Livestock Production Management
UG Syllabus
Courses in collaboration with other departments
| l. No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credit hrs. |
| 1. | LPM-111 | Livestock Production Management-I (General principles and ruminants) | 3+1 |
| 2. | LPM-121 | Fodder Production and Grassland Management | 1+1 |
| 3 | VPP-322* | Aquatic Animal Diseases, Health Care and Management | 1+1 |
| 4. | VMD-512* | Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Nutrition, Management and Health Care | 1+1 |
| 5. | VMD-513* | Pet/ Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care | 1+1 |
PG Syllabus
| Sl. No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| 1. | LPM-601 | Cattle and Buffalo Production and Management | 2+1 |
| 2. | LPM-602 | Sheep and Goat Production and Management | 2+1 |
| 3. | LPM-603 | Swine Production and Management | 1+1 |
| 4. | LPM-604 | Laboratory Animal Production and Management | 1+1 |
| 5. | LPM-605 | Shelter Management | 1+1 |
| 6. | LPM-606 | Principles of Environmental Hygiene and Waste Management | 2+0 |
| 7. | LPM-607 | Climatology and Animal Production | 1+0 |
| 8. | LPM-608 | Poultry Farm and Hatchery Management | 2+1 |
| 9. | LPM-609 | Farm Animal Behavior | 1+0 |
| 10. | LPM-610 | Integrated Livestock Farming System | 2+1 |
| 11. | LPM-611 | Equine Production and Management | 1+1 |
| 12. | LPM-612 | Wild Life Management and Conservation | 2+0 |
| 13. | LPM-613 | Livestock Business Management | 1+1 |
| 14. | LPM-691 | Master’s Seminar | 1+0 |
| 15. | LPM-699 | Master’s Research | 20 |
| 16. | PGS 506 | Disaster management | 1+0 |
Ph.D. Courses :
| S. No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| 1. | LPM-701 | Advances in Cattle and Buffalo Production and Management | 3+0 |
| 2. | LPM-702 | Advances in Sheep and Goat Production and Management | 2+1 |
| 3. | LPM-703 | Advances in Swine Production and Management | 2+1 |
| 4. | LPM-704 | Advances in Laboratory Animal Production and Management | 1+0 |
| 5. | LPM-705 | Advances in Poultry Production Management | 2+1 |
| 6. | LPM-706 | Advances in Environmental Management | 1+1 |
| 7. | LPM-707 | Advances in Equine Management | 2+0 |
| 8. | LPM-791 | Doctoral Seminar I | 1+0 |
| 9. | LPM-792 | Doctoral Seminar II | 1+0 |
| 10. | LPM-799 | Doctoral Research | 45 |
List of Research Topics of P.G. Theses
| Sr. no | TITLE OF THESIS | STUDENT | GUIDE | YEAR | |||||
| 1. | STUDIES ON BODY MEASUREMENTS & UDDER SIZE IN LACTATING CROSSBRED COWS. | A.S. MAHAJAN | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1988 | |||||
| 2. | A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF AGE AT FIRST CALVING, PEROD & SEASON OF CALVING ON THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC TRAITS IN GIR, GIR X H.F. & GIR X JERSEY. | V.V.DHUMAL | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1988 | |||||
| 3. | EFFECT OF DIFFERENT OF THERMOREGULATION ON PERFORMANCE OF CROSSBRED DAIRY COWS | R.B BHOSLE | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1989 | |||||
| 4. | EFFECT OF FEEDING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ACETIC ACID ON THE YIELD & COMPOSITION OF MILK. | V.R.MULLIK | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1991 | |||||
| 5. | EFFECT OF FEEDING ‘YEAST CULTURE’ ON MILK YIELD & COMPOSITION OF MILK IN DAIRY COWS. | B.P. MHASE | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1992 | |||||
| 6. | EFFECT OF FEEDING FEED ADDITIVES ON MILK YIELD & COMPOSITION OF MILK IN DAIRY. | A.V. KHANVILKAR | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1992 | |||||
| 7. | EFFECT OF FEEDING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ACETIC ACID ON THE YIELD & COMPOSITION OF MILK IN DAIRY COWS. | A.H. KARANJKAR | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1992 | |||||
| 8. | STUDIES ON DAILY/WEEKLY PEAK YIELD & LACTATION PERSISTENCY IN VARIOUS CROSSBRED UP TO FOUR MONTHS LACTATION PERFORMANCE. | M. A JOSHI | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1993 | |||||
| 9. | STUDIES ON EFFECT OF DIFFERENT METHOD OF MILK PRESERVATION ON QUALITY OF MILK. | P.R. DHANDE | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1993 | |||||
| 10. | EFFECT OF FEEDING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BIOVET (FEED ADDITIVES) ON MILK YIELD & ITS COMPOSITION IN (JERSEY X GIR) CROSSBRED COWS. | S.H. BHOGALE | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1994 | |||||
| 11. | EFFECT OF FEEDING SEAWEED EXTRACT ON PRODUCTION & COMPOSITION OF MILK IN CROSSBRED DAIRY COWS. | M.D. BOBADE | Dr. M.D. PENDSE | 1996 | |||||
| 12. | EFFECT OF “ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS WILD” (SATAVARI) FEEDING ON QUANTITATIVE PROPERTIES OF MILK IN H.F X GIR & JERSEY X GIR CROSSBRED COWS. | S.M. GODBOLE | DR. S.V.AMBATKAR | 1996 | |||||
| 13. | STUDIES ON INFLUENCE OF TONOLON FEEDING (FEED ADDITIVE) ON MILK YIELD & VARIATION IN COMPOSITION OF MILK IN CROSSBRED COWS. | S.N. SAWANT | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 1997 | |||||
| 14. | STUDY OF WEIGHT GAIN & MORTALITY IN CROSSBRED (H.F X GIR, JERSEY X GIR) & PURE BREED GIR CALVES. | A.A. NAVARE | DR. D.T.KHADKE | 1998 | |||||
| 15. | EFFICIENCY OF VARIOUS TESTS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF BOVINE SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS & ITS EFFECT ON MILK COMPOSITION. | A.S. HIRVE | DR. D.T.KHADKE | 1998 | |||||
| 16. | PREDICTION OF MILK YIELD ON UDDER SIZE & BODY MEASUREMENTS IN LACTATING BUFFALOES. | D.H.SHIRSATH | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 1999 | |||||
| Sr. no | TITLE OF THESIS | STUDENT | GUIDE | YEAR | |||||
| 17. | A STUDY ON ECONOMICS OF BUFFALO MILK PRODUCTION IN MUMBAI REGION. | M.P.KAZADE | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 1999 | |||||
| 18. | STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF MONTH & SEASON OF CALVING ON LACTATION PERFORMANCE IN CROSSBRED (H.F X GIR, JERSEY X GIR) & PURE BREED GIR COWS. | A.T.SHIVGAN | DR. D.T.KHADKE | 1999 | |||||
| 19. | INTER – RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAT & PROTEIN CONTENT IN THE MILK OF CROSSBRED COWS. | Miss. A.N. JAGZAPE | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 1999 | |||||
| 20. | IMPACT OF FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE ON ECONOMIC LOSSES AT ORGANIZED DAIRY FARMS. | T.S.KHANDEKAR | DR. D.T.KHADKE | 1999 | |||||
| 21. | THE STUDY ON PREDICTION OF MILK YIELD POTENTIAL FROM MUZZEL PRINTOMETRY TECNIQUE IN GIR AND CROSSBRED CATTLE. | S.R.RAUT | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2000 | |||||
| 22. | EFFECT OF STAGE OF LACTATION ON COMPOSITION OF BULLALO MILK & YIELD OF PANEER & KHOA PREPARED FROM THE SAME MILK. | V.R.CHAVAN | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2000 | |||||
| 23. | PERSISTANCY OF MILK YIELD IN CROSS-BRED (H.F X GIR, JERSEY X GIR) AND PUREBRED GIR COWS. | S.D.RAUT | DR. D.T.KHADKE | 2001 | |||||
| 24. | EFFECT OF FEEDING PROBIOTICS & AMYLASE ENZYME MIXTURE (FEED ADDITIVE) ON MILK YIELD & COMPOSITION OF MILK IN CROSSBRED DAIRY COWS. | V.C.FULSOUNDAR | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2001 | |||||
| 25. | EFFECT OF SEASON & LACTATION TRAITS ON LACTATION CURVE IN CROSSBRED COWS. | V.J.THORAT | DR. D.T.KHADKE | 2002 | |||||
| 26. | EFFECT OF FEEDING LIVE YEAST CULTURE & PHOSPHOLIPIDS PREPARATION ON MILK. | V.T.INGOLE | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2002 | |||||
| 27. | EFFECT OF OZONE TREATMENT ON SHELF-LIFE OF RAW BUFFALO MILK. | Miss. S.R. SAMANT | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2002 | |||||
| 28. | STUDIES ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE, BODY WEIGHT, BODY MEASUREMENT OF GIR & GIR CROSSES. | S.T.HANDE | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2003 | |||||
| 29. | IMPACT OF MASTITIS ON ECONOMICS LOSSES AT ORGANIZED DAIRY FARM. | A.H.RAUT | DR. D.T.KHADKE | 2003 | |||||
| 30. | ROLE OF WOMEN IN DAIRY ENTERPRISES IN THANE DISTRICT OF NORTH KONKAN REGION OF MAHARASHTRA. | V.B.BHOSALE | DR. D.T.KHADKE | 2003 | |||||
| 31. | FACTOR INFLUENCING LIFE TIME MILK PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS IN GIR CATTLE AND THEIR CROSSES. | S.K.LATKAR | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2004 | |||||
| 32. | PROTOCOL BASED e-DAIRY ANIMAL MANAGEMENT UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SETUP. | Miss. SAYIL H.R. | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2004 | |||||
| 33. | GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF MANDYA LAMBS FED WITH PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENT. | S.M.BANGAR | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2005 | |||||
| 34. | GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT BREEDS OF GOATS FED WITH MICROBIAL FEED ADDITIVES. | B.B. NAGARE | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2005 | |||||
| 35. | STUDY OF IMPACT OF BY-PASS FAT FEEDING ON MILK PRODUCTION AND COMPOSITION OF CROSS BREED COW. | P.G. VIDHATE | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2005 | |||||
| 36. | EFFECT OF FEEDING COMMERCIAL PELLETED FEED ON MILK YIELD, COMPOSITION AND HAEMATOBIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN CROSS BREED COWS. | G.P.SHENDE | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2006 | |||||
| 37. | EFFECT OF FEEDING SOLID-STATE-FERMENTED FEED CULTURE WITH LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE IN MANDYA LAMBS. | Miss. DEEPTI MINZ | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2006 | |||||
| 38. | NON-GENETICS FACTOR AFFECTING GROWTH PERFORMANCE IN OSMANABADI GOATS. | Y.B.KHARMATE | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2007 | |||||
| 39. | LACTATION CURVE PATTERN IN GIR AND ITS CROSSES IN MUMBAI REGION. | S.N.PATIL | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2007 | |||||
| 40. | PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN GIR AND ITS CROSSES. | Miss. A.A. NEVASE | DR. R.D.KOKANE | 2007 | |||||
| 41. | DRY MATTER INTAKE & PALATABILITY OF DIFFERENT FODDER IN GOATS. | S.K.YADAV | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2007 | |||||
| 42. | BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE INDICES IN BUFFALO UNDER LOOSE HOUSING SYSTEM | S. V. WAGH | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2009 | |||||
| 43. | DAIRY FARMING PRACTICES AND FACILITIES IN MAHARASHTRA STATE. | R.R. MUDHOLKAR | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2010 | |||||
| 44. | PERFORMANCE, BEHAVIOR AND ECONOMICS OF CROSSBRED CATTLE UNDER LOOSE HOUSING SYSTEM. | K.K.CHOURE | DR.M.I.BAIG | 2011 | |||||
| 45. | GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND BEHAVIOUR OF OSMANABADI GOAT KIDS UNDER DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING SYSTEMS | Miss ANURADHA KUMARI | Dr. A. H. KODAPE | 2012 | |||||
Awards and Recognition
- First prize in poster presentation (Solid state fermentation of concentrate feed. Authors: Minz Depti, M.I. Baig, R. D. Kokane and Kodape A. H.) in the category of productivity and enhancement at the XXXVII Dairy Industry Conference organized by the Indian Dairy Association at Panjim, Goa (2009).
- Best paper presentation (Farm model for integrated farming system. Authors: M.I.Baig and N. R. Dagli) in the National Seminar on role of extension in integrated farming systems for sustainable rural livelihood by Maharashtra Society of Extension Education, Pune (2010).
Completed Research Projects
Name of Scheme “Utilisation of whey for the development of health drinks”. Sponsoring Agency Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Principal Investigator Dr. R. D. Kokane
Research Associate Dr. Shveta Samant
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Salil Hande, Ms Swati Kumbhar
Duration of Scheme 1st March 2004 – July 2007.
Budget Sanctioned Rs. 23, 57,360/-
Salient Feature
| Studied the compositional aspects of whey available in Mumbai with changes during storage. | |
| Developed a technology for processing of whey to improve its shelf life. | |
| Development of health drink from whey, which is safe and suitable for human consumption. | |
| Studied the consumers’ acceptability (by sensory evaluation) for the developed health drink. | |
| Studied the microbial quality and shelf life of the whey drink by using different packaging materials. | |
| Estimated the economics of the developed health drink. |
COMPLETED AGENCY SCHEMES
Efficacy of “Galactin” on milk production and its composition in cows and buffaloes.
Performance of “Milkmore”, pelleted Godrej feed, on the milk production and composition in cattle.
Effect of “Phytolactin” on the milk production and composition in buffaloes.
Efficacy of Lianol feeding on milk production and its composition in cows and buffaloes
Ongoing Research Projects
Male buffalo calf rearing system—One scheme under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana “Conservation of elite buffalo germplasm in and around Mumbai ” with a budget of Rs. 40 lakhs.
