- Designation: Professor & Head and I/c Director, Animal Biotechnology Centre
- Address: Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding,
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur - 482001 (M.P.) - : 8989126042
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Fields of Specialization:
Majoring Field: Animal Genetics & Breeding
Specializing field: Molecular Genetics, Population Genetics, Quantitative Genetics, Breed Characterization and Biostatistics and Statistical analysis of research data
Current Projects:
| Project Title | Role in the Project | Fund Outlay | Funding Agency |
| Survey, documentation of ITK and Phenotypic Characterization of Non-Descript Breed of Cattle in Narmadapuram Division of Madhya Pradesh (2021-2023) | Principal Investigator | 10.076 lakhs | M.P. State Biodiversity Board, Bhopal |
| Characterization of local Cattle and Buffalo populations of Mahakaushal region of Madhya Pradesh (2018-2022) | Co-Principal Investigator | - | In Collaboration with NBAGR, Karnal |
| Quantification and physiological activity of functional dipeptide(s) from Kadaknath, desi and broiler chicken meats (2018-2022) | Co-Principal Investigator | - | In Collaboration with NBAGR, Karnal |
| Genetic improvement of of indigenous cows of Goshala through embryo transfer /td> | Co-Principal Investigator | - | Department of Animal Husbandry (Govt. of M.P., Bhopal) |
Completed Projects
| Project Title | Role in the Project | Fund Outlay | Funding Agency |
| Screening of cattle and buffalo breeding bulls for A1/A2 variants of β-casein gene in M.P. state of India (2018-2021) | Principal Investigator | 8.60 Lakhs | M.P Council of Science & Technology, Bhopal |
| Relationship of MHC genes polymorphism with coccidial resistance in Chicken (2013-2015) | Principal Investigator | 12.33 Lakhs | M.P Biotechnology Council, Bhopal |
| Upgrading the local non-descript goat population using Sirohi and Barbari breeds of goat in Jabalpur and Mandla district of M.P. (2010-2014) | Co-Principal Investigator | 128.65 lakhs | R.K.V.Y. Scheme, Bhopal |
| Association of IL-8 receptor gene polymorphism with sub-clinical and clinical mastitis in dairy cattle (2010-2013) | Principal Investigator | 15.00 Lakhs | R.K.V.Y. Scheme, Bhopal |
| Genetic Characterization of four Indigenous cattle breeds found in M.P. using molecular markers (2006-2008) | Co-Principal Investigator | 35.52 lakhs | DBT, New Delhi |
Recent Research Publications:
- Sehrawat, R., Sharma, R., Ahlawat, S., Sharma, V., Thakur, M.S., Kaur, M. and Tantia, M.S. (2021). First report on better functional property of black chicken meat from India. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 10.18805/IJAR.B-4014.
- Bhalavi, D., Thakur, M.S., Khare, V., Joshi, S., Jain, A., Sharma, M., Khan, A. and Vandre, R.K. (2021). Genetic polymorphism of BMPR1B and BMP15 genes and their association with reproductive and growth traits in Barbari, Sirohi and black Bengal goats. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 9(2): 373-378.
- Thakur, M.S., Parmar, S.N.S., Jha, A.K. and Pandey, A. (2020). Differential Expression of Cytokine in Kadaknath and Commercial Chicken against Coccidial Challenge. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 54(7):1-5.
- Sehrawat, R., Sharma, R., Ahlawat, S., Sharma, V., Thakur, M.S., Kaur, M., Mishra, A.K. and Tantia, M.S. (2020). Quality characteristics of breast and thigh chicken meat from free- range system: comparative antioxidant profile of indigenous and improved germplasm. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 7(4):279-282.
- Pandey, A., Thakur, M.S. and Pandey, Y., (2020). Association study of polymorphic variants of beta (b) casein gene with milk production traits (lactose, SNF and density) in Malvi, Nimari, Sahiwal and HF cross breeds cow. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 10.18805/IJAR.B-3896.
- Pandey, A., Thakur, M.S. and Pandey, Y. (2020). Correlation and regression study of different variants of beta (β)-casein gene with lactation length in Sahiwal and HF crossbred cattle. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies; 8(5):2430-2432
- Pandey, A., Thakur, M.S. and Pandey, Y. (2020). Polymorphism of Beta (β) Casein Gene and Their Association with Milk Production Traits in Malvi and Nimari Breeds of Cattle. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 54(5):647-650
- Thakur, M.S, Jha, A.K. and Pandey, A. (2019). Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship of Kadaknath and other chicken breeds using exon-2 of MHC B-LB (ClassII) gene sequence. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 7(4):279-282.
- Padwar, P. and Thakur, M.S. (2019). Effect of melatonin gene on growth and reproduction traits in Kadaknath and Jabalpur colour birds. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 7(3):786-788.
- Vandre, R.K., Joshi, S., Thakur, M.S., Khare, V., Singh, A.P. and Sharma, M. (2019). Clustered regularly interspaced short palindrome repeats (CRISPR): New gene editing technique. Livestock Research International, 7(3):201-207.
- Thakur, M.S. and Jha, A.K. and Pandey, A. (2018). Association of coccidial dose and interval with lesion score, oocyst index and oocyst production in coccidial challenged Cobb broiler birds. The Bioscan, 12(3):1397-1400.
- Pandey, A. and Thakur, M.S. (2018). αS2 casein gene polymorphism and association with milk production traits in Malvi and Nimari cattle of Madhya Pradesh. Indian Journal of Animal Research, DOI: 10.18805/IJAR. B-3612 (p 1-4)
- Pandey, A. and Thakur, M.S. (2018). Different genetic variants’ of αs1-casein gene (CSN1S1) and their association with lactose, SNF and milk density. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(3):1275-1277.
- Pandey, A. and Thakur, M.S. (2018). Association of Different Genetic Variants of Alpha S2-Casein Gene (CSN1S2) with Milk Production Traits in Cattle. Journal of Animal Research, 8(3):463-466.
- Pandey, A., Thakur, M.S. and Pandey, Y. (2018). Polymorphism of beta (â) casein gene and their association with milk production traits in Sahiwal and HF crossbred cattle. Indian Journal of Animal Research, DOI: 10.18805/IJAR. B-3591 (p 1-4).
- Shrivastava, K., Sinha, R. and Thakur, M.S. (2018). Molecular DNA markers in conservation of wildlife: A brief review. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(3):1519-1522.
- Thakur, M.S., Parmar, S.N.S., Amit Kumar (2017). Genetic polymorphism at exon-2 MHC B-LβII family gene by PCR-SSP in Kadaknath chicken. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 16(7):329-332.
Honours & Awards:
- Honorary Fellowship (F.S.L.Sc) of Society of Life Sciences.
- Junior Research Fellowship in ICAR Adhoc Project on Kadaknath.
- Awarded First Prize for the poster entitled “Superior bio-active dipeptide- carnosine content and functional attributes of the native Kadaknath chicken meat” by Renuka Sehrawat, Rekha Sharma, Sonika Ahlawat, Vivek Sharma, M.S. Thakur, and M.S. Tantia in National Webinar of SOCDAB held from 11-12 February, 2021 at ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal.
- Awarded best paper prize (2nd, oral)” in AASCON2020 conference/ session-II/Animal Science, organized by CVSc&AH, Mhow from 6-8 March, 2020.
- • Awarded Second Prize for the poster entitled “स्वदेशी कड़कनाथ चिकन और वाणिज्यिक ब्रॉयलर मांस का तुलनात्मक एंटीऑक्सीडेंट गतिविधि विश्लेषण” by Rekha Sharma, Renuka Sehrawat, Sonika Ahlawat, Vivek Sharma, M.S. Thakur, Himani Sharma and M.S. Tantia in in Hindi Pakhwada held from 9-21 September, 2020 at ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal.