demography of India: Its economic and social development,
• Poverty Alleviation,
• Economic Planning,
• Economic Affairs
• Culture,
• Knowledge related to Political and Scientific Fields,
• Sports,
• Cinema and Literature
• Important Events,
• Movements and Leaders of India and Punjab.

• Basic Grammar
• Comparison of Adjectives
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Subject & Verbs
• Adjective & Adverbs
• One Word Substitution
• Articles; Prepositions
• Direct & Indirect Speech
• Active & Passive Voice
• Fill in the Blank
• Problems concerning words
• Idioms and their Meanings.
• Reading Comprehension
• Sentences Correction
• Gender; Singular; Plural
• Spell Check etc

• Elementary Animal Husbandry:

Common breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, horse, and poultry: Animal production systems: Principles of housing for farm animals: Routine managements practices for various categories of livestock (calves, heifers, pregnant and lactating animals, etc.) and sick animals: Introduction to methods of castration: Milking techniques: Clean milk production concept, significance, and factors affecting clean milk production; Sanitation and hygiene practices: Routine farm practices including wallowing, watering, and bathing; Recordkeeping and responsibilities of veterinary inspector/ para- veterinarian: waste management, Identification techniques in animals, Biosecurity methods at livestock farm.

• Elementary Livestock Handling:

An overview of animal behavior, Common tools used for animal control: Methods of restraint and handling of animals: Dentition, Farrier practices and shoeing, Hoof trimming in bovine: Prevention of cruelty to animals, Preparing animals for show/ animal fair.

• Elementary Animal Nutrition:

Principles of animal nutrition; Digestive systems including rumination: Nutritional importance of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. Common feeds and fodders: Scientific feeding and feeding schedule for different categories of livestock: Colostrums feeding. How, when, and why to feed colostrum to calves Feeding practice of cow & buffalo-Ration balancing: Anti-nutritional factors: Feed additives: Hay and Silage making. Precautions in the storage of feed and fodder.

• Basic Computer Applications:

Knowledge about computer accessories. Use of computers in handling and presenting veterinary and livestock data. Working in Windows operating system. Working with MS Word, Spreadsheets using MS Excel, Graphics and MS PowerPoint, internet and World Wide Web. E-mail and internet services: Computer viruses, antivirus. Practice in Form data recording.

• Elementary Anatomy and Physiology of Animals:

Introduction to anatomy and physiology of musculoskeletal, digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, excretory. Male and female reproductive and endocrine system: Mammary glands of domestic animals: Body cavities (Thoracic, abdominal, and Pelvic) and their related organs. Basic physiological parameters of domestic animals.

• Elementary Pharmacology:

Introduction to Pharmacology, Nature, and sources of drugs: Routes of drug administration: Dosage forms: Pharmaceutical processes: Handling of hazardous substances: Common antiseptics and disinfectants: Weights and measures: Pharmacy calculations Classification of important drugs: Important Indigenous and allopathic drugs.

• Elementary Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health:

Introduction to epidemiology, surveillance, and monitoring of common seasonal infectious diseases like Brucellosis, Rabies, Cysticercosis, TB, JD, Anthrax, FMD, Foodborne pathogens. Public health considerations: Common zoonoses and their management: Disposal of cadaver: Concept of contagious, notifiable diseases and outbreaks.

• Elementary Poultry Science:

Poultry types-Layer Broiler: Common breeds/strains of poultry: Meat and egg productivity, and production, Different housing/rearing systems: Management of layer and broiler farm: Brooding: Hatchery routines: Cleaning of poultry sheds and litter management: Biosecurity: Feeding and poultry ration: Introduction to common poultry diseases: Vaccination.

• Elementary Animal Husbandry Extension:

Extension in rural welfare: Community development and rural sociology: Principles and objectives of veterinary and animal husbandry extension Qualities of extension worker: Extension teaching methods Extension and training programmers. Duties of veterinary inspector/ para veterinarian: Communication tools and Role of media, Set-up of Animal Husbandry Department, Record maintenance at Veterinary Hospital, Government schemes for farmers benefits.

• Elementary Animal Reproduction:

• Elementary Andrology and Artificial Insemination:

Study of male genitalia and gonads: Puberty, Methods of semen collection and storage: Handling of fresh/frozen semen: Artificial insemination including optimum time of AI: Diseases transmitted through semen.

• Elementary Parasitology:

Introduction to common parasites I.e., protozoa (Theileria. Babesia. Anaplasma, and Trypanosomes). Trematodes (Liver flukes. amphistomes and lung flukes). cestodes (Moneizio, Dipylidium Caninum, Toeniosis. Hydatid cyst). nematodes (Toxocara. Haemonchus. Lungworm, filarial nematodes, etc) and arthropods ficks, Mites. Fleas and myiasis) in livestock: Economic importance of parasitic diseases of livestock.

• Procurement, Handling, and Testing of Milk:

History of dairy development in India. Three-tier structure of dairy cooperative. An introduction to the Indian dairy industry with special reference to the dairy sector in Punjab. Milk- definition, its composition. factors affecting the quality of milk and standards. Milk collection systems and their handling (transportation. reception and storage). Platform tests for quality analysis of milk. Important sanitary and hygienic practices for milk handling. Cleaning and its importance. Introduction to common detergents & sanitary agents. Milk pricing system and its concept.

• Basic Livestock Health Management:

Introduction to common diseases of livestock: Hemorrhagic Septicaemia. Brucellosis. Tuberculosis. Foot and Mouth disease. Rabies. John’s disease. Glanders. Theileriosis. Classical swine fever. etc. insecticide toxicities. Preventive health measures for bacteria, viral and parasitic diseases in various species.

• Veterinary Hospital Maintenance:

Maintenance of case record and fig books of scheduled drugs Basic accounting: Preparation of bills and maintenance of a consumable and non-consumable stock of hospital: History taking, Prescription reading and dispensing of drugs. Preparation of animals for surgical operation: Core and maintenance of surgical. anesthetic and other common equipment: Assisting veterinary surgeons in post-operative core: Hospital hygiene. Sterilization of operation theatre: Surgical pack and surgical instruments: Types of suture material. Categorization of biomedical waste, its disposal as per pollution control board regulations.

• Elementary Veterinary Medicine:

Introduction to digestive, respiratory. urinary and production systems and their diseases (Milk fever. Ketosis: Haemoglobinuria): Preliminary knowledge about indigestion. blood, constipation, diarrhea, aspiration pneumonia, and urinary incontinence. Mastitis: Common mineral and vitamin deficiencies. Hoof care.

• Elements of Wound Care and Management:

Wound causes, classification: Types of wound dressings: Basic concepts of the abscess. ulcers. hematoma, cyst, tumor, and hernia: Clinical use of antiseptics, fly repellents. anti-maggot, etc.: First aid in sick animals including fracture cases. Management of bloat: Hoof care.

• Basic Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Techniques:

Handling of laboratory equipment. glassware and chemicals: Cleaning and sterilizing of laboratory wares: Basic microscopy principles: Blood collection techniques: Use of anticoagulants: Serum and plasma separation: Urine collection, preservation, and common physical end chemical tests: Collection, preservation, and dispatch of tissues for histopathology. Protocols for a necropsy of mammals and poultry birds.

• Practical On-Farm/Farmer’s Door Training:

• Practical In-Clinics Training:

Handling and dealing with sick animals. Record keeping: History taking: Sampling of body fluid/tissues: Medication: Pos-operative management of surgical patients: Core of pregnant animals: Vaccination: Preparation of solutions, lotions, tinctures, ointments, mixtures (carminatives. laxatives. purgatives, febrifuge, etc.) Electuaries, etc.

• Practical Lab/Hospital Training:

• Practical Bull Centre Training:

Management of breeding bull; preparation of dummy; Artificial vagina preparation; Preparation of extenders; Handling of chilled and frozen semen, Storage of semen; Handling of liquid nitrogen including its containers; Artificial insemination; Recordkeeping.