Gadvasu

Faculty Detail

Dr. Rajneesh

Designation: Assistant Professor
Contact Address:Department of Livestock Production Management, GADVASU, Ludhiana.
Telephone :
Mobile: 9625790767
Email:[email protected], [email protected]

Academic Credentials

• B.V.Sc. & A.H. (CSKHPKV, Palampur)
• M.V.Sc. (ICAR-NDRI, Karnal)
• Ph.D. (ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar)

Teaching and Other Appointments

• Livestock Production Management courses for UG, PG and Ph.D. students of veterinary sciences, dairy sciences and biotechnology.
  

Other Appointments

• Assistant Professor in BASU (July 2023-February 2024)

Area of Research Interests

Ongoing Projects

Research Honour’s /Awards

• NDRI Institutional Research Scholarship from 2018-2020
• Senior Research Fellowship by ICAR from 2020-2023
• Best poster award (Second) by Professional youths for one health and Animal nutrition society of India in 2020
• Best M.V.Sc. thesis award 2019-20 and citation by ICAR-NDRI in 2021
• Certificate of recognition for securing second position at National level ideathon, NAU, Navsari in 2022
• Sushila memorial best M.V.Sc. thesis award by Pashu Poshan Kalyan Samitte (NAVNAW) in 2022
• Best oral presentation award at National conference by NAVNAW in 2022
• Certificate of appreciation for securing first position in ideathon at ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar in 2023

Publications

• Thakur, Rajneesh, Chandrahas, Tarafdar, A., Yadav, S., Gaur, G. K., Singh, M., Verma, M. R., ... & Godara, R. (2024). Potential of layer excreta as a substrate for sustainable production of green energy. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-14.
• Thakur, Rajneesh, Chandrahas, Kumar, N., Gaur, G. K., Singh, M., Tarafdar, A., Verma, M. R., & Tiwari, V. (2024). Changes in microbiota and parasitic load of poultry manure undergoing value addition through different techniques for their safe disposal or utilization. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology,62(03), 199-205.
• Rajneesh, Misra, A. K., Sharma, R., and Chauhan, P. (2021). Effect of bypass fatty acid and Tinospora cordifolia supplementation on production performance and milk fatty acid profiling in Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53(3), 1-11.
  
• Rajneesh, R., Misra, A. K., Baithalu, R., & Jamwal, S. (2022). Influence of bypass fatty acid and Tinospora cordifolia supplementation on uterine involution, follicular development, and reproductive performance of Murrah buffaloes. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 92(6), 757–761. 
  
• Rajneesh, Tarafdar, A., Gaur, G. K., Singh, M., Deo, C., Narayan, R., Verma, M. R., & Kumar, N. (2023). Utilization of different carbonaceous materials to balance C: N ratio of poultry waste. Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 26(2): 2559-2562.
• Jamwal, S., Singh, P., Choudhary, S., Kamboj, M. L., and Rajneesh Thakur. (2022). Effect of mother bonded rearing on growth, health and physiological state of Murrah buffalo calves. Journal of Dairy Research, 89:386-391. 
  
• Jamwal, S., Singh, P., and Thakur, Rajneesh. (2022). Effect of different rearing systems on behavioural responses to novel stimuli in Murrah buffalo calves. Buffalo Bulletin, 41(4), 655-667.
• Yadav, S., Chandrahas, Thakur, Rajneesh, Singh, A., Somagond, A., 1 Dubey, S.K. (2024). Effect of substrate dilution ratios (SDRs) on biogas and bioslurry production from anaerobic digestion of pig faeces under field conditions. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-15.
• Thakur, Rajneesh, Biswal, P., Sari, T. P., Kumar D., Sagar, N. A., Bhardwaj, S., Pandey, H.O., Chandrate, G. A., Tarafdar, S. (2024). Therapeutic effect of goat milk and its value addition: current status and way forward. Journal of Food Science and Technology; 1-11.
• Singh, S., Negi, T., Sagar, N.A., Kumar, Y., Kaur, S., Thakur, Rajneesh, Verma, K., Sirohi, R & Tarafdar, A. (2024). Advances in space food processing: From farm to outer space. Food Bioscience, 61, 104893.