animal science division

animal science division

animal science division













Animal Science Division, ICAR
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Priority Sectors for Inviting Proposals for Funding from Additional Reef Fund in the field of Animal Science for 2018-19

The Animal Science Division of the ICAR coordinates and monitors the research activities in its 19 research institutes and their regional centres/stations. The Division has 2 Deemed Universities, 8 National/Central Research Institutes, 1 Bureau, 1 Directorate, 1 Project Directorate and 6 National Research Centres. The Division coordinates 7 All India Coordinated Research Projects and 6 Network Research Programmes. In addition, 4 outreach programs and 3 mega seed projects (Poultry, Sheep and Pig) are also being conducted in various ICAR Institutes, State Agricultural/Veterinary Universities/State Animal Husbandry Departments and NGOs in different parts of the country.

 

Animal Science Organogram

Vision

Development of technologies to support production growth, profitability, competitiveness and sustainability of the livestock and poultry sector to provide food and nutritional security to the Indian public.


Mission

To facilitate need based research in the on-going and emerging sectors of livestock and poultry sector to show productivity enhancement, bridge the gap between potential and actual yield and prepare the country for the challenges of globalization.

thrust area

  • Molecular signature for indigenous livestock resources

  • Markers for disease resistance and selection

  • Livestock/Poultry Genomics

  • Allele mining and development of molecular markers for abiotic/biotic stresses

  • Stem cell research for animal health and production

  • improve fertility

  •  Improving the use of low quality roughage through in vivo  and  in vitro manipulations

  • Biochemical markers for assessing micronutrient status of animals

  • Nutrigenomics, nutraceuticals and functional foods

  • Probiotics/Prebiotics to increase nutrient utilization

  • Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock

  • Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change

  • Development of diagnostics and immuno-prophylactics for various diseases using biotech and nanotech tools

  • Recombinant/DNA/Novel Vaccines

  • Monitoring and monitoring of animal diseases, including transboundary and zoonotic diseases

  • Animal Disease Forecasting and Forecasting

  • antimicrobial resistance

  • Pharmacogenomics for the design of new generation and indigenous drugs.

  • residual analysis of environmental and industrial pollutants; Mycotoxins and drug residues.

  • Development and improvement of technologies for value addition, shelf life and quality assurance of livestock and poultry products

  • Embryo Biotechnology / Cloning Technology


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labor force

Cadre
wise Total No. of Scientists : 1019 Total No. of Scientists Working on the Post : 648

basic infrastructure

farm and animals

Research farms for cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, camel, horse, yak, mithun and poultry are present in species specific institutions spread across the country.

laboratories

State-of-the-art laboratories have been established in the institutes to conduct basic and strategic research in state-of-the-art technologies in the areas of animal genetics and breeding, nutrition, physiology and reproduction, animal health and animal product technology.

special features

Biosafety and Biocontrol Laboratories, Nuclear Technology Laboratories, Semen Evaluation and Quality Control, Residue Analysis, Feed Analysis, Embryo Transfer Laboratories, Molecular Biology, Rumen Biotechnology, Milk and Milk Products Processing Unit, Meat and Meat Processing Unit, Wool Processing Unit, Model Dairy Plant, Vaccine Production Unit, Germplasm and DNA Bank, Natural Serum Bank.

Human Resource Development

The two deemed universities offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degree programs in various disciplines of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science and Dairy Science and Technology including National Diploma. For details  see www.ndri.res.in  and  www.ivri.nic.in  )

Advanced tailor-made training programs are offered from time to time for researchers, extension workers, teachers, students and farmers.

(for details contact species specific institutions via website)

National and International Cooperation

 

Collaborative programs in some of the advanced and cutting edge areas such as biotechnology and molecular biology in animal science are taken up with leading national and international organizations.







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