Department of Animal Nutrition

54 MVSc 17 PhD

Students Passed

15

Awards & Fellowships Conferred by our Faculty

Adhoc 16

Miscellaneous 02

Research Projects

National Fellowships: 02

Student’s Achievements

Who Are we

The Department Of Animal Nutrition has been established with the primary aim to undertake the teaching, research and extension activities since 29.6.1991 as a consequence of the trifurcation of the erstwhile Department of Animal Production into, Animal Nutrition, Fishery and Animal Breeding, Genetics and Biostatics.The main mandate of the departmentwas to impart teaching at under graduate and postgraduate level by offering core courses to B. V. Sc. & A.H., M.V.Sc., and PhD programme. A revolving fund scheme was started with seed money of Rs. 25000 in 1993-94, under which feeds and feed supplements are being formulated, prepared and sold to various stakeholders.

Upcoming Trainings

Training and Skill Internship on Recent Advances in Nutrition and Management Practices in Dairy Farming and Enhancement of Knowledge and Skill in Commercial Animal Nutrition 03 January 2023 to 30 January 2023
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Our Strengths

Well established U.G. and P.G. laboratories in the department with state of the art equipments for quality research
A well-established feed unit for preparation of feed and feed additives and making them available to various stake holders of the state. This feed unit is also used for providing entrepreneurship training to students.
Extension and Outreach: Consultancies/farm visits/ Capacity building of farmer’s/entrepreneurs in feed and feed supplement preparation and livestock feeding.
Revolving fund scheme with annual turnover of approximately 2 crores, thereby making the department a self-sustaining unit in terms of meeting financial requirements for day-to day needs as well as expenditure towards P.G. research.
Startup trainings

Our Faculty

At Main Campus

Dr. Daisy Rani

Professor & Head

Area of Expertise: Animal Nutrition
Research Interests: Ruminant nutrition, alternate feed ingredients, natural feed ingredients and additives

Dr. S Katoch

Professor

Area of Expertise: Animal Nutrition, Poultry Nutrition, Probiotics
Research Interests: Poultry, Genetic Characterization

Dr.Arun Sharma

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Feed technology, non-ruminant nutrition
Research Interests: Poultry Nutrition/ natural additives

Dr. Madhu Suman Sambyal

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Ruminant Nutrition; Plant bioactive components, Nonconventional feeds for animals

Technical & Office staff

Technical Staff

1. Mr. Kamlesh Kumar

2. Mr. Chandresh Kumar

3. Sh.Balbir

4. Sh. Vikram

Sr. Asstt.

Lab Attendant

Lab Helper

Technical Field Assistant Gr.II

Courses Offered

Undergraduate Courses Offered (Annual System)

Course No.	Course Title	Credit hours
Unit-I	Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology	3+1
Unit-II	Applied Ruminant Nutrition-I
Unit-III	Applied Ruminant Nutrition-II
Unit IV	Applied Non-Ruminant Nutrition

Postgraduate Courses Offered:

I^st Semester

S. No.	Course No.	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1.	ANN 602	Energy and Protein Nutrition	2+0
2.	ANN 604	Feed and Fodder Technology	1+1
3.	ANN 605	Ruminant Nutrition	2+1
4.	ANN 606	Non-Ruminants Nutrition	2+1
5.	ANN 691	Seminar	1+0
6.	ANN 699	Masters Research	0+18
7.	ANN 701	Modern concepts in feeding Ruminants	2+0
8.	ANN 702	Forages in Animal Nutrition	1+0
9.	ANN 703	Recent concept in feeding of Non-Ruminant	1+0
10.	ANN 791	Seminar-1	1+0
11.	ANN 706	Advanced Clinical Nutrition	1+1

2^nd Semester

S. No.	Course No.	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1.	ANN-601	Nutritional Biochemistry	1+0
2.	ANN-603	Minerals, Vitamins and Feed Additives in Animal Nutrition	2+1
3.	ANN-607	Research Methodology in Animal Nutrition	0+2
4.	ANN-608	Companion Animal Nutrition	1+0
5.	ANN-610	Non-Conventional Feed Resources	1+1
6.	ANN-611	Introductory Clinical Nutrition	1+0
7.	ANN-691	Seminar	1+0