Syllabus (ZOOLOGY)

Course Type: MAJ-7

Semester: 5

Course Code: BZOOMAJ07C

Course Title: Economic Zoology

(L-P-Tu): 4-2-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective:

Learning Outcome: Economic Zoology: In this section students will learn about the concepts and methods of aquaculture, sericulture apiculture, lac culture and poultry farming. They will also learn the methods of integrated pest management. After learning such concepts and

Economic Zoology

Theory=4 credit

Course Objective: Mother Nature offers us a plethora of animal diversity, and if we are able to conserve them properly they could generate a source of income being exploited for the betterment of mankind. Thus, studying Aquaculture, Sericulture, Lac Culture, Apiculture and Poultry farming are the burning topics of the day especially in view of population explosion and need of more animal protein and other animal products. Additionally, pest management is another big issue that will be addressed.

Economic Zoology

Theory

1. Aquaculture

• Aquaculture resources in India
• Fish culture
• Prawn culture

Sericulture

• Types of silk
• Silkworms and their host plants
• Life cycle of Bombyx mori
• Structure of silk gland and secretion of silk
• Natural enemies and their control and prevention of pests and diseases.

Apiculture

• History, Classification and Biology of Honey Bees.
• Artificial Bee rearing (Apiary), Beehives – Newton and Langstroth
• Diseases and Enemies of Honey bees
• Control and Preventive measures
• Products of Apiculture Industry and its Uses (Honey, Bees Wax, Propolis)

Lac culture

• Lac insect and its life cycle
• Cultivation of lac insect host plants, processing and uses of lac.

5.Poultry

• Types of breeds (fowl)
• Rearing method
• Diseases and control measures

6. Pest control methods.

• Basic idea of Pest control
• Life history, damage and control of the following pests Apion corchori and Sitophilus oryzae
• Principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

Reference Books

• A Guide for Bivoltine Sericulture; K. Sengupta, Director, CSR & TI, Mysore 1989.
• Appropriate Sericultural Techniques; Ed. M. S. Jolly, Director, CSR & TI, Mysore.
• Handbook of Practical Sericulture: S.R. Ullal and M.N. Narasimhanna CSB, Bangalore
• Improved Method of Rearing Young age silkworm; S. Krishnaswamy, reprinted CSB, Bangalore, 1986
• Silkworm Rearing; Wupang—Chun and Chen Da-Chung, Pub. By FAO, Rome 1988
• Shukla and Upadhyaya : Economic Zoology (Rastogi Publishers, 1999-2000)
• Shrivastava: Test book of Applied Entomology, Vol. I &II (Kalyani Publishers, 1991)
• Mani: Insects, NBT, India, 2006.
• Jabde: Text Book of Applied Zoology: Vermiculture, Apiculture, Sericulture, Lac culture,
• Agricultural Pests and their Control , 2005 Publisher Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd. New Delhi
• Bisht D.S., Apiculture, ICAR Publication.
• Prost, P. J. (1962). Apiculture. Oxford and IBH, New Delhi.
• Singh S., Beekeeping in India, Indian council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

Practical - 2 credits

• Visit to local fish culture site to study the fish culture methods.
• Water quality criteria for Aquaculture: Assessment of pH, conductivity, Total solids, Total dissolved solids
• Visit to Sericulture Information Linkages and Knowledge System centre to get knowledge about Sericulture.
• Study of life cycle of honey bee through chart or specimens/ Study of life cycle of lac insect through chart.
• Visit to local poultry to study the rearing methods.
• Submission of a project report on industrial visits and educational tour at least one (local fish culture site/ Sericulture Information Linkages/ local poultry )

Reference books

1. Conserving Forest Biodiversity: A Comprehensive Multiscaled Approach- David B. Lindenmayer, Jerry F. Franklin. 2013.
2. Divan Rosencraz, Environmental laws and policies in India, Oxford Publication.
3. Hunter M.L., Gibbs, J.B. and Sterling, E.J. (2008). Problem-Solving in Conservation
4. Joseph, B., Environmental studies, Tata Mc Graw Hill.
5. Michael Allabay, Basics of environmental science, Routledge Press.
6. Miller, G.T. 2002. Sustaining the earth, an integrated approach. (5th edition) Books/Cole,
7. Mohapatra Textbook of Environmental Biotechnology IK publication.
8. Odum, E.P., (2008). Fundamentals of Ecology. Indian Edition. Brooks/Cole.
9. Practical Approaches to the Conservation of Biological Diversity- Richard KenithBaydack, Henry Campa, Jonathan B. Haufler. 1999
10. Rana SVS, Environmenta lpollution – Health and Toxicology, Narosa Publication.
11. Ricklefs, R.E., (2000). Ecology. V Edition. Chiron Press.
12. Sutherland, W.J. (2000). The Conservation Handbook: Research, Management and
13. Thakur, I. S., Environmental Biotechnology, I K Publication.
14. Valuation and Conservation of Biodiversity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives… Michael Markussen, Ralph Buse, HeikoGarrelts, MaríaManez Costa, Susanne Menzel, Rainer Marggraf. 2005.
15. Woodroffe R., Thirgood, S. and Rabinowitz, A. (2005). People and Wildlife, Conflict or Co-existence? Cambridge University.