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Fishing Inspector, Fisheries Development officer, Field officer (In National
Banks), and Researchers (In institutions like RGCA, CMRI, CIBA, CIFT, NIO)
etc. Also there is large number of vacancies in Private & Government Sector.
Apart from this Pisciculture graduates doing import & export business in foreign
countries.

Bee Farming (Apiculture)
Bee Farming/Apiculture is the field of preserving bee colonies by human made
hives. Bees/Honey bees are bringing up on nationwide. They are subjugated for
wax, pollen & honey. The areas where bees are kept are called as “Bee
Yard/Apiary”. Beekeepers/Apiarists (B.sc/Diploma(Zoology)) are work in areas
like Crop Pollination, Honey Production, Cultivate Bees, and
Construct/Maintain Beehives etc. In India beginning level salary is about Rs 3L
Per Annum.

Courses and Eligibility

There are diploma, bachelors and postgraduate courses available in Animal
Husbandry courses which are quite similar to Veterinary Science courses. Mostly
agricultural universities in India offer courses in this field. Some of the institutes
offering the courses are: Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai, Sri Venkateswara
Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh, Faculty of Veterinary Science & Animal
Husbandry, Jharkhand, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal
Sciences, Haryana, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University,
Central Agricultural University, Imphal
Career and Salary/Income

There are ample opportunities. After finishing the education one can work in
farm, zoo and lab animals. Teaching jobs are also available and one can start
their own start-ups. There are Government aids available for sectors such as
agribusiness and breeding farm.. The job profiles can be like: Farm Manager,
Research Assistant, Entrepreneur, Animal Husbandry Technician, Wildlife
Sanctuary Officer etc. with good salaray of about Rs. 15k per month.. Salaries
will depend upon the type of practice, animals, working area, education, job title,
etc.
Some of the Government Organizations where employments in these
fileds are available are: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Veterinary
Council of India, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, State Animal
Husbandry Department, Central Cattle Breeding Farm, Indian Forest Services

J.Vaisali
MCA, DMT, Associate Projects at Weuphoria Technology (Past)

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