Faculty
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT
Dr. V Rajaganapathy
Professor and Head
Qualification: MVSc., PhD
Instituitional Email: rajalpm@river.edu.in
Dr. A. Varun
Assistant Professor
Qualification: MVSc., PhD
Instituitional Email: varunlfc@river.edu.in
Dr. Raghy Radhakrishnan
Assistant Professor (C)
Qualification: MVSc., PhD
Instituitional Email: raghylpm@river.edu.in
Courses Offered
| DEGREE PROGRAMME | YEAR | REGULATION |
|---|---|---|
| B.V.Sc. & A.H. | First Professional | MSVE 2016 |
| COURSES OFFERED | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit-1 | General Livestock Management | 4 + 2 (Annual) |
| Unit-2 | Fodder production and Conservation | |
| Unit-3 | Livestock production Management -Ruminants | |
| Unit-4 | Zoo Animals Production Management | |
| Unit-5 | Animal Welfare | |
| Unit-6 | Poultry Production Management | |
| Unit -7 | Diversified Poultry Production and Hatchery Management | |
| Unit -8 | Laboratory/Rabbit/Pet Animal Production Management | |
| Unit -9 | Swine/Equine/Camel/Yak and Mithun Production Management | |
| DEGREE PROGRAMME : M.V.Sc., (Livestock Production & Management) REGULATION : ICAR 2023 |
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|---|---|---|
| COURSES OFFERED | Credits | |
| LPM 601 | Cattle and Buffalo Production Management | (2+1) |
| LPM 602 | Sheep and Goat Production Management | (2+1) |
| LPM 603 | Swine Production Management | (1+1) |
| LPM 604 | Climatology and Livestock Production | (1+1) |
| LPM 605 | Behaviour and welfare of Farm animals | (1+1) |
| LPM 606 | Equine Production Management | (1+1) |
| LPM 607 | Companion animal production management | (1+1) |
| LPM 608 | Farm hygiene and waste management | (1+1) |
| LPM 609 | Integrated livestock farming systems | (1+1) |
| LPM 610 | Management and conservation with wild and zoo animals | (1+1) |
| LPM 611 | Laboratory animal production management | (1+1) |
| LPM 612 | Livestock business management | (1+1) |
| LPM 613 | Livestock farm machinery management | (0+2) |
| LPM 614 | Poultry farm and Hatchery Management | (1+1) |
| LPM 615 | Regional Animal Production Management | (1+1) |
| LPM 691 | Seminar | (1+0) |
| LPM 699 | Research | 30 |
Research Projects
Total No. of Projects from the Department: 1
b. Completed Research Projects
| Title of the Project | Name of the Investigators | Funding Agency | Duration | Amount Sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Management Practices in small Scale Dairy Cattle and Broiler Rabbit Production under Rural conditions | Dr. D. Sreekumar (PI) Dr. V. Rajaganapathy (Co-PI) |
NABARD | One year | 1,05,000 /- |
Research Publications
No. of Research Publications ‘from the Department’:
a. Articles in Journals:18
- Prasanthi, K., Sreekumar. D., Rajaganapathy, V., Ganesan, R and Natchimuthu, K. (2022). Socio-economic profile of buffalo farmers in Yanam region of Puducherry. Indian Veterinary Journal. 99(03): 09-13.
- Prasanthi, K., Sreekumar. D., Rajaganapathy, V., Ganesan, R and Natchimuthu,K. (2022). Buffalo calf rearing practices of dairy farmers inYanam region of Puducherry. Indian Veterinary Journal. 99(04): 27-30.
- Prasanthi, K., Sreekumar. D., Rajaganapathy, V., Ganesan, R and Natchimuthu, K. (2022). Housing management practices of buffaloes in Yanam region of Puducherry. Indian Veterinary Journal. 99(10): 43-46.
- Jogeswar, P., Ponnuvel, P., Sreekumar. D., Mandal, P. K., Ganesan, R. and Elanchezian, N. (2022). Effect of supplementation of Aloe vera juice on the carcass traits of Japanese Quails. Journal of Meat Science. 17(2):09-14.
- Surya Rani, A.E.D., Venugopal, S., Sreekumar. D., Mandal, P.K. and Ganesan, R. (2022). Effect of sex and different housing systems on the performance of Japanese Quails under varying floor densities in Pondicherry. Journal of Meat Science. 17(1): 60-64.
- Jogeswar, P., Venugopal, S., Sreekumar. D., Mandal, P. K., Ganesan, R. and Elanchezian, N. (2022). Effect of supplementation of Aloe vera juice on growth performance of Japanese Quails. Indian J. Vety. Sci and Biotech. 18(3): 45-48.
- Jogeswar, P., Venugopal, S, Ponnuvel, P. and Sreekumar. D. (2021). The effect of age on survivability and profitability of commercial broilers. Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. 9(2): 105-108.
- Jogeswar, P., Venugopal, S, Ponnuvel, P. and Sreekumar. D. (2021). Effect of age on the production performance of commercial broilers. Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. 8(6): 244-247.
- Mallikarjuna, R, Rajaganapathy, V, Ganesan, R, Ponnuvel, P, Sreekumar. D. (2021). Socio-economic profile of goat farmers in Puducherry. Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. 8(5):138 - 142.
- Rajadurai, V Rajaganapathy, R Ganesan, P Ponnuvel, K Natchimuthu and D Sreekumar. Study on dairy cow body condition score in Puducherry, India. The Pharma Innovation Journal 2022; SP-11(9): 69-70.
- Rajadurai, V Rajaganapathy, R Ganesan, P Ponnuvel, K Natchimuthu and D Sreekumar. Study on dairy cattle breeding management practices in Puducherry, India. The Pharma Innovation Journal 2022; SP-11(8): 1917-1919.
- Rajadurai. A, Rajaganapathy. V, Ganesan. R, Ponnuvel. P, Natchimuthu. K and Sreekumar. D. (2018). Socio-economic profile of the dairy farmers in Puducherry. Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. 5(2): 91-95.
- Raghy Radhakrishnan, D. Sreekumar, S. Ramkumar, Ninan Jacob and V. Rajaganapathy (2018). Health care and management practices of purebred dogs in Puducherry. Indian Journal of Canine Practice. IJCP, 2018. 10 (2), 195-198.
- Raghy Radhakrishnan, D. Sreekumar, S.Ramkumar, Ninan Jacob, V.Rajaganapathy (2017). Socio-economic profile of pure - bred dog owners in Puducherry. Indian Journal of Animal production and Management 2017. 33 (3-4):52-56.
- Radhakrishnan Raghy, D. Sreekumar, Tamizhkumaran J. (2019). Feeding practices of pure-bred dogs in Puducherry. International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences. 6(7): 1-3.
- Radhakrishnan Raghy, D. Sreekumar, Tamizhkumaran J. (2019). Development of Breed Preference Index for pure-bred dogs. Indian Journal of Applied Research. 9 (8):1-3.
- Rajaganapathy.V, Xavier, F, Sreekumar, D and Mandal P.K. (2011). Heavy metal contamination in soil, water and fodder and their presence in livestock and their products: Review. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 4(3): 234 – 238.
- Sreekumar, D, Sreekrishnan, R, Rajkumar, R.S and Afsal. K. (2011). Preliminary report on the bird diversity in the Veterinary College Campus, Puducherry. Zoos Print. 26(10): 28-30.
- R. Raghy, Ninan Jacob and J. Tamizhkumaran. (2023). A review on the influence of noise on the welfare of dogs. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management. 14(5):789-795.
- Sreekumar D and Ninan Jacob (2016). Understanding Dogs– a basic guide, Write and Print, New Delhi, 365 pp. ISBN 978-93-84649-28-9
- Sreekumar D and Ninan Jacob (2014). Understanding Farm Animals – a basic guide. Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi. 213 pp. ISBN 978-93-81226-79-7
- Sreekumar D and Seeinivasaiah P.V. (2014). Small Scale Livestock Production. Write and Print, New Delhi. 200 pp. ISBN 9788-81-84649-03-6
- Sreekumar. D and Seeinivasaiah P.V. (2014). Text Book of Animal Science. Write and Print, New Delhi. 180pp. ISBN 978-81-929705-7-8.
- Raghy Radhakrishnan, D. George, S. Venkatesa Perumal, D. Sreekumar, V. Sejian. (2023). Industrial Experience Training on Climate Change and Livestock Production: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives. Published by Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Puducherry-9, RIVER. 269 pp. ISBN 978-81-920883-4-1.
- Raghy Radhakrishnan and D. Sreekumar. (2018). Management and Breeding Preference of Pet Dogs in Puducherry, India, Paper Back, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.124 pp. ISBN 978-613-9-91215-5.
- Raghy Radhakrishnan, Tamizhkumaran J, D. Sreekumar, M. Hemanth and Veerasamy Sejian. Abstract in Book of Abstracts. Traditional Nomadic Sheep farming practices in Tamil Nadu. In International Conference on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture towards Food Security (ICBCSAFS’ 2023). Department of Agriculture, Annamalai University. Published by Vivekananda International Book Publishers, Tamil Nadu. ISBN: 978-81-960905-5-5. Pp. 242
- M. Hemanth, Raghy Radhakrishnan, K. Divya, D. Sreekumar, M. Hemanth and Veerasamy Sejian. Abstract in Book of Abstracts. Heat Stress in River Buffaloes: Impact, Adaptation, Mitigation strategies. In International Conference on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture towards Food Security (ICBCSAFS’ 2023). Department of Agriculture, Annamalai University. Published by Vivekananda International Book Publishers, Tamil Nadu. ISBN: 978-81-960905-5-5. Pp. 241
- Kamidi Prasanthi, Raghy Radhakrishnan, M. Hemanth, D. Sreekumar and Veerasamy Sejian. Abstract in Book of Abstracts. River Buffalo: A promising Livestock species in Yanam region of Puducherry. In International Conference on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture towards Food Security (ICBCSAFS’ 2023). Department of Agriculture, Annamalai University. Published by Vivekananda International Book Publishers, Tamil Nadu. ISBN: 978-81-960905-5-5. Pp. 245
- ThangjamLenshi Devi, Raghy Radhakrishnan, D. Sreekumar and Veerasamy Sejian. Abstract in Book of Abstracts. Effect of heat stress on production & reproduction in pigs: Adaptation and Mitigation strategies. In International Conference on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture towards Food Security (ICBCSAFS’ 2023). Department of Agriculture, Annamalai University. Published by Vivekananda International Book Publishers, Tamil Nadu. ISBN: 978-81-960905-5-5. Pp. 246
- K. Divya, K.Padmavathi, M. Hemanth, Raghy Radhakrishnan, K. Divya, D. Sreekumar and Veerasamy Sejian. Abstract in Book of Abstracts. Impact of Heat Stress in goats: Adaptation and Mitigation strategies. In International Conference on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture towards Food Security (ICBCSAFS’ 2023). Department of Agriculture, Annamalai University. Published by Vivekananda International Book Publishers, Tamil Nadu. ISBN: 978-81-960905-5-5. Pp. 244
- D. Sreekumar, Carmel Prins, Varun A., and R. Raghy. Environmental Modifications for Mitigation of Heat Stress in Livestock In: (eds) R. Raghy, D. George, S. Venkatesa Perumal, D. Sreekumar and V. Sejian. Climate Change and Livestock Production: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives. Published by Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Puducherry-9, RIVER ISBN 978-81-920883-4-1. Pp. 223
- D. Sreekumar, Lenshi, T, Hemanth, M, Divya,K and R. Raghy. Behavioural Adaptation of Livestock to Thermal Stress. In: (eds) R. Raghy, D. George, S. Venkatesa Perumal, D. Sreekumar and V. Sejian. Climate Change and Livestock Production: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives. Published by Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Puducherry-9, RIVER ISBN 978-81-920883-4-1. Pp. 104
- Raghy, R, D. Sreekumar. Lenshi, T, Hemanth, M and Divya, K. Structure and Composition Change in Livestock Population. In: (eds) R. Raghy, D. George, S. Venkatesa Perumal, D. Sreekumar and V. Sejian. Climate Change and Livestock Production: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives. Published by Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Puducherry-9, RIVER ISBN 978-81-920883-4-1. Pp. 171
- Dr. A. Varun. Body Condition Scoring (BCS) of Dairy Cow, Sheep and Goat. In: (eds) R. Raghy, D. George, S. Venkatesa Perumal, D. Sreekumar and V. Sejian. Climate Change and Livestock Production: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives. Published by Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Puducherry-9, RIVER ISBN 978-81-920883-4-1. Pp. 112
- Sreekumar. D and Ninan Jacob. Farm Animal Behaviour and Welfare under diverse Agro-ecological Conditions. In: Livestock Production Under Diverse Constraints – Indian Experience in its Management. Write and Print, New Delhi. ISBN 978-93-84649-44-9. 613 pp.
Review articles: 01
Books Published: 06
Book chapters: 10
POST GRADUATES FROM THE DEPARTMENT
Total No. of Post graduates from the Department: 9
| Year | Post graduates | Thesis Research |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dr. Raghy Radhakrishnan | ‘Development of Need Based Index on Management of Dogs and Analysis of Breed Preference in Puducherry Region’ |
| 2017 | Dr. Rajadurai A | Study on dairy farming practices & economics of milk production in Puducherry |
| 2021 | Dr. R. Mallikarjuna | Study on goat farming practices & economics of production in Puducherry |
| 2021 | Dr. A.E.D. Suryarani | Effect of different management systems on the performance of Japanese quails |
| 2022 | Dr. P. Jogeshwar | Effect of supplementation of Aloe vera juice on growth, performance & carcass traits of Japanese quails |
| 2022 | Dr. Kamidi Prashanthi | Study on Dairy Farming Practices and Economics of Milk Production in Puducherry Region |
| 2023 | Dr. Thanjgam Lenshi Devi | Study on backyard pig farming systems & marketing in Imphal region of Manipur |
Post Graduates from the Department
Total No. of Post graduates from the Department: 32
| Year | Postgraduate | Thesis Research |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dr. M. Karthik | Isolation, antibiogram and PCR based detection of Major Pathogens associated with canine otitis externa |
| 2007 | Dr. A. Amsaveni | Development of PCR assay for detection of major pathogens of bovine mastitis in Pondicherry |
| 2007 | Dr. D. Panneer | Development and evaluation of diagnostic tests for detection of canine parvovirus |
| 2008 | Dr. N. Krithiga | Molecular characterization of Staphylococci isolated from cases of bovine mastitis in Puducherry |
| 2008 | Dr. S. Parthiban | Isolation and characterization of canine Parvovirus in Puducherry |
| 2008 | Dr. Sowmya M | Comparison of diagnostic tests for detection of Mycobacterium avium sub sp paratuberculosis in cattle |
| 2009 | Dr. J. Mohanraj | Molecular characterization of field and vaccine strains of canine parvovirus by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing |
| 2009 | Dr. M. Stalin | Isolation, characterization and PCR based detection of salmonella from chicken meat sold in retail outlets in Puducherry |
| 2010 | Dr. V. M. Vivek Srinivas | Molecular Epidemiology of Canine Parvovirus in Southern India |
| 2010 | Dr. S. Vishnu Priya | Studies on Methicillin resistance in Staphylococci associated with bovine mastitis and their zoonotic importance |
| 2010 | Dr. R. Sumanth Kumar | Isolation, Molecular and serological detection of leptospires in dogs in and around Puducherry |
| 2011 | Dr. J. Devi | Molecular characterization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococci from dogs and their relationship to human isolates |
| 2011 | Dr. Samyukta Lakshmi M | Genotyping of Canine Parvovirus in Southern India and cross antigenic evaluation of vaccine strains |
| 2011 | Dr. Udaya Seetha | Malassezia species associated with dermatitis in dogs and their antifungal susceptibility |
| 2012 | Dr. Blessy Rajan | Serological and molecular diagnosis of bovine leptospirosis in and around Puducherry |
| 2012 | Dr. Nobal Rajkumar T | Genetic analysis and monitoring of canine parvovirus strains circulating in southern India |
| 2012 | Dr. Sangeetha. B | Molecular detection and characterization of fluoroquinolone resistance in Escherchia coli associated with mastitis and diarrhea in bovines |
| 2014 | Dr. Bhavani P. | Molecular screening of staphylococci isolated from cases of bovine mastitis for enterotoxin genes |
| 2014 | Dr. Mangadevi N | Sequence analysis of VP2 encoding gene of canine and feline Parvo virus strains in India |
| 2015 | Dr. Brindhalakshmi B | Comparative genomic analysis of field isolates, cell culture passaged and vaccines strains of canine/feline Parvo virus |
| 2016 | Dr. Aarthi M.R | Detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus in chicken meat sold in retail outlets in and around Puducherry |
| 2016 | Dr. Sangeetha S. | Cloning and Expression of recombinant VP2 capsid protein gene of canine parvovirus in E. coli system |
| 2017 | Dr. Jayalaksmi, V | Pre and Post Vaccinal Immune Responses and Faecal Shedding of Canine Parvovirus After Modified Live Virus Vaccination In Pups |
| 2017 | Dr. Venkatvasan R | Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus aureus From Goats and Their Relationship To Human Isolates |
| 2019 | Dr. Abirami M. | Detection and molecular characterization of canine distemper virus in dogs in Puducherry region |
| 2019 | Dr. Indhuja G. | Isolation and Molecular characterization of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus from pigs and pig handlers in Puducherry |
| 2019 | Dr. Bhaswanth K. | Phylodynamics and Genetic diversity of Parvo viruses of dogs and cats in southern India |
| 2020 | Dr. S. Tamilarasu | Detection and molecular characterization of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase / pAmp-C producing Escherichia coli isolated from Dogs and Dog owners in Puducherry |
| 2023 | Dr. B. Sai Nehru | Isolation and molecular characterization of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase / Carbapenemase producing fluoroquinolone resistant Escherichia coli from broiler birds and chicken samples |
| 2023 | Dr. K. Harish Reddy | Molecular detection and comparative genomic analysis of Canine Parvovirus strains in India |
| 2023 | Dr. D. Nivedha | Molecular detection of Zoonotic pathogens in rodents and shrews and determination of their antimicrobial resistance |
| Ongoing | Dr. Shashank Chaluva N | Molecular detection of Bacterial pathogens from thoroughbred equines, |