DEPARTMENT OF Animal Nutrition

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES

 MANNUTHY

Telephone: 0487 2370344 Ext. 234

1.  The Nutrition Laboratory –Started in 1966.  The analytical laboratory of the Department of Nutrition functions as a centre for regular and routine analysis of various feeds and fodders received from various government and private agencies for quality control.  In addition to the routine analysis of feeds and fodders for proximate principles, major and trace elements in soil, feeds and biological materials are also being estimated regularly.  Many of the modern sophisticated analytical equipments such as Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Kjeltec, Fibretec, Gas Chromatograph, Fluoride Analyzer, Spectrophotometer 1001, Microwave oven and Rusi-e-tec are presently available in the Department

2.  Small Animal Breeding Station – Started in 1966.  Centre for the supply of good quality rats, mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and hamsters to various research institutions in the Government and Private Sector, Schools, Colleges etc. all over the State and even to the institutions in the adjacent States.

3.  Department of Nutrition – started functioning as an independent department under the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Agricultural University in the year 1976.

4.  Feed Processing and Technology Unit - is functioning under the Department with the objective of screening of different feeds and fodders for anti nutritional factors, for undertaking investigations on feed processing and preservation techniques for the efficient utilization of agro-industrial byproducts, aquatic animal wastes, scarcity fodders viz. weeds, forest grasses, tree leaves etc. and to disseminate knowledge and information regarding these newer technologies to farmers and feed manufactures with the ultimate objective of increasing the production capacity of animals.  Most of the major equipments such as feed mill, feed pulverizer, grinder and feed pelletizer are available in the Department for carrying out the processing studies.

5. Metabolism stalls - A metabolism stall and individual metabolism cages for conducting digestion and metabolism trials for large as well as small animals are available in the Nutrition Department. 

6. Post graduate Education- M. V. Sc and Ph. D studies started in the Department in 1966

7. Research

a. Externally Aided Projects completed so far           : 15

b. No. of M.V.Sc awarded                                    : 50

c. No. of Ph.D awarded                                       : 10

d. No. of Post graduate Diploma                            : 9

8.  List of Externally aided Projects completed

1. Enquiry into the quantitative and qualitative deficiencies in the nutritional requirements of animals in the west coast 1961-67.  From 1-9-1967, the project merged with the AICRP on Agricultural byproducts.

2. AICRP on Agricultural byproducts and industrial waste materials for evolving economic rations for livestock. 1967-93.

3. Pilot project for Fodder development (State plan scheme). 1962-67.

4. Control of fertility through substances added to the diet (aided by ICMR). 1961- 63.

5. Influence of varying energy and protein ratio on growth and carcass characteristics of pigs slaughtered at different market weights (ICAR adhoc project).  1981-83.

6. Preservation and nutritive quality of miscellaneous fodders with special reference to Subabul (ICAR Adhoc project). 1988-91.

7. USAID project on Biodegradation of animal wastes for livestock feed. 1989-93. 

8. Nutritive requirements of broiler rabbits (ICAR Adhoc project). 1991-94. 

9. ICAR Adhoc project 'Effect of tannin rich feeds on by pass protein availability’.

10. ICAR Adhoc project ‘Investigation on urinary calculogenic and calculolytic agents in ruminant and monogastric animals.’

11. ICAR Network programme on Micronutrients in Animal Nutrition and production.

12. NABARD project on ‘Bioconservation technology to augment utilization of agro industrial byproducts in ruminants’.

13. NABARD project on Conservation of biodegradable aquatic animal (Prawn) waste as livestock feed.

14. DST project on low cost feed formulation for dairy cattle.NATP project on "Development of value added products and by-products from low cost fish and processing wastes from fish and shell fish"

9. Faculty Members of the Department

Dr. Mercy A. D., Professor and Head

Email: drmercyad@gmail.com

Mobile: 9846391718

 

Dr. P. Gangadevi, Professor

Email: drpgangadevi@gmail.com

Mobile: 9446453584

 

Dr. Biju Chacko, Asst. Professor

Email: bijuchackoknr@yahoo.co.in

Mobile: 9446574495

 

Dr. Dipu M. T., Asst. Professor

Email: dipumt@rediffmail.com

Mobile: 9495086538
 

10. Ongoing Research Project

 AICRP on improvement of feed resources and nutrient utilization for raising animal production

Protein Digestion Unit

Protein Distillation Unit

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

Publications

Summarized data on unconventional feed resources.

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