Research Activities.

v     Long term and short term feeding experiments are being carried out to know the nutritional requirement of various categories of animals.

v     The work on augmentation and utilization of new agro industrial byproducts and waste materials for livestock and poultry.

v     Study on effect of feeding on haematological and chemical constituents of blood of animals and to establish blood norms of various animals.

v     To develop the feeding strategy for feeding of animals during scarcity.

v     Formulation and evaluation of different types of complete feeds and total mixed rations for feeding of different categories of livestock.

v     Formulation of draft standards for different feeds for Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS); New Delhi.

v     To determine the mineral status of feeds, fodder, soil and blood in different agro-climatic zones of the state and to develop suitable technology for supplementation of appropriate mineral mixture in the deficient areas.

v     To enhance the feed efficiency of livestock and poultry through use of different feed additives including enzymes and probiotics.

v     The in vitro dry matter digestibility and methane production from different feeds and fodder.

v     Estimation of methane emission from feeds and fodder and development of strategies for methane mitigation.

v     To enhance reproductive performance and productivity of ruminants by supplementing bypass protein, bypass fat and appropriate mineral mixture.

v     Strategic supplementation of nutrients to combat the effect of heat stress and climate change.