Animal Nutrition, Jabalpur

Brief History

The Veterinary College, Jabalpur was established on 8th July 1948. Subject of Animal Nutrition was a part of curriculum of the degree of B.V.Sc. & A.H. from the very inception of the degree course. It was however taught by the Department of Animal Husbandry. Post graduate teaching of Animal Nutrition commenced from the academic year 1961. A separate department of Animal Nutrition was established in the year 1963. With the establishment of Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University in 1964, the Department was styled as Department of Animal Nutrition and Food Technology. Ph.D. degree was started in the year 1971.

Objectives of the Department

  • Teaching: Excellence in undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral teaching.
  • Research: Conducting basic and applied research in the field of Animal Nutrition.
  • Extension: Validation and transfer of the nutritional technologies to the target groups

Thrust Areas of Research

  • Reinvestigate the requirements of macro and micro- nutrients in livestock, pigs and poultry.
  • Strategic supplementation of macro and micro-nutrients in livestock to improve their productive and reproductive performance.
  • Evolving economical complete ration using various unconventional feed resources.
  • Use of unconventional minerals sources to economize mineral mixture for livestock & poultry
  • Nutritional interventions for improving milk, meat and egg quality in livestock & poultry
  • Investigating antibiotic free feed additives for enhancing the performance of poultry/pigs

Education

Undergraduate-(list of courses offered as per VCI, i.e. Code, Name, Cr hrs etc)


S.No. Code of Course Name of Course Credit Hrs
1. ANN, Unit-1 Principles of animal nutrition and feed technology 3+1
2. ANN, Unit-2 Applied ruminant nutrition-I
3. ANN, Unit-3 Applied ruminant nutrition-II
4. ANN, Unit-4 Applied non-ruminant nutrition

Postgraduate

S.No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. Semester
1. ANN 601* Nutritional Biochemistry 1+0 I
2. ANN 602* Energy and Protein Nutrition 2+0 I
3. ANN 603* Minerals and Vitamin Nutrition and Feed Additives 2+1 I
4. ANN 604* Feed and Fodder Technology 1+1 I
5. ANN 605* Ruminant Nutrition 2+1 II
6. ANN 606* Non-Ruminant Nutrition 2+1 II
7. ANN 607* Research Methodology in Animal Nutrition 0+2 I
8. ANN 608 Companion Animal Nutrition 1+0 II
9. ANN 609 Nutrition of Laboratory, Wild and Zoo Animals 2+1 II
10. ANN 610 Non-Conventional Feed Resources 1+1 I
11. ANN 611 Introductory Clinical Nutrition 1+0 I
12. ANN 612 Rumen Biotechnology 1+0 II
13. ANN 691 Seminar 1+0 I/II
14. ANN 699 Research 30 I & II
*Core course 

Ph.D. 

S.No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. Semester
1. ANN 701* Modern Concepts in Feeding of Ruminants 2+0 I
2. ANN 702* Forages in Animal Nutrition 1+0 I
3. ANN 703* Recent Concepts in Feeding of Non-Ruminants 1+0 II
4. ANN 704* Advances in Rumen Metabolism 1+1 I
5. ANN 705* Advances in Mineral and Vitamin Nutrition 2+0 I
6. ANN 706* Advanced Clinical Nutrition 1+1 II
7. ANN 707* Advanced Techniques in Nutritional Research 1+1 I
8. ANN 708 Advances in Feed Technology 1+0 II
9. ANN 709 Toxicants and Anti-Metabolites in Animal Nutrition 1+0 II
10. ANN 710 Nutrigenomics in Animal Nutrition 1+0 II
11. ANN 711 Equine Nutrition 1+0 II
12. ANN 791 Semester - I 1+0 I/II
13. ANN 792 Semester - II 1+0 I/II
14. ANN 799 Research 75 I & II
*Core course 

Research

Salient Achievements

  • In last one decade various studies were conducted in the department were conventional & expensive source of phosphorus i.e. DCP (Di-calcium phosphate) was successfully replaced by cheaply available DAP (Di-ammonium phosphate), rock phosphate (RP), Heat treated defluorinated rock phosphate (HTRP) and single super phosphate (SSP) to economize mineral mixture and thereby reduced feed cost for livestock and poultry.
  • Performance enhancers in poultry & livestock: Cinnamon and Thyme essential oils and Herbal feed additives like Tulsi leaf, Ashwagandha root, Punarnava, Pappaya leaf , neem leaf and Amla were incorporated in diet of broilers and resulted in improved immunomodulation and performance with better economic return. Supplementation of different Acidifiers, different Enzymes like Phytases, Proteases (monocomponent) and Carbohydrases (Xylanase, Mannase and Amylase) & Protein hydrolysate, Whey proteins, Bacteriophages, monoglycerides, Lysolacithin, fatty acid esters with emulsifiers causes an improvement in growth performance, feed utilization, meat quality and immune system in broilers.
  • Technology developed: Department under AICRP has evolved area specific mineral mixture (ASMM) for different livestock.
  • Identification and inclusion of nonconventional feed resources available in M.P. either as replacement or as a supplement in the ration of livestock and poultry have been extensively carried out in the department under AICRP & NATP projects.
  • Nutrients requirement for different livestock and poultry has been extensively worked out in the department under ICAR & other projects.
  • Complete feed technology: Complete feed processing unit was developed under ICAR & MPCOST projects in the department for the preparation of complete feed pellets incorporating dried fallen different tree leaves & non conventional feed resources available in M.P.
  • Bypass nutrients technology: In our laboratory methods were evolved of making bypass nutrients.
  • Use of Azolla (Azolla filicoides) as a Protein Source in Animal Feed
  • Supplementation of 250 g/d linseed oil or 570g/d whole linseed could be useful in improving fatty acid profile in milk of lactating Murrah buffaloes.
  • Supplementation of different designer diets in layers can increase the egg ω:3 PUFA by 2-5 times, Vit -E by 4 times and mineral content by 2-4 times.

Organized ICAR Short Course

  • ICAR 10 day short course “Nutritional Perspectives for augmenting animal productivity: an approach to double farmers’ income” (From 23rd July to 1st August, 2018) in Dept of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science and A.H., NDVSU, Jabalpur (M.P.)

Organized National Conference

  • VI Annual Convention and National Conference on “Coordinated Nutrition, Health, and Extension Approach for Sustainable Livestock Production” NAVNAW-2022 at Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science & A.H. Jabalpur from 21st to 22nd September 2022.

Completed Research Projects

S.N. Title of the project Funding agency
1. Estimation and Prediction of Energy Value of Feeds for Ruminants. UGC
2. Studies on “Aflatoxicosis” ICAR
3. Utilization of Agricultural By-Products and Industrial Waste Material for Evolving Economic Ration for Livestock ICAR
4. Studies on Distribution of Aflatoxin in Tissue of Grower and Layer Birds and in Eggs. ICAR
5. Complete Energy Metabolism in Poultry ICAR
6. Physiological Adaptation of Different Genotype of Cross- Bred Cattle ICAR
7. Nutritional Requirements & Nutritional Cross- Bred Efficiency of Different Genotypes of Cattle for Growth and Milk Production. ICAR
8. All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Poultry Nutrition ICAR
9. Evolving Economic Rations for Lactating, Growing and Working Animals NARP
10. Development of Complete Feed System for Ruminants in Tribal Area. MPCOST
11. Nutritional and Pharmacological Qualities of Horse- Gram. MPCOST
12. AD-HOC Project of Nutritional Requirement & Nutritional Efficiency of Different Genotypes in crossbred Cattle ICAR
13. Network Programme on Micro-Nutrients in Animal Nutrition and Production ICAR
14. Development of Complete Feed System for Cross Bred Cattle. ICAR
15. Utilization of Coarse Cereals and by Products of Oil Seed Based Cropping System for Poultry Production NATP
16. Studies on utilization of soybean straw in cross bred lactating cows ICAR
17. Improvement of Feed Resource and Nutrient Utilization for Raising Animal Production ICAR - AICRP
18. Establishment and certification of advanced animal feed quality testing laboratory in Madhya Pradesh RKVY

Ongoing Research Projects

  • Conducted 02 International Research trial (2022-23) entitled “EFFECT OF FEEDING TRACE MINERAL SOURCES (INORGANIC/ OPTIMIN ZMC/ INTELLIBOND) ON PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF LACTATING DAIRY COWS AND LACTATING BUFFALOES” in collaboration with NUTRECO NEDERLAND B.V., TROUW NUTRITION R & D.
  • Conducted Research trial (2023-24) entitled “Augmenting performance of broilers through supplementation of Fortibac X-Energy”

Extension Education

Conducted ASCAD trainings to field Veterinarians/Officers of M.P.

S.N. Title / Theme Duration No. of beneficiaries
1. Strategies for improving the productivity of livestock 6 days,19-24 Nov.2012 20
2. Strategies for improving the productivity of livestock 6 days, 26 Nov.- 01 Dec. 2012 19
3. Strategies for improving the productivity of livestock 6 days, 7-12 Jan. 2013 15
4. Strategies for improving the productivity of livestock 6 days, 4-9 Feb. 2013 16
5. Strategies for improving the productivity of livestock 6 days, 18-23 Feb. 2013 16
6. Strategies for improving the productivity of livestock 6 days, 10-15 Feb. 2014 17
7. Strategies for improving the productivity of livestock 6 days, 17-22 Feb. 2014 17
8. Strategies for improving the productivity of livestock 6 days, 3-8 March 2014 19
9. Strategies for improving the productivity of livestock 6 days, 24 Feb.-01 March 2014 20
10. Nutritional transferable technologies to be adopted at farmer’s level 5 days, 9- 13 March 2015 17
11. Nutritional transferable technologies to be adopted at farmer’s level 5 days, 16-20 March 2015 18
12. Nutritional transferable technologies to be adopted at farmer’s level 5 days, 23-27 March 2015 24
13. Primary animal management, treatment, surgery, vaccination and outbreak control 5 days, 6-10 Aug., 2018 18
14. Recent Trends in Animal Husbandry Practices for Enhancing Production sponsored by MANAGE, Hyderabad 5 days, 24 to 28 Sep. 2018 25
15. Livestock Health and Production for National Food Security Sponsored by MANAGE, Hyderabad 5 days, 24 to 28 Sep. 2019 25

Publications

Research articles published in journals

  • Khare, A. & Baghel, R.P.S. (2009). Effect of strategic dietary supplementation on productive performance of buffaloes. Buffalo Bulletin, 28(4): 198-203.
  • Khare, A. and Baghel, R.P.S. (2010). Strategic dietary supplementation of buffaloes on Economics of their milk production. Buffalo Bulletin, 29(1): 12-20.
  • Kumar, S., Baghel, R.P.S. and Khare, A. (2011). Effect of chandrasoor (lepidium sativum) supplementation on dry matter intake, body weight and milk yield in lactating murrah buffaloes. International Buffalo Bulletin, 30(4): 262-266.
  • Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S. and Nayak, A. (2012).Effect of substitution of heat treated rock phosphate without and with phytase for dicalcium phosphate on performance and nutrient utilization in egg type starters. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, 29 (2):179-184.
  • Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S. and Nayak, A. (2012).Effect of substitution of heat treated rock phosphate without and with phytase for dicalcium phosphate on performance and nutrient utilization in egg type starters. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, 29 (2):179-184.
  • Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S. and Nayak, A. (2013). Studies on the Utilization of Rock Phosphate without and with Aluminium instead of Dicalcium Phosphate in Egg Type Starter Chickens. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology.13: 35-44.
  • Kumar R., Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S. and Khare, A. (2014). Strategic approach to improve production of buffaloes in rural areas in central India through nutrient supplementation. Buffalo Bulletin. 33 (4): 485-493.
  • Sheikh G.G., Baghel, R.P.S., Nayak, S. and Ajaz ganie (2014). Effect of replacement of maize with paddy in the diets of growing and finishing pigs on carcass traits, reproductive performance and economics of feeding. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition. 31(2): 182-186.
  • Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S., Nayak, A and Khare, A. (2015). Effect of replacing dicalcium phosphate by rock phosphate with and without aluminium on production performance of layers. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition.32 (2): 207-211.
  • Khare, A., Baghel, R.P.S., Nayak, S. and Khare, V. (2015). Change in plasma trace mineral profile of nondescript cattle by replacing mustered oilseed cake from Azolla meal. Indian Journal of Animal Science. 85 (11): 1270-1272.
  • Sumaiya, S., Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S., Nayak, A., Malapure, C.D. and Kumar, R. (2016). Effect of dietary iodine on production of iodine enriched eggs. Veterinary World, 9(6): 554-558.
  • Govil. K., Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S., Khare, A., Patil, A.K., Malapure, C.D. and Nayak, A.(2016). Xylanase supplementation and performance of broiler chicken fed low energy diet. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, 33(4): 475-478.
  • Govil, K., Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S., Patil, A.K., Malapure, C.D. and Thakur, D. (2017). Performance of broiler chicken fed multicarbohydrases supplemented low energy diet. Veterinary World, 10(7): 723-731.
  • Tomar, J.S., Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S. Malapure, C.D. Govil, K. and Thakur D. (2018). Organic acids supplementation in the diets and performance of broiler chicken. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, 34 (4): 458-462.
  • Kumar, R., Nayak, S.,Baghel, R.P.S., Malapure, C.D. and Roy, B. (2019). Consequence of prill fat and rumen protected choline supplementation on milk yield and its makeup in murrah buffaloes. Buffalo Bulletin, 38(1): 49-56.
  • Tomar, J.S., Nayak, S., Baghel, R.P.S., Khare, A., Govil, K., Malapure, C.D. and Thakur, D. (2018). Comparative efficacy of different feed additives in broilers. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 53(1): 88-91.
  • Kumar, R., Nayak, S.,Baghel, R.P.S., Malapure, C.D. and Roy, B. (2020). Consequence of prill fat and rumen protected choline supplementation on milk yield and its makeup in murrah buffaloes. Buffalo Bulletin, 38(1): 49-56.
  • Sharma, P., Nayak, S., Tiwari, S.P., Khare, A., Shukla, S. and Nayak, A. (2022). Efficiency of feed conversion and milk yield in Murrah buffaloes fed with linseed and linseed oil. Buffalo Bulletin, 41(2): 281-291.

Books / Practical Manuals Published:

  • Sustainable Buffalo Farming, ISBN No 978-3848447138, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012
  • An objective solution to Animal Nutrition, Kalyani Publication, 2017
  • Principles of Animal Nutrition & Feed Tech., ISBN: 978-93-87590-77-9, Jaya Publisher, 2018
  • Applied Ruminant Nutrition I + Applied Ruminant Nutrition II , ISBN: 978-93-87590-78-6, Jaya Publisher, 2018
  • Applied Non- Ruminant Nutrition, ISBN: 978-93-87590-76-2, Jaya Publisher, 2018
  • Pashupaalan Evam Prabandhan, ISBN: 9789388112550, AkiNik Publications, 2018
  • Manual on Livestock Health and Production for National Food Security, ISBN: 978-620-2-66975-7, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2020
  • Animal Productivity and Nutritional Security, ISBN No. 978-81-7622-494-9, Biotech Publisher, 2021
  • Technical Bulletin on Effect Of Feeding Trace Mineral Sources (Inorganic/ Optimin ZMC/Intellibond) On Productive And Reproductive Performance Of Lactating Dairy Cows, ISBN: 978-93-89399-95-0, Sandarbha Prakashan, Bhopal, 2021
  • Technical Bulletin on Effect Of Feeding Trace Mineral Sources (Inorganic/Optimin ZMC/Intellibond) On Productive And Reproductive Performance Of Lactating Buffaloes” ISBN: 978-93-89399-95-0, Sandarbha Prakashan, Bhopal, 2021
  • राहुल शर्मा शिवांगी शर्मा राज कुमार पटेल रमेश कुमार मिश्रा सुनील नायक एवं अंकुर खरे (2021) पशु पालन एवं पशु चिकित्सा - एक संक्षिप्त परिचय। ISBN No. 978-93-8351-760-2, जी एच् पब्लिकेशन प्रयागराज, 2021
  • Coordinated approaches for animal health and productivity., ISBN: 978-93-92370-48-9, Sandarbha Prakashan, Bhopal, 2022
  • Coordinated nutrition, health and extension approach for sustainable livestock production, ISBN: 978-93-92370-41-0, Sandarbha Prakashan, Bhopal, 2022
  • Souvenir on Coordinated nutrition, health and extension approach for sustainable livestock production, ISBN: 978-93-92370-47-2, Sandarbha Prakashan, Bhopal, 2022
  • Technical Bulletin on “Augmenting performance of broilers through supplementation of Fortibac X-Energy” ISBN:978-81-971036-0-5, Sandarbha Prakashan, Bhopal, 2023

Services Offered

  • Proximate analysis of feeds/fodder samples from various commercial feed plants, hatcheries, poultry, pig, goat farms and dairies
  • Feed formulation for different livestock & poultry
  • Certificate courses for rural youth & extension workers
  • Sale of mineral mixtures for different livestock, pigs & poultry
  • Sale of UMMB for different livestock

Technology developed: Area Specific Mineral Mixture (ASMM)

  • Commercialization of area specific mineral mixture (Narmada min)
  • Commercialization of UMMB (Narmada vet lick) Mineral Mixture & UMMB Preparation Units has been established at livestock farm Adhartal, Jabalpur by the department. They are equipped with all necessary machines & are ISO certified.

Facilities Available

High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Equipments

UG Laboratory

Experimental House

Experimental House

Experimental House

Laboratories for UG, PG & PhD:

Laboratory Major facilities
UG laboratory/ Feed/fodder analysis laboratory Electronic weighing balance, Hot air oven, Muffle furnace, Desicators, Kjaldahl’s distillation assembly, Soxhlet’s ether extraction assembly, Fibre estimation assembly, Hot plate etc.
PG Laboratory Advanced protein analyzer, Advanced fibre estimation assembly, Interactive whiteboard, Muffle furnace etc
Advanced Laboratory NIR Spectrometer, HPLC, Gas Chromatography, Bomb calorimeter, UV/VIS Spectrophotometer, ICP- Optical Emission Spectrometer, Microwave digester etc.

National Awards / Distinctions conferred to the faculty:

Name of Award Agency Recipient Year
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award ICAR Dr. B.R. Patle 1984
CLFMA Award CLFMA Dr. B.R. Patle 1991-92
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award Nutrition Society of India Dr. R.P.S. Baghel 1989-90
Best Research Paper Award Nutrition Society of India Dr. R.S. Gupta & Dr. B.R. Patle 1989-90
CLFMA Award CLFMA Dr. R.P.S. Baghel 2012
Fellow Award NAVNAW Dr. S. Nayak 2022
Best PhD Thesis Award NAVNAW Dr. Pramod Sharma 2022
Life Time Achievement Award Society of Krishi Vigyan Dr. S. Nayak 2023
Young Scientist Award 6th International Conference on Veterinary & Livestock Dr. Ankur Khare 2023
Best Teacher Award for Innovation in Animal Science Asian Biological Research Foundation Dr. Ankur Khare 2023
Best Thesis Award 6th International Conference on Veterinary & Livestock Dr. Rahul Sharma 2023

Faculty:

S.N. Name Designation Qualification
1. Dr. Sunil Nayak Professor and Head Ph.D.
2. Dr. Ankur Khare Assistant Professor Ph.D.
3. Dr. Nirmala Muwel Assistant Professor Ph.D.
4. Dr. Rahul Sharma Assistant Professor Ph.D.
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