India - Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Mafsa, Nagpur

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Introduction

Welcome To MAFSU

   Our mission is to ensure enlightenment and empowerment of students by imparting advanced knowledge in the fields of animal, dairy and fishery sciences by adopting innovative, efficient and effective strategies. We will strive for creating rural employment, economic prosperity and well-being of the resource-poor farming community in the state through viable and vibrant research and impact making extension education services and growth oriented and faculty - friendly practices. We will contribute to public health research and practices with an ultimate aim to enrich human nutrition and welfare.
   By using the latest technologies, we will make education meaningful, relevant, universally accessible, intellectually stimulating and professionally challenging.

Education

The university was carved out of the four Agricultural Universities in the State by transferring five Veterinary colleges, one postgraduate Institute and one dairy technology college, a dairy technology institute and a diploma institute. Among these veterinary facilities are: Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur ([1]) Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai ([2]) Parbhani Veterinary College, Parbhani ([3]) Udgir Veterinary College, Udgir ([4]) Shirwal Veterinary College, Shirwal ([5]) Post graduate Institute, Akola ([6]) Dairy facility: College of Dairy Technology, Warud ([7])

Research

MAHARASHTRA ANIMAL & FISHERY SCIENCES UNIVERSITY Near Hanuman Temple, Futala Road, Telankhedi, Nagpur-440 001 The Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU) was formally notified on November 17th, 2000 and was established under the State Act No. 1998 (MAH.XVII of 1998) on December 03rd, 2000 with its headquarter at Nagpur. The University has been carved out of the four Agriculture Universities in the state by transferring five Veterinary Colleges, one Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary & Animal Sciences and one Dairy Technology College.

   Although the University is in its infancy, the constituent colleges were quite old. Thus beginning with the five Veterinary Colleges, one Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary & Animal Sciences and one Dairy Technology College at different geographical locations of the state in December 2000, University made a commendable progress in developing Fishery Faculty and strengthening Dairy Technology Faculty by establishing two new Fishery College at Nagpur & Udgir and one Dairy Technology College at Udgir. Besides ten colleges in three faculties, Director of Instructions, Director of Research and Director of Extension & Training, the University has a well developed Students Welfare Section, University Library, Bio-informatics Center and training and placement centers.

More detail Visit VARIOUS COURSES OFFERED AT MAFSU Under-Graduate Courses B.V.Sc.& A.H. B.Tech. (D.T.) B.F.Sc.(Fishery Science) Post-Graduate Courses M.V.Sc. M.V.Sc. (Biotechnology) M.Tech. (Dairying) Ph.D Courses P.G.Diploma Courses http://www.mafsu.in/Campus.aspx#

Clinical

Visit for more detail http://www.nvcnagpur.net.in/pages.php?id=20

School name

Veterinary Colleges 1 Dr. A. M. Paturkar Associate Dean, BVC, Mumbai Ph-022-24130162, Fax-022-24172301, Mob-09820201522 ashishpaturkar@gmail.com 2 Dr. Abdul Samad Associate Dean, NVC, Nagpur Ph-0712-2511402, Fax-0712-2510883, Mob-08888885929 dean_nvc1@rediffmail.com 3 Dr. P. R. More Associate Dean, COVAS, Parbhani Ph-02452-228176, Fax-02452-226188, Mob-09421387287 vetcp@rediffmail.com 4 Dr. S. T. Bapat Associate Dean, COVAS, Udgir Ph-02385-257448, Fax-02385-257448, Mob-09890075240 advetudgir@rediffmail.com 5 Dr. H. S. Birade Associate Dean, KNPCVS, Shirval Ph-02169-244227, Fax-02169244687, Mob-09420485614 deanknpvet@yahoo.co.in 6 Dr. B. S. Barmase Associate Dean, PGIVAS, Akola Ph-0724-2258643, Fax-0724-2258644, Mob-09921121803 adpgivas@rediffmail.com Fishery Colleges 1 Dr. D. R. Kalorey Associate Dean, COFS, Nagpur Ph-0712-2567192, Fax-0712-2567192, Mob-09503368399 adcofs@gmail.com 2 Shri B. R. Kharatmol Associate Dean, COFS, Udgir Ph-02385-256672, Fax-02385-256690,258756, Mob-09422023716 adfish.udgir@gmail.com Dairy Technology Colleges 1 Prof. A. B. Kadu Associate Dean, DTC, Warud Ph-07233-248696, Fax-07233-226188, Mob-08888739039 deandairytechnology@gmail.com 2 Dr. S. P. Changade Project Officer, DTC, Udgir Ph-02385-254754, Fax-02385-254754, Mob-09420773159 cdtudgir@gmail.com Cattle Breeding Farms 1 Dr. A. G. Ganorkar Deputy Director Research CBF, Nagpur Ph-0712-2531311, Mob-09403592578 2 Dr. D. R. Ambulkar Deputy Director Research BGDSRC, Borgaon Manju Ph-0724-2237337, Mob-09423129099 3 Dr. P. J. Kapadnis Deputy Director Research CBF, Igatpuri (Nashik) Ph-02553-289033, Fax-02553-289033, Mob-09423143575 4 Dr. V. M. Salunkhe Deputy Director Research COVAS, Udgir Ph-02385-256836, Mob-09422878572

Established

The Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU) was formally notified on November 17th, 2000 and was established under the State Act No. 1998 (MAH.XVII of 1998) on December 03rd, 2000 with its headquarter at Nagpur. The University has been carved out of the four Agriculture Universities in the state by transferring five Veterinary Colleges, one Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary & Animal Sciences and one Dairy Technology College. Although the University is in its infancy, the constituent colleges were quite old.

   Thus beginning with the five Veterinary Colleges, one Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary & Animal Sciences and one Dairy Technology College at different geographical locations of the state in December 2000, University made a commendable progress in developing Fishery Faculty and strengthening Dairy Technology Faculty by establishing two new Fishery College at Nagpur & Udgir and one Dairy Technology College at Udgir. Besides ten colleges in three faculties, Director of Instructions, Director of Research and Director of Extension & Training, the University has a well developed Students Welfare Section, University Library, Bio-informatics Center and training and placement centers. With the new concepts of research and extension responsibility, the University plans to initiate and coordinate research projects with the other Universities, institutions of ICAR.

   Each college has some highly specialized and well developed departments which include India’s first Veterinary Nuclear Medicine Center (VNMC) at Mumbai, Embryo Transfer Technology Laboratory and Mineral & Hormonal Assay Laboratory at Akola, Swine Fever Surveillance Center at Nagpur etc. The University draws its major financial support from the State Government’s Annual Grants for meeting its expenses on salaries and recurring and non-recurring expenses relating to the plan and non-plan subjects. In addition, University also receives a major financial support from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research as development grants being a State Agriculture University (SAU). The research projects are supported by DBT, DSIR, MoFPI, DST, NABARD, Pharmaceuticals companies.

Location

MAHARASHTRA ANIMAL & FISHERY SCIENCES UNIVERSITY Near Hanuman Temple, Futala Road, Telankhedi, Nagpur-440 001

Registrar Office Phone Nos. : 0712-2511784

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Fax. No. : 0712-2511273 Website : www.mafsu.in

Telephone Numbers and EPABX Numbers at

Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur (EPABX No. 2511784, 85)

Principal's name

Hon'ble Vice Chancellor

Prof. A. K Misra graduated (BVSc & AH) from Mathura Veterinary College in 1979 and obtained MVSc and PhD degrees in Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics from the same college in 1981 and 1996. Prof. Misra secured II position in order of merit in all the 4 years of BVSc & AH and was awarded ‘University Silver Medal’. He topped the University in MVSc and was awarded ‘Chancellor’s Gold Medal’. His PhD work on embryo biotechnology in buffalo was adjudged as the outstanding post-graduate research work, for which he received ‘Jawaharlal Nehru Award’ of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

         During his career in research, education and extension, Prof. Misra worked in several capacities including Director, Project Directorate on Cattle (ICAR), Meerut; Professor, Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar; General Manager (CEO) of Sabarmati Ashram Gaushala (SAG), a unit managed by the National Dairy Development Board. Besides, working as the Additional General Manager, Project Manager, Manager (ET/SS/ONBS), Deputy Manager, Asst. Executive, following recruitment as Trainee Executive by the NDDB. Prof. Misra has the unique distinction of working with ‘excellence’ in the corporate body/ industry, state agricultural university and an ICAR institute.

         Prof. Misra has been involved in the development of embryo transfer and frozen semen technology in cattle and buffalo; and produced the first buffalo calf by successful freezing and thawing of embryos, non-surgical and surgical embryo transfer in India/Asia and was involved in the production of first buffalo calf through OPU-IVF in India. His team also successfully demonstrated vitrification of immature buffalo oocytes for the first time. In association with NDDB, he successfully implemented ONBS project for the first time in Asia; and produced a record 11 calves following transfer of 15 embryos, in to 14 recipients (78.6% conception), collected from a single flushing of a cow in a village, which was widely acclaimed by the media and the Prime Minister. Prof. Misra has taught 5 UG and 10 PG courses and guided many students for their Master/Doctoral research, authored/ edited 7 books/book chapters, 6 manuals, besides many reports. He has published 70 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals (International- 30, National- 40), besides 4 popular articles and 130 scientific papers/ lectures presented in national/international conferences/seminar/ training programmes (including 17 International and 56 National Key Note/ Invited /Lead Papers/ Lectures). He has been the Member of the Editorial Board of ‘Journal of Buffalo Science’ (international) and Indian Journal of Animal Science, and has reviewed research papers of the journals-Theriogenology (USA), Livestock Science (The Netherlands), Buffalo Journal (Thailand) and a large number of Indian Journals. He has also been used as consultant/ resource person by the FAO, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna-Austria, Integrated Watershed Development Project Hills-II (Kandi), Solan (H.P.), a World Bank Project, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mumbai, Uttaranchal Livestock Development Board, Dehradun, besides advising several state/ central government and non-government organizations as Chairman/ Member of several national/ international committees related to Dairying/ Animal Reproduction/ Embryo Biotechnology.

         He has visited many countries including USA, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Denmark, Brazil, United Kingdom, Canada, France, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan as Visiting Professor/ Invited/Sponsored Speaker/Chairman of the Session or other professional work. He has been expert in the selection committee/ assessment of ASRB, IVRI, Public Service Commission Uttarakhand and a large number of Agricultural/ Veterinary universities. He has been honoured with ‘Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award: 2005-06’, ‘Jawaharlal Nehru Award -1997’ of ICAR, ‘Fellow- National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (India) 1999-2000’, ‘Fellow-Indian Society for the Study of Animal Reproduction (ISSAR)-2009’, ‘CR Sane Oration Award-2010’ of ISSAR, ‘Nils Lagerlof Memorial Award (1993) of ISSAR’,besides many other awards. As a sportsman, he represented Cricket and Hockey teams of the CSA University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (UP) and was Captain of the Hockey Team of the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Mathura.

MAHARASHTRA ANIMAL & FISHERY SCIENCES UNIVERSITY Near Hanuman Temple, Futala Road, Telankhedi, Nagpur-440 001 Phone No.2511088, 2053658 2511282 2057

Total number of Students

Around 5000 no of student studying in Mafsu,Nagpur ,India

Number of Undergraduates

VARIOUS UNDERGRADUATE, POST GRADUATE AND PHD COURSES OFFERED BY MAFSU Sr.No. Faculty Course Total Intake Capacity (including over & above seats) Course Duration Eligibility 1. Veterinary Science B.V.Sc.& A.H. Final List 287 5 years XII passed with PCBE and MHT-CET

Number of Postgraduates

VARIOUS UNDERGRADUATE, POST GRADUATE AND PHD COURSES OFFERED BY MAFSU Sr.No. Faculty Course Total Intake Capacity (including over & above seats) Course Duration Eligibility 1Veterinary Science B.V.Sc.& A.H.Final List 287 5 years XII passed with PCBE and MHT-CET -Ph.D. Final List 69 3 years M.V.Sc. and Entrance Test conducted by MAFSU, Nagpur 2. Dairy Technology B.Tech. (D.T.) Final List 72 4 years XII passed with PCME M.Tech. (Dairying) Final List 8 2 years B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) 3. Fishery Science B.F.Sc. Final List 72 4 years XII passed with PCBE 3. Fishery Science B.F.Sc. Final List 72 4 years XII passed with PCBE

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