KNPCVS, Shirwal - Research Priorities

Sr. No.	Research Area	Aim	Objective	Benefits to Farmers
1	Antimicrobial Resistance	To monitor emerging AMR traits	Phenotypic and genomic characterization of AMR bacterial species	Awareness on judicious use of antimicrobials in animals
2	Molecular Markers associated with Health, Disease and Production	Identification of molecular markers	Characterization of markers for disease diagnosis, health and productivity	Selection of healthy animals, early disease diagnosis, and management
3	Alternative Medicine	Alternative therapy for treating animal diseases	To study the herbal and homeopathic drugs	Cost-effective disease mitigation
4	Nutritional and Managemental Interventions for Improving the Productivity of Livestock and Poultry	Nutritional management of livestock and poultry	Identification and evaluation of conventional and non-conventional sources of feed	Nutritional recommendations for farmers
5	Plant-based Natural Preservatives for Foods of Animal Origin	Natural preservative identification	Characterization of locally available plants as food preservatives	Industrial/commercial usage
6	Research on Oncology and Therapeutics	Oncogenic studies of tumors	To develop a safe protocol for the treatment of tumors in canines and bovines	Treatment protocols for tumors of animals
7	Surveillance of Priority Diseases of Livestock and Poultry	Disease characterization and management	To address disease outbreaks and their management	Disease management, attaining animal health and productivity