Dr. Hemant Kumar
Name: Dr. Hemant Kumar
Qualification: M.V.Sc. (Animal Nutrition)
Designation: Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Science)
Department : Animal Husbandry
Institute name: Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Purnea (BAU, Bhagalpur)
College / Institute Postal Address: Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jalalgarh, Purnea-854327 (Bihar)
Award title : Research Excellence Award
Paper title : Effect of replacing fish meal and ground nut cake by doc soya on
weight gain, digestibility and blood biochemical profiles in growing pigs.
Journal / Conference name: Indian Journal of Animal Research (Copy Attached)
Volume: 51
Issue No : 4
Month of publication: April
Year : 2017
Page no: 722-725
ISSN : Print ISSN:0367-6722 / Online ISSN:0976-0555
About Dr. Hemant Kumar
Dr. Hemant Kumar Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Sc.), Krishi Vigyan Kendra,
Purnea, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur has obtained his B.V.Sc.& AH degree (2006) and M.V.Sc. in Animal Nutrition (2008) from Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Raipur (Chhattisgarh). Dr. Kumar started his carrier as Senior Research Fellow in Mega Seed Project on Pigs funded by ICAR, New Delhi at Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi (Jharkhand). Then he worked as Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in Livestock Development Department, Government of Chhattisgarh for a period of over 5 years. During the period, Dr. Kumar had actively engaged in prestigious departmental activities of the State and successfully worked as Nodal officer in mass vaccination (PPR, HS&BQ and FMD) programme of different livestock besides Nodal officer of NADRS and VET-MIS for more than 3 years. He also helps technically in the establishment of a new sizable government poultry and pig breeding farm at Jushpur district of Chhattisgarh for the
quality supply of germ-plasm for the welfare of farmers. He joined Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Purnea in 2014 and closely associated in organizing training programme on scientific managemental practice of livestock and poultry as well as feed and fodder production technology for rural farmers. Dr. Kumar has been associated with teaching of Animal Husbandry courses to B.Sc.Ag. students of BPSAC, Purnea. Dr. Kumar has published more than 20 research papers in reputed national and international journals. He has published a text book on “Sukar Utpadan avam Prabandhan” in 2019 and another text book on “Goat Production” is in reputed press for publication. In the recognition of his merit, he has been awarded for Best Young Scientist in 2020, Excellence in Extension in 2017, Krishi Vigyan Gaurav in 2016 and Prashastri Patra from Government of Chhattisgarh in 2013. Dr. Kumar is an active member of various scientific societies and member of editorial board of journal.