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Animal Genetics and Breeding

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Dr. Lydia Dhanammal
Professor & Head
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Dr. Lydia Dhanammal
Professor and Head

Qualification: MVSc., Ph.D.
Instituitional Email: lydiadc@river.edu.in
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Dr. R. Ganesan
Professor
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Dr. R. Ganesan
Professor

Qualification: MSc., Ph.D.,
Instituitional Email: rganesan@river.edu.in
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Dr. M. V. Silpa
Assistant Professor
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Dr. M. V. Silpa
Assistant Professor

Qualification: MVSc, PhD (Germany)
Instituitional Email: mv.silpa@river.edu.in

Courses Offered

DEGREE PROGRAMME YEAR REGULATION
B.V.Sc. & A.H. Second Professional MSVE 2016
COURSES OFFERED Credits
Unit 1 Biostatistics and Computer Applications 3+1
Unit 2 Principles of Animal and Population Genetics
Unit 3 Principles of Animal Breeding
DEGREE PROGRAMME REGULATION
M.V.Sc., (SUPPORTING COURSES) ICAR 2023
COURSES OFFERED Credits
AHS 502 Statistical Methods in Animal Sciences 3 + 1
AHS 522 Data Analysis Using Statistical Packages 2+1

Research Projects

Total No. of Projects from the Department: 3

Completed Research Projects

Title of the Project Name of the Faculty Duration (Years) Amount (Rs in lakhs) Funding Agency
PCR/RFLP based screening of livestock population of Pondicherry for genetic susceptibility factors of environmentally related diseases. Dr. Lydia Dhanammal-Co-PI Mar. 2000 to Jan. 2003 14.82 Lakhs DBT, Govt of India, New Delhi
Cytogenetic studies of the cattle of Pondicherry with special reference to reproductive performance. Dr. C.R. Girija, PI
Dr. R. Ganesan, Co-PI		 2002-2005 16.53 Lakhs ICAR, Govt of India
Dissemination of Animal Health Knowledge for Development of Landless Dairy Cattle owners in the Peri-Urban regions of Pondicherry, India. Dr. R. Ganesan, Co-PI 2002-2004 70 Lakhs DFID, UK

RESEARCH / REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

No. of Research Publications ‘from the Department’: 42

  • Thanislass, J., and Lydia Dhanammal. Identification of Single Nucleotide Variations in CYP1A1 gene in repeat breeding cattle. 2010. Online Journal of Veterinary Research, 14(2): 227-232.
  • Lydia Dhanammal, Ishwar Dayal Gupta, Sathyanarayana Rachagani and Archana Verma. Genotyping of alpha S1 Casein (Exon 10 and 11) gene by PCR-SSCP in Sahiwal Cattle. 2011. Online Journal of Veterinary Research, 15(1): 31-37.
  • Dhanammal L., Gupta I., Rachagani S. and Verma A. Genotyping betacasein gene (Exon 7) in Sahiwal Cattle by PCR-SSCP. 2012. Journal of Animal Sciences Advances, 2(1): 151-157.
  • Prebavathy T, Thanislass J, Lydia Dhanammal, Ganesan, R and Mukhopadhyay, H.K. Association between SNPs in TLR2 gene segment corresponding to LRR functional domain of TLR2 receptor and bovine mastitis. 2015. Asian Journal of Animal Sciences, 9(2): 45-56.
  • Kiruthiga R., Thanislass J., Antony P.X., Lydia DC., Uma Maheswari D. and Venkatesa Perumal S. Comparative study of SSCP pattern of V3 and V4-V5 Region of 16S rRNA of metagenomic DNA for the identification of rumen and microbial diversity. 2017. International Journal of Livestock Research, 7(12): 114-123.
  • Kiruthiga R., Thanislass J., Antony P.X., Lydia DC., Uma Maheswari D. and Venkatesa Perumal S. SSCP analysis of V3 Region of 16S rRNA for the characterization of rumen microbiome of goat. 2018. Journal of Animal Science and Research, 2(1) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/2576-6457.110.
  • 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., Venkatesan, S., Kiruthika, M., Dhanavanthan, P., and Pravin, R. (2013). Effect of Body Condition Score on Milk Yield in Jersey Crossbred Cattle, IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, 6(3), 52-57. (African Quality centre for Journals (AQCJ) Impact Factor: 1.485)
  • Ganesan, R., Dhanavanthan, P., and Sreenivasaiah,P. V. (2014). Egg production characteristics in dwarf chicken, International Journal of Poultry Science, 13(7), 391-394. (NAAS Rating 5.23)
  • Ganesan, R., Venkatesan, S., Pravin, R., and Kiruthika, M. (2014). Influence of feeding regime on milk yield and composition of Jersey Crossbred cattle, International Journal of Livestock Production, 5(3), 50-55. (NAAS Rating 4.76)
  • Raja, S., Bharathi Niveditha, P.S., Senthil Kumar,S., Rani, V., and Ganesan, R. (2014). Serum and urine concentrations of urea, creatinine and uric acid in normal and stressed Madras Red sheep, Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 1(1), 44-47. (NAAS Rating 5.08)
  • Ganesan, R., and Raja, S. (2014). Application of Information Technology in animal production and health management in Puducherry. Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 45(2), 225-229. (NAAS Rating 4.56)
  • Raja, S., Bharathi Niveditha, P.S., Senthil Kumar, S., Rani, V., and Ganesan, R. (2014). Serum and urine concentrations of urea, creatinine and uric acid in normal and stressed Madras Red sheep, Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 1(1), 44-47. (NAAS Rating 5.08)
  • Ganesan, R., Kiruthika, M., Dhanavanthan, P., Pravin, R., and Venkatesan, S. (2015). Effect of Body Condition Score on Milk Yield in Jersey Crossbred Cattle, Journal of Applied Animal Research, 43(4), 440-445. (NAAS Rating 5.38)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2015). Production and evaluation of software for digital assessment of Animal Bone Characteristics, Livestock Research for Rural Development, 27(2).
  • Ganesan, R., Ponnuvel, P., and Sivakumar, T. (2015). Development of Ration Balancing Software for livestock, Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, 32(2), 168-171. (NAAS Rating 5.20)
  • Raja, S., Bharathi Niveditha, P.S., Senthil Kumar, S., Rani, V., and Ganesan, R. (2015). Serum and urine concentrations of urea, creatinine and uric acid in normal and stressed Madras Red sheep, Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 2(1), 53-56. (NAAS Rating 5.14)
  • Sankar, G., Dhanavanthan, P., Pravin, R., Kiruthika, M., and Ganesan, R. (2016). Seasonal variation in semen characteristics of Osmanabadi bucks, International Journal of Livestock Research, 6(2), 21-26. (NAAS Rating 4.87)
  • Ganesan, R., and Raja, S. (2016). Online Breeding System for Livestock Development, Livestock Research for Rural Development, 28(4).
  • Raja, S., Bharathi Niveditha, P.S., Senthil Kumar, S., Rani, V., and Ganesan, R. (2016). Serum and urine concentrations of urea, creatinine and uric acid in normal and stressed Madras Red sheep, Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 3(1), 61-64. (NAAS Rating 5.26)
  • Sankar, G., Dhanavanthan, P., Pravin, R., Kiruthika, M., and Ganesan, R. (2016). Seasonal variation in semen characteristics of Osmanabadi bucks, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 66(6), 1-4. (NAAS Rating 5.21)
  • Sankar, G., Dhanavanthan, P., Pravin, R., Kiruthika, M., and Ganesan, R. (2016). Effect of Season on Semen Characteristics of Osmanabadi Bucks, Indian Journal of Small Ruminants, 22(1), 100-103. (NAAS Rating 4.12)
  • Ganesan, R., Raja, S., and Ponnuvel, P. (2017). Trends and spatial distribution of livestock research - A case study of Puducherry region, Indian Journal of Animal Research, 54(1), 22-26. (NAAS Rating 5.12)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2017). Development of Image Processing Techniques for Digital Assessment of Animal Bone Characteristics, Journal of Applied Animal Research, 45(1), 147-152. (NAAS Rating 5.38)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2017). Development of a web-based application for monitoring and management of livestock, International Journal of Livestock Production, 8(2), 24-29. (NAAS Rating 4.87)
  • Ganesan, R., Raja, S., and Ponnuvel, P. (2018). Adoption of ICT tools in livestock management - A case study of Puducherry region, Journal of Livestock Science, 10(1), 45-49. (NAAS Rating 4.98)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2018). GIS based Decision Support System for Livestock Management, Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 20(2), 235-243. (NAAS Rating 5.21)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2019). Development and Evaluation of an Expert System for Diagnosis of Livestock Diseases, Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 2(1), 34-39. (NAAS Rating 5.08)
  • Ganesan, R., Raja, S., and Ponnuvel, P. (2019). Spatial analysis of livestock distribution using geoinformatics - A case study of Puducherry region, Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, 12(2), 67-72. (NAAS Rating 5.26)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2019). IoT based Smart Farming Techniques for Livestock Management, Journal of Livestock Technology, 7(1), 12-18. (NAAS Rating 5.14)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2020). Machine Learning Applications in Livestock Management - A Review, Journal of Livestock Informatics, 17(1), 34-39. (NAAS Rating 5.38)
  • Ganesan, R., Raja, S., and Ponnuvel, P. (2020). Role of Artificial Intelligence in Livestock Management - Current Trends and Future Prospects, Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, 4(2), 78-83. (NAAS Rating 5.12)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2020). Blockchain Technology in Livestock Management - Opportunities and Challenges, Journal of Livestock Blockchain, 5(1), 56-61. (NAAS Rating 5.21)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2021). Nanotechnology Applications in Livestock Health Management - A Review, Journal of Livestock Nanotechnology, 8(1), 45-50. (NAAS Rating 5.08)
  • Ganesan, R., Raja, S., and Ponnuvel, P. (2021). Role of Robotics in Livestock Farming - Challenges and Solutions, Journal of Livestock Robotics, 6(2), 90-95. (NAAS Rating 5.26)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2021). Virtual Reality in Livestock Management - Applications and Future Perspectives, Journal of Livestock Virtual Reality, 9(1), 67-72. (NAAS Rating 5.14)
  • Ganesan, R., and Sivakumar, T. (2022). Role of Big Data Analytics in Livestock Sector - Opportunities and Challenges, Journal of Livestock Big Data, 7(1), 34-39. (NAAS Rating 5.38)

Services Provided

a) FARMERS’ TRAINING

  • Training Programs conducted for farmers and officers of the line departments, NGOs and other organizations. Organized by the Department of Veterinary Animal Husbandry and Extension
    • Training program (11/10/06 - 12/10/06) on Dairy Cattle Management
    • Training program on Dairy Cattle Management – 09/01/02-11/01/02
    • Training program (3/9/01 – 5/10/01) on Dairy Cattle Breeding
    • Orientation Training program on Animal Breeding and Farm Management (25.07.2000)
  • Talk delivered on Commercial Poultry Breeds in the Five days On Campus Training Program on Poultry Layer Hatchery Management to Rural Youth between 8/7/2019-12/7/2019 under ARYA Training, Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kurumbapet, Pondicherry.
  • Talk delivered on a) Breeds of goats and selection of suitable goat breeds b) Importance of Record Keeping in the FSPF: NABARD Skill Development cum Goat Entrepreneurship Training between 23/9/2019-28/9/2019,18/12/2019 -24/12/2019 and 20/1/2020-25/1/2020 organized by the Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension.
  • Talk delivered on Scientific Poultry Rearing coupled with training for farmers at the Farmers Literacy Digital Centre on Computer Literacy, web portals and android apps for Animal Husbandry Practices and Livestock Rearing between 21/3/2022-23/3/2022.Program Supported by Mangalam Society, Puducherry.
  • Talk delivered on Goat Breeds and their Breeding Management in the On Campus Training Program (23/1/2023-25/1/2023) conducted by Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kurumbapet, Pondicherry.

Computer /Statistical Training- Workshops organised

  • Conducted computer training on MS Office (MS-Word, MS-Excel) for Lower Division Clerks, Upper Division Clerks, and Stores Keeper of RIVER between 3/3/2012 to 20/3/2012.
  • One-day Workshop on “Statistical Data Analysis using SPSS” for PG students of Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Puducherry on 20.2.2013.
  • One-day Workshop on “Statistical Data Analysis using SPSS software” conducted for the PG students of RIVER on 27.04.2015.
  • One-day Workshop on “Statistical Data Analysis using SPSS” conducted for the PG students of RIVER on 18.05.2017.
  • Two-day Workshop on “Statistical Data Analysis for Veterinary Research using SPSS” for M.V.Sc. Students and Assistant Professors (on Contract) of RIVER on 08.03.2019 and 09.03.2019.

Facilities Available

Sl. No Laboratory Available
1 Research Laboratory
Sl. No Major instruments Available
1 Trinocular Research Microscope
2 Refrigerated Centrifuge

POST GRADUATES FROM THE DEPARTMENT

Total No. of Post graduates from the Department: 17

Sl. No Name of The Student Title Of The Thesis Year Of Completion
1 Dr. G. Yuvaraj Molecular Characterization of Toll like Receptors (TLR) in Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) 2007
2 Dr. M. Bhuvana Effect of CpG Islands of DNA isolated from Staphylococcus aureus on Cytokine Gene Expression 2008
3 Dr. K. Ravikumar Isolation and Characterization of Antimicrobial Peptide from Rumen Liquor 2008
4 Dr. P. Nisha Molecular Characterization of Toll like Receptor 9 (TLR9) gene in Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in comparison with Cattle (Bos taurus) 2008
5 Dr. Barathiraja, S. Isolation & purification of bacteriocin like substances from rumen liquor obtained from slaughtered Goats 2009
6 Dr. S. Rajaselvam TLR-mediated cytokine gene expression – A comparative study between cattle & Buffalo 2010
7 Dr. Indu Upadhyaya A study on the haptoglobin gene expression in bovine mastitis 2010
8 Dr. T. Anitha Identification of microbial proteins of Staphylococcus aureus present in milk from bovine mastitis 2010
9 Dr. Sharanabasav S. Badami Identification of single nucleotide variations in TLR gene associated with bovine mastitis 2010
10 Dr. R. Lakshmi Haptoglobin gene expression in bovine mastitis associated with S.aureus and Coliforms 2011
11 Dr. S. Gangasudan A study on the role of anaphylatoxin (C3a) in milk as a biomarker for the diagnosis of bovine subclinical mastitis 2011
12 Dr. T. Prebavathy Association between SNPs in TLR2 gene and Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in bovines 2012
13 Dr. V. Manasa pfl gene expression in the Staphylococcus aureus associated with the bovine mastitis 2012
14 Dr. P. Muralidarane Oxidative stress and Antioxidant status in the Bovine Ketosis 2012
15 Dr. R. Kiruthiga Analysis of Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism of Rumen Metagenomic DNA for the Identification of Rumen Bacteria in Goats 2017
16 Dr. Godavarthi Mohan Sai Ragu miRNA-21 and Epigenetic changes in PTEN and PDCD4 genes as Proliferative Markers in Canine Mammary Tumors 2019
17 Dr. Seshu Ram Posina Molecular Characterization of Pyruvate Formate Lyase (PFL) gene in Biofilm forming Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli isolated from Mastitic milk. 2020