Gadvasu

College of Animal Biotechnology

Know About the College

The 'College of Animal Biotechnology' is a constituent college of the 'Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University' and is situated on the main campus of the University at Ludhiana. The college aims towards directing the research to the needs of the farmers in the field of animal sciences by promoting translational research in the area of genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, vaccinology, diagnostics, molecular biology, stem and cell biology. The college offers a graduate program B.Tech. (Biotechnology), post graduate programs viz. M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Biotechnology) / M.Sc. (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) / 'M.Sc. (MBBT) with specialization in Animal Biotechnology' and Ph.D. (Veterinary Biotechnology)/ Ph.D. (MBBT). Besides, the College also offers a Six-Week Short Course on Bioinformatics and one year PG Diploma in Molecular Biology and Genomics.

The college is also conducting translational research in the various fields of biotechnology having direct or indirect implications on animals, particularly livestock. The college harbours numerous laboratories which are well equipped with sophisticated equipment to work in various fields of biotechnology and life sciences.

Mandate

• To undertake teaching, research, and training/extension in various facets of animal biotechnology, genomics, bioinformatics, microbial and environmental biotechnology.
• To generate scientific expertise and human resources trained for catering to institutional / industrial research and development requirements.
• To develop specialized and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities for research in the cutting-edge areas of biotechnology relevant to veterinary and allied sciences.
• To identify and characterize genes implicated in growth, production, reproduction, as well as stress and diseases.
• Harnessing omics and computational biotechnology in genetic improvement of farm animals.
• Development of molecular and serological diagnostics including point-of-care tests (POCTs), and new generation vaccines.
• To utilize stem and cell biology for enhancing lactation performance and regenerative therapy.

Goals

• To develop rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostics with improved sensitivity and specificity for detection of infectious and non-infectious diseases.
• To develop improved, multi-component vaccines for economically important diseases of animals.
• To identify genome-wide markers for early and accurate selection for economically important traits, disease resistance, and parentage determination of animals.
• To facilitate research on stem cells for regenerative therapy in livestock.
• To develop and disseminate artificial intelligence and IoT driven, farmer-friendly technologies for smart data recording and precision farming.