Directorate Of Livestock Farms
The Directorate of Livestock Farms has been created in the year 2015. This directorate includes dairy farm, poultry farm, goat farm and pig farm, Semen freezing and Embryo transfer technology lab. The directorate houses 750 dairy animals including crossbred cattle,buffalo (Murrah and Nili Ravi) and Sahiwal cattle. The poultry breeding farm possesses flock strengths of 4000 layers, 6000 broilers, 2000 Japanese quails and 100 Turkey. About 200 goats of different categories and about 60 pigs are housed at DLF. Apart from that 125 acre of fodder area is under cultivation.
The directorate is running various research projects sponsored by the State /Central Governments/ ICAR on the genetic improvement of dairy cattle, buffaloes, layers and broilers. There is a well established “Reproductive Biotechnology Unit” for developing technologies in semen and embryo production techniques, their cryo-preservation, and embryo transfer so as to enhance the rate of genetic improvement of dairy cattle and buffaloes. The directorate is engaged in the teaching of LFP courses in the areas of Farm Management Practices to both Undergraduate and Post-graduate students.
Dr. Ravinder Singh Grewal
Address : Directorate of Livestock Farms, GADVASU, Ludhiana
Email: rsgrewal@gadvasu.in, directoratelsf@gadvasu.in, ravigrewal71@yahoo.co.in
Call: + 91-9316904933 (M)
Brief Introduction :
Dr. Ravinder Singh Grewal has joined the Director of Livestock farm, GADVASU on 04.12.2020. Dr Grewal is a renowned academician, researcher and extensionist in the field of Animal Nutrition. He had obtained his Ph.D degree in Animal Nutrition from Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana in the year 2008. He has more than 23 years of academic experience and guided 6 master’s students. Dr. Grewal is involved in dairy farm management, research, teaching and extension related to Animal Nutrition. His area of research interest is in dairy animal nutrition, transition animal nutrition and crop residue use in animal feeding. Dr. Grewal had Handled 3 earned research project, 4 RKVY and 1 AICRP projects as PI. Worked in 3 earned, 1 AICRP and 2 RKVY and 1 state funded projects as Co-PI. He has published more than 55 research articles in the reputed international and national journals. Dr. Grewal have authored 2 books for undergraduate and postgraduate students and written more than 31 popular article and had delivered 18 invited lectures, 103 extension lectures at different reputed forum. He had undergone 13 days training on Commercial Dairy Farming in Israel organized by Ministry of Agriculture, Israel. He had also obtained award of certificate of Appreciation from Vice Chancellor, GADVASU for earning extramural research project on "Towards climate resilient livestock production system in Punjab" and for developing new technology and its commercialization- Formulation of cattle feed for cow/buffalo with lactation yield of 5000 litres and 8000 litres per year.
Dr Ramandeep Kaur Dhaliwal
Designation: Assistant professor
Contact Address: Directorate of Livestock Farms, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004
Mobile: 9915217114
Email: raman95305@gmail.com
Faculty Detail
- B.V.Sc. & A.H.
- M.V.Sc. (AGB)
teaching_appointments
- Teaching all UG courses including Biostatistics and Computer Applications, Animal Breeding, Animal Genetics, Population Genetics
other_appointments
- Life member The Indian Society of Animal Genetics & Breeding
- Life member Society for the Conservation of Domestic Animal Biodiversity
- Life member Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development
- Member Punjab State Veterinary Council
area_of_research
- Population Genetics and Animal Breeding
ongoing_projects
research_honours_awards
- University Merit Fellowship in M.V.Sc.
- University Merit Certificate for M.V.Sc.
- Appreciation award for paper presentation in National Seminar on “Environmental Changes and its Impact on Faunal Diversity in Indian Agro-ecosystems” held at PAU, Ludhiana on Nov.19 & 20, 2018
no_of_publications
| Research: 04 | Extension: 03 | Books: Nil | Manuals: Nil |
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publication
- Kaur R, Malhotra P, Kashyap N, Dash S K and Kaur S. 2020. Selection of Elite Murrah Buffaloes Based on Association of Production Traits. Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development. 15(1): 219-26.
- Kaur R, Malhotra P, Kashyap N, Dash S K and Kaur S. 2020. Analysis of different non-genetic factors affecting production performance of Murrah buffaloes. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 54(4): 517-19.
- Kaur R, Dhaliwal P S and Dhindsa S S. 2019. Livestock contribution to climate change- a review. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 8(9): 1099-1107.
- Kaur R, Dhaliwal P S and Dhindsa S S. 2019. Impact of climate changes on livestock- a review. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 8(5): 1710-19