Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Livestock Production and Management at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana
• M. Sc (Dairying) in Livestock Production and Management at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana
• B. V. Sc & AH, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal

Major Research Accomplishments

Awards:

• National Merit scholarship for B. V. Sc & AH.
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Junior Research Fellowship for M. Sc
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Senior Research Fellowship for Ph.D.
• Conference awards (Best research paper oral presentation etc.) – 2

Training:

• Application of Cryopreservation of Germplasm for Improving Productivity of Dairy Buffaloes from 1-21 June 2001, held at Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana.
• Optimum Breeding Plans for Genetic Improvement of Farm Animals- held at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana from 15 January to 4 February 2004.
• Training on Animal welfare- held at the National Institute of Animal Welfare (NIAW), under the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Ballabgarh, Haryana from 30-1-2006 to 3-02-06.
• Training on Frozen Semen Technology- held at the Sabarmati Ashrama Gaushala, Bidaj, Gujarat from 22 -03-2006 to 11-04-2006.
• Data mining and GIS for decision support in Agriculture- held at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, 16-27 February 2009.
• Data analysis using SAS- held at Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, 25-30 October 2010.

Patents, Technology, Methodology, Genetic Stock, Variety, etc.:

• Contributed towards the development of ‘Frieswal’ cattle
• Contributed to the development of selection criteria of crossbred (Frieswal) bulls based on their spermiogram, breed combination, testicular characteristics etc.
• The developed equation for stress assessment of dummy used in semen collection
• Developed empirical formula for prediction of testicular weight in HF crossbred bulls
• Elucidated some genetic basis of inferior semen quality in crossbred bulls
• Established body conformation characteristics and breed descriptive features of Frieswal crossbred bulls
• Development of comfortable shelter for bull housing
• Assessment of Frieswal/other HF crosses & their adoption under field conditions through progeny testing

Publications:

• Published 50 research papers in national and international journals, 18 popular/scientific articles, 20 invited lectures, 5 TV talks, one book, and 10 Book Chapters/Training or Teaching manuals/Booklets, etc.