College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
Know about the College
College of Dairy Science and Technology, Ludhiana is a constituent college of the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and situated in the main campus of the University at Ludhiana. It was established in the year 2008 with an undergraduate programme of four year duration i.e. B. Tech. (Dairy Technology). The total intake capacity in this programme is 51 students/ year. The college is accredited with ICAR, New Delhi and are following the course curriculum as recommended by the 5th Dean’s Committee of ICAR. The major objectives of the college is to produce trained human resource through its under graduate and post graduate programme to meet the technical manpower requirement of dairy and food processing, government, and R&D organizations. All the passed-out students are well placed either in dairy industry, government departments or pursuing higher studies in various foreign universities of repute. There are five departments in the college i.e. Department of Dairy Technology, Department of Dairy Engineering, Department of Dairy Chemistry, Department of Dairy Microbiology and Department of Dairy Economics and Business Management. Besides the undergraduate programme the college is also having Masters programme in all five disciplines and PhD programme in four disciplines. The college is having one of the best laboratory facilities for teaching and practical classes of undergraduate and post graduate students of Dairy Science and Technology. All laboratories are well furnished and equipped with advanced and modern analytical instruments. As per the requirements of course curricula, practical classes are conducted in the designated laboratories of the college in each department.
The college is blessed with young and dynamic faculty with wide exposure and very good infrastructure, especially laboratory facilities and Experimental Dairy Plant. The university also has a special provision for candidates from outside Punjab under ‘Other State Quota’.
Mandate
- To produce quality human resource through its undergraduate degree programmes.
- To develop new technologies in the field of milk processing and dairy product development.
- To conduct training programmes and vocational courses for dairy farmers, entrepreneurs & persons from dairy industry.
- To provide consultancy services to dairy farmers, industry, Govt. & non-Govt. agencies involved in dairy development programme.
- To liaison with various dairy development organization(s).
- To generate data regarding various aspects of dairy sector in the state and providing policy inputs.
Goals
- Advisory service to farmers, organization of Animal Welfare Camps, Animal Welfare Days, trainings for Dairy Farmers, Poultry farmers, Piggery Farmers. Inservice training programmes for field Veterinary staff. Organization of Pashu Palan Melas at Ludhiana campus and outstations participation in Kisan Melas/Awareness camps for knwoledge updation of the farmers,Mass communication with the farmers.
Dean, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Uppal
Address: Dean, College of Dairy & Food Science Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana
Email: deancodst@gadvasu.in
Call: +91-161-2553313, 2553308
Brief Introduction
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Uppal, Dean Postgraduate Studies took the additional charge of the Dean College of Dairy and Food Science Technology at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana. Dr. Uppal received his B.V.Sc. & A.H. and M.V.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and joined as Assistant Animal Health Specialist in 1991. He obtained his Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine from Punjab Agricultural University under Sandwitch Programme of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Fellowship. Dr. Uppal has several awards and honours to his credit viz. National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (NAVS) of India, Commonwealth Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Liverpool (UK), DC Blood Gold Medal by Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine and ICAR fellowships at graduate and post-graduation level. He undertook Advanced Clinical Training from Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He has more than 110 international and national research and clinical publications to his credit. He is widely travelled person and attended various national and international conferences/symposia/conferences/ workshops/ trainings/refresher courses and delivered invited lectures. He has guided 12 M.V.Sc. and 2 Ph.D. students. He has been instrumental in brining and handling several research & infrastructural projects as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator. He has been the leading force behind the Canine Research Centre awarded to the University by the Department of Biotechnology (GOI).
Former Dean
| Sr. No. | Name | Duration on the post | Date of Retirement | Photograph |
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| 1. | Dr. Onkar Singh Parmar | 19-07-2007 to 31-05-2010 | ||
| 2. | Dr. Satinder Pal Singh Sangha | 01-06-2010 to 27-05-2015 | ||
| 3. | Dr. Anil Kumar Puniya | 28-05-2015 to 27-09-2019 (AN) | ||
| 4. | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Uppal | 01-10-2019 to 17-09-2020 (FN) | ||
| 5. | Dr. Ramneek | 17-09-2020 (FN) to Till date |
Facilities
Although the college is in its infancy however, due considerations are being given on infrastructure development front. The following facilities are available with the college
- Three well equipped lecture halls with latest audio visual teaching aids including LCD projector and computer.
- Three well equipped laboratories for teaching and research.
- 12 well furnished faculty rooms with internet connection
- One full fledged Experimental Dairy Plant of 5000 LPD capacity
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Teaching and Research Laboratories
College is in the process of creating the best infrastructure for teaching and research purpose. Already some laboratories of the college have been established and are equipped with latest sensitive analytical instruments for teaching of under graduate students and carrying out research in the field of dairy technology. Major analytical equipments installed in various laboratories are enlisted below
- Water activity meter
- Moisture Analyzer
- Kel Plus for protein estimation of food
- Socs Plus for fat estimation of food
- Refrigerated centrifuge
- Fibro plus for fibre estimation of food
- Flame photometer
- UV visible spectrophotometer
- BOD Incubator
- Bulk density apparatus
- Muffle furnace
- Bacteriological Incubator
- Laminar air flow unit
- Digital colony counter
- Bomb calorimeter
- Milcoscan for quick analysis of milk
- GSM Tester
- Cobb tester
- Crust Resistance Tester
- Vibration Tester
- Tensile Strength Tester (Universal Testing Machine)
- Box Compression Testing Apparatus
- Bursting strength tester
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Experimental Dairy Plant
Experimental dairy plant is another excellent feature of the infrastructure created in the college. The main objectives of the experimental dairy plant is to provide best infrastructure for the practical training and hands-on training of B. Tech (Dairy Technology) students and to undertake R&D work by the scientists for scaling up of the laboratory concepts of newly developed technologies to the pilot/ semi-commercial scale. Experimental Dairy Plant is having the milk handling capacity of 5000 LPD into a diverse range of dairy products. Currently, the plant is having following sections and facilities.
- Bulk milk cooler and milk storage tank
- Liquid milk processing and packaging section
- Cream separation and standardization of milk unit
- Butter manufacturing unit
- Ghee manufacturing and packaging unit
- Paneer and cheese manufacturing and packaging unit
- Ice cream manufacturing packaging and storage unit
- Can washing and sterilization unit
- Product storage (walk in type cold room) unit
- Steam generation (Boiler) unit
- Refrigeration (Glycol based packed type) unit
- Solar water heating system 3000 LPD
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Faculty Detail
Dr. Varinder Pal Singh
Designation : Assistant Professor (Livestock Economics)
Contact Address : Department of Dairy Economics and Business Management, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004
Telephone : 01612553308
Mobile : 8146400214
Email : dhindsavp@gmail.com
Academic Credentials
- B.Sc. Agri. (Hons.)
- M.Sc. Agri Econ
- Ph.D. Agri Econ
Teaching appointments
- Courses: ICT in Dairy Industry and Operation Research, Industrial Statistics, Micro Economic Theory and Applications, Econometrics, Linear Programming, Dairy Production Economics, Economic Statistics.
Area of research
- Economics of milk production, economic evaluation of dairy processing, cost returns and marketing of green fodder, Economic analysis of integrated livestock based models, economic evaluation of production and marketing of goat farming, Economic analysis of broiler farming, Economic analysis of commercial silage making in Punjab.
Ongoing projects
Research honours awards
- Best poster presentation award in 2nd National Conference of Society for Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension (SVAHE) on “Technological Interventions for Sustainable Livestock Production” held at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.S. Pura, SKUAST-Jammu from April 10-12, 2017
- Best Oral Presentation Award for paper entitled “Management of service period to maximize the milk production in Murrah Buffaloes” authored by Simarjeet Kaur, Neeraj Kashyap, Puneet Malhotra and Varinder Pal Singh in 40th National Conference of SVAHE-22 held from 6-8 May, 2022 at CSKHPKV, Palampur (HP)
- Best presentation award for poster presentation for “Socio Economic Profile and Constraints of Buffalo Rearing in Punjab (Th-P3)” authored by Nivedita, Inderpreet Kaur, Varinder Pal Singh, Hanish Sharma and Navjot Kaur in the National Symposium of Indian Society for Buffalo Development Organized by College of Veterinary Sciences (GADVASU), Ludhiana on December 10-11, 2021
No of publications
| Research: 62 | Extension: 25 | Books: 05 | Manuals: 04 |
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Publication
- Inderpreet Kaur, Nivedita, Varinder Pal Singh and Hanish Sharma. (2022) Assessment of production traits and lactation wise economics of buffalo in Punjab state of India. Buffalo Bulletin 41 (4): 731-39
- Harpreet Kaur, Inderpreet Kaur, Varinder Pal Singh and Nitin S Wakchaure (2022) Economic analysis of different milk products manufacture at farms in Punjab State. Indian Journal of Dairy Science. 75 (2): 181-89
- Simran Sharma, Varinder Pal Singh, Inderpreet Kaur and Sandeep Kaswan (2021) Socio-economic and general profile of organized and traditional goat farmers in Punjab. Indian Journal of Economics and Development. 17 (3): 544-54
- Inderpreet Kaur, Harpreet Kaur, Varinder Pal Singh and Nitin S. Wakchaure (2021) An Analysis of Constraints of Value Addition of Milk at the Farm Level in Punjab State. Indian Journal of Extension Education. 57 (1): 185-90
- Varinder Pal Singh, Harparteet Singh and Inderpreet Kaur (2021) Economic analysis of green fodder crops for enhancing the dairy profitability in Punjab. Environment Conservation Journal. 22 (SE): 1-8
- Navjot Singh, Varinder Pal Singh, Inderpreet Kaur and Ravi Kant Gupta (2021) Economic analysis of dairy and fish farming based integrated model in Punjab. Environment Conservation Journal. 22 (SE): 87-93
- Dinesh Krofa, Manish K. Chatli, Varinder Pal Singh and Pavan Kumar (2018) Quality
- and Economic Evaluation of Functional Chevon Patties Fortified with Microencapsulated Docosahexaenoic acid powder. Indian Journal of Small Ruminants 24 (1): 124-28.
- Kushal Bhalla, Varinder Pal Singh, Inderpreet Kaur and P.K. Singh (2015) Structural shift in the milk composition of cattle with increase in cross-bred species in Punjab - Time to revise milk standards. Indian Journal of Economics & Development 11 (2): 509-15.
- Varinder Pal singh, V. K. Sharma and M.S. Sidhu (2013): A study of costs, margins and price spread in marketing of broilers in Punjab. Indian Journal of Poultry Science 48 (3): 366-70.
- Varinder Pal Singh, V. K. Sharma, M.S. Sidhu and H.S. Kingra (2010) Broiler production in Punjab- An economic analysis. Agri Econ Res Review 23 (2): 315-24.