Animal Science

S.No	Name of the project	Project leader
1.	Use of advanced techniques in animal reproduction to improve production performance of farm animals
A.	Use of estrous synchronization and ultrasonography for improving production performance in pigs at Institute and farmers field	E.B. Chakurkar
2.	Utilization of cashew apple and its waste for sustainable production
A.	Characterization of natural microflora from fermented cashew apple juice and cashew apple waste and its utilization	S. B. Barbuddhe
3.	Prevalence and persistence of pathogens of public health significance from culture and capture fisheries environment	S. B. Barbuddhe
4.	Studies on feeds and fodders for economical livestock production
A.	Base line survey on the present status of feeds, fodder and feeding practices vis-à-vis productive and reproductive problems of the livestock in Goa	P. K. Naik
B.	Nutritional interventions for optimization of economical milk production in Goa	P. K. Naik
5.	Use of feed additives and unconventional feed resources for improvement in the production performance and economization of poultry production
A.	Effect of supplementation of feed additives (Probiotics, enzymes and yeast ) on the performance and economics of production of broilers, layers and backyard poultry	B.K. Swain
B.	Utilization of Palm oil and other unconventional feed resources for efficient poultry production	B.K. Swain

S.No	Name of the project	Project leader
1.	AICRP on Pigs	E.B. Chakurkar
2.	Indo-German Consortium for Epidemiology and comparative genomics of Listeria.	S. B. Barbuddhe

Rabbit housing for overcoming the problems of agalactia and reduction in the mortality of young one modified.
Improved artificial vagina for rabbit semen collection was designed.
Techniques for microbial degradation of agro-wastes with mushroom spawn (pleurotus spp.) for livestock feed has been standardized.
Intensive breeding practices were identified for producing maximum young ones per unit time.
A pelleting machine for small scale production of pellet feed for rabbits was fabricated.
Formulated economic rations with local by-products for pigs and cattle.
Incidence and nature of bovine infertility problems were identified.
Cross breeding was carried out with local and exotic breeds.
Management practices for pork production.
Nutritional problems of farm animals were identified.
Fodder preservation and enrichment techniques were standardized.
Locally available coir dust was identified as a deep litter material for rearing of broiler chickens.
Formulated economic diet for broiler chickens incorporating locally available waste i.e. brewery dried grain.




List of ongoing research projects List of Externally Funded / AICRP / Network Projects Technologies standardised/Transferred	Resource Management & Integrated Production
	Crop Improvement and Protection
	Horticulture
	Animal Science
	Fisheries



Ongoing Research Projects