Welcome to Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries University

Dr. K.B.RAJANNA

College name : Fisheries Research and Information Centre (I),

Designation and address:

Assistant Professor
Fisheries Research and Information Centre (I)
10th Cross, Mayura Street, Papanna Layout,
Hebbal Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru - 560094

Qualifications
M.F.Sc.,Ph.D.

Contact
Office: 080 - 23516451
Mobile: 9740570657
Email: kbrajanna25@gmail.com; frichesa@gmail.com (O)

Fields(s) of specialization

Fisheries Resources and Management

Fish Biology (Food & Feeding habit, Length-Weight relationship, Breeding Biology)
Breeding and seed production of fishes& fish farming

Current Projects

Project Title	Role in the Project	Fund Outlay	Funding Agency
Utilization of saline, alkaline, and water logged areas for fish culture in Cauvery, Krishna and Thunga Bhadra command area	Co- Principal Investigator	27.43	RKVY, GOK,2017-19
Establishment of Aquaponics demonstration model unit for empowering fish farming community at FRIC, Hebbal, Bengaluru	Principal Invetigator	1.44	KVAFSU, SCSP/TSP Grants,2018-19
Testing of Aeromonas hydrophila biofilm oral vaccine in Indian major carps	Co-Principal Investigator	35.62	Virbac Animal Health India Pvt.Ltd. Mumbai, 2018-2019
Evaluation of heterotrophic food chain in different agro climatic regions and strategies for enhancement of fish production	Co-Principal Investigator	53.27	DST –SSTP, New Delhi

Completed Projects

Project Title	Role in the Project	Fund Outlay	Funding Agency
Development of Broodbank of Common carp	Co- Principal Investigator	60.50	NFDB Hyderabad
Monitoring water quality of few selected lakes under LDA, Bangalore	Co- Principal Investigator	5.93	Lake Development Authority, Bengaluru, GOK.,2015-2017
Water quality monitoring of selected lakes in Bengaluru city	Co- Principal Investigator	04.44	Lake Development Authority, Bengaluru, GOK.,2017-2018
Utilization of seasonal water bodies for Aquaculture demonstration in the watershed programme at Chamarajanagar District	Principal Investigator	56.14	Department of Watershed Development Sujala – III, KWDP, GoK
Sex Manipulation in common carp and its Hybrid using Indian Major Carp, Rohu: Genetic and Molecular Endocrinological Approaches	Co- Principal Investigator	30.74	DBT
Evaluation of growth performance of freshwater prawn, Macrobranchium rosenbergii under different stocking density	Principal Investigator	00.25	Institutional budget2010-11
Evaluation of growth and survival of Monosex Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus under monoculture	Principal Investigator	00.50	University funded, staff research project, 2012

Recent Research Publications

SI. No	Name of Author (s) in order	Year	Title of the paper	Name of the journal (Vol. No., issue no & page no)
1	A. Anitha Y. R. Gupta S. Deepa Manjappa N. K.B. Rajanna B. Senthilkumaran	2019	Gonadal tran scriptome analysis of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio: Identification of differentially expressed genes and SSRs	General & Comparative Endocrinology, 279: 67-77 (Elsevier)
2	K. B. Rajanna N. Chethan S. Vijayakumar N. Manjappa	2019	Growth Performance of Amur Strain Common Carp Under Polyculture in Seasonal Water Bodies of Chamarajanagar District of Karnataka, Under Sujala-III Watershed Programme (2015-16)	J. Exp. Zool. India 22(1):67-69.
3	K. B. Rajanna, H.N. Anjaneyappa N. Chethan, S. Vijayakumar N. Manjappa	2019	Length-Weight Relationship and Condition Factors of Fringed-lipped Peninsular Carp, Labeo Fimbriatus (Bloch,1795) in Vani Vilasa Sagara Reservoir, Karnataka, India	J. Exp. Zool. India 22(1): 103-107
4	Muttappa Khavi,Vijay Atnur, S. Vijayakumar, L.Ganesh Prasad and K. B. Rajanna	2019	Abundance and distribution of zooplankton in Bhutnal Lake, Vijayapur,Karnataka	J. Exp. Zool. India 22(1):407-411
5	Vijay Atnur, Muttappa Khavi, S. Vijayakumar and K. B. Rajanna	2018	Evaluation and significance of pathogenic, EHEC O157: H7, E.coli In Fish and its Environment	J. Exp. Zool. India 21(2):1115-1119
6	L. N. Murthy., Girija Gajanan Phadke, Vijaya Kumar ,S., Rajanna, K. B., & Chandra,M.V.,	2017	Effect of frozen storage and cryoprotectants on functional properties of tilpia (Oreochromis mossambicus) Fish.	Int.J.Adv.Res.5(3),1597-1606
7	L. N. Murthy., Girija Gajanan Phadke, Vijaya Kumar ,S., Rajanna, K. B.,	2017	Rheological properties of washed & unwashed tilapia (Oreochromis mossabicus) fish meat: effect of sucrose & sorbitol	Food.Sci.Biotechnol.26(5):1177-1183 (Springer)
8	Vijay Atnur, Muttappa Khavi, S. Vijayakumar and K. B. Rajanna	2018	Evaluation and significance of pathogenic, EHEC O157: H7, E.coli In Fish and its Environment	J. Exp. Zool. India 21(2):1115-1119
International Exposure : Participation in International Conferences for Poster presentation in proceeding of 6th Global Summit on Aquaculture and Fisheries,2017, May 25-26,2017, at Osaka, Japan

Honours & Awards

Appreciation Certificate for Project for KWDP-II, Sujala III, Support of Livestock and Extension Activities funded by World bank during 2014-15 to 2018-19 during the foundation day of KVAFSU, Bidar

Others Achievements

Breeding around 15 varieties of ornamental fish and 6 varieties of edible fishes in Fisheries Research and Information Centre (I), Hebbal, Bengaluru.
Establishment of Aquaponics model demonstration units at Fisheries Research and Information Centre (I),Hebbal, Bengaluru
In addition to this analysis of the water and soil analysis sample from farmers, Dept of fisheries, Lake Development Authority, Govt. of Karnataka and other private agencies and also maintain the all the laboratories equipment’s records, registers, reports etc.
Providing fisheries information regarding fish farming, rearing, ornamental fish culture, Aquaponics to the farming community and public in and around the Bangalore rural farmers.