BS (Hons.) Poultry Science-UVAS Lahore

Course name: BS (Hons.) Poultry Science

Course Overview: In Pakistan, Poultry Production has been playing a vital role in bridging the gap between supply and demand of animal protein foods for its ever increasing human population. Eggs and poultry meat are one of the best sources of animal protein of high biological value. Poultry offers the best prospects as a commercial enterprise. Poultry Production on commercial scale was established in Pakistan in early 1960 and since then this sector has shown spectacular progress and development. The growth rate in this sector has been about 15 to 20 percent during 2009-2010. Poultry production has assumed the status of one of the leading sectors in the country with an estimated investment of about 200 billion rupees. Poultry meat contributes about 23.80 percent of the total meat production in the country.

The poultry production sector despite its spectacular growth and development is facing some challenges and problems which may hinder its present pace of development, amongst these are poor marketing infrastructure, reduced cost of production and profit margin and high incidence of poultry diseases, etc. These problems can be tackled by enhancing efficiency of production. Human resource development in the field of poultry production is one of the tools to enhance its efficiency of production. This fast growing dynamic sector is presently in the active phase of transformation from its conventional housing and management into a modern high-tech housing (environmental controlled housing) with automatic feeding and watering, manure handling and egg collection and grading and processing. Besides this, there has been a trend of adoption of integrated farming system. This sector therefore requires provision of high-tech and better skilled farm managers capable of handling all the modern environmental controlled housing and management systems.

Keeping above in view, a new degree program B.S. (Hons). Poultry Science of 4 years duration has been initiated with the following objectives:

1. To cater to the needs of human resource development for the local poultry sector.
   
2. To produce better skilled & high tech professionals to serve as managers in breeder, broiler, layer, hatchery & poultry meat processing units.
   
3. To produce professionals capable of tackling problems  in the areas of poultry breeding and genetics, poultry housing & management, poultry nutrition, poultry processing & marketing & poultry waste management.
   

No. of Semesters: 8

Requirements:

• F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) or an equivalent examination from recognized institution / Board.
  
• Candidate securing at least 60% marks excluding 20 marks for Hafiz-e-Quran.
  
• 20 marks for Hafiz-e-Quran will be awarded subject to clearance of test.Candidates must bring their original documents on test date (18-09-2014)
  
• Applicant must not be over 23 years of age on last date of receipt of application.
  

Course duration: 4 years

How to apply: Admissions for Undergraduate degree programs usually opened once in a year during Fall Semester i.e. August / September. 

• Applications for admission to various Undergraduate degree programs are invited through an advertisement in the National Press. Admission is made purely on merit basis from amongst the applicants. The following degree programs are offered by the University:
  
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine ( D.V.M)
    
  • Doctor of Pharmacy ( Pharm.D )(Morning/Evening)
    
  • B.S. (Hons.) Applied Microbiology (Morning)
    
  • B.S (Hons.) Biochemistry (Morning/Evening)
    
  • B.S. (Hons.) Biotechnology (Morning/Evening) 
    
  • B.S. (Hons.)  Environmental Sciences (Morning)
    
  • B.S. (Hons.) Nutrition & Dietetics (Morning/Evening) 
    
  • B.S. (Hons.) Biological Sciences (Morning)
    
• The candidates domiciled in any district of Pakistan, who have passed FSc (Pre-Medical /Pre-Engineering) examination from any of the Educational Boards or an examination recognized as equivalent thereto from a recognized institution securing at least 60% (660/1100) (excluding Hafiz-e-Quran, if any) are eligible to apply for admission. Candidates possessing F.Sc. (Pre-Engineering) can also apply for B.S. (Hons.) Environmental Sciences. Candidates Passing D.A.E. (food Technology) can also apply for B.S. (Hons.) Dairy Technology. If an applicant is Hafiz-e-Quran, 20 marks will be added to his total marks obtained in F.Sc. examination to determine his admission merit, however, the counting of 20 marks towards merit will depends upon the test that will be conducted by the University .
  
• A candidate seeking admission must not be over 23 years of age on the date of admission.
  
• The application forms are available in the prospectus which can be obtained from the Office of the Convener Admission Committee UVAS, Lahore. Office of the Principal, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 8 Km, Chaniot Road, Jhang, office of the Principal Officer, Ravi Campus or Principal, Para-Veterinary School, Layyah on payment of the prescribed price.
  
• In case the admission form is downloaded from university website (www.uvas.edu.pk), it should be accompanied with a Bank Draft / Pay Order of Rs. 1000/- in favor of the Treasurer, UVAS-Lahore for only ONE Category. If the application is to be made for more than ONE Category, the applicant has to pay additional Rs. 300/- for each category along with actual application fee. If the application is made against sports quota, then the applicant has to pay additional Rs. 300/- along with actual application fee.
  
• The Downloaded application with all formalities can be sent on the following address:
  
• Convener Admission Committee
  University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences 
  Out Fall Road, Lahore-54000 
  Tel: 042-99212989, 99212871, 99211374
  

  Ext: 228/227     
  

  Fax: 042-99211461    
  

• The candidates are advised to fill the Application Form carefully after reading the instructions and especially the column for preferences of different disciplines. The selection of the candidates shall be made purely on merit basis. List of admitted students will be displayed on the website www.uvas.edu.pk, and on Notice Boards of the office of Convener of the Admission Committee and for those who have opted for Jhang campus, in the office of the Principal, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang, on the date mentioned in the admission advertisement in the National Press. Candidates shall not be informed about their selection and they will have to check their status of admission form the lists of selected candidates displayed. If any candidate fails to deposit the University dues within the stipulated period after the display of admission lists, his/her admission shall stand cancelled automatically without any prior notice and the admission on that seat will be offered to next waiting candidate on merit basis. His name will also be displayed on the website and Notice Boards.
  

  Curriculum:
  

  Title of Course	Credit Hours
  FIRST SEMESTER
  English Comprehension	3(3-0)
  Business Mathematics and Statistics	3(3-0)
  Avian Anatomy and Physiology	4(2-2)
  Introduction to Poultry Science	4(2-2)
  Introduction to computing	3(3-0)
  SECOND SEMESTER
  Principles of Biochemistry	3(2-1)
  Islamic Studies/ Ethics	1(1-0)
  Business & Technical Report Writing	3(3-0)
  Entrepreneurship	3(3-0)
  Poultry Hygiene and Disease Prevention	4(2-2)
  Game Bird Production	4(2-2)
  THIRD SEMESTER
  Communication Skills	3(3-0)
  Statistics and Probability	3(3-0)
  Fundamentals of Poultry Nutrition	3(2-1)
  Introduction to Poultry Genetics	3(2-1)
  Pakistan Studies	2(2-0)
  Biology of the fowl	3(2-1)
  FOURTH SEMESTER
  Fundamentals of Population Genetics	3(2-1)
  Nutrition of Table poultry	3(2-1)
  Broiler Production and Management	4(2-2)
  Poultry Marketing & Business Management	3(3-0)
  FIFTH SEMESTER
  Nutrition of Laying Birds	3(2-1)
  Layer Production and Management	4(1-3)
  Egg Products Technology	3(1-2)
  Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology	3(2-1)
  Elements of Business	3(3-0)
  SIXTH SEMESTER
  Applied Poultry Genetics	3(2-1)
  Poultry Housing and Environmental Management	3(2-2)
  Management of Parent Flocks	4(1-3)
  Poultry Farm Engineering and Construction	3(2-1)
  Poultry Processing and Preservation Technology	3(2-1)
  Feed Formulation and Processing Technology	3(1-2)
  SUMMER SEMESTER
  Research Project	6(0-6)
  SEVENTH SEMESTER
  Incubation Principles and Hatchery Management	4(2-2)
  Avian Embryology	3(2-1)
  Computerized Poultry Record Keeping	3(2-1)
  Quality Control Management in Poultry Operations	3(2-1)
  Poultry Marketing and Risk Management	3(3-0)
  Further Poultry Processing	2(1-1)
  EIGHTH SEMESTER
  Internship	6(0-6)