September, 6-26, 2017

CENTRE OF ADVANCED FACULTY TRAINING IN ANIMAL NUTRITION

ICAR-INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IZATNAGAR – 243 122

AN

ADVANCED

SHORT

COURSE FOR

TEACHERS

AND

RESEARCHERS

IN ANIMAL

NUTRITION

ADVANCES IN ANIMAL NUTRITION FOR

IMPROVING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY

COURSE OBJECTIVE

Livestock plays an important role in the rural economy and also an additional source of

income for the livestock owners. There is a chronic shortage of feed and fodder in the

country causing poor growth and production of the livestock. The diversion of agricultural

by-products towards industry, which primarily were used as animal feed leads further

shortage, challenging the livestock production. The partial utilization of the nutrients by the

livestock is also responsible for higher cost of production. Due to the malnourishment,

livestock are suffering from poor health and production. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce

the gap between demand and supply of animal feed and fodder. Improving feed utilization

by the animals is one of the feasible strategy to reduce the cost of production as the feed is

the only single entity which constitute the major cost for livestock production. Many recent

nutritional interventions have been come up to improve nutrients utilization from poor

quality feed and fodder resulting better production efficiency in terms of milk, meat, eggs

etc. Looking at the present scenario, present course has been designed to share the

advanced knowledge on recent approaches of animal feeding and nutrition for better

livestock production and health with the researchers, teachers and extension workers of

NARES of the country.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course will cover lectures delivered by the scientists of the institute and invited experts from other organizations. A practical training in latest techniques will be imparted to the participants. The short course will be aimed mainly at improved and sustainable livestock production. The broad areas of the course will be as follows:

Livestock feed resources and its improvement for nutrients availability Advanced technology in animal nutrition research Rumen fermentation and its manipulation for improved livestock productivity Hands on training on important techniques used in animal nutrition and rumen manipulation

Each participant will be required to give a brief presentation highlighting his or her activities in their parent organization and provide feedback on the course.

COURSE LOCATION

The course will be held at the Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Animal Nutrition, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar. Established in 1921, the Animal Nutrition Division of the institute has been the torch bearer for scientific and human resource development in the areas of Animal Nutrition and feed science in the country. In the process, it has evolved into a premier seat of learning and recognized as Centre of Advanced Studies in Animal Nutrition by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 1995 with a mandate for human resource development in the frontier areas of Animal Nutrition to train scientists and teachers of National Agricultural Research System, which

has subsequently been rechristened as Centre of Advanced Faculty Training since 2009. The proposed course is the 48th course in the series of short courses organized successfully so far by this centre.

IMPORTANT DATES

Course duration: 21 days from September 06 - 26, 2017

Last date of receipt of application: 15th August, 2017

ELIGIBILITY

Master’s Degree in Animal Nutrition or allied subjects Working not below the rank of Assistant Professor and equivalent in the concerned

subject under Agricultural University /ICAR institutes/allied organization

COURSE PERSONNEL

Patron

Dr R. K. Singh, Director cum Vice-Chancellor ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (Deemed University)

Course Director

Dr A. K. Verma, PS and Head, Animal Nutrition

Director Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Animal Nutrition ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Course Coordinator

Dr S.K. Saha, Principal Scientist Centre of Advanced faculty Training in Animal Nutrition ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Core Faculty

Dr. L.C. Chaudhary, Principal scientist

Dr V.B. Chaturvedi, Principal Scientist

Dr. Asit Das, Principal Scientist

Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Animal Nutrition ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Desirous participants not below the rank of Assistant Professor and equivalent in the concerned subject under Agricultural University /ICAR institutes need to apply online using the CBP portal of ICAR as per the following steps:

Log on to http://iasri.res.in/cbp or under the link Capacity Building Program at http://icar.org.in

1. Fill up the online application following the onscreen guidelines

2. Take a printout of the filled-in application and get it approved by the competent authority of your organization

3. Upload the scanned copy of approved application at the CBP portal

However, applicants may send an advance copy (via e-mail) directly to the Course Director as per the format given in this brochure. Selection of participants will be done from online applications and the list of selected participants will be uploaded/ displayed on the portal. The selected candidates will also be informed individually.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

No course fee will be charged for the course. The participants joining the course will be paid TA as per the entitlement, but restricted to III AC Class and DA for the journey period, provided they produce a certificate from their parent organization to the effect that they are not being paid any TA/DA for attending this course. The participants will have to produce documentary evidence of travelling in the entitled class. Lodging and boarding for all the outside participants will be arranged free of cost in one of our guesthouses for the period of their stay during the course.

REACHING IVRI

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, a premier national institute of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, is situated at Izatnagar, a satellite town of Bareilly city, 8 km North of Bareilly Junction, on Bareilly-Nainital highway. Bareilly is well connected by road as well as by train with New Delhi. One can reach Izatnagar from Bareilly railway station by rickshaw or auto rickshaw. The weather in September will be pleasant, temperature ranging from 25-400C.

CONTACT FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Dr S.K. Saha

Principal Scientist & Course Coordinator CAFT in Animal Nutrition ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar-243 122 UP Telefax: +91-581-2301318 (O) Phone: 0581-2301318 (O)/2316862 (R)/09412822615(M) E-mail: subodhksaha@yahoo.com

CENTRE OF ADVANCED FACULTY TRAINING IN ANIMAL NUTRITION

ICAR-INDIAN VETERINARY RESAERCH INSTITUTE

IZATNAGAR – 243 122

APPLICATION FOR ATTENDING SHORT COURSE

1. Title of the course :

2. Full name (in block letters) :

3. Designation :

4 Present employer with address

:

5. Address for correspondence with telephone, fax and e-mail

:

6. Professional qualification :

Name of degree University Major subject offered Year of passing

7. Signature of applicant :

8. Date and place :

9. Certificate from employer :

The application of Dr/Mr/Ms _____________________is hereby recommended for attending the course entitled Advances in Animal nutrition for improving livestock productivity being organized by the CAFT in Animal Nutrition, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar from September 06-26, 2017. It is further certified that the information furnished by him/her has been verified and found correct.

10. Signature of recommending authority with designation and official seal

Contact Address: Dr. G. Taru Sharma Head cum Director, CAFT CAFT in Veterinary Physiology Division of Physiology & Climatology Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar- 243 122 (UP), India Telefax: 0581-2301327 (O) Email: gts553@gmail.com

Upstream reproductive technologies for augmentation of livestock production

(September 02-22, 2017)

1. Full Name (Block letters): 2. Date of birth: 3. Designation: 4. Present employer with address: 5.Address for correspondence with Telephone / Mobile number, Fax number and Email: 6.Academic qualifications starting from graduate level:

Signature of candidate

7. Certificate from employer: The application of Dr./Mr/Ms..............is hereby recom-mended for attending the course entitled “Upstream reproductive technologies for augmentation of livestock production” being organized by CAFT in Veterinary Physiology, Division of Physiology & Climatology, IVRI, Izatnagar from 02.09.2017 to 22.09.2017. It is further certified that the information furnished by him/her has been verified and found correct.

Signature of recommending/

sponsoring authority with seal

Name of Degree

University Year of Passing

Major Subject Offered

APPLICATION FORMAT ICAR Sponsored CAFT

Short Course Patron : Dr. R.K. Singh

Director, CAFT : Dr. G. Taru Sharma Course Convener : Dr. Vikash Chandra Co-Conveners : Dr. Mihir Sarkar Dr. Vikrant S. Chouhan

CAFT Faculty : Dr. Puneet Kumar

Dr. V.P. Maurya Dr. B.C. Das Dr. Sadhan Bag Dr. Gyanendra Singh Dr. Hari A. Samad

Other faculty Faculty of IVRI from allied disciplines Distinguished Guest faculty

Upstream reproductive technologies for augmentation of livestock production

CAFT in Veterinary Physiology Division of Physiology and Climatology

ICAR– Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar-243 122 (UP)

Upstream reproductive technologies for augmentation of livestock production

INTRODUCTION Reproductive failure is most costly and limiting factor for the success of livestock industry. Reproductive technologies offer opportunity for enhancing the production potential of livestock. Last three decades have witnessed significant advances in the area of upstream reproductive biotechniques as well as in genomics. Training which are expensive yet crucial for the human resource development in such areas is the current requirement. This short course aims to share the developments of such technologies developed through constant research efforts could also be used commercially. This 21 days short course is aimed for the academic and scientific capacity building of NARES faculty. ELIGIBILITY Participants having master's degree in animal physiology, animal nutrition, animal reproduction, animal biotechnology, animal biochemistry, veterinary pharmacology, veterinary medicine,veterinary surgery, LPM and allied discipline of animal sciences; working not below the rank of Assistant Professor and equiva-lent in the concerned subject under State Agricultural University /I.C.A.R. Institutes are eligible for this course. CAFT IN VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY Division of Physiology, Pharmacology & Biochemistry was formally established in 1970. Later on Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology as well as Biochemistry was separated and the existing Division was renamed as Division of Physiology and Climatology. On the basis of achievements in Animal Physiology research and teaching, ICAR granted the status of Centre of Advanced Studies in Veterinary Physiology to this division in 1995. The centre is having the responsibility of teaching and research with a mandate of training scientists and teachers of Universities and

Research Institute. The Centre of Advanced Studies (CAS) was renamed as Centre of Advanced Faculty Training (CAFT) by the Council in the year 2010. INSTITUTE The ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Insti-tute is one of the premier research institutions of South East Asia, dedicated to livestock research and development in India. The Institute was established in the year 1889 and has rendered services as National Institute for more than 1268 years to the country. In 1983, IVRI was accorded the status of Deemed to be University by UGC for the award of M.V. Sc. and Ph.D. degree. It is situated 8 Km north of Bareilly city, at Izatnagar, a satellite town of Bareilly. IVRI is just 1 Km from Izatnagar railway station. The weather of Bareilly during the month of September remains hot & humid (Morning 20 0C and day temperature about 34-35 0C).

COURSE CONTENT Assisted reproductive technologies in farm animals, in vitro embryo production, follicular dynamics to enhance reproductive efficiency in farm animals, Nutritional intervention to enhance reproductive efficiency of farm animals, impact of stress on reprogenomics, Molecular signatures for oocyte developmental competence, hormonal

intervention to enhance reproduction, transgenesis in farm animals, CRISPR/Cas9 mediated gene editing and gene silencing by RNAi, stem cell biology, bull fertility measures, cryopreservation of male and female germplasm, Molecular determinants of preimplantation embryos, Maternal recognition of pregnancy using transcriptomics approach, recent tools of pregnancy diagnosis, implantation physiology to augment reproductive efficiency and management of pariparturient animals with special emphasis to transition physiology. SEMINAR Participants are expected to deliver a short seminar highlighting their activities in the parent organization. CERTIFICATE A certificate will be awarded to the participants on the successful completion of the course. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE No course fee will be charged for joining the course. The participants will be paid TA as per entitled class restricted to 2nd AC and DA for the journey period, provided they produce a certificate from the parent organization to the effect that they are not being paid TA and DA for this course. The participants will have to produce documentary evidence of travelling in the entitled class. Local hospitality including free boarding and lodging will be arranged in the institute guest house. Local participants will be provided with minimum hospitality of lunch, tea etc. APPLICATIONS Candidates may log on to www.iasri.res.in/cbp, apply online and send duly forwarded application to the Director, CAFT on or before August 20, 2017 through E-mail or by post to Director, CAFT. Selection will be made on first come first serve basis.