Brief History
The Laboratory of Department of Animal Nutrition was set up in the year 1956. It is one of the promising departments of the college and focuses on studying the dietary needs of the animals and provides exceptional undergraduate instructions and guidelines. From the year 1976 post graduate (M.V.Sc.) programme was started in the department and upto 2020 42 students have completed their M.V.Sc. degree and one student has completed his Ph.D. degree. 4 students are continuing their M.V.Sc. degree and 8 students have newly registered in 2021. Animal nutrition laboratory (Feed Fodders Analysis) is equipped with all the types of equipment as per VCI norms such as hot air oven, muffle furnace, Kjeldahl apparatus, Soxhlet apparatus, spectrophotometer, and water distillation assembly for undergraduate education. It also provides an opportunity for students to learn about haymaking, urea ammoniated straw preparation, area-specific mineral mixture mixing, etc. The information about scientific feeding practices and current technologies used in the feed industry is assessed through the frequent field and farm visits to broaden the spectra of learning. Area Specific Mineral Mixture for Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh on small scale is prepared in the departments.
Objectives of the Department
- To evaluate feed or fodder to ascertain their quality.
- Determination of nutritional deficiencies responsible for low animal production.
- Teaching of animal nutrition to the student of B.V.Sc. & A.H., M.V.Sc. and Ph.D.
- To advise farmers to feed balanced and quality ration to livestock and poultry and to economize dairy and poultry farming.
- Production and Supply of mineral mixture to the dairy farmers.
Thrust Areas of Research
- Impact assessment/evaluation of Herbal Feed Additives in livestock and poultry.
- Strategic Nutrient Supplementation in livestock.
Education
Undergraduate-(list of courses offered as per VCI, i.e. Code, Name, Cr hrs etc)
| S.No. | Code of Course | Name of Course | Credit Hrs |
| 1. | VNN, Unit-1 | Principles of animal nutrition and feed technology | 3+1 |
| 2. | VNN, Unit-2 | Applied ruminant nutrition-I | |
| 3. | VNN, Unit-3 | Applied ruminant nutrition-II | |
| 4. | VNN, Unit-4 | Applied non-ruminant nutrition |
Postgraduate
| S.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Semester |
| 1. | ANN 601* | Nutritional Biochemistry | 1+0 | I |
| 2. | ANN 602* | Energy and Protein Nutrition | 2+0 | I |
| 3. | ANN 603* | Minerals and Vitamin Nutrition and Feed Additives | 2+1 | I |
| 4. | ANN 604* | Feed and Fodder Technology | 1+1 | I |
| 5. | ANN 605* | Ruminant Nutrition | 2+1 | II |
| 6. | ANN 606* | Non-Ruminant Nutrition | 2+1 | II |
| 7. | ANN 607* | Research Methodology in Animal Nutrition | 0+2 | I |
| 8. | ANN 608 | Companion Animal Nutrition | 1+0 | II |
| 9. | ANN 609 | Nutrition of Laboratory, Wild and Zoo Animals | 2+1 | II |
| 10. | ANN 610 | Non-Conventional Feed Resources | 1+1 | I |
| 11. | ANN 611 | Introductory Clinical Nutrition | 1+0 | I |
| 12. | ANN 612 | Rumen Biotechnology | 1+0 | II |
| 13. | ANN 691 | Seminar | 1+0 | I/II |
| 14. | ANN 699 | Research | 30 | I & II |
Ph.D.
| S.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Semester |
| 1. | ANN 701* | Modern Concepts in Feeding of Ruminants | 2+0 | I |
| 2. | ANN 702* | Forages in Animal Nutrition | 1+0 | I |
| 3. | ANN 703* | Recent Concepts in Feeding of Non-Ruminants | 1+0 | II |
| 4. | ANN 704* | Advances in Rumen Metabolism | 1+1 | I |
| 5. | ANN 705* | Advances in Mineral and Vitamin Nutrition | 2+0 | I |
| 6. | ANN 706* | Advanced Clinical Nutrition | 1+1 | II |
| 7. | ANN 707 | Advanced Techniques in Nutritional Research | 1+1 | I |
| 8. | ANN 708 | Advances in Feed Technology | 1+0 | II |
| 9. | ANN 709 | Toxicants and Anti-Metabolites in Animal Nutrition | 1+0 | II |
| 10. | ANN 710 | Nutrigenomics in Animal Nutrition | 1+0 | II |
| 11. | ANN 711 | Equine Nutrition | 1+0 | II |
| 12. | ANN 791 | Semester - I | 1+0 | I/II |
| 13. | ANN 792 | Semester - II | 1+0 | I/II |
| 14. | ANN 799 | Research | 75 | I & II |
Research
Salient Achievements
The research conducted in this department has produced important findings in the field of Animal Nutrition which has contributed in following fields:
- Utilization of Neem seed cake in livestock ration.
- Utilization of tree leaves in goats.
- Utilization of pulse industry by products in sheep
- Utilization of vegetable protein sources in the dog feeding.
- Trace mineral supplementation in Goat feeding.
- Field studies on strategic nutrient supplementation for prevention of reproductive and metabolic disorders in dairy animals.
- Quality control studies of concentrates and mineral supplements
- Study on acidifiers and enzymes in poultry.
- Study on herbal methionine in poultry.
- Study on nutritional needs of Kadaknath bird.
- Strategic supplementation of for prevention of mastitis in dairy animals.
- Studies on Strategic supplementation in growing dairy animals.
Completed research project : NA
Ongoing Research Projects: NA
Extension Education
- Technical guidance to the farmers for balanced feeding and to overcome the nutritional problems.
- Feed analysis of samples.
- Student visits to surrounding villages, feed factories, dairy/poultry farms and Indore Zoo.
- T.V. and Radio talks.
- Organization of Pashu Palak Sangosthi.
- Participation in Krishi mela, Animal husbandry awareness camps and farmers trainings.
- Publication of extension/popular articles.
Publications - 140
Facilities Available
Mineral Mixture Preparation Unit
Goat Unit
UG Practical Teaching
Services Offered
- Proximate Analysis of feed and fodders.
- Manufacturing of Area Specific Mineral Mixture.
Faculty:
| S.N. | Name | Designation | Qualification |
| 1. | Dr. Ashok Kumar Patil | Associate Professor | Ph.D. |
| 2. | Dr. Naresh Kurechiya | Assistant Professor | Ph.D. |
| 3. | Dr. Anchal Keshri | Assistant Professor | Ph.D. |