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Friday 21 December 2012

A NEW ANIMAL NUTRITION SHORT COURSE in early 2013 at IVRI


A NEW ANIMAL NUTRITION SHORT COURSE in early 2013 at IVRI on the theme "Clinical Nutrition approaches for Health and Productivity of Farm animals" is going to be held from Feb. 06- 26, 2013 at CAFT in Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122. It is primarily aimed to provide advanced knowledge o the scientists and teachers posted in ICAR. Interested candidates may contact Dr. D.N. Kamra, director, CAFT in Animal Nutrition, IVRI (dnkamra@rediffmail.com)
Telefax: 0581-2301318 (O)

Thursday 20 December 2012

Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy now becomes online with free access to all


Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy is a scientific journal of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists. The first issue of first volume of the journal was published in 1989. The journal is published six monthly (two issues per volume, June & December).

It can be now accessed at the following website for free
http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJVA/index

Editorial Board
Chief Executive Editor
 
Dr. Pawan Kumar
College of Veterinary Sciences
L.L.R.U.V.A.S., Hisar (Haryana)

Associate Editors
DR. R. S. SETHI
College of Veterinary Sciences
G.A.D.V.A.S.U., Ludhiana (Punjab)

DR. PARVEEN GAHLOT
College of Veterinary Sciences
L.L.R.U.V.A.S., Hisar (Haryana) 

Members
Dr. Massarat Khan (Srinagar)

Dr. Gajen Baishya (Guwahati)
Dr. M. M. Farooqui (Mathura)

Dr. U. K. Mishra (Bhubaneswar)
Dr. P. V. S. Kishore (Gannavaram)

Dr. Pankaj Thanvi (Udaipur)
Dr. Opinder Singh (Ludhiana)

Dr. S. K. Bharti (Patna)

Tuesday 18 December 2012

INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL GOES ONLINE FROM JAN 2013 ON ITS OWN WEBSITE

The Indian Veterinary Journal, one of the oldest journal in the world is going to be online with a new IVJ website from 1st January, 2013. The website will be with online articles, facility for online submission of papers, refereeing, payments and correspondence to IVJ facilities. This may be a very good step as it will reduce the cumbersome paper works and reduce time for processing. Full details are awaited. This was a much awaited task for improving its rating on world basis. However, there is a growing need of its open access facility or open access for old issues .i.e. issues after one year. There is very much expectation from all researcher to improve its quality a little further as even very small countries and very young journals are now having very good impact factors like Pakistan Veterinary Journal.
A few more requests to improve IVJ
-Open access or partial access facilities
- Create a very good reviewer database
-Online first articles should be there to improve citations as soon as accepted
-References should be at least a little more and reference style must be changed to a more acceptable style
-Get up of the journal must be improved a little further
-Review articles pertaining to current scenario and prevailing Indian veterinary importance should be included at least one in every issue.
      Though it is very difficult for a non-profit organisation to include all the following. But, improvement of quality will also attract quality articles from authors at global level. The veterinary sector in India is very much behind in publication aspect along with co-operation and interaction among the farmers, veterinarians, researchers, educationists and policy makers. It is my personal request to take bold steps to ensure quality of IVj, the prestige of an Indian veterinarian and all the associated persons. The vets are also requested to come forward to make it a better journal.

Monday 17 December 2012

Indian Journal of Dairy Science now online and open access journal


Indian Journal of Dairy Science is now online and articles can be downloaded free of cost
http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJDS
IJDS is a scientific and technical journal imparting scientific know how to act as a tool for disseminating research findings. The journal is published bimonthly covering research article, abstracts, reviews, short communications and other cognate matters pertaining to the industry. IJDS is circulated in the various parts of the country and to the nations abroad and read by most members of the dairy community. It is being widely referred to by the Chief Executives in the Cooperatives, Federations, private and multinational organisations as well as dairy organisations in abroad. Besides, the journals are subscribed by several libraries and educational institutions in India and abroad. The readership of the journals, subscribed by various institutions as well as the libraries, is growing by leaps and bounds!
Indian Journal of Dairy Science 
GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
   The manuscripts for publication should be submitted, in triplicate, to the Editor, (by name), Indian Journal of Dairy Science, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana) 132001, India. At least one of the authors of the research paper should be an Ordinary/Life Member of the IDA.
General
Manuscript will be received for possible publication with the understanding that they have not been published, simultaneously submitted or already accepted for publication elsewhere. 
Manuscript must be concise and consistent in style and spellings (spellings should be according to Oxford or Chamber's dictionary). Standard abbreviations should be used. Words given in italics should be underlined
Preparation of Manuscript
The manuscript should be typed double-spaced on one side of the white bond paper (26 x 21 cm) with margins of 2.5 cm on all sides. Pages should be numbered consecutively beginning with the title page.
The papers, in general, should be divided into the following components in the sequence indicated below: 
Title page, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, References, Tables, Legends for illustration and illustrations.
The titles of parts should be typed in capital letters and kept in the center of the text. The results and discussions parts could be combined if the author so desire. Subtitles, if any, in each part should be underlined and suffixed with a colon. The text should be continued in the same line after the colon. Authors should see that there should not be repetition of the data, presented in the table, in the text and vice versa.
Title page should include:
Title of the article, Running title of the article, Name of author(s), Department, Institution and city, Name and address to whom correspondence should be sent and Keywords to be incorporated in the article.
The abstract should be written as running matter on separate sheet. It should highlight important findings and conclusions. This text should be suitable for direct reproduction in abstracting journals.
Keywords should be incorporated in between Abstract and the Introduction.
The introductory part should give appropriate background, clearly state the objectives of the work and explain briefly what is new in the paper.
Materials and Methods
Experimental procedures of new methods should be described in detail. In case of well established methods, references only are sufficient. Substantial modifications of standard methods should be described in detail. Instruments, equipments, apparatus and pure chemicals/bio-chemicals used should be identified by giving the manufacturers name in parenthesis.
The results should be presented be presented as consciously as possible. Table and figures should not be used for presentation of same data.
Discussion
This section should be used for the interpretation of data. Data given in the results should not be repeated. The observation may be compared with other relevant studies. Conclusions should not be drawn without supporting data. New hypothesis if any, may be stated. Recommendation, when appropriate, may be included
Units
International System of Unites (SI) should only be used.
Acknowledgement
Authors are responsible for including the names of persons who have made substantial contributions to the study or Institutions which have given financial assistance to the work.
References
Abbreviations of the titles of all scientific periodicals should confirm to those cited in the World List of Scientific Periodicals, Butter worths Scientific Publications, London 1962. In the text, references should be cited indicating author's name and year of publication. For two authors, both names are to be given and for three or more authors, the first name followed by et al. should be given. If there is ambiguity in differentiating two or more references of the same authors and years , a, b etc. may be added (e.g. Raman and Krishnan, 1980 a, b.)
The reference , should be arranged in an alphabetical order.
The order of presentation should be as follow: 
Name of authors with initials, Years of parenthesis, Title of article, Title of journal, Volume No., Page No.
Tables
Each table should be typed (double spaced) on separate sheets numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals as the top center and given collectively after the References. Each table should have a brief but meaningful title, which should be given below the Table Number. Explanatory matter and non-standard abbreviations should be given in the footnote. The following symbols may be used for footnotes.
Figures and Illustrations
Figures should be drawn with Indian ink on tracing paper of size 20 cm X 14 cm to permit reduction to uniform size. Most graphs will be reduced to the width of a column and all lettering should be able to withstand this reduction. The legends should be typed on a separate page. The figures should be numbered in Arabic numerals. 
The journal accepts 'short Communications' as well.
These shall report:
Results of sufficient importance to merit publication in advance of a more comprehensive paper. Data which substantially confirm and extend existing knowledge but which do not justify a full paper.
A short communication should not exceed 3 printed pages (1500 words) including title, reference and one table or figure. These communications should be written as running matter with no headlines, such as introduction, materials and methods etc. but be complete in themselves. The short communications should accompany with ABSTRACT (about 200 words) for purposes of publication elsewhere.
Publication Certificate
All the manuscripts submitted must be accompanied by the following certificate, and signed by all authors:
"Certified that the paper titled:"___________________" represents original piece of our research work. The data presented in the paper has not been submitted elsewhere for publication. Names of all those who have contributed to this research work has been suitably acknowledged. One of the authors, i.e. Smt./Shri/Dr.____________________ happens to be the Ordinary/Life Member of the IDA.

  .....................                   ..........................             ......................                    .........................
   (Main Author)                       (Co-Author)


Thursday 6 December 2012

Free access to journals at Spinger link up to 31st December



1.                              Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
2.                              Agroforestry Systems
3.                              AMBIO
4.                              Amino Acids
5.                              Animal Cognition
6.                              Annals of Hematology
7.                              Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
8.                              Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
9.                              Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
10.                          Archives of Microbiology
11.                          Archives of Pharmacal Research
12.                          Biochemistry
13.                          Biochemistry (Moscow)
14.                          BioControl
15.                          Biodegradation
16.                          Biodiversity and Conservation
17.                          Biologia Plantarum
18.                          Biological Trace Element Research
19.                          Biology and Fertility of Soils
20.                          BioMetals
21.                          Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
22.                          Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
23.                          Cellular, Developmental and Evolutionary Biology
24.                          Chromosoma
25.                          Chromosome Research
26.                          Climate Dynamics
27.                          Climatic Change
28.                          Conservation Genetics
29.                          Current Genetics
30.                          Current Microbiology
31.                          Development Genes and Evolution
32.                          Ecological Research
33.                          Ecology
34.                          Economic Botany
35.                          Ecosystems
36.                          Ecotoxicology
37.                          Environmental Biology of Fishes
38.                          Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
39.                          Environmental Science and Pollution Research
40.                          European Food Research and Technology
41.                          European Journal of Nutrition
42.                          European Journal of Pediatrics
43.                          Evolutionary Ecology
44.                          Extremophiles
45.                          Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
46.                          Fisheries Science
47.                          Folia Microbiologica
48.                          Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
49.                          Genetica
50.                          In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal
51.                          In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant
52.                          Indian Pediatrics
53.                          Infection
54.                          International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
55.                          International Journal of Biometeorology
56.                          International Journal of Hematology
57.                          JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
58.                          Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
59.                          Journal of Biosciences
60.                          Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
61.                          Journal of Chemical Ecology
62.                          Journal of Comparative Physiology A
63.                          Journal of Comparative Physiology B
64.                          Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia
65.                          Journal of Molecular Evolution
66.                          Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
67.                          Lasers in Medical Science
68.                          Mammalian Genome
69.                          Microbial Ecology
70.                          Microbiology
71.                          Molecular Biology Reports
72.                          Molecular Breeding
73.                          Molecular Genetics and Genomics
74.                          Molecular Imaging and Biology
75.                          Molecules and Cells
76.                          Mycopathologia
77.                          Naturwissenschaften
78.                          Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
79.                          Plant Molecular Biology Reporter
80.                          Plant Systematics and Evolution
81.                          Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
82.                          Surgery
83.                          The Indian Journal of Pediatrics
84.                          The Journal of Microbiology
85.                          The Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging
86.                          Theoretical and Applied Climatology
87.                          Theoretical and Applied Genetics
88.                          Transgenic Research
89.                          Tropical Animal Health and Production
90.                          Veterinary Research Communications
91.                          Virchows Archiv
92.                          Water Resources Management
93.                          Water, Air, and Soil Pollution


Career prospect for a veterinarian


Career simply represents the goal or individual pursuit for leading a life in any sector for earning daily bread and butter. Contribution of agriculture and allied sectors like animal husbandry and fisheries was 17.8% in 2007-08 and 17.1% in 2008-09 showing its continuing trend of declination. The declination is mostly due to stabilization or decline of agriculture sector. However, 4-5% annual growth rate of animal husbandry and fisheries compensates the loss. In terms of minimum support prices and returns from all the above sectors the policy of Government plays a major role in this flip-flop show of contribution from all these sectors. In reality, the actual contribution could be far more if proper remuneration would be given to the farmers, livestock keepers and fishermen. Inspite of so many bottlenecks, this has not affected growth of livestock sector which has showed promising growth annually contributing about Rs. 2, 40,601 crore (4.43%) to Indian GDP in 2007-08.
Rich livestock population
India is endowed with the largest and most promising livestock and poultry population in the world comprising of 57% of world’s buffalo population and 14% of cattle population. India ranks first in buffalo population, second in cattle and goats, third in sheep, fourth in ducks, fifth in chickens and sixth in camel population in the world. Thus, the livestock supports agricultural labourers, small and marginal farmers, rural women folk, agro based industries, dairy products, milk plants, fertilizers and pesticides, skin and wool products etc. Thus, if the unexplored potential of the large Indian livestock can be brought into light, the economy of the beneficiaries can be strengthened thereby boosting Indian economy.
Placement opportunities for veterinarians
Veterinarians contribute a silent role in development and maintenance of livestock population, their healthcare, production and reproduction potential. Now-a-days in addition to traditional opportunities many recent placement sectors have been opened due to rapid growing of economy and global emergence of zoonoses.
Health care: It is still the primary occupation and aim for most of the veterinarians. This sector is still neglected in terms of proper healthcare provision to the livestock in India due to lack of proper trained manpower, infrastructure and basic political willpower. Slowly healthcare sector is luring talented professionals particularly in cities for pets and in certain areas for ruminants.
Animal Husbandry: It should be underscored that, for the harmonic development of veterinary profession, it is the animal husbandry sector, which provides a basic livelihood for the poor farmers and livestock keepers, has to be strengthened. Veterinarians play active role in animal husbandry sector and are employed in different governmental organizations like organized farms, KVKs, policy making bodies, NGOs, banking and private sectors. Breeding sector is expanding due to increase in number of high yielding cows and buffaloes. Recently it has been realized by the experts that upgrading of our livestock by crossing with own better breeds is more sustainable and feasible in the long run maintaining vigor and viability than crossbreeding with exotic breeds. So veterinarians can solve this problem with proper in-depth look into the topic and doing appropriate upgrading of livestock and maintaining indigenous breeds.
Dairying: Slowly dairying sector has become a lure for veterinarians either as a technical staff, managemental staff or as healthcare professional taking care of animals for the betterment of the society and to teach good hygiene practices for clean milk production in both co-operatives and govt. sectors.
Teaching and Research: Research is the foundation stone of any sector used to thrive and move ahead with a double edged sword, one edge of which points towards the future, to explore the future possibilities and the other reflecting the present. Teaching and research sectors are in demand for government and private institutions for development of manpower and resources. The research sector is on rise due to emerging zoonoses like avian influenza, swine flu. However, these zoonoses have the possibility to become dreaded global pandemic (spreading in both direction) killing millions of people. Vets will be of great demand both for understanding the disease process, development of curative measures and vaccine development. Currently OFFFLU network is concerned with connecting resources for understanding current developments all over the world. The vaccine development also became easy as research on similar strains of swine flu had already done and characterization of virus and their genome had already been done. Development of vaccines and medicines pose a definite scope for young veterinarians as they can contribute up to a large extent into these sectors. Recently various pharmaceutical companies have shown interest in appointing veterinarians.
Animal Biotechnology: Emergence of biotechnology sector as the most expanding sector has brought more promise for veterinarians as their involvement can lead to the rapid development of stem cell research, cloning, genetically engineered products and other services.
Livestock conservation: Argentina and Brazil have developed and maintaining the pure breeds of Ongole and Nellore cattle which are difficult to be found as pure bred in their home tract, India, due to our improper management and breeding policies. As livestock diversity conservation can be a boon in the long run it will get more attention in future.
Animal Nutrition: Animal nutrition sector has tremendous potential for animal nutritionists for proper nutrient formulation for balanced feed and advising the farmers about feeding practices for optimum production performance of animals. Scarcity of concentrate feed supply arises the need for better feeding and management practices with proper advice to the farmers. Proper feeding and management practice can improve the production to a very large extent. Though we cannot supply concentrates and high quality fodder to our livestock, judicious utilization of available resources can also show miracle in production status.
Food Safety, quality control, public health and control of emerging zoonoses: As animal products and byproduct consumption is on increase the food safety aspect is slowly given importance which will improve invariably within a very short time as clean development mechanisms are getting focus for export and own consumption purpose. The emergence zoonoses (avian influenza, swine flu) are also strengthening the need for food safety and public health measures. Specialists will be needed in these sectors involving knowledge about current prevailing zoonoses and emerging zoonoses. Currently Q fever is emerging zoonoses affecting the human population and animals. Thus, this sector can be a good career option. The fast growing feed, animal products, pharmaceuticals and healthcare industries need regular quality control check for efficacy of their products and services. In airports and certain other check points in time of zoonoses quarantine procedure has to be enacted where veterinarians may be required.
Food processing and value added products: As ready-to-cook and processed animal and dairy products consumption is on increase, this sector has shown potential for employment with good perk. The value added products fetch good return both for the producer and the farmer. Thus as these sectors will grow further like European countries due to change in food habit employment prospects will improve.
Wildlife feeding, care and management: Due to continuous pressure from animal rights activists the wildlife is now getting attention and for proper feeding, healthcare and day to day management practices skilled and trained wildlife expert veterinarians will be required.
Marketing, Management sectors and Entrepreneurship: Veterinarians requirement is on rise in management sectors due to the growth of Agri-business sector which is in its infancy. Thus it has tremendous potential to recruit veterinarians in marketing of livestock products and services and management of livestock farms, co-operatives, dairies, slaughter houses, army stables, military dairy farms, banking sector etc. Marketing of feed, vaccines, medicines, other pharmaceuticals also require vets both as marketing and management professionals. Now-a-days private entrepreneurship is also increasing due to value addition of dairy and livestock products.
Livestock Insurance and Banking sector: As we have no control over future unforeseen events, livestock insurance is getting momentum after being introduced in 2005. This will get momentum and expand even more in future as animals are now becoming costlier with improvement of production status. Bank’s flexibility of loan for farming, dairying, livestock and other product purchasing is increasing day by day. Thus, they are continuously in need of vets.
Others:
Veterinarians are playing active role in various poverty alleviation programmes and rural development programmes (water-shed development programmes) either in collaboration with the government or different NGOs like ATMA, Heifer International, BAIF, SAHAJ, PRADAN etc. vets are really needed in these sectors for efficient implementation of these programmes and upliftment of rural economy.
 Conclusion
Taking a note of all the sectors it can be realized that there is a lot of space for the actual improvement of vets and veterinary profession. However, proper and highly skilled manpower is lacking in many of the above sectors. So it’s a high time to improve the profession with the hands of highly demanding intellects and honed brains for the service of the poor farmers at the least and betterment of the society at the best. And for the really skilled vets there will be no dearth of job opportunities.