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