(Practical)

Paper Code: 
24 ZOL424
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to –
1. Design and conduct experiments, using a broad variety of experimental techniques, and interpret the data obtained to draw conclusions about whether the results do or do not support a hypothesis being tested and whether the experimental design was appropriate.
2. Work collaboratively with other students and with faculty, understanding that most scientific knowledge/conclusions draw(s) on multiple sources of data and multiple experimental approaches.
3. Appraise “best approaches” for conducting experiments including laboratory safety, data replication and quality control, record keeping, and other aspects of “responsible conduct of research”.
4. Examine and evaluate familiarity with an area of science such that the students can present their work to a professional audience and also discuss their work with a general audience.
5. Investigate new problem solving skills and analytical thinking skills.
 
Course Outcomes: 

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Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessme nt Strategies

 

 

 

 

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25ZOL

424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Practical)

CO181.    Design    and                conduct

experiments to study development

of frog.

CO182.         Demonstrate                    the

developmental stages of the chick

at various stages of incubation.

CO183.                               Appraise“best

approaches”       for                         conducting

experiments based on ethology

Examine and evaluate familiarity

with an area of science such that the

students can present their work to a

professional    audience                      and                      also discuss their work with a general

audience.

CO184. Investigate new problem

solving     skills     and               analytical

thinking skills based on poultry

and dairy farming

CO185. Demonstrate skills and record the concepts  in the form  of practical file  and reflect  on  personal learning experiences and experimental outcomes during viva voce.

CO186. Contribute effectively in

course-specific interaction

Approach in

teaching:

Interactive

Lectures,

Discussion,

Tutorials,

Reading

assignments,

Demonstration,

Learning

activities for

the students:

Self-learning assignments,

Conduction of

experiments,

Giving tasks,

Field practical

Class test

Semester end

examinations,

Viva voce

Evaluation by

the

performance

of students

 

 

Gene and differentiation Study of development of Frog
Preserved Material available:
Egg, Cleavage, Blastula, Gastrula, Neurula, Tail bud, Hatching, Mature tadpole larva, Metamorphic stages, Froglet
Histological slides: Cleavage, Blastula, Gastrula, Neurula, Tail bud stage
Study of development of Chick
Whole mounts: 18, 21, 24, 33, 72 & 96 hrs of incubation period embryos
Study of the embryo at various stages of incubation in vivo by making a window in the eggshell
Exercise to demonstrate developmental stages of living embryo after removal of blastoderm from the egg
Study of various Foetal envelopes in a 10-12 day old chick embryo(Amnion, Chorion, Allantois,Yolksac)
Ethology
To study the food preference and feeding behaviour of Tribolium.
To study the light response ofTribolium.
To study the process of learning in rats with the help of animal maze and analyze the result of the experiment.
To study general behavior of mice using open field maze, hole board maze,social interaction
To study anxiety behavior of mice using elevated maze and light dark test.
To study the communication in Earthworm by chemical stimuli i.e. extruding a substance called “Pheromone” that can transmit message.
To study imprinting during critical period.
Study of social organization of Rhesus (Macaca Mulatta) and Langurs (Presbytis entellus).
A visit to Zoo: To study the behavior
Applied Zoology
A visit to: Poultry Farm and Dairy Industry Report writing on
Poultry Keeping Poultry science: Maintenance and management
Dairy farming Basic concepts in dairy science: Semen collection & preservation; artificial insemination; multiple ovulation and embryo transfer Different breeds of Cattle
 

Exercise 1

Exercise II

File

Viva

Attendance

Total

5

5

10

5

5

30

Scheme for CA End Practical Examination

Exercise I

Exercise II

Exercise III

Exercise IV

Spotting

File

Viva

Total

8

8

8

8

6x3=18

10

10

70

             Scheme for M.Sc Semester End Practical Examination

Essential Readings: 
●A manual of Zoology Part I and II EkambarnathAyyar and Ananthakrishnan.
Viswanathan Pvt. Ltd, Madras.
Carlson, R. F. Patten's Foundations of Embryology.
Biology of Animals. C.P. Hickmann, L.S. Roberts and A. Larson. McGraw Hill Company, New York.
A manual of practical zoology: chordates.P.S.Verma. S Chand publishers.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
Animal behaviour- ReenaMathur, Rastogi Publications MeerutAn introduction to behaviour; Manning, A & Dawkins, M. S.; Cambridge Low Price Edition. UK.
Shrivastava: Test book of Applied Entomology, Vol. I &II (Kalyani Publishers, 1991)
Text Book of Applied Zoology: Vermiculture, Apiculture, Sericulture, Lac- Culture, Agricultural Pests and their Control by Pradip V. Jabde, 2005 Publisher Vedams eBooks
(P) Ltd. New Delhi
Absan and Sinha: A handbook of Economic Zoology (S. Chand and Company, 2009)
Animal behaviour,Hindi,R.A. Publication McGraw Hill Co.New York.
Animal Societies and Evolution : Scientific Ameridan Publications
 
References: 
e-RESOURCES:
behavior#why-is-the-study-of-ethology-important

 

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