Animal Science Division

1

For Scientific/ Technical

• Precision Dairy Production Systems: Nutrition, Genetics, and Reproduction”
• Molecular and Genomic Approaches for Dairy Production Enhancement
• Functional Dairy Foods and Emerging Value Addition Technologies
• Dairy Microbiology: Fermentation, Starter Cultures, and Probiotics
• Post-Harvest Dairy Processing: Packaging, Shelf-Life, and Cold Chain Management
• Nutritional Strategies and Feed Efficiency in High-Yielding Dairy Animals
• Residue Analysis and Risk Assessment in Milk and Dairy Products
• Climate-Resilient Dairy Production Systems
• Gene editing and cloning
• Development adulterant detection kits for milk

Farmers

• Clean Milk Production and Safe Handling at Farm Level
• Improving Milk Yield through Good Feeding and Care of Dairy Animals
• From Milk to Market: Simple Processing and Marketing Skills
• Balanced Feeding and Care for High Milk Production
• Healthy Animals, Higher Milk: Basic Dairy Management Practices”

2

For Scientific/ Technical

• Advanced Animal Health Management for Sustainable Livestock Production
• Prevention and Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases
• Development of Next Generation Vaccine Against Economically Important Animal Disease
• Biosecurity and Disease Risk Management in Livestock Farms
• Livestock Health, Welfare, and Productivity Enhancement
• Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Management of Livestock Diseases
• Antimicrobial Stewardship and Rational Drug Use in Livestock
• Parasitic Disease Control and Integrated Pest Management in Livestock Systems
• Development of diagnostic kits for common and important animal disease
• Laboratory Diagnosis and Sample Collection Techniques

For Farmers

• Basic Animal Health Management for Sustainable Livestock Production
• Prevention and Control of Common Livestock Diseases
• Vaccination and Deworming Practices at Farm Level
•  Improving Animal Health through Feeding and Hygiene
• Awareness-cum-Training Programme on Livestock Health, Care, and Productivity Improvement

3

For Scientific/ Technical

• Scientific Poultry Production, Health Management, and Biosecurity Systems
• Poultry Disease Diagnosis, Vaccination Strategies, and Outbreak Control
• Poultry Disease Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Risk Management
• Poultry Nutrition, Feed Formulation, and Productivity Optimization
• Integrated Poultry Production Systems and Value Chain Development

For Farmers

• Commercial Poultry Farming: Basic Production and Management Practices
• Poultry Biosecurity, Farm Hygiene, and Disease Prevention at Village Level
• Broiler and Layer Management for Improved Income Generation
• Poultry Nutrition, Feeding Practices, and Cost Reduction Strategies
• Chick Rearing, Brooding Practices, and Mortality Reduction

4

For Scientific/ Technical

• Buffalo Breed Improvement and Genetic Upgradation Strategies
• Reproductive Physiology, Artificial Insemination, and Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Buffaloes
• Selection, Breeding, and Genetic Evaluation of Buffalo Genetic Resources
• Integrated Buffalo Production, Climate Resilience, and Value Chain Development
• Advanced Nutritional interventions from birth to production cycle for profitable buffalo farming

For Farmers

• Scientific Buffalo Production and Improved Management Practices
• Feeding, Nutrition, and Milk Production Enhancement in Buffaloes
• Buffalo Health Care, Disease Prevention, and Farm Hygiene
• Dairy Buffalo Management for Higher Milk Yield and Quality
• Reproductive Management and Basic Breeding Practices in Buffaloes

5

For Scientific/ Technical

• Genetic Improvement and Breed Upgradation in Cattle
• Reproductive Physiology, Artificial Insemination, and Advanced Reproductive Technologies in Cattle
• Clinical Disease Diagnosis and Herd Health Management in Cattle
• Cattle Production Systems, Performance Recording, and Farm Economics
• Integrated Cattle Breeding, Production, Health Management

For Farmers

• Scientific Cattle Production and Improved Management Practices
• Dairy Cattle Nutrition, Feeding, and Milk Production Enhancement
• Cattle Health Care, Disease Prevention, and Farm Hygiene
• Clean and hygienic milk production
• Reproductive Management and Basic Breeding Practices in Cattle

6

For Scientific/ Technical

• Genetic Improvement and Breed Development in Goat Production Systems
• Advanced Goat Health Management, Disease Surveillance, and Epidemiology
• Nutritional Modelling and Feed Resource Optimization in Goat Production Systems
• Goat Value Chain Development, Meat Marketing, and Processing Technologies
• Integrated Goat Production Systems, Entrepreneurship, and Value Addition

For Farmers

• Advanced Scientific Goat Rearing and Improved Management Practices for Rural Livelihoods
• Goat Feeding, Grazing Management, and Nutrition Practices
• Goat Health Care, Disease Prevention, and Deworming Practices
• Goat Reproduction, Kidding Management, and Kid Rearing Practices
• Backyard Goat Farming and Entrepreneurship Development

7

For Scientific/ Technical

• Genetic Improvement and Breed Development in Sheep Production Systems
• Reproductive Physiology and Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Sheep
• Advanced Sheep Health Management, Epidemiology, and Disease Surveillance
• Nutritional Modelling and Feed Resource Optimization in Sheep Production Systems
• Sheep Value Chain Development, Meat Marketing, and Processing Technologies

For Farmers

• Scientific Sheep Rearing and Improved Management Practices for Rural Livelihoods
• Sheep Feeding, Grazing Management, and Pasture Utilization
• Sheep Health Care, Disease Prevention, and Deworming Practices
• Housing, Flock Management, and Biosecurity in Sheep Farming
• Sheep Reproduction, Lambing Management, and Lamb Rearing Practices

8

For Scientific/ Technical

• Feed Formulation, Nutritional Modelling, and Precision Feeding Systems
• Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Reproductive Biotechnology in Livestock
• Livestock origin GHGs inventory and mitigation strategies
• Semen quality and its cryopreservation
• Advanced feed additives to mitigate AMR challenges of livestock

For Farmers

• Balanced Animal Nutrition for Improved Milk, Meat, and Growth Performance
• Practical Feeding Management of Livestock Using Locally Available Feed Resources
• Basic Reproductive Management for Better Conception and Calving/Kidding/Lambing Success
• Heat Detection, Breeding Practices, and Timely Mating in Farm Animals
•  Improving Fertility and Productivity through Nutrition and Management Practices

9

• For Scientific/ Technical
• Advanced Research Methods for Exotic, Emerging & Re-emerging Animal Diseases
• High-End Diagnostics for Transboundary & Emerging Diseases
• Pathogen Repository & Biobanking Management
• Biosafety, Biosecurity & Biocontainment (BSL-2/3/4)
• Emergency Preparedness, Risk Assessment & Disease Control Strategies Training

For Farmers

• Awareness of Emerging & Transboundary Animal Diseases
• Farm-Level Biosecurity & Disease Prevention
• Early Reporting & Community-Based Surveillance
• Safe Handling of Animals & Basic Infection Control

10

• For Scientific/ Technical
• Fundamentals of Veterinary Epidemiology & Study Design
• Disease Surveillance Systems & Data Management
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Spatial Epidemiology
• Veterinary Disease Informatics & Digital Tools
• Outbreak Investigation & Emergency Response
• Modeling, Risk Analysis & One Health Approaches

For Farmers

• Basic Disease Recognition & Reporting Training
• Farm Record-Keeping & Simple Data Management Trainin
• Biosecurity & Disease Prevention Practices Training
• Community-Based Disease Surveillance Training

11

For Scientific/ Technical

• Meat Quality Evaluation & Safety Standards
• Advanced Meat Processing & Product Development
• Molecular Techniques for Meat Species Identification & Traceability
• Residue Analysis & Food Safety in Meat Products
• Hygienic Slaughter, Meat Inspection & Abattoir Management
• Entrepreneurship & Value Chain Development in Meat Sector

For Farmers

• Hygienic Meat Production & Slaughtering Practices
• Small-Scale Meat Processing & Value Addition
• Meat Processing Entrepreneurship & Livelihood

Goat/Sheep Meat Production & Processing

12

For Scientific/ Technical

• Advanced Diagnostics & Laboratory Techniques for FMD
• FMD Epidemiology, Surveillance & Risk Analysis
• Vaccine Development, Matching & Immunization Strategies
• Biosecurity, Biosafety & Containment Facility Management
• Molecular Epidemiology & Genomic Characterization of FMD Virus
• FMD Control Policy, Emergency Response & Simulation Exercises

For Farmers

• Basic Awareness & Early Detection of FMD
•  Farm Biosecurity & Disease Prevention
•  Vaccination Practices & Herd Health Management
• Outbreak Response & Reporting

13

For Scientific/ Technical

• Animal Genetic Resources Characterization and Documentation
• Quantitative Genetics and Breeding Program Design
• Genomic Tools and Bioinformatics in Livestock Improvement
• Cryoconservation and Gene Banking Techniques
• Community-Based Breeding Programs (CBBPs) and Participatory Approaches
• Policy, Legal Frameworks and Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) in Animal Genetic Resources

For Farmers

• Basic Animal Selection & Breeding Practices
• Improved Local Breed Management & Conservation
• Record-Keeping for Breeding & Productivity
• Community-Based Breeding & Farmer Cooperatives

14

For Scientific/ Technical

• Poultry Disease Diagnostics, Surveillance & Biosecurity
• Advanced Poultry Nutrition and Feed Formulation
• Poultry Genetics, Breeding and Hatchery Management
• Poultry Production Systems and Value Chain Analysis
• Climate-Smart and Sustainable Poultry Production
• Poultry Welfare, Housing Systems and Behavior Research

For Farmers

• Hands-on training Poultry Husbandry & Farm Management.
• Backyard Poultry Production & Improved Local Breeds
• Basic Poultry Health Care & Vaccination
• Small-Scale Poultry Business & Marketing

15

For Scientific/ Technical

• Advanced Camel Health & Disease Diagnostics
• Camel Genetics, Breeding & Reproductive Technologies
• Climate Resilience & Sustainable Camel Production Systems

For Farmers

• Practical Camel Husbandry & Herd Management

Community-Based Camel Health & First Aid

16

For Scientific/ Technical

• Equine Health, Disease Surveillance & Epidemiology
• Equine Nutrition, Physiology & Performance Management
• Equine Welfare Science & Policy

For Farmers

• Practical Equine Husbandry & Daily Care
• Basic Equine Health Care & First Aid

17

For Scientific/ Technical

• Biosecurity, Health Management, and Quality Assurance in Pig Production Systems
• Advances in Pig Health Management, Production, and Meat Processing
• Disease Control, Welfare, and Quality Meat Production in Pigs

For Farmers

• Doubling Income through Scientific Pig Farming and Meat Value Addition
• Commercial Pig Farming and Value-Added Pork Products