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Dr. R. Ganesan

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Dr. R. Ganesan

Professor

  • Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education & Research, Puducherry-605 009.
Academic Qualification (Starting with highest degree Awarded)
Degree Awarded Field of Study Institution / Place Year of completion
Ph.D. Statistics Pondicherry University / Puducherry 2015
M.Sc. Statistics Madras Christian College (Madras University), Chennai 1986
B.Sc. Statistics Madras Christian College (Madras University), Chennai 1984

Position and Employment (Starting with most recent employment)

Position Institution / Place From (Date) To (Date)
Professor Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry Mar. 2015 Till date
Associate Professor Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry Mar. 2009 Mar. 2015
Assistant Professor (SG) Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry Mar. 2006 Mar. 2009
Assistant Professor (SS) Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry Mar. 2001 Mar. 2006
Assistant Professor Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry Mar. 1995 Mar. 2001
Statistical Assistant Institute for Research in Medical Statistics, (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai Nov. 1987 Mar. 2005

Research Publications

Total no. of Research / Review articles published : 36

  • Murthy, B.N., Ezhil, R., Venkatasubramaniam,S., Ramalingam,N., Periannan,V., Ganesan, R., Ramani,N., and Selvaraj, v. (1995). A comparison of 30-cluster survey method used in India and a purposive method in the estimation of immunization coverages in Tamil Nadu. Indian Pediatrics, 32(1), 129-135. (NAAS Rating 7.04) -Impact Factor 1.014
  • Radhakrishna, S., Murthy, B.N., Nair, N.G.K., Ezhil, R., Venkatasubramaniam,S., Ramalingam, N., Periannan, V., and Ganesan,R. (1995). A concurrent comparison of a WHO recommended 30-cluster survey and a modified version of it under Indian Conditions in the estimation of Immunisation coverages. Indian Pediatrics, 32(3), 383-390. (NAAS Rating 7.04) -Impact Factor 1.014
  • Ponnuvel, P., Rajaganapathy, V., Venugopal, S, and Ganesan, R. (1999). Performance of Rhode Island Red pure breed under Pondicherry conditions. Indian J Aninm Prodn Mgmt, 15(1), 35-36. (NAAS Rating 3.10)
  • Das, S.S, Kumar, D., Sreekrishnan, R., and Ganesan, R. (2009). Gastrointestinal parasitic infections in dogs in Puducherry. Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, 23(1), 77-79. (NAAS Rating 4.72)
  • Das, S.S., Kumar, D., Sreekrishnan, R., and Ganesan, R. (2009). Soil contamination of public places, play grounds and residential areas with ova of Toxocara. Indian Journal of Veterinary Research. 17(2), 13-16. (NAAS Rating 3.76)
  • Raja, S., Bharathi Niveditha, PS., Venkatesa Perumal, and Ganesan, R. (2011). Use of postmortem vitreous humor as a diagnostic aid for inferring blood urea nitrogen concentration in Jersey crossbred cattle. Animal Science Reporter, 5(1), 22-26 (NAAS Rating 3.62)
  • Ganesan,R., Dhanavanthan,P., Sreenivasaiah,P. V., and Ponnuvel, P. (2011). Comparative study of non-linear models for describing poultry egg production in Puducherry. Current Biotica, 5(3), 289-298. (NAAS Rating 3.68)
  • Ganesan,R., Dhanavanthan,P., Kiruthika, and Sreenivasaiah,P. V. (2012). Artificial neural network model as an alternative to nonlinear regression model for predicting poultry egg production, Edited Book of Applications of Reliability Theory and Survival Analysis, Bonfring Publications, India,177-188.
  • Ponnuvel, P., Venugopal, S., Ganesan, R., and Sreenivasaiah,P.V. (2012). Growth and feed efficiency in commercial broilers under hot-humid conditions in Puducherry. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 47(1), 23-27. (NAAS Rating 5.01)
  • Ninan Jacob and Ganesan, R. (2013). Canonical correlation analysis between physiological and physical parameters in neonatal ruminants, Current Biotica 6(4), 445-451.(NAAS Rating 3.68)
  • Ganesan, R., and Girija,C.R. (2013). Establishing Campus Area Networking (CAN) using a combination of wireless and wired connectivity - An optimum solution, International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology, 2(3),478-486. (Index Copernicus Impact Value: 4.70)
  • Ganesan, R., Dhanavanthan, P., Balasubramanyam, D., Kumarasamy, P., and Kiruthika. (2013). Estimates of genetic parameters of growth traits in Madras Red sheep. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, 3(5),69-73. (African Quality centre for Journals (AQCJ) Impact Factor: 1.485)
  • Ganesan, R., Girija, C.R., Rajkumar, K. (2013). Application of Geographical Information System in Animal Disease Mapping. Indian Veterinary Journal, 90(9), 82-84. (NAAS Rating 4.33)
  • Dhanavanthan, P., Kiruthika, Ganesan, R, and Kumarasamy, P. (2013). Analysis of longitudinal growth data of sheep using mixed models. Edited Book of Frontiers of Statistics and its Applications, Bonfring Publications, India, 134-142.
  • Ganesan, R., Dhanavanthan, P., Kiruthika, Kumarasamy, P., Murugan, M., and Jaishankar, S. (2013). Factors influencing growth performance and estimation of genetic parameters in crossbred pigs. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, 3(5), 63-71. (African Quality centre for Journals (AQC) Impact Factor: 1.485)
  • Ganesan,R., Dhanavanthan,P., Kumarasamy,P., Kiruthika and Balasubramanyam,D. (2014). Comparative study of linear mixed-effects and artificial neural network models for longitudinal unbalanced growth data of Madras Red sheep. Veterinary World. 7(2), 52-58. (NAAS Rating 5.10)
  • Sudesh Pundir and Ganesan, R. (2014). Use of artificial neural network for the construction of lorenz curve. International Journal of Green Computing, 5(1), 12-23.
  • Ganesan, R., Dhanavanthan, P., Balasubramanyam, D., and Kiruthika, Growth Kumarasamy, P., modeling and factors affecting growth traits in Madras Red Sheep. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 49(1), 2015: 20-25 (NAAS Rating 6.03)
  • Prebavathy T, Thanislass J, Lydia Dhanammal, Ganesan, R and Mukhopadhyay, H.K. Association between early neonatal indicators and growth parameters in crossbred calves. Indian J. Anim. Prod. and Mgmt. 2016, 32(1), 129-135.
  • Sudesh Pundir and Ganesan, R. (2016). Comparative study of factor analytical methods. International Journal of Biometric Applications, 6(1), 29-37.
  • Prebavathy T, Thanislass J, Lydia Dhanammal, Ganesan, R and Mukhopadhyay, H.K. Association between early neonatal indicators and growth parameters in crossbred calves. Indian J. Anim. Prod. and Mgmt. 2016, 32(1), 129-135.
  • Sudesh Pundir and Ganesan, R. (2016). Comparative study of factor analytical methods. International Journal of Biometric Applications, 6(1), 29-37.
  • Ganesan, R. and Kumarasamy, P. (2017). Performance of kids born to Osmanabadi does at different lambing intervals and seasons. Indian Journal of Small Ruminants, 23(1), 35-38 (NAAS Rating 6.00)
  • Ganesan, R. and Kumarasamy, P. (2017). Genotype x environment interaction for growth traits in crossbred sheep. Indian J. Anim. Prod. and Mgmt. 2017, 33(1), 12-17 (NAAS Rating 5.90)
  • R Ganesan, D Balasubramanyam, D Kumarasamy, A Gopu, P Dhanavanthan, R Muralidharan, P Babu, R Ramachandran. Epidemiology of pox diseases in goats in Puducherry region. Indian J. Small Ruminants, 2018, 24(1), 12-18.
  • Ganesan, R., Prebavathy, T., and Prasanthi, R. (2019). Factors influencing lactation milk yield in Zanskari cattle of Ladakh. Indian Journal of Dairy Science. 72(5), 515-519. (NAAS Rating 7.10)
  • Ganesan, R. and Sankar, S. (2020). Prediction of birth weight in Osmanabadi kids using body measurements. Indian Journal of Small Ruminants, 26(2), 180-185.
  • Ganesan, R. and Sankar, S. (2020). Genetic and phenotypic parameters of growth traits in Osmanabadi kids. Indian Journal of Small Ruminants, 26(1), 1-6.
  • Ganesan, R. and Sankar, S. (2021). Prediction of weaning weight in Osmanabadi kids using body measurements. Indian Journal of Small Ruminants, 27(1), 100-105.
  • Ganesan, R. and Sankar, S. (2021). Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting pre-weaning growth traits in Osmanabadi kids. Indian Journal of Small Ruminants, 27(2), 170-175.
  • Ganesan, R., Sankar, S., Dhanavanthan, P., and Surya, N. (2022). Factors affecting the performance of Osmanabadi kids in a semi-intensive system. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 92(3), 45-50. (NAAS Rating 6.58)

Books Published

Total no. of books published: 1

  • Ganesan, R., and Sreenivasaiah, P.V. (2014). Textbook of Statistics (as per the new ICAR syllabus 2009 for the agriculture students in India). Write and Print Publishers, India.

Book Chapters

Total no. of books Chapters published: 1

  • R.Ganesan, P.Dhanavanthan, Kiruthika, P.Kumarasamy, Murugan and Jaishankar (2016). Analysis of longitudinal unbalanced growth data of pigs using mixed linear models - Chapter in the Book titled "Statistical Modelling and Analysis. Techniques by Narosa Publishers, New Delhi, India.

Externally funded Research projects

Total no. of completed & ongoing research projects :

Title of the Project Role Duration of the Project Amount (Rs in lakhs) Funding Agency
Cytogenetic studies of the cattle of Pondicherry with special reference to reproductive performance Co-PI 3 Yrs 16.4 ICAR
Dissemination of Animal Health Knowledge for Development of Landless Dairy Cattle owners in the Peri-Urban regions of Pondicherry, India Co-PI 2 Yrs 69 DFID, UK

Awards & Honors

  • Received a prize for the multimedia project titled "Cattle Health Information System with Special reference to Mastitis & Bloat" developed during the Refresher course on "Computer-based Multimedia Presentation" at National Academy for Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad from Feb. 20- Mar.12, 2007
  • Cash awards on two occasions from the College for special work carried out in the computer center of the college.
  • Received the Best paper award for the oral presentation on "Application of Geographical Information System (GIS) in animal disease monitoring in Puducherry" in the International Summit on "Advancing Veterinary Medical care: Challenges and Strategies" and 27th Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine Convention Satellite Seminars on Veterinary Internal Medicine at Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai -7 from Feb 19-21, 2009.
  • The invited lecture titled "Statistical analysis of data using SPSS" delivered by me in the one week "Short Course on Basic Epidemiology" conducted by the Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry for medical practitioners during Mar 7-12, 2011 was selected as the Best Lecture.
  • Received the award for Institutional Building Activities during the Foundation Day function of the Institute on 14.10.2023

Invited Talks delivered by Dr. R. Ganesan

  • Resource Person for a "2-day training programme on SPSS" conducted by the Dept. of Statistics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry on March 16-17, 2010.
  • Special Lecture on "Statistical Methods of Analysis in Education using SPSS" at the School of Education, Pondicherry University, Puducherry on March 30, 2010.
  • Invited Lecture on "Analysis of Statistical Software" in the One Day "National Level Workshop on Essential Research Methods for Postgraduates" conducted by the College of Physiotherapy, Mother Therasa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry on April 27, 2010.
  • Special Lecture on "Statistical Methods of Analysis in Education using SPSS" at the Acharya College of Education, Puducherry on May 08, 2010.
  • Resource Person for a "2-day training programme on SPSS" for Ph.D. research scholars of Pondicherry University conducted by the Dept. of Statistics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry on Sept. 13-14, 2010.
  • Resource Person for a "2-day training programme on SPSS" conducted by the Dept. of Banking Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry on October 4-5, 2010.
  • Invited Lecture on "Demonstration of Statistical Software" in the "ICMR Sponsored Workshop on Realization of Biostatistics in Research" conducted by the College of Pharmacy, PRIST University, Puducherry during October 7-8, 2010.
  • Invited Lecture on "Overview of SPSS" on October 13, 2010 in the "Training course on Methodology of Social Sciences Research" conducted by the Department of Politics & International Studies, Pondicherry University, Puducherry during October 6-17, 2010.
  • Resource person for a "Short Course on Basic Epidemiology" conducted by the Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry during 7-12 Mar, 2011 and delivered a lecture and conducted hands-on-session on "Statistical data analysis using SPSS software on 11.03.2011"
  • Special Lecture on "Statistical Methods of Analysis in Education using SPSS" at the School of Education, Pondicherry University, Puducherry on March 22, 2011.
  • Invited talk on "Workshop for College Nodal Officers" organized by the Department of Statistics, Pondicherry University on 20.10.2011 in connection with the All India Survey on Higher Education conducted by MHRD, Govt. of India.
  • Invited talk on "Workshop for College Nodal Oficers" organized by the Department of Statistics, Pondicherry Üniversity on 14.11.2011 in connection with the All India Survey on Higher Education conducted by MHRD, Govt. of India.
  • Invited talk on "Statistical Methods of Analysis in Education using SPSS" organized by the School of Education, Pondicherry University on 15.02.2012.
  • Resource person for a "Two-day workshop on Parametric Tests, Univariate, Bivariate and Multivariate Data Analysis (ANOVA Family)" orgarnized by the Department of Commerce, School of Management, Pondicherry University during 5-6 Mar, 2016.
  • Resource person in the "Refresher Corse in Zoology" conducted by the Human Resource Development Centre, Pondicherry University during June 8-28, 2016 and delivered a lecture on "Statistical analysis methods for Biological Sciences" on 14.06.2016
  • Resource person in the "Short Term Course on Data Analysis" conducted by the Human Resource Development Centre, Pondicherry University during October 3-8, 2016 and delivered a lecture on "Explorative Statistics and Relational Data Analysis" on 06.10.2016
  • Resource person in the "Workshop on Research Methods and Data Analysis Using SPSS" conducted by Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Puducherry during January 31- Feb. 2nd 2018 and delivered a lecture on "Data Manipulation and Data Cleaning, Descriptive Statistics, Chi Square Test, Correspondence Analysis, Assumption Checking: Linearity, Homogeneity, Multi-Co Linearity and Normality in Biostatistics through SPSS" on 31.01.2018
  • Resource Person in the Training Programme on "Statistical Analysis in Veterinary Research" conducted by the Department of Animal Husbandry Statistics & Computer Applications, Veterinary College & Research Institute, Namakkal during June 22-23, 2018 and delivered a lecture on "Statistical Modelling in Animal Sciences using SPSS and Hands on Training" on June 22, 2018.
  • Resource person in the Training Programme on "Statistical Analysis and Mathematical Modeling in Veterinary Research" conducted by the Department of Animal Husbandry Statistics & Computer Applications, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai on 26.10.2018 and delivered a lecture on "Statistical Data Analysis using SPSS"
  • Resource person in the "Training programme on Research Methodology" conducted by the Department of Animal Husbandry Statistics & Computer Applications, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai on 27.02.2019 and delivered a guest lecture on "Statistical Modelling in Animal Sciences using SPSS"
  • Resource person in the "four-day National Workshop on Quantitative Techniques in Financial Research" from April 3- 6, 2019 conducted by the Department of Statistics, Pondicherry University and delivered a lecture on "Statistical Analysis using SPSS" on 06.04.2019.