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University of Pennsylvania
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27 TANUVAS, India, 2001.
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Permanent link21 d Bachelor 34 (Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry) c
26 ANGRAU, India, 1999.
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1e3 Ruminant Microbiology • Cultivation of Rumen microbes • Application of molecular techniques to Ruminant Nutrition • Metagenomics • Next generation throughput sequencing • Sequential and Gene-centric approaches of metagenomics • Microbial diversity in the rumen in response to diet and dietary shifts • Identification of food-borne pathogens in the gut of various animals • Identify gene markers for economically important traits and enhance ruminant production
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d4 Ruminant Nutrition • Sheep & Goat, Beef and Dairy cattle • Nutrient uptake and utilization • Feed Additives, Feed Supplements • Total mixed rations • Modeling of Rumen fermentation •8
1e3 Ruminant Microbiology • Cultivation of Rumen microbes • Application of molecular techniques to Ruminant Nutrition • Metagenomics • Next generation throughput sequencing • Sequential and Gene-centric approaches of metagenomics • Microbial diversity in the rumen in response to diet and dietary shifts • Identification of food-borne pathogens in the gut of various animals • Identify gene markers for economically important traits and enhance ruminant production
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15c Pitta, D.W., Kumar, S., Veccharelli, B., Bittinger, K., Shirley, D., Bhukya, B., and Ferguson, J.: Longitudinal shifts in the rumen bacterial communities of dairy cows during the transition period. Accepted for presentation at JAM ASAS Conference, Kansas City, MO. Jul 2014.
151 Pitta, D.W., Kumar, S., Indugu, N., Rohini, S., Vecchiarelli, B., Bhukya, B., and Ferguson, J.: Metagenomic analysis of the rumen microbiome of dairy cows during the transition period. Accepted for presentation at JAM ASAS Conference, Kansas City, MO. Jul 2014.
132 Pitta, D.W., Pinchak, W.E., Vecchiarelli, .B, Sinha, R., Fulford, D.: Metagenomic analysis of the rumen microbiome in wheat-induced frothy bloat among steers. Accepted for presentation at JAM ASAS Conference, Kansas City, MO. 2014.
150 Pitta, D.W., I. Nagaraju, S. Kumar, N. Parmar, B. Reddy, C.G. Joshi: Bacterial diversity associated with different primer pairs on different diets in the rumen microbiome of Kankrej cattle. Accepted for presentation at JAM ASAS Conference, Kansas City, MO. 2014.
147 Pitta, D.W., Barry, T.N., López-Villalobos, N., Attwood, G.T.: Effect of willow supplementation upon plasma amino acid concentration in ewes grazing drought pastures of low nutritive value. Animal Feed Science and Technology 148(2-4): 183-191, Jan 2009.
109 Pitta, D.W., Barry, T.N., López-Villalobos, N., Kemp, P.D.: Willow fodder blocks: an alternate forage to ewes during drought? Animal Feed Science and Technology 133(3-4): 240-258, Feb 2007.
112 Pitta, D.W., Barry, T.N., López-Villalobos, N., Kemp, P.D., : Effects on ewe reproduction of grazing willow fodder blocks during drought. Animal Feed Science and Technology 120(3): 217-234, May 2005.
15a Willette, JA, Pitta, D, Indugu, N, Vecchiarelli, B, Hennessy, ML, Dobbie, T, Southwood, LL: Experimental crossover study on the effects of withholding feed for 24 h on the equine faecal bacterial microbiota in healthy mares. Bmc Veterinary Research 17(1), JAN 5 2021.
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15a DW Pitta, Sanjay Kumar, B Vecchiarelli , N Parmar , B Reddy , CG Joshi: Bacterial Diversity Associated with Feeding Dry Forage at Different Dietary Concentrations in the Rumen Contents of Mehshana Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) using 16S Pyrotags Anaerobe 25: 31-41, Jan 2014.15c Pitta, D.W., Kumar, S., Veccharelli, B., Bittinger, K., Shirley, D., Bhukya, B., and Ferguson, J.: Longitudinal shifts in the rumen bacterial communities of dairy cows during the transition period. Accepted for presentation at JAM ASAS Conference, Kansas City, MO. Jul 2014.
151 Pitta, D.W., Kumar, S., Indugu, N., Rohini, S., Vecchiarelli, B., Bhukya, B., and Ferguson, J.: Metagenomic analysis of the rumen microbiome of dairy cows during the transition period. Accepted for presentation at JAM ASAS Conference, Kansas City, MO. Jul 2014.
132 Pitta, D.W., Pinchak, W.E., Vecchiarelli, .B, Sinha, R., Fulford, D.: Metagenomic analysis of the rumen microbiome in wheat-induced frothy bloat among steers. Accepted for presentation at JAM ASAS Conference, Kansas City, MO. 2014.
150 Pitta, D.W., I. Nagaraju, S. Kumar, N. Parmar, B. Reddy, C.G. Joshi: Bacterial diversity associated with different primer pairs on different diets in the rumen microbiome of Kankrej cattle. Accepted for presentation at JAM ASAS Conference, Kansas City, MO. 2014.
147 Pitta, D.W., Barry, T.N., López-Villalobos, N., Attwood, G.T.: Effect of willow supplementation upon plasma amino acid concentration in ewes grazing drought pastures of low nutritive value. Animal Feed Science and Technology 148(2-4): 183-191, Jan 2009.
109 Pitta, D.W., Barry, T.N., López-Villalobos, N., Kemp, P.D.: Willow fodder blocks: an alternate forage to ewes during drought? Animal Feed Science and Technology 133(3-4): 240-258, Feb 2007.
112 Pitta, D.W., Barry, T.N., López-Villalobos, N., Kemp, P.D., : Effects on ewe reproduction of grazing willow fodder blocks during drought. Animal Feed Science and Technology 120(3): 217-234, May 2005.
15a Willette, JA, Pitta, D, Indugu, N, Vecchiarelli, B, Hennessy, ML, Dobbie, T, Southwood, LL: Experimental crossover study on the effects of withholding feed for 24 h on the equine faecal bacterial microbiota in healthy mares. Bmc Veterinary Research 17(1), JAN 5 2021.
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