Animal Biotechnology

  • Publication Year: 2023
  • ISBN: 9781774695210
  • Price: $175
  • Publisher: Delve Publishing
  • Binding Type: Hardcover

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Animal biotechnology has been used to produce genetically modified animals that synthesize therapeutic proteins, have improved growth rates or are resistant to disease. This book deals with introduction to biotechnology, scope of animal biotechnology, importance given to animal biotechnology, requirements of cloning vector, characteristics of a vector used in animal genetic engineering, gene transfer methodology, detect desired DNA, RNA and proteins by blotting techniques, basic procedure of hybridization, screening of DNA library, polymerase chain reaction and their types with applications, animal tissue culture technology and their uses, transgenic animal technology, gene therapy, bioethics and intellectual property rights.

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Dr. Khushboo Chaudhary is presently working as a Research Associate in NRCE, Hisar Haryana, India and has one year of teaching experience and seven years of research experience. Previously, she worked on "Improvement of Phytoremediation efficiency of Fluoride". She has published several research papers in international and national journals. She has published five international textbooks. She has got the seven best paper and poster presentation awards from the Indian Society of Genetics and Biotechnology Research and Development and received the president appreciation awards also in the International conference. She has got the best poster award from ISSGPU Central Institute Research on Goats, Makhdoom. She has published several gene banks in NCBI Pubmed. She has also published a research article in the virology journal. She is likely to be a co-author in several of the publications and coauthor in J. Virological Methods.

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Saraswat, graduate of R.B.S. College Bichpuri Agra University 1996, completed Masters and Doctorate degree in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry from Banaras Hindu University Varanasi in 1999 and 2004 respectively. Dr. Saraswat started his career as a lecturer in Soil Science in 2005 at H.N.B. Garhwal University Srinagar Garhwal and thereafter joined KVK Banasthali Vidyapith Tonk Rajasthan as Subject Matter Specialist (Soil Science). He has worked as a young scientist in SERC-DST New Delhi-funded research project and as P.I. in a DST-Rajasthan-funded research project during 2010-2015 and organized the 04 INSPIRE Internship Science camp under SEAT program of DST New Delhi for 10th pass top 1% students of CBSE & Rajasthan Board. In October 2015 Dr. Saraswat joined ICAR-RC for N.E.H. Region Umiam as Senior Scientist cum Head at KVK Tamenglong Manipur and was promoted to Principal Scientist cum Head in October 2020. He has worked as P.I. and Co-P.I. in 04 Institute and 01 NEC-Govt. of India-funded projects at KVK Tamenglong Manipur. He has 25 research papers, 07 project reports, 05 books, 02 training manuals, 30 popular articles to his credit in the field of agriculture and applied science. Presently He has been working as Principal Scientist cum Head at KVK-National Dairy Research Institute Karnal Haryana for technology assessment and demonstration for wider application with capacity development of farmers, farm women, rural youth, line departments and other stakeholders.