Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Jabalpur

▶ Brief History :

The Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding came into existence as an independent department, in the year 1964. Prior to this the department was a part of Animal Husbandry Department. The master Degree programme in the department started in the year 1964 while the Ph.D. programme started in 1974. The Department is imparting teaching to U.G students of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree courses as per VCI Course curriculum and postgraduate degree courses as per ICAR. Till date 65 M.V.Sc & AH & 20 Ph.D. students have been awarded their degree under different disciplines like Population Genetics, Cytogenetics, Biochemical Genetics, Quantitative Genetics and Molecular Genetics. The Faculty members of the department have published more than 430 research papers in National and International Journals , 5 Books, 3 Bulletins and 6 Laboratory Manuals.

▶ Mandate of the department :

To conduct undergraduate teaching.
To conduct post graduate teaching and research.
Transfer of technology to farmers, extension personals and organizations engaged in the enhancement of animal productivity through various extension programmes.

▶ Thrust areas of the department :

Basic :

Survey, evaluation genotyping, polymorphic studies, molecular characterization using microsatellite DNA markers, PCR-RFLP studies of indigenous breeds of Madhya Pradesh.

Strategic :

Conservation of native breeds of livestock and poultry of Madhya Pradesh using in-situ and ex-situ conservation methods. Cattle improvement in the field with a view to enhance the income of farmers through dairy farming. Use of Biotechnology for the improvement of productivity of livestock and poultry.

Applied :

To improve the production potential of indigenous cattle breeds of M.P., such as Malvi, Nimari, Kenkatha and Gaolao and Bhadawari breed of buffalo through appropriate selection programme. The improvement of cattle will results in improving the milk production on the individual basis and in overall productivity and will help in raising the income of the farmers ultimately resulting in raising their social and economic status.

▶ Education :

Undergraduate :- The department offers course for UG students under MSVE 2016 guideline in the second year of the B.V.Sc as below:-

S.NO.	Code of Course	Name of Course	Credit Hrs
1.	AGB	Animal Genetics and Breeding	3+1

Postgraduate :-

S.NO.	Code of Course	Name of Course	Credit Hrs	Semester
1.	AGB 601*	Animal Cytogenetics and Immunogenetics I	2+1	I
2.	AGB 602*	Molecular Genetics I	2+1	I
3.	AGB 603*	Population and Quantitative Genetics	2+1	I
4.	AGB 604*	Selection Method and Breeding System	2+1	I
5.	AGB 605*	Biometrical Genetics I	2+1	II
6.	AGB 606	Conservation of Animal Genetics Resources	2+0	II
7.	AGB 607	Cattle and Buffalo Breeding	2+1	II
8.	AGB 608	Sheep and Goat Breeding	2+0	I
9.	AGB 609	Poultry Breeding	2+1	II
10.	AGB 610*	Laboratory Animal and Rabbit Breeding	2+0	II
11.	AGB 611	Swine Breeding	1+0	II
12.	AGB 612	Pet Animal Breeding (Dogs and Cats)	1+0	II
13.	AGB 613	Wild Animal Genetics and Breeding	1+0	I
14.	AGB 614	Equine Breeding	1+0	I
15.	AGB 615	Camel Breeding	1+0	I
16.	AGB 616	Yak and Mithun Breeding	1+0	I
17.	AGB 617	Statistical Methods in Animal Breeding	2+1	II
18.	AGB 691	Doctoral Seminar	1+0	I/II
19.	AGB 699	Doctoral Research	30	I & II

*Core Course

Ph.D :-

S.NO.	Code of Course	Name of Course	Credit Hrs	Semester
1.	AGB 701*	Molecular Genetics II	2+0	I
2.	AGB 702*	Trends in Animal Breeding	2+0	I
3.	AGB 703*	Biometrical Genetics II	2+1	II
4.	AGB 704*	Advances in Selection Methodology	2+1	II
5.	AGB 705	Bioinformatics in Animal Breeding	1+1	I
6.	AGB 706	Animal Cytogenetics and Immunogenetics II	2+0	I
7.	AGB 707	Statistical Software in Animal Breeding	1+1	II
8.	AGB 791	Doctoral Seminar I	1+0	I/II
9.	VAN 792	Doctoral Seminar II	1+0	I/II
10.	AGB 799	Doctoral Research	75	I & II

*Core Course

▶ Core Course :

Research :

NA

▶ Projects Completed :

S.No.	Project Title	PI/Co-PI	Funding agency/ Budget	Remark
1.	Survey evaluation and conservation of Malvi breed of Madhya Pradesh	Dr. P.N.Shrivastava, Dr. S.N.S. Parmar	ICAR/21.82 Lakhs	1998-2001
2.	Genetic evaluation and characterization of Nimari Cattle through survey of quantitative and qualitative traits and cytogenetic, immunogenetics and biochemical polymorphic markers in M.P.	Dr. B.C. Sarkhel, Dr. S.N.S. Parmar	ICAR/16.54 Lakhs	1998-2001
3.	Systematic survey and genetic characterization of Kadaknath breed of poultry using specific microsatellite DNA markers	Dr. S.N.S. Parmar, Dr. P.N.Shrivastava	ICAR/27.8 Lakhs	2000-2001
4.	Evaluation of draughtability and related physico-biochemical changes in Malvi and Nimari bullock of Madhya Pradesh	Dr. J.S. Arora, Dr. B.C. Sarkhel, Dr. Shrikant Joshi	ICAR/24.20 Lakhs	2005-2008
5.	Genetic characterization of four indigenous cattle breeds found in Madhya Pradesh using molecular markers	Dr. S.N.S. Parmar, Dr. C.G. Joshi, Dr. M.S. Thakur	BDT/35.10 Lakhs	2005-2008
6.	Association of IL-8 receptor gene polymorphism with sub clinical and clinical mastitis in dairy cattle	Dr. M.S. Thakur, Dr. J.S. Arora	RKVY/15.00 Lakhs	2010-2013
7.	Upgrading the local non descript goat population using Sirohi and Barbari breeds of goats in Jabalpur and Mandla districts of Madhya Pradesh	Dr. S. N. Shukla	-	-
8.	Relationship of MHC genes polymorphism with coccidial resistance in Chicken	Dr. M.S. Thakur, Dr. S.N.S. Parmar, Dr. G. Das	MPBTC/12.33 Lakhs	2013-2015

▶ Ongoing Projects :

S.No.	Project Title	PI/Co-PI	Funding agency/ Budget	Remark
1.	Screening of cattle and buffalo breeding bulls for A1/A2 variants of β-casein gene in Madhya Pradesh state of India	Dr. M. S. Thakur (PI) Dr. Shrikant Joshi (Co-PI)	MPCST, Bhopal/8.60 Lakhs	Ongoing since April 2018
2.	“Characterization of Cattle and Buffalo populations of Mahakaushal region of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh”	Dr MS. Thakur, (CoPI) in collaboration with NBAGR	NBAGR, Karnal	Ongoing since April 2019
3.	Quantification and physiological activity of functional dipeptide(s) from Kadaknath, desi and broiler chicken meats	Dr MS. Thakur, (CoPI) in collaboration with NBAGR	NBAGR, Karnal	Ongoing since April 2019
4.	“Survey, documentation of ITK and Phenotypic Characterization of Non-Descript Breed of Cattle in Narmadapuram Division of Madhya Pradesh”	Dr. M. S. Thakur (PI)	MPSBB, Bhopal/10.076 Lakhs	Ongoing since April 2021

▶ Faculty :

S.NO.	Name	Designation	Qualification
1	Dr. Akansha Singh	Assistant Professor	Ph.D.
2	Dr. Asit Jain	Professor	Ph.D.
3	Dr. Satyendra Singh Tomar	Professor & Registrar	Ph.D.
4	Dr. Vaishali Khare	Professor	Ph.D.
5	Dr. Shrikant Joshi	Registrar and Professor	Ph.D.