Mandate

  • Livestock and poultry feed resource mapping in hill ecosystem and development of feeding systems for both lean and stress period.
  • Research on nutrient bio-availability and balancing, methane emission reduction and overall rumen archea for climate neutral livestock production.
  • Research on prevalent weed flora for their inclusion in the livestock health and feeding systems.
  • Post-graduate teaching and research, especially in the animal nutrition related areas.
  • Validation of improved feeding technologies and their propagation through technology dissemination, capacity building and training of the stakeholders.