Sunday, February 8, 2009

Stay arrangements during SOCDAB Symposium

Stay arrangements have been made for the participants in the Symposium. For details please contact Dr. P. K. Singh, I/c Accomodation at 94164.11329; And provide information on arrival time/mode etc. at the socdab@gmail.com
-SOCDAB Team

How to reach Karnal

Karnal is very well connected by bus and train. From Delhi take a bus from ISBT, Kashmere Gate for Karnal By-pass and drop at the ITI Chowk. Better call NBAGR at 0184-2267918 or I/c Transport Dr. P. K. Singh (94164.11329) or Dr. Sadana (94160.30654); or take a rickshaw for NBAGR locate just 1km from the ITI Chowk.
From Bus Stand it's 2.5 km. Vehicles from NBAGR will display "National Symposium SOCDAB 12-13 Feb. 2009" on it. From railway station, NBAGR is 4 km. Rickshaws and auto-rickshaws are easily available; or contact above numbers.
Places of interest nearby Karnal are : Kurukshetra, Chandigarh, Pinjore

SOCDAB Programme on 12-13 Feb. 09

DRAFT
National Symposium
on
LIVESTOCK BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION: LESSONS FROM PAST AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
February 12-13, 2009
at
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal
“PROGRAMME”

12th February, 2009
Registration
Time: 8:30-10:00 am

Inaugural Session

Time: 10:00-11:15am
Venue: Conference Hall

Chief Guest: Dr. P.L. Gautam, Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai
Presided over by: Dr. Bujarbaruah, DDG (Animal Sciences), ICAR
Guests of Honour : Dr. S.P.S. Ahlawat, Director, IVRI, Izatnagar
Dr. A. K. Srivastava, Director, NDRI, Karnal

Tea Break (11:15-11:45 am)

SILVER JUBILEE LECTURE:
Status of Animal Genetic Resources: past, present and future - Dr. S. P. S. Ahlawat
Time: 11:45-12:15 pm

Technical Session I: Livestock Biodiversity – Review of Current Scenario
Time: 12:15-2:00 pm
Venue: Conference Hall

Chairman: Dr. R.M. Acharya
Co-chairman: Dr. J.V. Solanki
Rappoteur: Dr. M.S. Tantia

Invited lectures
1. Status of Animal Genetic Resources - Dr. B.K. Joshi
2. Status and Future Perspectives of Livestock Genetic Diversity of Central and Western India – Dr. J.V. Solanki
3. Status and Potential of Animal Genetic Resources of North Eastern India – Dr. R.N. Goswami, AAU, Guwahati
4. Silver Jubilee Special lecture. Protecting and Managing Animal Genetic Resources for Future Generations : The Next Step - Dr. Lawrence B. Schook, Swine Genomics Programme, University of Illinois, USA
Oral presentations
Conservation and Improvement of Animal Genetic Resources of Orissa – Dr. P. K. Rao
’PANTJA’- A Unique Strain of Goats of Himalayan Basin – D. V. Singh
3. Biodiversity of Bos indicus for Rural India – Dr. Ashok Rathore
4. Punganur Cattle – Past heritage, Present Status and Future Utility – Dr.Y.Ravindra Reddy
5. Genetic Study on Carcass Caracteristics of Japanese Quails – Dr.B.Punya Kumari
6. Production Potential of Small Scale Backyard Broiler Rabbit Rearing in Temperate Region of Garhwal Himalayas – Dr.C.B.Singh
7. Genetic Variation in Resistance to Natural Infection With Gastro-intestinal Nematodes in Indian Goats – Dr.K.K.Chauhan
8. Genetic Studies on Mahabubnagar Goats – Dr.B.Ekambaram
9. Morphometric Characteristics of Katchakatty Sheep – an Unexplored Animal Genetic Resources of Tamil Nadu – Dr. P. Kumarasamy

Lunch – 2:00-3:00 pm

Technical Session II: Value addition, Conservation and Improvement of AnGR

Time: 3:00-5:30 pm
(with tea break and poster session at 4:00-4:30 pm)

Chairman: Dr. S.P.S. Ahlawat
Co-chairman: Dr. C. Rajkhowa
Rappoteur: Dr. N.K. Verma

Invited lectures
1. Value Addition for Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources - Dr Sagari R Ramdas
2. Assamese Buffalo and Unexplored Germplasm of North-East India – Dr. Dharmeshwer Das
3. Identification of New Germplasm with special reference to Banni Buffalo – Dr. K. P. Singh, Associate Research Scientist, SDAU, Banaskantha
4. Unexplored Avian Genetic Resources of India – Dr. M.L. Chaudhary, Head, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, GADVASU, Ludhiana

Oral presentations
Indigenous Pig Rearing – Tanuvas Experience – Dr.S.M.K.Karthickeyan
Conservation of Tharparkar Cattle for Sustainable Dairying in Hot Arid Region – Dr. A.K.Patel
Estimation of Breeding Values of Sahiwal Sires and Their Ranking – Dr. V.K.Singh
Time Series Analysis – A New Methodology To Ascertain Exact Periodicity For First Lactation Traits in Murrah Buffaloes – R.S.Wakchure
Prediction of Age on the Basis of Body-Measurments in Sahiwal – Dr. Mohan Singh
Effect of First Lactation Milk Yield On Life time Performance Traits in Murrah Buffaloes – Dr. D.S.Dalal
Characterization of Differnent Strains of Egg Laying Chicken for Feed Efficiency – Dr. Samita Saini
Estimation of Genetic Trends of First Lactation Milk Yield for Red Sindhi Cows– Dr. P.K.Mallick

Annual General Body meeting of the SOCDAB (6:30 – 7:00pm)

Cultural Programme (7:30-9:00pm)

Dinner (9:00pm)


13th February 2009
Special Session: Young Scientist Award
Time: 8:45 -10:00am

Chairman: Dr. P. Thangaraju
Panel: Dr. R. K. Sethi & Dr. S. L. Goswami

Oral presentations

1. Genetic Diversity Analysis in Chickens Using Microsatellite Markers- A. Chattopadhyay
2. Studies On Seminal Attributes Of Bhadawari Buffalo Bulls- Amitosh kumar
3. Genetic Characterization Of Hill Cattle Of Himachal Pradesh Using Molecular Markers -Kailash Mahajan
4. Variance components estimation for Direct Genetic Effects, Maternal Genetic Effects and Sire by Herd Interaction Effects for Milk Yield in Sahiwal Cattle using Repeatability Models- Amit Kumar
5. Molecular Characterization Of Black Bengal Goat Found In West-Bengal And Jharkhand - S. Kumar
6. Animal Genetic Resources Dynamics in Tamil Nadu - Jagadeesan k
7. Molecular Characterization and SNP discovery for leptin gene in Bos indicus (Sahiwal cattle)- P. P. Dubey
8. Genetic And Phenotypic Correlations Between Life-Time Lactation Milk Yield And First Lactation Production Traits In Murrah Buffaloes-Deepak Sharma
9. Facts related to shank feathered strain of Local hill fowl of Pithoragarh region- Navneet Kaur
10. Bioinformatics Application for Data Mining of Functional/Economical Trait in Livestock Resources- Kabita Tripathy
Technical Session III: Animal Genetic Resources – Legal and Global Issues
Time: 10:30 -1:00 pm
(with tea break and poster session at 11:00-11:30 am)

Chairman: Dr. M. L. Madan
Co-chairman: Dr. S. Maurya
Rappoteur: Dr. P.K. Singh

Invited lectures
1. Animal biodiversity and IPR issues: Indian context – S. Mauria
2. Livestock Keepers Rights: Global and Indian Perspectives – J. Rollefson
3. Resilience in Indigenous Livestock Biodiversity vis a vis Climate Change – Dr. R.C. Upadhayay, NDRI, Karnal
4. Wild Relatives of Domestic Animal Species and their Relevance Today – Dr. S.C. Gupta, Head, DNAFU, NBAGR, Karnal

Oral presentations
Effect of KVK Training on Scientific Dairy Farming Practices in Changing Knowledge and Attitude – Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
Study On Morphol;ogical Characteristics and Perfomance Traits Of Banni Buffalo – Dr. A.P.Chaudhary
Role of Livestock on Development of Indian Economy – Dr. Yatendra Singh
An Analysis On Meat Consumption Pattern Of People In Tamil Nadu – Dr.P.Kanagaraju
Evaluation of Munjal Sheep: A Joureny From Identity Crisis To Extinction Threat – Dr. Dinesh Kumar Yadav
Cattle Herds of Malaimadu in Tamil Nadu – A source of Livelihood For Poor Farmers – Dr. P. K. Singh
Development of Traditional Styled Meat Pickle From Spent Hen Meat – Dr. D. Jayanthi
Role and Rights of Breeders’ Association in Conservation and Improvement of Banni Buffalo in Kutch District of Gujarat- Dr. Sabyasachi Das
Success Story of Goat Rearing (Barbari Breed) As An Enterprize of A Farm-Woman In Ambala District – Dr. Safeer Alam

Lunch – (1:00-2:00pm)

Technical Session IV: Biotechnological Interventions in Conservation and Utilization of Livestock
Time: 2:00 – 5:00pm
(with tea break and poster session at 3:30-4:00pm)

Chairman: Dr. T.J. Rasool
Co-Chairman: Dr. A.K. Rawat
Rappoteur: Dr. Jyotsna Behl

Invited lectures
1. Policies and Issues of Animal Biotechnology for Conservation and Improvement of Animal Genetic Resources – Dr. A.K. Rawat, Principal Scientific Officer, DBT, New Delhi
2. Descript Vs. Non-descript Livestock: Where to go and how - Dr. T. J. Rasool, ADG (AP & B), ICAR, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
3. Scope of Modern Reproductive Tools in Improvement of Indigenous Livestock - Dr. S.L. Goswami, Joint Director (Research), NDRI, Karnal.
4. Role of Molecular Genetic Tools for Characterization of Unexplored Buffalo Genetic Resources – Dr. B. P. Mishra, NBAGR, Karnal
Oral presentations
Molecular Phylogenetic Study Of Poultry and Livestock Species Of North- Eastern Sub- Himalayan Region Of India – Dr. Santosh Haunshi
Genetic Variation Of Agouti Gene Locus In Indigenous Sheep Breeds – Dr.R.Arora
Enhabncing Genetic Merit Of Livestock Through Genome Selection and Analysis – A Paradigm Shift – Dr.S.C.Gupta
Characterization Of Mammary Derived Growth Inhibitor (MDGI) Gene And Its Association With Performance Traits In Mehsana Buffaloes – Dr. Jatin V.Patel
Molecular Charaterization and Expression Profile of Ghrelin Gene During Different Reproductive Phases in Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) – Dr. Asit Jain
Phylogenetic Analysis Of TLR4 Gene In Buffaloes – Ms. P. Banerjee
Microsatellite Polymorphism At 3’ UTR of NRAMP1 Gene and Its Association With Brucellosis Resistance in Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Indian Zebu (Bos indicus) and Crossbred (Bos indicus X Bos taurus) Cattle – Dr. Inderjeet Ganguly
Genetics Resistance To Mastitis In Sahiwal Cows Taking The Somatic Cell Count As A Marker Trait – Dr. Kumud Soni

Plenary Session and Presentation of Awards

Time: 5:00 – 6:00pm

Chairman: Dr. V. K. Taneja
Co-Chairman: Dr. B. K. Joshi
Rapporteur : Dr. D. K. Sadana

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Please update your address & details

Dear Members,
The latest List of SOCDAB Life Members is accessible at the following address:
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Many members have gained higher positions, or changed the Email addresses. We are updating the list. Please send your updated address, numbers etc. Also pass on the details to other members so that they send us EMail address and we can reach them.

Looking forward to your participation in the SOCDAB Meet on 12-13 Feb. at NBAGR, Karnal.

As a Comment to this post, you may give your latest Email address, postal address etc.
Thanks.
SOCDAB Team

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Dear Colleagues,
We have sent the Announcement to all the Members of SOCDAB. Some letters sent have been received back due to change in address etc.
If you know of other Members, please pass on the site address socdab.blogspot.com for getting details on the Symposium and for submitting Abstracts, and for participation with new knowledge on AnGR of India.
Thanks.