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- Nutrient Requirements
- Newer feed resources and their evaluation
- Feed supplements/feed additives
- Rumen Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Micronutrients
- Methane emission studies and strategies for its mitigation
Dairy Cattle Nutrition Division is one of the founding divisions of this prestigious institute National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. It was established in the year 1972, as Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Physiology Division, headed by Prof. S.P. Arora. Later in the year 1978, it was bifurcated into independent division as Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Dairy cattle Physiology. Research and teaching in the field of animal nutrition has been the main focus of the division. Dairy Cattle Nutrition Division was renamed as Animal Nutrition Division in the year 2016. Work on various aspects of energy and protein nutrition in cattle and buffalo was initiated in context of Indian scenario since inception of this division. Milk replacer and calf starter based on locally available sources were developed along with their feeding schedule. Utilization of NPN compounds upto 33% of the requirement was worked out and recommended. Protection of protein and fat was carried out resulting into efficient utilization of protein and decrease in bio-hydrogenation of fats leading to production of unsaturated fatty acids in milk. Work was also done on nutrient requirements of cattle, buffalo and goats. Utilization of Zn and vitamin A and iodine was studied. Degcure mixture was developed as a cure for degnala disease. Sulphur requirements with NPN compounds were also standardized. Sources of minerals were evaluated for their availability and chelated minerals were prepared and evaluated. Utilization of various newer feed resources and improvement of nutritive value of straw by biological treatment, block making and detoxification of anti-nutritional factors had been carried out. Surveys have been carried out to find the prevalence of pesticide and toxic metals as well as essential trace minerals. Recently work has been initiated on newer feed resources and trace elements, utilization of various newer feed resources and improvement of nutritive value of straw to curb the shortage of feed resources for the livestock. With the emergence of one health concept more focus has been diverted into value addition of milk and meat products, probiotics and prebiotics application in animal nutrition, mineral nutrition, and methane emission and its mitigation strategies.
Animal nutrition division has many national, international and collaborative research projects which are externally funded by agencies like ICAR, DBT, DST, NABARD, NDDB and MoE. Every year this division publishes several research papers in national and international journals which are on par with the international research papers. In recognition of the research work, faculty of dairy cattle nutrition division are appreciated with various awards like Vasvik research award, NAAS fellow, ANA fellow, Dr. K. Pradhan Young Scientist Award and several. Scientists of the division are activity involved in extension activities, and village awareness programs such as Swach Bharat Abhiyan and also involved in educating dairy farmers on ration balancing through technical bulletins, folders and manuals of feed formulations. This division offers PhD and Masters Program in animal nutrition discipline. Students of animal nutrition have bagged various national and international scholarships like with PM international scholarship, JENESYS International fellowship and are being placed in various institutes as scientist, assistant professors and also in industry.
Dr.Chander Datt
Senior Scientist (Animal Nutrition)
Dr. Sachin Kumar
Scientist
Dr Raman Malik
Dr. Goutam Mondal
Principal Scientist
Dr. Nitin Tyagi
Principal Scientist
Externally Funded Project
Title of the project | Period | Sponsoring Organization |
Manipulation of rumen microbes using medicinal plant extract to enhance the nutraceutical value of milk | 2017-2020 | DBT |
Veterinary type culture collection-Rumen component | 2016-2019 | ICAR |
Update of Methane and nitrous oxide emission from Indian livestock: Biennial updates report (BUR) and for Third National Communication (TNC) | 2017-2020 | MoE |
In House Project
S. no. | ||
I. | No. of students per 10 years | 150 |
II. | No. of Publication per 10 years | 310 |
III. | No. of publication per scientist per 10 years | 31 |
IV. | List of research projects per 10 years | 250 |
V. | IF per scientist -10 years | 10 |
VI. | List of research projects-10 years | |
VII. | Research Milestones
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1) Preparation of urea molasses block by cold process
2) Commercialization of Anionic mineral mixture Technology 3) Formulation of Degcure mixture for Degnala Disease 4) Establishment of SF6 tracer technique for enteric methane emission 5) Updation of Nutrient requirements for cattle and buffalo (ICAR publication) 6) Development of probiotics for neonatal health of calves |
Ph.D
Course no | Title | Name of theory teacher | Practical |
Semester I | |||
AN 711 (2+0) | Modern concepts of feeding monogastric animals | G Mondal/Nitin Tyagi | |
AN 712 (2+0) | Nutrition and rumen fermentation | Asit Das/Raman Malik | |
AN 713 (1+0) | Advances in micronutrients | Veena Mani/ Chander Datt | |
AN 714 (1+2) | Advanced techniques in nutrition and research | Madhu Mohini / Chander Datt | Chander Datt
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AN 719 (1+0) | Credit seminar | Asit Das/ S S Thakur | |
Semester II | |||
AN 721 (3+0) | Modern concepts of feeding ruminants and forage utilization | Raman Malik/ Chander Datt | |
AN 722 (1+0) | Advances in Feed Technology | S S Thakur / A K Tyagi | |
AN 723 (1+0) | Clinical Nutrition | Sachin Kumar | |
AN 724 (2+0) | Nutrients and drug interaction | Nitin Tyagi/Sachin Kumar | |
AN 725 (2+0) | New feed resources and toxicants in animal Feeding | A K Tyagi/S S Thakur/
G Mondal |
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AN 729 (1+0) | Credit Seminar | Madhu Mohini/G Mondal/
S S Thakur |
MVSc
Course no | Title | Name (theory teacher) | Name (Practical teacher) |
semester I | |||
AN 611 (2+1) | Energy and Protein | S S Thakur | Nitin Tyagi |
AN 612 (2+1) | Ruminant Nutrition | Asit Das | Veena Mani |
AN 613 (2+2) | Feeds and forages for livestock | Chander Datt/
Raman Malik |
G Mondal |
AN 614 (2+1) | Non conventional feedstuffs and toxic constituents in animal feedstuffs | Sachin Kumar/ A K Tyagi | A K Tyagi/ Veena Mani
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AN 615 (1+1) | Feed Technology | A K Tyagi/Sachin Kumar | S S Thakur |
AN 616 (3+1) | Principles and practices of Animal Nutrition | Raman Malik/
Veena Mani |
Raman Malik |
Semester II | |||
AN 621 (3+1) | Animal nutrition-minerals, vitamins and feed additives | Veena Mani/
Chander Datt |
Chander Datt |
AN 622 (2+1) | Non ruminant nutrition | Asit Das/
G Mondal |
G Mondal |
AN 623 (2+1) | Nutrition of companion, wild and zoo animals | Asit Das/
Chander Datt |
Nitin Tyagi |
AN 624 (1+3) | Research techniques in animal nutrition | Madhu Mohini/
Veena Mani |
Veena Mani/
Madhu Mohini |
AN 629 (1+0) | Credit seminar | Nitin Tyagi/
Sachin Kumar |
B Tech (DT) courses | |||
MP 111 (2+1) | Milk production, management and development | Sachin Kumar | Sachin Kumar |
EN 121 (3+0) | Environmental studies | Madhu Mohini/
Ritu Chakrabarty |
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Pre requisite courses | |||
AN 411 (2+1) | Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition | Nitin Tyagi/ Sachin Kumar | Sachin Kumar/
Nitin Tyagi |
AN 421 (2+1) | Applied animal nutrition | Madhu Mohini/ S S Thakur | G Mondal |