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Dr. D. Kumar
Dean, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

  +91-5944-233347 (O)
  dean[dot]vaspgr[at]gmail[dot]com


Brief Profile


NAME:Dr. D. Kumar
DESIGNATION:Dean, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar
QUALIFICATION: Ph.D.
SPECIALISATION: Animal Breeding
EMAIL: dean[dot]vaspgr[at]gmail[dot]com
CONTACT NO.: +91-5944-233347 (O)
Research Areas/Areas of interest
  • Animal Breeding (Cattle/Buffalo Breeding)
  • Population Genetics
  • Molecular Genetics
    • Selected Research Publications
    1. Rahman, Javid Ur; Kumar, D.; Singh, S.P.; Shahi, B.N.; Ghosh, A.K.; Dar, A.H. and Togla, Oshin. (2025). Genome-wide association studies of milk composition traits in indicine Badri cattle using ddRAD sequencing approach. Tropical Animal Health and Production. Vol 57(10): 1-13.

    2. Rahman, Javid Ur; Kumar, D.; Singh, S.P.; Shahi, B.N.; Ghosh, A.K. and Jahan, Tarannum (2025). Genome-wide association studies revealed genomic regions associated with production and reproduction traits in indicine cattle. The Nucleous, Online published. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13237-0225-00538-1)

    3. Rahman, Javid Ur; Kumar, D.; Singh, S.P.; Shahi, B.N.; Ghosh, A.K.; Kumar, Anil; Dar, A.H.; Ahmad, S.F;. Pathak, Abhishek; Verma, M.K. (2024). Genetic diversity, population structure analysis and codon substitutions of Indicine Badri cattle using ddRAD sequencing. 3 Biotech, 14(2): 46.

    4. Rahman, J.U., Kumar, D.; Singh, S.P.; Shahi, B.N.; Gupta, A.K.; Verma, M.K.; Pathak, A.; Dar, A.H.; Kumar, A. and Sharma, R.K. (2023). Genome-wide identification and annotation of SNPs and their mapping in candidate genes related to milk production and fertility traits in Badri cattle. Tropical Animal Health and Production 55(2): 117.

    5. Girimal, Dhanraj G.; Kumar, D.; Shahi, B.N. and Kumar, S. (2023). Testing of traditional ways of predicting lactation yield for selecting dairy cattle.Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 22 (3), 514-517.

    6. Girimal, D.G.;  Kumar, D.; Shahi, B.N.; Ghosh, A.K. and Kumar, S. (2022). Sire evaluation using conventional methods and animal models in Sahiwal cattle. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 92 (4), 492-496.

    7. Arya, Vineeta; Shahi, B.N.; Kumar, D.; Barwal, R.S.; Kumar, Sunil and Gautam, Lokesh (2020). Comparison of lactation curve models for fortnightly test day milk yield. Indian Journal of Animal Science. 90 (3). Pp 140-144.

    8. Ganie, Z.A.;  Kumar, D.; Kumar, Sundip; Shahi, B.N. and Ghosh, A.K. (2017). Genetic diversity analysis of Chaugarkha goat using microsatellite markers. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 87(1): 122-124.

    9. Deshmukh, B.; Kumar, D.; Kashyap, N. and Sharma, D. (2015). Study of genetic polymorphism of various chicken breeds using microsatellite markers. Indian Journal of Animal Research 49(1):1-7.

    10. Kumar, D. and Gaur, A.K. (2015). Performance studies of hill cattle: A unique indigenous germplasm of Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 85 (12):1390-1392.