UKSSSC Livestock Extension Officer 2026 – Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Overnight Revision Guide

The UKSSSC Livestock Extension Officer (Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari) Exam is taking place on 18th October. To help Agriculture and Animal Husbandry candidates revise the complete syllabus in minimum time, we have prepared this comprehensive, bilingual Last-Minute Overnight Revision Guide PDF.

This PDF covers key technical facts, seed rates, livestock breeds, veterinary disease management, dairy standards, and state-specific agricultural data without unnecessary filler.

What is Covered in This Revision Guide:

• Unit 1 (Agronomy & Hill Crops): Wheat CRI stage (21 DAS), Norin-10 gene, SRI paddy system, Mandua/Ragi calcium content, Jhangora, maize critical stages, sorghum HCN toxicity, chickpea nipping, groundnut pegging/gypsum, Sulfosulfuron herbicide, drip irrigation efficiency, and fertilizer dosage formulas.
• Unit 2 (Horticulture & Food Preservation): Apple chilling hours (800–1200 h <7.2°C), M9 rootstocks, mango paclobutrazol (Cultar), litchi air layering (gootee), potato Seed Plot Technique (SPT), tomato blossom end rot, cauliflower disorders (whiptail, browning), button mushroom casing, Ashwagandha withanolides, and FSSAI jelly/jam TSS standards.
• Unit 3 (Soil Science & Meteorology): Soil profile horizons (O, A, E, B, C), bulk density vs particle density, Montmorillonite 2:1 clay, plant nutrient deficiency indicator leaves, saline/sodic soil gypsum reclamation, USLE erosion formula, and NDVI remote sensing.
• Unit 4 (Plant Pathology & Entomology): Late blight of potato, wheat rusts & smuts (Karnal bunt trimethylamine odor), citrus canker, Bordeaux mixture, field crop pests (dead heart, hopper burn), storage grain pests (Rhyzopertha dominica), ETL vs EIL, insecticide toxicity label colors, and lac/apiculture.
• Unit 5 (Genetics, Breeding & Seed Tech): Mendel’s genetic ratios, Johannsen’s pureline theory, CGMS 3-line hybrid system, backcross breeding, Triticale, seed classes & official tag colors (Breeder = Yellow, Foundation = White, Certified = Blue), TTC viability test, and Seed Act 1966.
• Unit 7 (Animal Husbandry & Dairy Science): Uttarakhand Badri cow, Sahiwal, Gir, HF, Jersey, Murrah buffalo, Bhadawari (12–13% fat), Jamnapari, Barbari, Kadaknath, ruminant stomach 4 chambers (Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum), dry matter requirements, silage pH (3.8–4.2), livestock gestation periods, artificial insemination, Anthrax post-mortem ban, FMD, mastitis CMT test, and FSSAI milk standards.
• Unit 8 (Agricultural Economics & Extension): Production function Stage II, CACP cost concepts (Cost A2+FL benchmark for MSP), PMFBY premium rates, NABARD, KCC, historical extension projects, and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK).
• Unit 9 (Agricultural Engineering): Farm power sources, 4-stroke diesel vs petrol engine principles, mouldboard plough parts, power tiller in terrace farming, seed drill calibration, and centrifugal pump discharge.
• Unit 10 (Statistics & Computer Applications): Central tendency (Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean), Coefficient of Variation (CV), experimental designs (RBD, CRD, LSD), Kisan Call Centre (1800-180-1551), and e-NAM.
• Reference Tables & Uttarakhand Facts: Seed tag table, livestock gestation and milk norms, Richmond SNF formula, LER, 4 state agro-climatic zones, Baranaja system, and state research institutes.

Written & Verified by Prakash Joshi

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