Animal Nutrition

1. About the Department :

It is a matter of pride that nutritional work started in India at Pusa, Bihar under the stewardship of Dr. F.J.Warth. In continuation of same tradition, Bihar veterinary College, Patna was given mandate to continue the work in Animal nutrition and is functional since 1958. The department has been entrusted for human resource development besides research and extension activities. The department is known for pioneering work for in fundamental as well as applied animal nutrition. Unconventional feed and fodder found in Bihar are being evaluated for different class of animals. Use of different feed additives like probiotics and enzymes in poultry are being evaluated. The faculty is taking keen interest in training to livestock farmers, unemployed youth, veterinary officers and other personnel of the state with special emphasis on balanced feeding of animals.

2. Mandate/ Objective :

Teaching: UG and PG teaching on different aspect of ruminant and non-ruminants, laboratory animal nutrition including humans.
Research: Department is actively associated with conducting research work in area of nutrient requirement of farm animals, evaluation of unconventional feed resources, improvement of feed and fodders for animals, study of anti-nutritional factors and feed formulation of different class of farm animals.
Extension: This department is engaged in imparting technical knowledge regarding balanced and economic feeding of animals to livestock owner, pig and poultry farmers for efficient animal production through training programme, Kisan Mela, TV/Radio talk and training programmes.
Training : Training to veterinary officers, paravets, unemployed youth, farmers, and extension functionaries through veterinary college, Kisan Ayoug, BAMETI, ATMA and NGOs.

3. Faculty Position :

(i) Dr. Chandramoni, Univ. Professor & Chairman
(ii) Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Assistant professor-cum-Jr. Scientist

4. Teaching :

(i) U.G. Courses (VCI Syllabus) :

Sl. No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit hrs.	Semester
1	ANN-111	Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology	2+1=3
2	ANN-121	Applied Animal Nutrition-I (Ruminants)	2+1=3
3	ANN-221	Applied Nutrition-II (Non-ruminants, Poultry and laboratory animals)	2+1=3)

(ii) P.G. Courses (As per ICAR) :
M.V.Sc. Courses :

Sl. No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit hrs.
1	VAN-601	Animal nutrition – energy and protein	3+0= 3
2	VAN- 602	Animal nutrition – minerals, vitamins and feed additives	3+1=4
3	VAN-603	Feed technology	1+1=2
4	VAN-604	Feed conservation, storage and quality control	2+2= 4
5	VAN- 605	Ruminant nutrition	2+1= 3
6	VAN-606	Non-ruminant nutrition	1+1= 2
7	VAN-607	Nutrition of companion/laboratory, Wild and zoo animals	2+1= 3
8	VAN- 608	Research techniques in animal Nutrition	1+3= 4
9	VAN-609	Non conventional feed stuff and Toxic constituents/ antimetabolites in Animal feedstuff	2+1= 3
10	VAN-691	Master’s seminar	1+0= 1
11	ANN 699	Master’s research	20

Ph.D. Courses :

Sl. No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit hrs.
1	VAN- 701	Modern concepts of feeding Ruminants and forage utilization	3+0= 3
2	VAN- 702	Modern concepts of feeding Monogastric animals	2+0=2
3	VAN- 703	Nutrition and rumen fermentation	1+1=2
4	VAN- 704	Advances in micronutrients	1+0= 1
5	VAN- 705	Advanced techniques in nutrition and Research	1+2=3
6	VAN- 706	Advances in feed technology	1+1=2
7	VAN- 707	Ann 707 clinical nutrition	1+1=2
8	VAN- 708	Nutrient and drug interaction	2+0=2
9	VAN- 709	New feed resources and toxicants in Animal feeding	2+0=2
10	ANN -791	Doctoral seminar I	1+0=1
11	ANN- 792	Doctoral seminar II	1+0=1
12	ANN -799	Doctoral research	45

N.B. : A Ph.D. student may also take 600 series courses of M.V.Sc. if not studied during Master's programme.

5. Research :

(i) Post Graduate Research (Curricular) :
M.V.Sc. Degree awarded :

Sl. No.	Name of the Student	Year	Title of the thesis
1	D.N.Maitra	1962	Studies on in vitro fermentation of Bagasse and its utilization by Goats.
2	G.N.Sharma	1962	Studies on growth rate and chemical composition of blood of Tharparkar calves on two levels of protein feeding
3	K. K.Das	1966	Studies on the utilization of extra calcium, phosphorus and carotene in growing Tharparkar calves
4	T.V.L.Satya Narayan Gupta	1967	Studies on the effect of low-protein & low-energy on the growth of Tharparkar calves
5	Mahindra Singh	1971	In vivo studies on the effect of Tannins of papal leaves and sal seeds and added tannic acid on VFA production by goats rumen micro-organisms
6	Awadhesh Kr. Triphati	1971	In vitro studies on the effect of tannins of some feeds & added tannic acid on protein degradation by goat’s rumen micro-organism.
7.	Lalla Govid Shanka	1971	Studies on the relation of serum protein bound iodine with milk production and some physiological status of animals in a Tharparkar herd.
8	Bhabha Nand Thakur	1971	Studies on some important amino acid composition of a few poultry feeds & poultry products.
9	Riyaz Ansari	1973	The influence of dietary animal and vegetable protein on the Amino acid composition and quality of the hen’s egg.
10	Amareshwar pd. Sinha	1973	“In vitro” studies on the effect of formaldehyde treatment I of protein protection of G.N. cake of linseed cake
11	Md.saniur Rahman	1975	Studies on the effect of Lysine supplementation dietary sources and levels of Protein on broiler’s performance.
12	Ravindra Bhakt	1975	Studies on the protein requirement for growth in goats
13	Anand Kishor Prasad	1975	In vivo studies on the effect of feeding formaldehyde treated linseed cake on growth in deshi goats
14	Mukesh Mishra	1976	Studies on the use of Mustard cake in the feeding of layers
15	O.P.Singh	1978	Tannins concentration and protein solubility in some feeds and fodders of livestock.
16	Chandramoni	1984	Studies on the calcium and phosphorus requirement in caged Layers.
17	R.P.Pandey	1992	Associate effect of vegetative protein sources in replacing fish meal to develop economic ration of broilers
18	Satish Kumar	1997	Protein & Energy Requirements in growing Japanese quail
19	Anup Kr. Anupam	1998	Evaluation of the sources and supplemented level of zinc with and without chelating agent on the performance of broilers
20	Mukesh Mishra	1998	Effective level of supplementation of Inorganic sulphate with & without methionine in commercial diet of broiler.
21	Suraj Bansh Thakur	2000	Influence of multienzmyme supplementation to normal and high fibre commercial diets on the performance of broilers
22	Guna Nand Pd.Singh	2000	Effect of supplementation of prodiotics and their combination in commercial broilers diet on the performance of broilers.
23	Bharti Singh	2000	Effect of processing method with particular reference to solvent extraction and pelleting on in vitro protein degradation and pepsin digestion in some vegetable proteins
24	Subodh Kr.	2000	Effect of varied dietary energy and protein levels on the performance of growing Cockerel
25	Kanchana	2001	Comparative effect of feeding milo and some millets with and without dietary enzyme as replacer of corn in Broiler ration
26	Sanjeev Kumar	2001	Evaluation of full fat soya in various dietary combinations as replacer of fishmeal in broiler ration
27	Zonunsanghi	2001	Studies on the effect of Replacement of Maize with pearl millet with or without enzymes in Broilers
28	Purushottam Kr.Manjhi	2002	Studies on “Requirement of energy of Protein in diff. phases of growth in growing cockerel”
29	Harish Kumar	2003	Effect of dietary Probiotics on the performance of cockerel
30	Shankar Singh	2003	Effect of dietary multi-enzyme in normal and high fibrous diets on the performance of Cockerel
31	Shiv Shankar Kumar	2003	Replacement of fishmeal with vegetable protein sources in Cockerel ration
32	Prakash Chandra Himashu	2004	Effect of replacement of fish meal by full fat soya on the performance of cockerel
33	F.I.Shad	2004	Effect of different levels of dietary protein on the performance of cockerel
34	Shambhu Nath	2005	Studies on effect of replacement of maize with Bajra in normal ration with or without enzyme on the performance of Cockerel
35	Jyotindra Narayan	2006	Nutritional evaluation of Jhunjhuna (trema spp.) Leaves as a fodder for goats
36	Lakshmi Kant	2006	Studies on utilization of diammonium phosphate without and with tonophore in broilers
37	Nanad Kishor Prasad	2006	Studies on the effect of some of the growth promoters on the performance of broilers
38	Deepak Kumar Chaurasia	2007	Studies on the effect of feeding different calcium sources on the performance of commercial broiler chicken
39	Mithilesh Kumar	2008	Studies on inclusion of mango seed kernel in broiler ration
40	Latesh Kumar	2009	Effect of feeding probiotics on the performance ad immunity of broilers
41	Anjani Kumar	2010	Studies on the effect of feeding different levels of jute seed cake on the performance of broiler chicken
42	Manoj Kumar Toni	2011	Studies on cholesterol lowering effects of herbs/spices in broiler chicken

(ii) Research project :
Ongoing research Projects :

Sl. No.	Title of the Project	Funding Agency
1	Complete feed block for Sustainable Animal Production in Bihar	BAU, Sabour

(iii) Research Achievements :

Since inception Department of Animal Nutrition has been involved in different aspect of Animal Nutrition. Salient findings are as follows :

Protein and energy Nutrition : Protein nutrition of different animals has been studied. Protein and energy requirement of Goats, Japanese quail and Cockerel has been estimated and recommended accordingly. Effect of essential amino acid, critical amino acid like lysine on productivity of animal was also studied.
Mineral Nutrition : Calcium and Phosphorus requirement of layers were studied. Utilization of zinc in broiler was found to better with chelating agent. Role of iodine in milk production was also studies and it was observed that iodine content in the serum might affect milk production.
Feed additive : Several studies on feed additive were also studied in broilers and cockerels. Dietary probiotics improved productivity. Influence of chlorotetracycline changed the pattern of rumen VFA production and carotene destruction. Antibiotic as feed additive like teramycin in layers showed beneficial results.
Unconventional feed resource : Use of sugarcane baggase in goat`s diet and incorporation of Mustard cake to the layers diets studied. Millet replaced maize well in poultry diets and full fat soyabean may replace fish meal in poultry diet. Nutritional evaluation of jhnujhuna leaves as a fodder for goat has been done for the first time in India.
Anti-nutritional Factors : Tannin concentration of different feed and fodder (particularly that of banyan and papal leaves) was reported. Delignification and digestibility of roughages was also studied.
Plane of nutrition : Studies on the effect of different plane of nutrition on the growth of Tharparkar calves was studied.
Clinical Nutrition : Different herbs/spices were screened for cholesterol lowering effect in broiler chicken. It was found that garlic is beneficial in lowering blood cholesterol whereas coriander decreases muscles cholesterol.

6. Extension :

Extension is an important dimension of the department. This department is engaged in imparting technical knowledge regarding balanced and economic feeding of animals to livestock owner, pig and poultry farmers for efficient animal production for efficient animal production through training programme, Kisan Mela, TV/Radio talk and training programmes. Farmers are advised regarding nutritional disorders, and nutritional management during drought and floods. There is also active participation through mass media, TV/radio talk, farmers fair etc. Lastly feed evaluation is also being done to help farmers to get maximum return from livestock. To sum up, following are the extension activity of the department :

a. Training to veterinary officers, paravets, unemployed youth, farmers, and extension functionaries through veterinary college, Kisan Ayoug, BAMETI, ATMA and NGOs.
b. Providing feed formulation for different class of animal to the farmers
c. Extending technical help to feed industry.

7. No. of Publications :

Research: 113 Extension: 35 Books/Manuals: 5

8. Facilities :

(i). Feed Evaluation laboratory
(ii). Energy Evaluation Laboratory
(iii). Clinical Nutrition Laboratory
(iv). Complete Feed Block making machine

9. Seminar /Symposium organized :

Nil

10. Any Other information :

N.A.