Current Concepts in Bovine Reproduction

Dr. A. Kumaresan is as a Principal scientist at Southern Regional Station of ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru. His specialization is in Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics. He is a post-Doc from Swedish Agricultural University, Sweden. His major area of research has been semen biology, sexing of semen, sperm-oviduct interaction and male fertility. He, along with his team, developed integrated livestock production models for hilly areas, area specific mineral mixture for dairy cattle, and indigenous cryopreservation method for boar semen and produced the country’s first litter of piglets through artificial insemination with frozen semen in 2009. His lab developed methods for in vitro culture of bovine spermatogenic and Sertoli cells, identified sperm fertility associated proteins and identified suitable combinations of sperm function tests for fertility prediction in cattle and buffalo bulls. In recognition to his significant contribution in research, Dr. A. Kumaresan has been awarded by ICAR with prestigious awards like Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist Award (two times; one in 2007 and the other in 2015), Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award in 2010 and Hari Om Ashram Trust Award in 2019. In recognition of his teaching skills, NDRI awarded him with the “Best Teacher Award” for post-graduate teaching in 2014 and ICAR awarded him with “Bharat Ratna Dr C. Subramaniam Award for Outstanding Teachers” in 2017. He is a recipient of BOYSCAST Fellowship by the DST in 2009, Dr. S. K. Sirohi Memorial outstanding researcher award in 2015 and Outstanding Research Faculty Award by Career 360 in 2018. He is a member of many scientific societies and organizations, fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Academy of Dairy Sciences and Indian Society for Study of Animal Reproduction. He has published more than 225 research articles in peer reviewed journals, 40 technical articles, 14 books and 9 bulletins besides several training manuals and book chapters. He has guided 17 Master’s students and 18 Doctorate students as major advisor. Dr. A. K. Srivastava is currently a Member of Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board. Previously, he was the Director and Vice Chancellor at ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Dean Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry and Director Resident Instructions & Dean PGs at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technologies, Jammu and Head of the Department at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He is Post-Doc from G.S.F Institute of Toxicology, Munich (Germany) Prof. Srivastava is President, National Academy of Dairy Science (India), and Patron of Indian Dairy Association. He is President, Association of Mastitis and President of Probiotic Association of India. Earlier, Prof. Srivastava was Vice President of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), Secretary, NAAS, and also the President, Indian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. He is a distinguished Member of National Academy of Sciences, fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, fellow of National Academy of Dairy Sciences and fellow of National Academy of Veterinary Sciences,. He has been honored with numerous prestigious awards and honours including ICAR Jawaharlal Nehru Award; International NOCIL Award; National Alarsin Awards in 1987-88 and 1999-2000; ASET Gold Medal, German Academic Exchange Award, Gold Medals of Indian Science Congress Association, Dr. B.D. Garg Outstanding Pharmacologist Award-2018, National Education Award 2016, and many more. He has been conferred the “Life Time Achievement Award” by the Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility, Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development and Indian Society of Buffalo Development. He has also received the “Chellappa Memorial Oration Award” Mansinhbhai Memorial Oration Award, Dr. Sunderasan Memorial Award, Dr. M. Sabir Oration Award, Prof.S.C. Mandal Memorial Oration Award and “Dr. Rao Memorial Oration Award”, Dr. V. Kurien Memorial Oration Award and Prof. S. Kannaiyan Memorial Award-2019, by National Academy of Biological Sciences. He is honoured with Degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc. Honoris Causa) from Veterinary University, Mathura and Veterinary University Jabalpur. He has more than 250 research papers in his credit.

Chapter 1_Introduction.- Chapter 2_Reproduction efficiency in bovine: Trend and targets.- Chapter 3_Advancing puberty and sexual maturity: Recent developments.- Chapter 4_Automation in estrus detection.-  Chapter 5_Salivary fern pattern and microRNAs for estrus detection.- Chapter 6_Timed AI and estrus synchronization in bovine animals: Advancements in protocols.- Chapter 7_Uterine infection in bovines.- Chapter 8_Endometrial TLRs and post-partum uterine infection in bovine.-  Chapter 9_Nutritional strategies to improve bovine reproduction.- Chapter 10_Advances in understanding the mechanism of MRP in bovine.- Chapter 11_Metabolic hormones: Influence on gonadal functions and fertility in bovine.- Chapter 12_Recent developments in semen cryopreservation and frozen semen quality control.-  Chapter 13_Advanced in vitro sperm function tests for fertility prediction.- Chapter14_Sperm transcriptome sequencing for bovine fertility prediction: Lesson learned.- Chapter 15_Post-translational modifications in spermatozoa and fertility.- Chapter 16_Epigenetic bearing on fertility in bovine.- Chapter 17_Conclusion.