Ankaj ThakurCSK HPKV Palampur · Department of Livestock Production and Management
Ankaj Thakur
PhD (Livestock Production Management)
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Introduction
Ankaj Thakur currently works at the Department of Livestock Production and Management, CSK HPKV Palampur.
Additional affiliations
April 2017 - present
April 2017 - present
Education
June 2016 - March 2017
July 2015 - June 2021
July 2013 - June 2015
Field of study
- Livestock Production Management
Publications
Publications (34)
The increase in the consumption of animal products is likely to put pressure on the world’s freshwater resources and water scarcity can pose threat to sustainable development. Dairy farming is a water intensive activity involving not only direct consumptive water use as drinking and cleaning water for animals, but also indirect water embedded in th...
Estrogen, progesterone, prolactin and glucocorticoids work synergistically at the onset of lactogenesis. Estrogen stimulates mammary ductal growth, and the combination of estrogen and progesterone regulates lobular-alveolar development of the mammary gland. This development does not occur in infertile animal or animals suffering from reproductive d...
The aim of sexed semen is to produce a calf of a specific sex. The use of sexed semen increases the rate of genetic gain not only from the daughter-dam path but also through production of superior male from elite cows for future breeding. Gender selection using sexed semen from genetically elite bulls is imperative to meet the projected demand of 1...
Climatic change is the big problem in recent time. Climate changes affect a range of factors associated with production, reproduction, work capacity and adaptability of the animals. Global climate change is expected to alter temperature, precipitation, atmospheric carbon dioxide Animal husbandry sector depends upon the climatic conditions where it...
Present study was conducted to investigate the effect of different floor space allowances on performance and behavior of Beetal kids from 3 to 6 months of age. Twenty four spring born Beetal kids (3 month old) were randomly divided in to four groups (n=6 each group) on the basis of space allowances i.e. 0.6 m2, 0.7 m2, 0.8 m2 and 0.9 m2 covered are...
Migratory Gaddi sheep and goat constitutes approximately 70% of the total population of small ruminants in Himachal Pradesh, which is in northwestern Himalayan region of India. The present investigation was carried out on 32 Gaddi migratory flocks consisting of around 5000 animals (sheep and goat) through structured pre-validated questionnaire to f...
India has the privilege of having excellent dog populations, but efforts to recognize them as distinct breeds are far and wide. The present study was designed to undertake the phenotypic characterization of Gaddi dogs, in Himalayan region of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. The approach used was to gather as much information available on Gaddi...
The present study was aimed at the diagnosis of subclinical endometritis and its impact on early reproductive
parameters in postpartum dairy cows (N=45). The proportion of polymorphonuclear cells (PMNCs-%) and intraluminal uterine fluid (ILUF-mm) was assessed by cytotape and transrectal ultrasonography, respectively, for the diagnosis of subclinic...
An attempt has been made to analyse the trends in livestock population in Himachal Pradesh in last two decades. Minor livestock species like Yak, Pig, Horse, Mule, Donkey and Camel population was excluded from the study as their all combined population accounted for only 1% of the total livestock population in the state in the 20th livestock census...
This book describes the importance of sustainable livesk production from a food security perspective in the changing climate scenario. It covers the amelioration of climate change impacts and describes the various mitigation strategies to reduce enteric methane emissions. The book targets sustainable livesk production by covering diverse concepts o...
Emergency animal shelters are critical component in emergency response to disasters providing one of the freedoms of animal welfare, “freedom from animal discomfort”. Animal shelters can be broadly classified into temporary animal shelters and permanent animal shelters. Sheltering of animal depends on the type of disaster, and accordingly, decision...
We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Gaddi dog as Livestock Guard Dogs (LGDs) and their advantage over other traditional combating techniques to prevent livestock depredation
Doka' is temporary teat engorgement one such expression in female buffaloes, which is being observed by the farmers for foretelling the initiation of cyclic reproductive activity/estrus in buffaloes. The current study was conducted to observe morphological changes of teat and udder during and after 'Doka' in Murrah buffaloes. Udder morphology was s...
With the growth in worlds population, adequate access to safe food supply will remain a global priority. However, contamination of food by various environmental contaminants is a major global food safety issue. Among many contaminants, the world has experienced an increase in mycotoxin contamination of food grains in recent years. This could be att...
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unanticipated catastrophe on agriculture and allied sector including dairy industry. As able to understand from countries and organizational report, COVID-19 pandemic causes gigantic economic and moral bereavement on dairy, poultry and pork industries across the globe. Recent crises in Indian dairy industry are because...
Rapid increase in population has undoubtedly put enormous pressure on the food production system across the globe. However, to meet this ever increasing food demand and for controlling the pests and vectors, there has been extensive usage of chemicals especially pesticides. Although, pesticides finds an important place in intensive agriculture for...
SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND CONSTRAINTS OF GOAT PRODUCTION BY GADDI NOMADS
The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of body condition score (BCS) and back fat thickness on resumption of ovarian cyclicity in Jersey cross bred cows. Thirty four (N=34) cows having normal parturition were monitored for recording the body condition score on the day of calving and divided into two groups i.e. low BCS (n=15) i.e...
Antibiotics play an indispensable role in animal health, welfare and production management. They find their place as sub-therapeutic, prophylactic, metaphylactic and therapeutic agents for use in livestock sector. However, the possibility for transfer of antibiotics resistance genes among livestock through food chain and environment is probably a d...
The present experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of poly-herbal mixture and butyric acid supplementation, alone and in combination on postpartum reproductive disorders of Murrah buffaloes. A total 36 multiparous Murrah buffaloes were selected and randomly divided into four groups, three groups were for three different types of supplement...
Gaddi is a distinct tribe of nomadic pastoralists of Himachal Pradesh involved in rearing of sheep and goats of Gaddi breed. Their flocks are managed totally under extensive (migratory) production system. During summers the flocks climb to high altitude alpine Himalayan pastures and during winters they are grazed in the foot hills. The present stud...
The objective of this study was to determine effect of floor space allowances on the economics of raising kids. Twenty-four springborn Beetal kids (~ 3 month old) were randomly divided into four groups with space allowances of 0.6, 0.7, 0.8 and 0.9 m2 per kid as closed area for 3 months. The feed and fodder intakes were found higher in higher space...
Questions
Questions (15)
Alternatives to Garrett's scoring
1.If we have many principal components (eg more than 5), all having eigen values more than one. Can we reduce the data in to two principal components intentionally?
2. Can we consider a variable as independent if it has strong loadings on two or more than two components?
Good feeding and health are the important components for welfare assessment of migratory goats. But which components should be given more emphasis if you have to scored them out of 100 points?
Animal productive performance, reproductive performance and management practices are recorded separately during on farm welfare assessment.
However, the indicators from these can also be included in the assessment protocol as these can also be scored and can be benchmarked region wise.
How can we assess the sexual behaviour and content emotions in goat based on the tail movement (vertical or lateral movement, frequency difference)?
Some welfare assessment protocols have kept BCS in both good feeding principle and good health, while some protocols have put this indicator only in good feeding
Which is the best way to record behaviour of goats in free range conditions , is it observation or through camera recordings? Due to high cost of other behavioural recording inputs ( GIS collar or activity meters on goats), we are not able to use these for our current project. Please suggest what method and sampling period will be useful for us to record the above mentioned behaviours
I want to know what protocol we can use for welfare assessment of goats besides
ANI (Animal Need Index), Muri protocol and AWIN protocol
