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Vol . 8 | No. 2 | Jul - Dec 2019

NIANP NEWS & Views

202020202020Director’s Desk

Ushering of new year 2020 gives an opportunity to glance at the successes of the preceding year and set new goals for the future. We are delighted to share those with you.

Established in 1995, ICAR-NIANP is on the threshold of completion of 25 years. Year “2020” is being celebrated “Silver Jubilee Year of the Institute”. I am pleased to share that the institute was conferred with the “Swachhata Pakhwada Award-2018” (First) among all the ICAR institutes for its commendable efforts in keeping its premises clean along with planting of saplings and awareness activities undertaken at nearby villages under Swachhata Pakhwada programme.

Feeding has a direct effect on the growth, production and health status of the livestock. Feed and fodder availability are the major factors that determine the profitability, successful and sustainable livestock farming. As we are aware that the feeding cost is the major expense in the livestock production system. Therefore, balanced nutrition is highly essential to sustain the optimum performance of animals. The balanced nutrition ensures sufficient quantity and quality of essential nutrients such amino acids, carbohydrates, fatty acids, minerals and vitamins. Further, dietary supplementation of certain nutrients such as arginine, glutamine, zinc and conjugated linoleic acid may favor the metabolic pathways that enhance animal performance, fertility, immune function and feed efficiency. The balanced feeding management in ruminants may maximize profits and minimize losses, enhance feed efficiency and animal productivity with reduced methane emission. ICAR-NIANP is working on this line to address the issues of farmers by developing various farmers friendly technologies such as Reprofat - a supplement to address reproductive issues and low milk fat syndrome and Harit Dhara - an anti-methanogenic supplement to reduce enteric methane emission in ruminants.

The institute organized a short-term training programme for the African Nationals on ‘Feed and fertility management in livestock’ sponsored by the India-Africa Forum Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India. In addition, ICAR sponsored 21 days winter school on ‘Livestock production and climate change: impact, adaptation and mitigation’ was organized for the scientist and teachers of ICAR institutes, SAUs and SVUs. A model training course on ‘Integrated nutrient management strategies for smallholder crop livestock production system’ was organized for the extension functionaries, working in agriculture and allied departments of states sponsored by the Directorate of Extension, Dept of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, New Delhi. On

ththe occasion of National Milk Day on 26 November, 2019 NIANP hosted a technical seminar on ‘Farmer friendly technologies and quality milk production’ in collaboration with IDA, South Zone and Karnataka Milk Federation. Further, we have international collaborative projects with Germany, France and Hungary, Australia and International Livestock Research Institute in which the scientists of the institute get opportunity to exchange ideas on cutting edge research areas in the field of animal nutrition and physiology.

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Raghavendra BhattaDirector

A comprehensive study was conducted to

evaluate the efficiency of nano zinc as feed

supplement on growth, nutrient utilization and

immunity in goats. Nano ZnO (NZn) was

synthesized at our laboratory by chemical method

with an average particle size of 74 nm (Figure 1).

Twenty-four male goats (18.7±0.33 kg) were

randomly divided in to four groups and control

group was fed with only basal diet (concentrate

and finger millet straw @ 50:50). Whereas,

treatment groups were supplemented with

inorganic ZnO 50 mg/kg (IZn-50), nano zinc 50

mg/kg (NZn-50) and 25 mg/kg (NZn-25),

respectively in addition to basal diet. Feeding trial

of 120 days revealed that the average daily gain,

total weight gain and feed conversion ratio were

better (P<0.05) in NZn-25 than control, without

affecting their feed intake. The blood profile

indicated more absorption of zinc (mg/dl) in NZn-

50 group in comparison to IZn-50, NZn-25 and

control. The graded doses of NZn had no

influence on the individual and total volatile fatty

acid profile in goats, but the soluble zinc content

was higher in NZn-50 than NZn-25 and control.

The addition of zinc had no impact on metabolic

hormones (T3 and T4), however increases the level

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Figure 1: Characterization of synthesized NZn particles using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The synthesized product was confirmed to be zinc and particle size was in nano range

Nano Zinc Improves the Health Status, Productive and Reproductive Performance in Male Goats

of I G F 1 a n d te s to s te ro n e i n g o a t s . T h e

supplementation of NZn-50 boosted the cell

mediated and humoral immunity which was

confirmed by immunophenotyping. The feeding of

NZn at the rate of 25 and 50 mg/kg improved

sperm motility and velocity in goats (Figure 2).

Further, NZn at the dose of 50 mg/kg as per ICAR

standard promoted growth, FCR, immunity, mineral

retention and sperm motility parameters as

compared to IZn-50 and control. However,

supplementation of nano zinc at 25 mg/kg (half of

ICAR standard) enhanced health status, productive

and reproductive performance of goats as that of

50 mg/kg inorganic ZnO. Therefore, nano zinc is

more effective in augmenting animal health,

productive and reproductive performance at half

the dose of inorganic zinc.

Figure 2: Effect of supplementation of NZn on sperm motility

parameters in goats

Research News

Events

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IAFS-III Sponsored Training Programme

A training programme on ‘Feed and Fertility Management in th thLivestock’ was organized from 9 to 18 August, 2019

sponsored by the India-Africa Forum Summit, IAFS-III Ministry

of External Affairs, Govt of India for the benefit of African

nationals. Participants from Kenya, Egypt, Sudan and

Namibia attended the training.

Model Training CourseModel Training Course on ‘Integrated Nutrient Management

Strategies for Smallholder Crop Livestock Production System’

sponsored by Directorate of Extension, Dept of Agriculture thand Farmers Welfare, New Delhi was organized from 12 to

th19 September, 2019 for extension functionaries, working in

agriculture and allied departments.

Foundation Day Celebration

ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology th thcelebrated its 24 Foundation Day on 25 November, 2019.

Shri Dilip Rath, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board,

Anand, Gujarat and Professor Vishnu Sharma, Honorable

Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and

Animal Sciences, Bikaner graced the occasion.

National Milk Day thThe National Milk Day was celebrated on 26 November, 2019

in collaboration with IDA, South Zone and Karnataka Milk

Federation (KMF). On this occasion, one day technical

seminar on the theme ‘Farmer Friendly Technologies and

Quality Milk Production’ was also organized for the

progressive dairy farmers.

Off-Campus NAARM Training Programme

Seven day Off-campus Training Programme on ‘Motivation,

Positive Thinking & Communication Skills’ for Technical Staff th th(T-1 to T-4) of ICAR Institutes was organized from 5 to 11

December, 2019 in collaboration with ICAR-National

Academy for Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad

with objective of motivating and encouraging the technical

staff for their growth and development.

ICAR Sponsored Winter School

ICAR sponsored 21 days winter school on ‘Livestock

Production and Climate Change: Impact, Adaptation and th thMitigation’ from 24 September to 14 October, 2019 was

organized by National Institute of Animal Nutrition and

Physiology, Bengaluru. Twenty-one participants from seven

states participated in the training programme.

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Secretary (DAD), Govt of India

Shri Atul Chaturvedi, IAS, Secretary, Department of Animal

Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers

Welfare, Government of India visited ICAR-National Institute

of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru and interacted

with the scientists.

Former Advisor to Dept of Biotechnology, Govt of India

Dr George John, Former Advisor to the Department of

Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology Government

of India and Former Vice Chancellor of Birsa Agricultural thUniversity, Ranchi, Jharkhand visited ICAR-NIANP on 27

August, 2019 and interacted with scientists.

MoS for Agriculture, Govt of India

MoS for Agriculture, Govt of India Shri Parshottam Khodabhai

Rupala visited ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and nd rdPhysiology, Bengaluru on 22 & 23 December, 2019. Dr

Raghavendra Bhatta, Director, NIANP explained the activities

of the Institute, the various farmer friendly technologies the

institute has developed and their commercialization.

The Area Specific Mineral Mixture (ASMM) and Sheep and

Goat Mineral Mixtures technologies were commercialized to

Sri Vijayarathna Industries, on non-exclusive basis through th thAgrinnovate India, New Delhi on 17 and 24 August, 2019,

respectively, at ICAR-NIANP, Bengaluru.

Dr John Goopy, Senior Animal Nutritionist, ILRI

Dr John Goopy, Senior Animal Nutritionist, ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya th thvisited ICAR-NIANP, Bngaluru from 16 to 20 October, 2019

under ILRI-ICAR collaborative project on ‘Methane Emission

and its Mitigation’. Dr Goopy interacted with the scientists on

various on-going research programs and visited all the

laboratories and the ELU to finalize the site, construction and

installation of respiration chambers for small ruminants.


Visitors

Memorandum of UnderstandingMemorandum of Understanding

Awards & Recognitions

Dr Letha Devi G received Best Paper Award for the paper entitled ‘Awareness and Preparedness of Livestock Farmers for Information and Communication Technology Tools’ presented during International Seminar on Innovative Extension Management for Uplifting Livelihood of Farmers – Status, Initiatives and Way forward - ISEM2019 held at MVC,

th thTANUVAS, Chennai during 27 & 28 June, 2019.

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Dr Raghavendra Bhatta received Compound Livestock Feed

Manufacturers Association (CLFMA) of India Award from Shri

Atul Chaturvedi, IAS, Secretary (Animal Husbandry and

Dairying), Government of India for meritorious contribution to stthe Indian livestock sector during the 61 National Symposium

nd2019, New Delhi on 22 August, 2019.

Mr A B Sikiru, DBT TWAS Doctoral fellowship Nigerian student

received Best Young Scientist Award 2019 for the oral

presentation in XXXV Annual convention of the ISSAR &

International symposium on ‘Global perspectives to enhance

livestock fertility through modern reproductive techniques for

doubling farmer’s income’ organized by VCRI, Namakkal, th thTamil Nadu from 18 to 20 December, 2019.

Dr Raghavendra Bhatta, the Director, ICAR-National Institute

of Animal Nutrition and Physiology visited Germany to

participated in the review meeting of the Indo-German

collaborative project at University of Kassel and Gottingen, th rdGermany from 16 to 23 November, 2019.

Dr Raghavendra Bhatta, the Director, ICAR-National

Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology visited ILRI,

Nairobi, Kenya to attend the meetings and discuss on

possible collaborations between ICAR-ILRI on Green House

Gas Emissions and visited the state of the art Mazingira st thLaboratory from 1 to 6 December, 2019.


Overseas VisitsICAR-NIANP, Bengaluru conferred ‘Swachhata Pakhwada

Award-2018' (First) among all the ICAR institutes. The award

was received by Dr Raghavendra Bhatta, the Director, ICAR-

NIANP, Bengaluru from Honorable Secretary, DARE and DG, stICAR during the ICAR’s 91 Foundation Day celebrations held

that the NASC, Pusa, New Delhi on 16 July, 2019.

Dr Raghavendra Bhatta, the Director, ICAR-National Institute

of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru received

‘Achievers’ Veterinarian Award’ for Visionary Leadership

during the International Conference of the Indian Veterinary

Association on ‘Emerging Challenges to the Veterinary th thProfession’ during 26 & 27 July, 2019, New Delhi.

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Animal Health Camp

ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and

Physiology, Bengaluru organized Animal Health Camps

at various villages adapted under ‘Farmer FIRST

Project’. Clinical cases were diagnosed and treated for

Cattle, Calves and Buffaloes for reproductive and other

ailments.

Hydroponic Fodder Production

The ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and

Physiology, Bengaluru organized a training programme on

‘Hydroponic Fodder Production’ for the trainees from Harsha th thtrust, Non-Government Organization, Odisha from 16 to 18

September, 2019.

Gowda NKS, Suma KN, Dharmandra BV,

Maya G and Giridhar K. 2019. Farmer

friendly novel technologies for quality

milk production (in Kannada) Published

by the Director, ICAR-National Institute of

Animal Nutrit ion and Physiology,

Bengaluru.

Mishra A and Bhatta R. 2019. Protocols

for the animal experiments under

institutional animal ethics committee

(IAEC), ICAR-NIANP Published by the

Director, ICAR-National Institute of

Animal Nutrit ion and Physiology,

Bengaluru.

Superannuation : Dr Manpal Sridhar, Principal Scientist stsuperannuated on 31 August, 2019

Dr KS Prasad, Principal Scientist stsuperannuated on 31 October, 2019

Smt R Kalaivani, Assistant Administrative stOfficer, superannuated on 31 October,

2019

Resignation : Shri M Naveen Kumar, Lower Division thClerk, resigned on 27 November, 2019

ICAR-NIANP, Bengaluru organized two days Hindi workshop on

‘Progressive use of Hindi in Offices’ and ‘Use of Scientific and th thTechnical Words in Hindi’ on 5 September, 2019 and 27

December, 2019, respectively. Quarterly meetings of Official thLanguage Implementation Committee were held on 5

December, 2019 to review the progress in implementation of

Official Language in different divisions and sections. The th thinstitute also observed ‘Hindi Pakhwada’ from 14 to 28

September, 2019 and various competitions such as noting and

draf ting, let ter writing, translation, research paper

presentation, slogan writing, quiz, extempore, antakshari and

poem reading were organized and the prices were distributed

for the winners.

thICAR-NIANP observed ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ 15 September to nd th st

2 October, 2019 & 16 to 31 December, 2019 and organized

events, cleaning activities, essay writing & drawing competition

on ‘How to reduce single use plastic in daily life’ & debate on

‘Boon or ban of plastic usage’ and programmes on ‘cleanliness

awareness campaign’ among villagers & school children.


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Farewell - Mr M Naveen Kumar

Staff Welfare Club arranged a farewell to Mr M Naveen Kumar,

who severed for seven years at ICAR-National Institute of

Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru for his promotion

as Upper Division Clerk in Indian Institute of Astrophysics, thKoramangala, Bengaluru on 27 November, 2019.

Independence Day Celebration

nd thICAR-NIANP celebrated 72 Independence Day on 15

August, 2019. The Director hoisted the flag and delivered the

Independence Day speech and distributed prizes to the

winners of sports events organized by Staff Welfare Club.

Farewell - Dr Manpal Sridhar

Staff Welfare Club organized a farewell party for Dr Manpal

Sridhar, Principal Scientist, In-charge Bioenergetics and stEnvironmental Sciences Division on her superannuation on 31

August, 2019.

Institute staff participated in the ICAR South Zone Sports Meet

organized by ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, th thCochin during 4 to 8 November, 2019. Twenty members from

the institute participated in badminton, table tennis, shot put,

discus throw, Javelin throw, carrom, shooting volley ball, volley

ball and kabaddi.

Farewell - Dr KS Prasad

A grand farewell function was arranged by the Staff Welfare

Club of the institute to bid farewell to Dr KS Prasad, Principal

Scientist, In-charge Animal Nutrition Division on his stsuperannuation on 31 October, 2019 who had served more

than 30 years in the ICAR system.

Farewell - Smt R Kalaivani

Staff Welfare Club bid farewell to Smt R Kalaivani, Assistant

Administrative Officer on the occasion of her superannuation ston 31 October, 2019 who served for more than 32 years in the

ICAR system.


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