Animal Genetics and Breeding
About Department
The Department has mandates on Research, Teaching and Extension in the area of Animal Genetics & Breeding, Human Resource Development in the area of Animal Genetics & Breeding, consultancy and Development of superior germplasm and its dissemination to farmers and stakeholders involved in Animal Husbandry development in the country.
The Department is involved in conducting research in the areas of Animal Genetics & Breeding including Quantitative Genetics, Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics. The main thrust areas in research include genetic improvement of indigenous (Sahiwal and Hariana) and Hardhenu cattle through selection for faster multiplication of superior germplasm for the performance improvement of animals, development of animal genetics and breeding methodologies for selection of elite animals , developing genomic based selection and breeding strategies and genetic polymorphism studies for early selection of elite animals.
Facilities
The Department has the state-of-the -art structures for research facilities consists of Advanced labs with latest software facilities, Molecular Genetics Labs, Semen cryopreservation lab, Computer Cell, Livestock Record Cell, Livstock and Poultry Farm. The department has ten Scientists, five VLDAs and 18 supporting staff.
Phone (O): 01662-256119
| Dr. Z.S. Malik | Principal Scientist & Head | View Details |
| Dr. S.P. Dahiya | Professor (Presently Director IPVS) | View Details |
| Dr. D.S. Dalal | Professor (Presently DSW-cum-EO) | View Details |
| Dr. S.S. Dhaka | Professor (Presently Director HRM) | View Details |
| Dr. Ankit Magotra | Assistant Professor | View Details |
| Dr. C.S. Patil | Assistant Professor | View Details |
| Dr. Y.C. Bangar | Scientist (Statistics) | View Details |
| Dr. Kamaldeep | Scientist | View Details |
| Dr. Poonam Ratwan | Scientist | View Details |
| Dr. Anil Chitra | Scientist | View Details |
| Office Staff | |
| Sh. Hemant Mehta | Assistant |
| Sh. Mandeep Saini | Clerk |
| VLDAs | |
| Sh. Surender Kumar | |
| Sh. Satish Kumar | |
| Sh. Dhara Singh | |
| Sh. Subhash | |
| Sh. Pardeep Garodia | |
| Lab Staff | |
| Sh. Maneet Jaglan | Laboratory Technician |
| Sh. Vijay Kumar | Laboratory Attendant |
| Field Staff | |
| Sh. Parbhu Ram | Sr. Dairy Attendant |
| Animal Attendants | |
| Sh. Amarjeet | |
| Sh. Abhey Ram | |
| Smt. Angrej Devi | |
| Sh. Gobind Bahadur | |
| Sh. Adalat | |
| Sh. Ishwar | |
| Smt. Prem | |
| Sh. Rama Shankar | |
| Smt. Soni Devi | |
| Sh. Phool Singh | |
| Sh. Amir Singh | |
| Smt. Dolti | |
| Sh. Shambhu | |
Mandate:
• To conduct basic and applied research in Animal Genetics & Breeding.
• Genetic Evaluation and development of breeding strategies for the improvement of Livestock and Poultry.
• To disseminate superior germplasm for genetic improvement of Animal Genetic Resources.
• To impart under-graduate and post-graduate education and training to farmers.
Vision:
• To accelerate the rate of genetic progress in livestock and poultry.
• To evolve new breeds/strains.
• To characterize, conserve and improve Animal Genetic Resources.
Mission:
• Integration of quantitative and genomic selection methodology.
• Crossing of various breeds/strains for combining different traits of economic importance for the evolution of new genotypes.
• Establishment of Genetic evaluation (Biometrical) and genomic laboratory.
- Developed breed/strain of dairy cattle- Hardhenu
- Developed breed/strain of sheep – Harnali
- Developed breed/strain of chicken - Harlay
- Milk production enhanced by 2-3 times through crossbreeding
- Awarded North Zone second postion Kamdhenu Award-2017 For its outstanding contribution for conservation and genetic improvement of hariana and sahiwal Cattle
CROSSBRED COW (HARDHENU)
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TRAIT
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MEAN
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Lactation yield
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4194 kg
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Lactation length
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305 days
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Highest daily Yield
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38.5 kg
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Fat
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3.8 %
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Age at First Calving
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36months
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Service period
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122 days
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Calving interval
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13 month
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Sahiwal
Performance Characteristics
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TRAIT |
MEAN |
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Lactation yield |
2604 kg |
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Lactation length |
277 days |
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Fat % |
5.2 % |
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Age at First Calving |
42 months |
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Service period |
153 days |
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Calving interval |
432 days |
HARIANA
Performance Characteristics
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TRAIT |
MEAN |
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Lactation yield |
2142 kg |
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Lactation length |
232 days |
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Highest daily yield |
14 kg |
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Fat % |
4.2 % |
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Age at First Calving |
42 months |
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Service period |
133 days |
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Calving interval
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418 days |
JAKHRANA
Performance Characteristics
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Trait |
Mean value |
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Body Weight (6 Month) |
20 kg |
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Weight at Service |
30 kg |
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Age at First Kidding |
540-545 days |
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Weight at First Kidding |
35.0 kg |
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Kidding (%) |
90 % |
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Kidding Rate |
1.43 |
BEETAL
Performance Characteristics
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Trait |
Mean value |
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Body Weight (6 Month) |
20 kg |
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Weight at service |
30 kg |
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Age at first kidding |
540-550 days |
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Weight at first kidding |
35.0 kg |
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Kidding (%) |
90% |
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Kidding rate |
1.63 |
HARNALI
(New breed of sheep for mutton and superior carpet wool production)
Performance Characteristics
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Trait |
Performance |
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Birth wt. |
3.39 kg |
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3 month wt. |
14.18 kg |
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6 month wt. |
20.10 kg |
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Adult wt. |
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Male |
46.00 kg |
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Female |
31.82 kg |
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Wool Parameter |
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Staple length |
5.80 cm |
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Fibre diameter |
25.55 µ |
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Medulation % |
25.86 |
MUNJAL
Performance Characteristics
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Trait |
Performance |
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Birth wt. |
3.57 kg |
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3 month wt. |
15.04 kg |
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6 month wt. |
20.40 kg |
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Adult wt. |
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Male |
50.33 kg |
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Female |
34.84 kg |
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Wool Parameter |
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Staple length |
6.99 cm |
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Fibre diameter |
37.22 µ |
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Medulation % |
60.54 |
HARLAY
(A new layer strain for egg production)
Performance Characteristics
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Trait |
Mean |
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20 weeks body weight |
1377 g |
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40 weeks body weight |
1745 g |
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Age at first egg |
141 days |
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Egg Number up to 40 weeks |
96 eggs |
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Egg weight (40 weeks) |
54 g |
BROILER- Dam Line
Performance Characteristics
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Traits |
Mean |
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6 week body weight |
900g |
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20 weeks body weight |
2182 g |
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40 weeks body weight |
3026 g |
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Age at first egg |
138 days |
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Egg Number up to 40 weeks |
94 eggs |
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Egg weight (40 weeks) |
56 g |
CARI-BRO DHANRAJA
(CARIBRO Dhanraja is the most preferred bird among farmers because of its multicoloured plumage and high economic returns)
Performance Characteristics
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Traits |
Mean |
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6 weeks body weight |
1300 g |
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20 weeks body weight |
2650 g |
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40 weeks body weight |
3419 g |
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Age at first egg |
144 days |
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Egg Number up to 40 weeks |
83 eggs |
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Egg weight up to 40 weeks |
60 g |
SIRE LINE (Dual purpose)
Performance Characteristics
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Traits |
Mean |
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20 weeks body weight |
2079 g |
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40 weeks body weight |
2913 g |
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Age at first egg |
147 days |
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Egg Number up to 40 weeks |
84 eggs |
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Egg weight (40 weeks) |
55 g |
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Traits |
Mean |
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20 weeks body weight |
1456 g |
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40 weeks body weight |
1999 g |
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Age at first egg |
154 days |
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Egg Number up to 40 weeks |
76 eggs |
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Egg weight up to 40 weeks |
48 g |
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Traits |
Mean |
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20 weeks body weight |
1149 g |
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40 weeks body weight |
1530 g |
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Age at first egg |
158 days |
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Egg Number up to 40 weeks |
78 eggs |
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Egg weight up to 40 weeks |
43 g |
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S.No. |
Admn.No. |
Name |
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Ph.D. |
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1. |
2019V26D |
Devesh Kumar Yadav |
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2. |
2019V28D |
Tejwanti yadav |
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3. |
2020V01D |
Anamika |
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4. |
2020V02D |
Manita Dangi |
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5. |
2020V03D |
Pardeep Chaudhary |
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6. |
2020V04D |
Rohit Sharma |
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7. |
2021V01D |
Komal |
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8. |
2021V03D |
Smriti Sharma |
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9. |
2021V22D |
Simran |
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M.V.Sc. |
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1. |
2020V05V |
Deepak |
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2. |
2020V06V |
Muninder |
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3. |
2020V07V |
Pushpa |
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4. |
2020V08V |
Spandan Shashwat Dash |
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5. |
2021V04V |
Vikrant Dalal |
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6. |
2021V27V |
Naveen Kumar |
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7. |
2021V40V |
Mohit Singh |
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8. |
2021V43V |
Vikas Rathi |
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9. |
2021V44V |
Sandeep Goyat |
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10. |
2021V46V |
Rohit Solanki |
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Number of students successfully completed
a) PhD - 77
b) MVSc/MSc - 179
Research Programme and Projects :
Research Programme: Genetic improvement of Animals through identification and dissemination of superior germplasm by using emerging reproductive and molecular technologies and traditional selection method.
Ongoing projects
- Genetic Improvement of Jakhrana Goat for Prolificacy and Mutton Production sponsored by Government of Haryana.
- Establishment of an Elite Herd of Sahiwal Cattle for Conservation Genetic Improvement and Dissemination sponsored by Government of Haryana.
- In Situ Conservation of Munjal and Nali Sheep for Genetic Improvement and Dissemination sponsored by Government of Haryana.
- Genetic Improvement in Poultry and Different species of Livestock sponsored by Government of Haryana
- Cattle component- Evolution of new breed Hardhenu
- Sheep Component- Evolution of new breed - Harnali
- Goat component- Conservation of beetle goat
- Poultry component- Development of new strain Harlay
- Conservation and Genetic Improvement of Indigenous Livestock Breeds sponsored by Government of Haryana.
- Self- Finance / Revolving fund schemes - Propagation and dissemination of superior germ plasm of chickens and skill development in various domains of Animal Genetics & Breeding (SF-51) sponsored by Government of Haryana and ICAR
- ICAR Funded All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Cattle “Sahiwal – Data Recording unit”.
- Genome scanning for identification of economically important traits related markers in goat: a step towards improving economy of goat farmers in Haryana 5049-C(g)-AGB-07-OA. HSCST.
- Productivity enhancement of Scheduled caste Goat farmers through awareness programmes and latest molecular techniques 4066-C(g)-AGB-06-OA (RKVY).
- All Indian Coordinated Research Project on Cattle (Milk Component) sponsored by ICAR, New Delhi from 1968-1986
- Genetic Improvement of Indigenous Breeds – Hariana Cattle sponsored by ICAR, New Delhi from 1988-2009
- Genetic Improvement of Beetal goats by crossing with Sannen and Anglo-Nubian (PL-480)
- Evaluation of Genetic Potential of some Indian breeds of goat-Beetal and Black-Bengal and their crosses for meat production sponsored by DST, Govt. of India, from 1979-1984
- Development of specialized sire and dam lines for the production of commercial broilers sponsored by ICAR, New Delhi from 1989-1993
- Small Farm Rural Poultry Production sponsored by ICAR-NATP, New Delhi from 1999-2003
- Sustainable high production of indigenous and crossbred cattle and buffaloes in rural household sponsored by ICAR-NATP, New Delhi from 2000-2003
- Estimating the crosscombining ability of Corriedale and Russian Merino rams with Nali ewes sponsored by ICAR, New Delhi from 1975-1986
- Improving lambing rates in Sheep through embryo and other breeding technologies and production of rams sponsored by ICAR-NATP, New Delhi from 2000-2005
- Establishment of superior Germplasm Unit For Genetic Up-gradation of Hariana Cattle in Rural Households, RKVY form 2014-2017.
- Genetic Improvement and Conservation of Indigenous Breed- Hariana
- Establishment Of DNA Bank for conservation of indigenous germplam (RKVY).