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