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Dr. Anil Kumar
Department of Animal Nutrition

Dr. Anil Kumar

Professor (Retired)
  • DesignationProfessor (Retired)
  • QualificationPh.D. (Animal Nutrition)
  • SpecialisationRuminant Nutrition
  • Emailanilkumarvnngbpuatacin, anil701kgmailcom
  • Contact No.+91-9411195445, +91-9027677866

Research Areas/ Areas of Interest

  • Bypass protein in ruminants
  • Bypass fat in ruminants
  • Mineral nutrition in farm animals
  • Use of herbal feed additives
  • Improvement in quality of straw, forages, etc

    • Research Projects

    Sl. No. Title of the Project Funding Agency PI/CO-PI Duration
    Manipulation of rumen microbial ecosystem for improving the utilization of straws and stovers NATP (ICAR), New Delhi Principal Investigator January 2000-December 2003
    Studies on the influence of feeding different rumen degradable protein (RDP) and undegradable dietary protein (UDP) ratio on milk yield in lactating cattle ICAR, New Delhi Principal Investigator October 2000-December 2003
    Effect of urea supplemented ration to bovine on milk production and milk quality UPDASP (UPCAR), Lucknow Principal Investigator February 2001-September 2003
    Effect of feeding by-pass fat as calcium salts of palm oil fatty acids on milk yield and composition and nutrient utilization in lactating crossbred cows Tinna Oils and Chemicals Limited, New Delhi Co-Principal Investigator December 2003-December 2004
    Studies on macro and micro nutrients in relation to deficiency diseases and production in animals Department of Agriculture, Government of UP, Lucknow Co-Principal Investigator September 1999- August 2002
    By-passing dietary fats from bio-hydrogenation for improving production quality in ruminants ICAR, New Delhi Co-Principal Investigator August 2004-October 2006
    AICRP on Improvement of feed resources and nutrient utilization in raising animal production. ICAR, New Delhi Co-Principal Investigator April 2004-March 2014
    Mineral status of animal maintained at Livestock Research Centre, Pantnagar University funded project, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar Principal Investigator April 1991-March 1995
    Production performance of water buffaloes fed Original XPC™ Sponsor by Diamond V, Global Marketing and Research, USA Principal Investigator June 2015- December 2016

    Selected Research Publications

    1. Purushothman, S., Kumar, Anil and Tiwari, D. P. 2008. Effect of feeding calcium salts of palm oil fatty acids on performance of lactating crossbred cows. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 21 (3): 376-385.

    2. Kumar, Anil, Kumar, D., Singh, P. K., Dhiman, T. and Yoon, I. 2019. Effect of dietary supplementation of XPC on milk production in lactating Murrah buffaloes. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, 19: 487-494.

    3. Kumar, M. R., Tiwari, D. P. and Kumar, Anil. 2005. Effect of undegradable dietary protein level and plane of nutrition on lactation performance in crossbred cattle. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 18 (10): 1407-1413.

    4. Gupta, N., Kumar, Anil and Tiwari, D. P. 2005. Effect of herbs as feed additive on nutrient utilization and growth in crossbred heifers fed paddy straw based ration. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 75 (1): 52-55.

    5. Singh, M., Tiwari, D. P., Kumar, Anil and Ravi Kumar, M. 2003. Effect of feeding transgenic cottonseed vis-à-vis non-transgenic cottonseed on haematobiochemical constituents in lactating Murrah buffaloes. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 16: 1732-1737.

    6. Singh, P. K., Kumar, Anil and Tiwari, D. P. 2019. Effects of dietary supplementation of black cumin, garlic and turmeric on the production performance and egg quality of White Leghorn hens. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, 19: 361-370.

    7. Jarial, S., Kumar, Anil and Padmakumar V. 2013. Assessment of feeding practices, nutritional status and gap for dairy buffaloes in hilly districts Tehri Garhwal and Pithoragarh of Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 83 (9): 960–963.

    8. Tiwari S. K., Kumar, Anil, Tiwari, D. P. Mondal, B. C. and Saxena P. C. 2012. Response to strategic dietary mineral mixture supplementation in cattle and buffaloes under field condition (Hill region) of Nainital district of Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 82 (11): 1381–1385.

    9. Mewara, K. K., Kumar, Anil, Rao, P. V. R. and Tiwari, D. P. 2008. Effect of soybean oil supplementation on nutrient utilization and milk yield and milk quality in lactating crossbred cows. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 78 (7): 751-757.

    10. Tiwary, M. K., Tiwari, D. P., Kumar, Anil and Mondal, B. C. 2007. Existing feeding practices, nutrient availability and reproductive status of dairy cattle and buffaloes in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology Sciences, 7(2): 177-185.

    Awards

  • Best Teacher Award in 2000- 2001 in the College of Veterinary and animal Sciences.

  • National Kamdhenu Award commemorate on World Milk day-01.06.2017 during my tenure as Joint Director, IDF, Pantnagar.

  • Under my guidance, Ph.D. Scholar Dr P.K. Singh received Dr S.K. Ranjhan Award for Best Doctoral Thesis 2016-2017.

  • Best Oral Presentation Award in National Symposium on Recent Technologies in uplifting the socio-economic status of rural people through livestock production and management held at CVASC, Pantnagar from April, 20-22, 2006. Paper presented: “Macro and micro mineral profile in soil, feeding stuffs and animals in Haridwar district of Uttaranchal”.

  • Best Oral Presentation Award in 14th Biennial Conference of Animal Society of India on Livestock productivity enhancement with available feed resources, held at CVASC, Pantnagar from November, 3-5, 2011. Paper presented: “Response of strategic supplementation of mineral mixture in dairy animals under field condition of Nainital district of Uttarakhand”

  • Best Oral Presentation award under the discipline Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry in 11th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress-2016-17 held at Dehradun on March 2-4, 2017. Paper presented: “Effect of antibiotic growth promoter vis-a-vis phytogenic feed additives on performance of broiler and laying chickens”.
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