VETERINARY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXTENSION EDUCATION (VAHEE)

 

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VETERINARY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXTENSION EDUCATION 

UNIT-1 (LIVESTOCK BASED LIVELIHOODS AND THEIR EVOLUTION)

• History of Domestication
• Types of Farming
•  Specialized Farming.
•  Diversified farming.
•    Mixed farming.      
•   Irrigated farming.
•  Dry Farming.
•  Small scale farming.
•  Large scale farming.
•    Extensive farming.
•     Ranching or pastoral farming.
• Contract Farming
• Intensive farming
• System Of Faming 
• Peasant farming
• Collective Farming
• Cooperative farming
• Estate farming-
• Capitalistic farming
• Role of Animal 

UNIT-2 (EXTENSION EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT)

               

• Early extension efforts in India.

• Types of education: Formal, non-formal and informal education. Extension education:

• Concept, levels, objectives and dimensions. Principles, philosophy and functions of extension education. 

• Teaching-learning process and steps in extension teaching. Concept of need and its types.

• Rural development - Concept, significance and importance of rural development programmes for poverty alleviation. Problems and Issues in development. 

• Panchayati Raj System.

UNIT-3 (RURAL SOCIOLOGY IN VETERINARY EXTENSION)

• Concept of sociology and rural sociology in animal husbandry extension. 

• Culture: definition, elements, change, impact on production systems.

• Rural society: characteristics and differences among society, community and culture. Characteristics and differences among tribal, rural and urban communities. 
  

• Social institutions in rural society: Social, economic, political, religious and educational (definition, composition and function). 

•  Social control: concept and means of social control (techniques, folkways, taboos, mores and laws). 

• Social stratification: definition, forms and characteristics (caste system and class system). 

• Social change: concept, importance and factors. Social groups: different groups, classification of social groups and their characteristics.
  

• Leadership: definition, functions of leader, types of rural leaders, Key communicators and their role in the animal husbandry extension.

UNIT-4 (TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY FOR LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT)

• Technology-Concept, generation process, application, merits and de-merits. Adoption anddiffusion of innovations, stages of adoption, adopter categories, innovationdecision process, attributes of innovations, diffusion process, factorsaffecting adoption and diffusion processes. Role of extension agents indiffusion of livestock innovations.

• Programme planning- principles, objectives and steps.Evaluation of extension programme, constraints in the adoption of scientificanimal husbandry practices

• Cattle and buffalo improvement programmes, Dairy development programmes, Transfer of technology projects of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Different ongoing central and state government animal husbandry development programmes

UNIT-5 (COMMUNICATION AND EXTENSION TEACHING METHODS)

• Communication and its functions. Basic concepts.
• Elements of communication
•  Types of communication
•  Barriers of communication
• Result demonstration, method demonstration
• Mass contact methods
• Extension Teaching Method
• Selection and use of extension teaching methods.

UNIT-6 (LIVESTOCK ECONOMICS AND MARKETING)

• Livestock Economics 
• Livestock Marketing- Concept, Structure and Classification 
• Livestock Market - Price, Agencies, Government Role, Trade, Risk, Finance and other Details 

UNIT-7 (LIVESTOCK ENTREPRENEURSHIP)

• Introduction, Theories and Forms of Entrepreneurship 
• Financial Management, Statement Analysis and Capitalism 
• Project Appraisal and Capital Budgeting 
• Entrepreneurship Development Programmes Promoting Institute in India 
• Accounting - Personnel and Resource Management 

UNIT-8 (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY)

              

•  Introduction to Information and Communication Technology – ICT Application in Livestock Sector
• Advantages, Disadvantages and Examples of E-Learning
• Computer Aided Design – Virtual Class Room
•  Virtual Reality and Cyber Extension
• Concept of Information Kiosk – Internet and Teleconferencing
•  Computer Networking-LAN, MAN, WAN

UNIT-9 (CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES)

• Contemporary Issues in Livestock Enterprises

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