Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar

About

 

Name : Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar
Address : Associate Professor
Department of Animal Nutrition
Bihar Veterinary College,
Patna – 800014 (India)
E-Mail : drkaushalbvc@gmail.com
Phone : +91 9709653091

Brief Introduction

Area of Specialization:

  • Animal Nutrition
  • Ruminant Animal Nutrition
  • Non-ruminant Animal Nutrition
  • Feed resource evaluation
  • Rumen biotechnology

Five Best Research Articles:

  • Kaushalendra Kumar, L.C. Chaudhary, N. Agarwal and D.N. Kamra (2013). Effect of feeding tannin degrading bacterial culture (Streptococcus gallolyticus strain TDGB 406) on nutrient utilization, urinary purine derivatives and growth performance of goats fed on Quercus semicarpifolia leaves. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 98: 879-885.
  • Kaushalendra Kumar, L.C. Chaudhary, N. Agarwal and D.N. Kamra (2016). Effect of supplementing Streptococcus gallolyticus strain TDGB 406 on rumen fermentation and microbial profile of goats fed on Oak leaves. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, 16(3): 495-503.
  • Kaushalendra Kumar, L.C. Chaudhary, N. Agarwal and D.N. Kamra (2016). Effect of feeding tannin-degrading bacteria Streptococcus gallolyticus strain TDGB 406 on meat quality of goats fed with Quercus semicarpifolia leaves. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 48(7): 1513-1516.
  • Abhishek Kumar, Kaushalendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Chandramoni, R.R.K. Sinha, J.K. Paswan and G.P. Mandal (2017). Effect of feeding different level of Moringa oleifera leaf meal on growth performance, lipid profile and meat fatty acid composition of Vanaraja chicken in tropics. Indian Journal of Animal Science, 87 (5): 644-648.
  • J.K. Paswan, Kaushalendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Chandramoni, P.K. Singh, Abhishek Kumar, Shahla Perween and Amitava Dey (2017). Effect of feeding tanniniferous Acacia nilotica pod meal on growth performance and nutrient utilization of black Bengal kids. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, 17: 333-341.

Other publication:

  • Book authored
 : 04
  • Review article
 : 03
  • Popular article
 : 29
  • Book chapters
 : 11
  • Practical manuals
 : 04
  • TV/Radio talk
 : 06

Member of Professional society:

  • Life Member of Indian Dairy Association, India
  • Life member of Indian Science Congress, India
  • Life member of Indian Academy of Veterinary Nutrition and Animal Welfare, India
  • Life member of Animal Nutrition Association, India
  • Life member of Animal Nutrition Society of India
  • Life member of Society for Upliftment of Rural Economy (SURE), Varanasi, India

Research Activities:

Completed Research Projects:

S.N.

Title

Period (tenure)
with  dates

Funding Agency

PI/Co-PI
1 Exploitation of Dietary Tannins on Gastrointestinal Health and Growth Performance in Goats 3 years
2013-2016		 Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour PI: Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar
Co-PI: Dr. Sanjay Kumar
2 Growth performance of buffalo calves fed protected protein 3 years
2013-2016		 Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour PI: Dr. Sanjay Kumar
Co-PI: Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar

Completed Research Projects:

Sl. No. Title of the Project Duration Funding agency PI/Co-PIs
1. DST-FIST Programme-2016 “Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Higher Educational Institutions”

5 years
2016-2021

 DST Co-PI: Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar
2. Proposal for Innovation Grant under National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)

4 years
2017-2021

 ICAR Co-PI: Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar
3. Bio-fabrication of Gold Nano particles and its anti-proliferative effect in cell line

3 years
2018-2021

 Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna Co-PI: Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar
4. Assessment of Moringa oleifera as a fodder

2 years
2018-2020

 Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna Co-PI: Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar
5. Formulation and evaluation of Area Specific Mineral Mixture on the performance of dairy cattle and buffaloes

3 years
2018-2021

 Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna Co-PI: Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar
6. Metagenomic analysis of chicken gut microflora and its modulation by supplementation of tannins and virginiamycin

2 years
2019-2021

 Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna PI: Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar
7. Colorimetric detection E. coli, Streptococcus spp. and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from mastitis milk samples by optical biosensing using oligonucleotide-gold nanoparticle

3 years
2019-2022

 Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna Co-PI: Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar

 

Honours and Awards:

  • Recipient of Dr. S.K. Talpatra Award for best Ph.D. Scholar for calendar year 2010-11 by IVRI, Izatnagar.
  • Recipient of Best Researcher Award for the year 2014-15 by Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour.
  • Recipient of Best Teacher Award – 2016 by Society for Upliftment of Rural Economy (SURE), Varanasi, India.
  • Certificate of Excellence by Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna.