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Department of Poultry Science, Jabalpur

Department of Poultry Science, Jabalpur
Brief History :

Department of Poultry Science came into existence in the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur in the year 1984. However the department started masters and PhD degree programmes from the session 1984-85.

Objectives of the Department :
  • Department of Poultry Science providing quality education and update technical information in the subject of Poultry scence at all academic level.
  • Department of Poultry Science undertaking basic applied and need base research in Poultry Science.
  • Department of Poultry Science Promoting effective interaction among faculty, students and farmers regarding Poultry farming and related activities.
Thrust Areas of Research :
  • Development of dual purpose colour bird for ruralpoultry production
  • Development of multi-colour Broiler for rural poultry production
  • Development of Japanese Quail variety for rural poultry production in Madhya Pradesh
  • Development of turkey variety for rural poultry production in Madhya Pradesh
  • Development of designer egg will be initiated.
  • Development of designer meat will be initiated.
  • Development of in-ovo feeding and vaccination protocols for improvement in performance of improved germplasms developed for rural poultry farming.
Education :

Undergraduate :-

S.NO. Code of Course Name of Course Credit Hrs. Year
1. LPM-I Livestock Production and Management 4+2 NA

Postgraduate :-

S.NO. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. Semester
1. PSC 601 Poultry Breeding and Genetics* 2+1 I
2. PSC 602 Poultry Nutrition and Feeding* 2+1 I
3. PSC 603 Commercial Layer and Broiler Management* 2+1 I
4. PSC 604 Breeder Stock and Hatchery Management* 2+1 II
5. PSC 605 Poultry Health and Biosecurity 2+1 I
6. PSC 606 Management of Other Avian Species 3+1 II
7. PSC 607 Poultry Products Technology* 2+1 II
8. PSC 608 Poultry Economics, Project Formulation and Marketing 2+1 I
9. PSC 609 Physiology of Poultry Production* 1+1 II
10. PSC 610 Commercial Poultry Nutrition 1+1 II
11. PSC 611 Poultry Welfare and Waste Management 2+0 II
12. PSC 691 Seminar 1+0 I/II
13. PSC 692 Research 30 I & II

*Core Courses

Ph.D :-

S.NO. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. Semester
1. PSC 701 Applied Poultry Nutrition* 2+1 II
2. PSC 702 Recent Trends in Commercial Poultry Production* 2+1 I
3. PSC 703 Developments in Poultry Processing and Products Technology 2+1 II
4. PSC 704 Emerging Diseases of Poultry and Health Management 2+1 I
5. PSC 705 Applied Poultry Breeding/td> 1+1 I
6. PSC 706 Poultry Economics, Marketing and Integration 2+1 I
7 PSC 707 Diversified Poultry Production 2+1 II
8. PSC 791 Seminar I 1+0 I/II
9. PSC 792 Seminar II 1+0 I/II
10. PSC 799 Research 75 I & II
*Core Courses
Research :

Salient Achievements :-

  • The All India Coordinated Research Project on poultry breeding was established in the year 1972-73 under the Department of Poultry Science,College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur. The project started as layer project then centre was assigned to study the utilization of sex linked gene in broiler genome for development of dwarf broiler dams. The purpose of the controlled breeding programme during initial days was to develop a dwarf bird to minimize the nutritional cost by reducing the size of the adult bird. Later on breeding programme was modified to develop the birds suitable for rural poultry farming with special focus on dual purpose color chicken variety development in agro-climatic condition of Madhya Pradesh.The following Breeds/Strains/Varieties/Lines of Chicken were developed since inception of the project.
  • Jawahar 260 (Commercial layer) - By crossing of white leghorn strain IWM as male line and strain IWN as female line a commercial hybrid layer was developed which produces 270 eggs annually with an average 55 gm average egg weight.
  • Dwarf broiler breeder dam (Parent line white plumage) - A single source dwarf broiler breeder dam is developed from a common dwarfing gene carrying population which has got superior fertility and hatchability and higher egg producing capacity (210 eggs) annually with 30% less feed intake as compare to normal broiler dam. This is real feed efficient dam line.
  • Colour dwarf broiler dam - Produced by grading up strategy birds have more than 95% fertility and 85% hatchability, matured at 151 days of age and produce 243 eggs upto 72 weeks age with 56 gm average egg wt.
  • Narmada-XL (Commercial dwarf layer) - By utilizing sex linked recessive dwarfing gene, crossing of dwarf male with white leghorn female a mini white egg layer was developed which weighed 1.3 kg.b.wt., consumed only 80 gm feed/day and produce 220 eggs annually.
  • Vindhayachal Broiler (Commercial dwarf broiler) - The Vindhayachal Broiler was produced by adopting an alternate breeding strategy by mating the normal bodied sire with the dwarf broiler dam line. These commercial broilers weighed 1410 gm b.wt. at 6 wks age with 2.5 feed efficiency.
  • Krishna-J (A replica of desi hen suitable for rural and tribal areas) - A replica of indigenous hen with better economic viability has been evolved by utilizing sex linked recessive dwarfing gene dw. The bird looks similar to desi fowl with potentiality to produce 100% more eggs of heavier weight under rural and four times more under intensive system of management.
  • Dual purpose colour bird (Developed for rural and tribal farming) - The multicolourd bird is evolved by mating of normal coloured sire with Krishna-J female. Males attained 1 kg b.wt. in just 6 week of age. Birds produced more than 120 eggs in scavenging system.
  • Jabalpur colour bird (Parent line improved broiler germplasm) - A normal colour population synthesized from randomly bred multicoloured population. The population is developed and improved continuously by selection. Birds have ability to grow faster and produce good number of eggs of heavier size. Birds matured at 151 days of age and produces more than 260 eggs annually. This is used as male & female line for production of different commercial colour birds suitable for backyard poultry.
  • Multicoloured Mediocre broiler - Developed by crossing of coloured synthetic sire with Jabalpur Colour dam. Broilers attained 1.2-1.3 kg b. wt. at 6 weeks age by consuming 2.2 to 2.3 kg feed. These are real lean meat broilers having less than 1.5% abdominal fat.
  • Purebred Kadaknath - Improved by selection to develop a purebred Kadaknath having Jet black plumage. Birds matured at 169 days of age and produces] 132 eggs annually. Male weighed 1.7-1.8 kg and female 1.3 to 1.4 kg adult b. wt. Birds have got very good fertility (90%) and hatchability (77%).
  • Crossbred Kadaknath (50% Kadaknath : 50% JBP Colour) - A replica of Kadaknath but bigger in size and superior in egg production produced by crossing of Kadaknath male x JBP Col. (black) female. Birds produce 165 eggs under intensive and 130 eggs under free range system.
  • Narmadanidhi (25% Kadaknath : 75% JBP Colour) - A multicoloured dual purpose coloured bird developed by crossing and backcrossing of Kadaknath and Jabalpur Col. population. Highly suitable commercial bird under all rearing systems. Birds mature at 162 days of age and produce more than 235 eggs in intensive, 205 eggs in semi intensive and 178 eggs annually in free range system.This chicken variety is recognized and released by the ICAR New Delhi for rural poultry production Birds are very popular among farmers and have greater demand in rural backyard poultry for both table and egg production purposes.
Ongoing Research Projects :
  • All India Coordinated Research project on poultry breeding, ICAR (New Delhi) through DPR (Hyderabad), Approx. Rs. 100 Lakhs annually.
Publications :
  • Gautam, V. Sahni Y.P. Bhardwaj J.K. Jain S. Shrivastava A. (2018). Efficacy of dietary supplementation of Withania Somnifera, Selenium and Vitamin E on blood and egg lipid profile of layers. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 7: 5, 663-667.
  • Kumar, K. Bhardwaj J. K., Nema R.P. Atkare S.S., Baghel R.P.S. and Sikrodia, R.(2017). Effect of housing system and protein levels on egg production performance of commercial colour birds. Life Science Bulletiin14 (1):117-119.
  • Kumar, K. Bhardwaj, J. K., Nema, R.P., Atkare S.S., Baghel R.P.S. and Sikrodia, R. (2017) Effect of housing system and feed consumption of commercial colour birds. Life Science Bulletiin14 (1):120-122.
  • Kumar, D., Vaish. R. Bhardwaj J.K., Pandey. Y., Gupta, N. And Rajput, N. (2017). Gross structure and biometry of ovary in Kadaknath and White leghorn breeds of Fowl. The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences & Biotechnology. 12: (4) 34-37.
  • Chikwa, K. Atkare S.S. Bhardwaj, J.K. Nema R.P. Kumar, J. Padwar, P. Vishwakarma,R.(2018). Effect of dietary supplementation of Shatavari, Ashwagandha root powder and Vitamin E on performance of colour broilers. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 6(5): 153-155.
  • Chikwa, K. Atkare S.S. Bhardwaj, J.K. Nema R.P. (2018).Herbal response of shatavari, ashwagandha root powder and vitamin E on performance of colour broilers. The Pharma Inovation Journal, 7(8): 508-510.
  • Chikwa, K. Atkare, S.S. Bhardwaj, J.K. Nema, R.P. Kumar, J. Padwar, P. and Vishwakarma, R. (2019). Transportation of broilers: An issue of welfare. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 8(1): 68-70.
  • Gautam,V., Sahni, Y.P., Bhardwaj,J.K., Jain, S. and Shrivastava A. (2018). Efficacy of dietary supplementation of Withania somnifera, selenium and Vitamin E on blood and egg lipid profile of layers. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 7(5): 663-667.
  • Kumar D., Vaish, R., Pandey Y., Gupta N, Bhardwaj J. K., and Sainy K.P. (2018) Comparative histomorphological study of oviduct(Infundibulum) in Kadaknath and White Leghorn breeds of fowl. The Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy,30(2): 118-120.
  • Singh, M.K. Atkare, S.S. Bhardwaj, J.K. Nema, R.P. Chikwa, K. Baghel, R.P.S. and Joshi, S. K.(2019). Effect of protein, energy and probiotics on juvenile growth and economy of dual colour chicks. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 8(3): 394-396.
  • Singh, S. Atkare, S.S. Bhardwaj, J.K. Nema, R.P. Chikwa, K. Parmar, S. N. S. Joshi, S.K. (2019). Effect of density, protein and amla fruit powder (Emblica officinalis) on broiler performance and litter parameters. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 8(3): 419-421.
  • Atkare, S.S., Chouhan, L. , Goyal, G., Shinde A.S. and Shekhawat, L.S. (2020). Effect of protein levels, ascorbic acid and their interaction on performance of colour hen during pre and post summer periods. Int. J. Curr. Microbiology App. Sci, 9(11): 645-649.
  • G. Goyal, R. K. S. Bais, V. Upmanyu, V. Agrawal, K. Shrman, A. K. Patil and Y. A. Chatur (2020). Molecular Characterization and Sequence Analysis of iNOS Gene of Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris). Int. J. Curr. Microbiology App. Sci. 10(01): 3363-3370.
  • G. Goyal, V. Upmanyu, S. Shukla, S. Mehra, S. K. Singh, V. Tomar, S. K. Bhanja and D. Sharma (2020). Genetic Relatedness among Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) and Other Poultry Species based on Sequence Homology in Interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene. Int. J. Curr. Microbiology App. Sci. 10(01): 3414-3420.
  • Tripathi , S. B., Jatav, G.P., Malik , A. A., Joshi , S. Singh , V. K. Negi , M. S. Chouhan , L. & Sharma, S.S.(2021). AFLP markers based genetic diversity and population structure analysis of Kadaknath: an indigenous black meat poultry breed of India. Animal Biotchnology, 10: 1-11.
  • Chouhan, L. Atkare S.S., Shinde, A.S. Joshi, S.K. and Shekhawat, L.S. (2020). Performance of coloured broilers with and without enzymes supplementation fed SFC included varying crude fibre diets. Int. J. Curr. Microbiology App. Sci, 9(11): 650-655.
  • Karoriya, A. K., Jain, A. Chouhan, L., Mehta, M.K. and Kumar, R. (2020). Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Germinated Maize on Hematological Parameters of Kadaknath Layers. Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences, 2:39-44.
  • L. Chouhan, S.S. Atkare, A. Shinde, G. Goyal, S. Mandal, D. Jesse. (2023). Effect of vitamin C, E, Organic chromium and its combination on carcass traits of Narmadanidhi birds in winter season. Pharma Innovation, 12(4): 1895-1899.
  • SK Yadav, AK Mishra, NM Gupta, AK Singh, Girraj Goyal, Sashi Gaur (2022). Effect of azolla supplementation on production performance of Narmadanidhi birds. Journal of Animal Research, 12 (1), 131-134.
  • Vivek Agrawal, Giridhari Das, Amit Jaiswal, AnantraoKashiramJayraw, GayaprasadJatav, Mukesh Shakya and Girraj Goyal (2023). Efficacy of buparvaquone in PCR confirmed concurrent infection of Trypansomaevansi and Theileriaannulata in buffaloes. Buffalo Bulletin, 42 (2): 231-238.
  • Shinde A., Chouhan, L., Goyal, G., Verma, S. and Bajpai, D. (2023). Performance of Kadaknath and local nondescript birds in backyard farming system for tribal women empowerment. (2023). Journal of Animal Research, 13(3): 471-475.
  • Chouhan, L. Atkare, S.S., Goyal, G.,Shinde, A.,Joshi S.K. and Yadav, S. (2023). Effect of Vitamin C, E, Organic Chromium and its Combination on Production Performance and Economics of Narmadanidhi Birds in Winter Season. Journal of Animal Research, 13(3): 419-428.
  • Sonu Kumar Yadav,Anjani Kumar Mishra, Priyanka Maurya, Sushmita Tiwari, Girraj Goyal, Pramod Sharma and Anil Kumar Singh (2023). Effect of Azola supplementation on blood biochemical parameters of Narmadanidhi birds in Vindhya Region of Madhya Pradesh. The Pharma Innovation, SP 12(11): 2041-2045.
  • L. Chouhan, S.S. Atkare, A. Shinde, G. Goyal, S. Mandal, D. Jesse. (2023). Effect of vitamin C, E, Organic chromium and its combination on carcass traits of Narmadanidhi birds in winter season. The Pharma Innovation, 12(4): 1895-1899.
  • Dr. Abhay Gupta, Dr. K Shrman, Dr. Gyansagar Kushwaha, Dr. Giriraj Goyal, Dr. Gayatri Singh and Dr. Md Sahil Mansoori (2023). Hepatoprotective activity of silymarin against paracetamol induced liver toxicity in albino rats. The Pharma Innovation Journal SP-12(7): 1701-1705.
  • Verma S., Shinde A., Agrawal V., Dhakad SS, Marskole J.K and Verma VK (2023) Assessment of conservation agriculture practices with happy seeder technology in rice-wheat and green gram cropping system. ThePharma Innovation Journal, 12(11): 742-746.

    • Books with ISBN

  • Dr. Girraj Goyal. (2021) Text book of Poultry Production and Management. Scripown Publications, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-81-949634-4-8. Pp 1-237.
  • Tiwari, SP. Shrama RK., Verma Jeetendra, Goyal Girraj, Chouhan, Laxmi & Shinde Anil. (2023). Recent Advance in Avian Health and Management. Sandarbh Prakashamn, Bhopal., PP – 1-269. (ISBN : 978-93-89399-78-3).
  • Jeetendra Verma and Girraj Goyal, (2023). Text book of Poultry Production and Management recent trends. NIPA, GENX electronic resources and solutions, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-58874-09-9. Pp 1-240.
Facilities Available :
  • Poultry egg incubator and hatcher - 02
  • Feed grinder - 01
  • Feed mixer - 01
  • Federers (linear, circular & Automatic, Cage feeders) - 300
  • Waterer (linear, circular & Automatic, Cage Waterer) - 200
  • Electric Brooder - 10
  • Hover Brooder - 25
  • Battery Brooder - 10
  • Brooder Guard - 100
  • Egg trays - 500
  • Electric debeaker - 02
  • Mass egg Candler - 01
  • Individual egg candler 05
  • Verniercalliper - 02
  • Breastometer - 01
  • Spherometer - 02
  • Screw Gauge - 02
  • Weighing Balance (scale balance) - 01
  • Weighing Balance (Pan balance) - 02
  • Weighing Balance (Hanging balance) - 04
  • Electricity Generator - 01
Services Offered :
  • Following Germplasm (Breeds/ Varieties/ lines of chicken) are being supplied to farmers, government organization and NGO etc. on payment basis :
    1. Jabalpur Colour variety of chicken.
    2. Kadaknath breed of chicken.
    3. Narmadanidhi variety of chicken.
    4. Japanese Quail.
    5. Turkey.
  • Providing quality education and update technical information in the subject of Poultry Science at all academic level.
  • Providing training to farmers and entrepreneurs in the subject of Poultry Science.
  • Actively involved in transfer of technology, know how, advisory and consultancy service to farmers.
Faculty :
S.NO. Name Designation Qualification
1. Dr. Girraj Goyal Assistant Professor & Incharge Ph.D.
2. Dr. Laxmi Chauhan Assistant Professor Ph.D.
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA

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