Research Projects

Ongoing Projects

Title of the project	Duration	Name of PI
ICAR-All India Co- Ordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Pig, AAU, Khanapara.	1970-Ongoing	Dr. Arundhati Phookan
ICAR-AICRP on Goat Improvement, Assam Hill Goat Field Unit.	2009-Ongoing	Dr. Arpana Das
ICAR-NBAGR Network Project on Animal Genetics Resources.	2024-Ongoing	Dr. Ankita Gogoi

Completed Projects

Title of the project	Duration	Name of PI
Molecular Characterization and development of breed signatures for indigenous Ducks of North East India.	2016-2017	Dr. Bula Das
Network Project on Buffalo Improvement (Swamp).	2003-2018	Dr. G.C. Das
Isolation, Characterization and Development of a Culture Method for Long Term Preservation of Spermatogonial StemCells from Doom Pigs.	2017-2020	Dr. Arpana Das
Molecular Characterization and development of breed signature for indigenous sheep of North East India.	2018-2021	Dr. Arundhati Phookan
Technology generation for value added Geese meat products and awareness for entrepreneurship development in Geese farming in Assam: an approach towards upgrading underestimated noble sector of poultry.	2022-2025	Dr. Arundhati Phookan

Salient achievements

• Genetic & Phenotypic studies on performance traits of cattle, goat & pig of Assam and neighbouring North Eastern States.
• Genetic evaluation of Crossbred (Jersey X Assam Local) and Frieswal Cattle.
• Derivation of selection indices for cattle, pig, poultry and goat.
• Type characterisation of local cattle, buffalo, goat, pig, Miri Fowl and Nageswari Duck of Assam as well as Manipuri cattle.
• Cytogenetic studies of cattle, buffalo and goat of Assam.
• Biochemical polymorphism studies on serum/ blood protein/ enzymes/ electrolytes/ vis-a-vis their assocaition with important economic traits in livestock and poultry.
• Phenotypic characterisation, biochemical markers and DNA fingerprinting of Mithun.
• Physical, Biochemical and Performance studies of Yak.
• Domestication of swamp buffaloes and their adoptation to stall-feeding system of management.
• Standardisation of method of collection and freezing of semen and artificial insemination in Swamp Buffalo.
• Molecular characterisation of local pigs of Assam (Doom and Assam Local), Meghalaya (Niang Megha), Nagaland (Suwo & Votho), Mizoram (Zovak), Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura (Mali) and West Bengal (Ghungroo).
• Molecular characterisation of Assam Hill Goat, Nagaland long haired goat and Bengal goat.
• Total external research project completed : 11
• Total Phd passed out : 24 numbers
• Total MVSc passed out : 75 numbers
• Registered following breeds with the ICAR Breed Registration Committee (NBAGR):
  • Doom pig - Accession No. INDIA_PIG_0200_DOOM_09006
  • Lakhimi cattle - Accession No. INDIA_CATTLE_0200_LAKHIMI_03041
  • Assam Hill goat - Accession No. INDIA_GOAT_0200_ASSAMHILL_06031
  • Luit buffalo - Accession No. INDIA_BUFFALO_0212_LUIT_01014
  • Pati duck - Accession No. INDIA_DUCK_0200_PATI_11001
  • Manah buffalo - Accession No. INDIA_BUFFALO_0200_MANAH_01021
  • Nagi duck - Accession No. INDIA_DUCK_0200_NAGI_11009
  • Rajdigheli geese - Accession No. INDIA_GEESE_0200_RAJDIGHELI_18002
• Breed/Strain Developed: A pig variety was developed under the ICAR-AICRP on Pig at CVSc, AAU, Khanapara, and designated as HD-K75.
• Breed/Strain Developed: A pig variety was developed under the ICAR-AICRP on Pig at CVSc, AAU, Khanapara, and designated as HD-K75.
• Innovative farmer award for HD-K75 pig multiplier to Sri Balin Deka, Solmari, Nalbari, at Regional Agriculture fair organised by AAU.
• Best Oral Paper Award for presenting the research paper entitled "Evaluation of Egg Quality Traits of Indigenous Geese of Assam: An Unexplored Biodiversity" authored by Hanidul Hoque, Arundhati Phookan, Galib Uz Zaman, Bula Das, Arpana Das and Jakir Hussain in National Conference on Managing Agri-Biodiversity of North Eastern India, held at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, during 23-25 October 2024.
• Best poster presentation in XIX National convention of IAWV Technical conference, 2025 for the poster "Unlocking potential of indigenous brown goats of Assam : Pathways for genetic improvement & sustainable livelihoods " authored by A. Gogoi, B. Das, A. Das, G.U. Zaman, A.K. Mishra and N.H. Mohan", during 28-29 November, 2025.
• Molecular characterization and genetic diversity analysis of indigenous livestock and poultry of North-East India, including pig, goat, sheep, cattle, and duck, was carried out using microsatellite markers.
• Polymorphism study of candidate genes related to growth and reproduction in cattle, sheep, goat, pigs, duck and geese was carried out
• Cytogenetic studies were conducted on Assam local goats, Assam local x Beetal (F1) Goats, Assam local cattle, Jersey bulls and Swamp buffalo.
• A protocol was developed for long-term in vitro culture of porcine spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) under feeder-free and serum-free culture conditions, along with their successful cryopreservation.
• Selection indices were constructed for Crossbred pigs of Assam; Jersey cattle located in Assam and Meghalaya; Soviet Chinchilla and New Zealand White rabbits in Meghalaya; Egg-laying strain of chicken in Meghalaya; Holstein cattle in Meghalaya.
• Diallel analysis was carried out for Post-weaning growth performance of rabbits carcass traits of rabbits.
• Continuous guidance and technical direction are provided for the formulation, periodic review, and implementation of livestock breeding policies.
• Mineral profiling of geese meat; standardization of methodologies for value-added geese meat products; and field-level training on scientific geese farming and entrepreneurship development.
• Various awareness camps and input distribution programmes were organised in different districts under the projects.
• Achieved 13.37 % improvement in yearling body weight of Assam Hill Goat over the base population.
• Artificial insemination using Assam Hill Goat semen was done.
• Fifty-seven entrepreneurs were trained to establish goat unit throughout the state.
• Dr. Sangeeta Sharma cleared Assam Revenue Service (ARS),APSC,Govt. of Assam in 2016.

*All the contents were provided by Dr. Bula Das,HoD AGB,CVSc,Khanapara.