Funding
of Research Projects
Uptill 2020 |
Budget Outlay (Rs) |
Funding Agency |
Projects completed |
56 CRORE 97 LAC |
USDA,ICAR,DBT- GOI,NATP-ICAR,NAIP-ICAR,
RKVY, STATE,NIF PRIVATE SECTOR |
Projects running |
16 CRORE 22 LAC |
ICAR,DBT-GOI,
DST, RKVY. NABARD, NIF, CAAST-ICAR, HIMCOSTE, Private Sector, HP State |
Research proposals submitted |
8 CRORE 00 LAC |
ICAR,DBT-GOI,
DST,NICRA, RKVY. NABARD, NIF, |
Niche
areas identified:
Short-range plans:
· Identification and
characterization of economic traits in indigenous and cross-bred groups of
livestock and development of cross-breds with
improved productivity and reproductive efficiency.
· Study of causes of
low fertility among livestock groups.
· Determination of
nutritional requirements for different livestock groups and development of
balanced feeding systems for optimum production of livestock in different
climatic zones.
·
Monitoring the prevalence and intensity of different parasitic infestations in
domestic animals and poultry, and development of strategy against harmful parasites.
· Studies on common
diseases of migratory animals such as buffalo, Gaddi
sheep and goat, and their control.
· Investigation on
infectious causes of infertility.
· Sero-prevalence of
brucellosis and chlamydiosis in various groups of
animals and their control.
· Studies on the
efficacy of some medicinal plants of Himachal Pradesh for animal disease
control.
· Studies on the etiopathology of common diseases of Angora and broiler
rabbits, respiratory distress syndrome in equines, rumen dysfunction and its
management, etiology, pathogenesis and management of
convulsive syndrome in canine.
· Standardization of
seed production technology for all culturable fish
species amenable to hill regions.
· Studies on the
bacterial and mycotic diseases of fish fauna and
their control.
· Establishment of
well equipped central diagnostic laboratory.
Long -range plans:
· Establishment of
progeny testing facilities in the State.
· Studies on
improving quality of conventional feeds and fodder resources of Himachal
Pradesh and development of low cost technology for enrichment/enhancement of
nutritional quality of feeds and fodders.
· Development of
appropriate technology for rearing of cold water fisheries.
· Creating a data of fish
genetic resources of Himachal Pradesh.
· Development/refinement
of suitable processing technologies for various animal stock produce or their products such as milk, wool, meat,
eggs, fish etc.
· Development of molecular
diagnostics for animal diseases.
· Development of
vaccine using biotechnological approaches.
· Development of
embryo transfer technology for Gaddi sheep and goats.