Welcome to Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries University

College name : Veterinary College, Shivamogga

Department : Animal Nutrition

Designation and address:

Professor,
Department of Animal Nutrition
Veterinary College, Vinobanagar,
Shivamogga-577204

Qualifications
M.V.Sc. Ph.D.

Contact
Office : 9902204994
Mobile: 8904052388
Email: nkuliyadi@yahoo.com

Project title	Role in the project	Fund outlay	Funding agency
Establishment of model feed technology unit, fodder museum and strengthening feed analytical laboratory for knowledge and skill development of farmers to augment livestock productivity in malnad region	PI	Rs. 50,00,000/-	RKVY

Project title	Role in the project	Fund outlay	Funding agency
Documentation of potential sources of unconventional livestock feed and fodder resources in the district of shivamogga and development of database of their chemical composition	PI	20000	KVAFSU
Study of in vitro nutritional value of Jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and its residues as an unconventional feed stuff to ruminants	PI	Nil	KVAFSU

i. Research articles-04

Sl.No	Year	Authors	Title of Paper	Journal
1	2017	Veerannna, K. C., Manjith Kumar B R, Madhavprasad, C. B. and Nagabhushan V.	Farmer participatory research on effect of balanced feeding on production and quality of milk in micro watershed areas of Davangere district	J. Agri. Innovations and Res., Vol 5(6)
3..	Oct 2018	K. S. Giridhar, T. M. Prabhu, K. Chandrapal Singh, V. Nagabhushan, T. Thirumalesh, Y. B. Rajeshwari and B. C. Umashankar	Nutritional potentialities of some tree leaves based on polyphenols and rumen in vitro gas production	Veterinary World
4.	Jan 2019	K. S. Giridhar, T. M. Prabhu, K. Chandrapal Singh, V. Nagabhushana, T. Thirumalesh, Y. B. Rajeshwari and B. C. Umashankar	Chemical Composition, Tannins and In Situ Degradation Characteristics of Selected Tree Leaves	International Journal of Livestock Research

ii. Scientific abstracts published:03

Sl.No	Year	Authors	Title of Paper	Details of publication
1.	Nov 2018	K. S. Giridhar, T. M. Prabhu, K. Chandrapal Singh, V. Nagabhushan, T. Thirumalesh, and K P Chethan	Performance of Lambs supplemented with Sesbania grandiflora, Melia dubia and Dillenia tree leaves	Reorienting Animal Nutrition Research in the perspective of Farmers Welfare ISBN:978-81-939050 FFN-02 page no.02 ANACON 2018, Patna
2.	Nov 2018	K. S. Giridhar, T. M. Prabhu, K. Chandrapal Singh, V. Nagabhushan, T. Thirumalesh, and K P Chethan	Nutritional potentialities of selected tree leaves on in vitro gas production technique	Reorienting Animal Nutrition Research in the perspective of Farmers Welfare ISBN:978-81-939050 FFN-04 page no.04 ANACON 2018, Patna
3.	Mar 2019	Giridhar K S, Prabhu T M , Thirumalesh T , Shivakumar R , Nagabhushan V and Umashankar B C	In Situ Degradability and Chemical Composition of Selected Tree Leaves as a Potential Source of Feed Supplements in Small Ruminants	“The role of veterinarians in addressing the global challenges to the lives of our pets, livestock, wildlife, humans and our environment” Proc. of the 7th Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference 2019, ICAR-NIANP, Bengaluru, Pp.201-203

Obtained B.V.Sc. in 1986 and M.V.Sc. (Animal Nutrition) in 1989. Acquired Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition at Animal Nutrition Division at IVRI, Izatnagar in 2003. Field of research in masters as well as for doctoral degree was on trace mineral nutrition of growing calves. Worked for a brief period of 6 months in IAH & VB centers at Ranebennur taluk in a research project on “The study of effect of Tungabhadra river water on the health of animal and birds”. Joined University service on 28.09.1989. Rendered service in the University as Instructor, Assistant professor, Farm Superintendent (Deoni Cattle Breeding Station, Bidar) and Associate Professor at Bidar and serving currently as Professor and Head in the Department of Animal Nutrition, Veterinary College, Shivamogga. In addition to teaching undergraduate and post graduate students of Veterinary Science, guided 5 M.V.Sc. students, member of advisory committee of several post graduate students. Undertaken research projects funded by Dabur Ayurvet Co., NRC for Sorghum, Hyderabad, DBT, RKVY and SUJALA water shed projects etc. Published more than 60 articles, research abstracts, chapters in various scientific and popular periodicals.