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. Vikas Sangwan
Designation : Assistant Professor
Contact Address : Department of Dairy Microbiology, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004
Telephone :
Mobile : 8930307030
Email : vikas.sangwan06@gmail.com
Academic Credentials
- B.Sc. (Life Sciences)
- M.Sc. (Microbiology)
- PhD (Dairy Microbiology)
Teaching appointments
- Teaching interests: Dairy Microbiology
Area of research
- Food safety, Functional Foods
Ongoing projects
Sr. No.
PI/Co-PI
Title of Project
Funding Agency
Period
1.
Co-PI
Demonstration of growth performance of improved fish varieties- Jayanti Rohu / Amur carp
NFDB Hyderabad,
DAHDF, Govt. of India
11.04.2018 – 30.05.2020
2.
Co-PI
Promotion of agricultural mechanization for in-situ management of crop residue in the state of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh & NCT of Delhi
Ministry of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, New Delhi & ICAR
2019-20 & 2020-21
3.
PI
Entrepreneurship Skill Development among Scheduled Castes (SC) Communities of Selected Districts of Punjab through Fish Processing and Value Addition
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin, Kerala
16.04.21-31.03.22
4.
Co-PI
Improvement of livelihood status of the scheduled- caste (SC) population of Punjab state through bio-floc fish farming and value addition of produced fish
DST (SEED
28.06.2023 – contianue
Research honours awards
- First Prize awarded by Fisheries Department, Haryana for ranking first in the quiz contest held on the occasion of 19th Fish Farmer’s Day on 11.04.2007 at Ambala.
- University Merit Scholarship (M.F.Sc.) for the year 2008-2010 awarded by GADVASU, Ludhiana for securing highest OGPA in the department.
- Young Scientist Award by International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation during the International Conference on Recent Trends in Agriculture, Veterinary and Life Sciences 2019 held at New Delhi during July 29-30, 2019.
- Best KVK Scientist Award by Society of Krishi Vigyan, in the field of fishery during the 2nd National Conference held virtually on Advances in Sustainable Agriculture on 26-28 September, 2020.
- Young Scientist Award awarded in the National Seminar on ‘Contemporary Issues in Fisheries and Aquaculture’ organized by G. B. Pant University of Agri. & Tech., Pantnagar in collaboration with Society of Life Sciences (M.P.) from May 19-20, 2022 at College of Fisheries, Pantnagar.
- Best Oral Presentation Award in International Conference on Animal Nutrition 2019 on ‘Nutritional Strategies for Improving Farm Profitability and Clean Animal Production’ organized by Department of Animal Nutrition, WBUAFS, Kolkata in collaboration with Animal Nutrition Society of India from 17 to 19 December, 2019 at Kolkata.
- Second Best Poster Award in XVI Biennial Animal Nutrition Conference on Innovative Approaches for Animal Feeding and Nutritional Research organized by Animal Nutrition Society of India from February 6-8, 2016 at Karnal, India.
- Third Best Paper Presentation Award in Second National Conference (web) on “Advances in Sustainable Agriculture” organized by Society of Krishi Vigyan from September 26 to 28, 2020.
No of publications
| Research: 10 | Extension: 01 | Book chapter: 04 | Manuals: Nil |
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Publication
- Singh, A., Duche, R. T., Wandhare, A. G., Sian, J. K., Singh, B. P., Sihag, M. K., Kumar, S. S., Sangwan, V., Talan, S., & Panwar, H. (2023). Milk-derived antimicrobial peptides: overview, applications, and future perspectives. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 15(1), 44-62.
- Duche, R. T., Singh, A., Wandhare, A. G., Sangwan, V., Sihag, M. K., Nwagu, T. N., Panwar, H., & Ezeogu, L. I. (2023). Antibiotic resistance in potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria of fermented foods and human origin from Nigeria. BMC microbiology, 23(1), 142.
- Sangwan, V., Tomar, S. K., Ali, B., Singh, R. R. B., and Singh, A. K. 2015. Production of ?-galactosidase from Streptococcus thermophilus for Galactooligosaccharides Synthesis. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 52 (7): 4206-4215.
- Sharma, P., Tomar, S. K., Sangwan, V., Goswami, P., and Singh, R. 2015. Antibiotic resistance of Lactobacillus sp. isolated from commercial probiotic preparations. Journal of Food Safety, 36 (1): 38-51.
- Saini, K., Tomar, S. K., Ali, B., Bhushan, B., and Sangwan, V. 2015. Health Effects of Selenium: Chemical form and dose hold the key. Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research, 13 (1): 1-12.
- Sangwan, V., Tomar, S. K., Ali, B., Singh, R. R. B., and Singh, A. K. 2014. Galactooligosaccharides Reduce the Infection Caused by Listeria monocytogenes and Modulate the IgG and IgA levels in Mice. International Dairy Journal, 41: 58-63.
- Sangwan, V., Tomar, S. K., Ali, B., Singh, R. R. B., and Singh, A. K. 2014. Hypoglycemic effect of Galactooligosaccharides in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Journal of Dairy Research, 82 (1) 70-77.
- Saini, K., Tomar, S. K., Sangwan, V., Bhushan, B. 2014. Evaluation of Lactobacilli from Human Sources for Uptake and Accumulation of Selenium. Biological Trace Element Research, 160 (3):433-436.
- Sharma, P., Tomar, S. K., Goswami, P., Sangwan, V., Singh R. 2013. Antibiotic resistance among commercially available probiotic bacteria. Food Research International, 57: 176–195.
- Sangwan, V., Tomar, S. K., Singh, R. R. B., Singh, A. K., and Ali, B. 2011. Galactooligosaccharides: Novel Components of Designer Foods. Journal of Food Science, 76 (4):R103–R111.