Dr. S.B.N. Rao

Principal Scientist
Animal Nutrition Division
National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology
India

Scientist Nutrition
Biography

S.B.N. Rao is currently working as Scientist in Animal Nutrition Division of National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, India. S.B.N. Rao research focuses on Feed Quality and Safety, Environmental pollutants, Unconventional feedstuffs and any other promising area.

Research Intrest

Feed Quality and Safety, Environmental pollutants, Unconventional feedstuffs and any other promising area.

List of Publications
S. Selvaraju, T. Sivasubramani, B.S. Raghavendra, P. Raju, S.B.N. Rao, D. Dineshkumar, J.P. Ravindra (2012) Effect of dietary energy on seminal plasma insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), serum IGF-I and testosterone levels, semen quality and fertility in adult rams, Theriogenology,78(3):646-55.
Sellappan Selvaraju, Priyadharshini Raju, Somu Bala Nageswara Rao, Subbarao Raghavendra, Sumantha Nandi, Dhanasekaran Dineshkumar,Allen Thayakumar, Shivashanmugam Parthipan and Janivara Parameswaraiah Ravindra (2011) Evaluation of maize grain and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) as energy sources for breeding rams based on hormonal, sperm functional parameters and fertility, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RD11229.
Dineshkumar, D. Rao, S. B. N. Jash, S, Elangovan, A.V and Hemalatha, S (2011) Chemical composition and anti-nutritional factors in karanja (Pongamia pinnata) seed kernels and its in vitro evaluation, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 81 (5) 478-83.
Kahn, L.P. Rao, S. B. N. and Nolan, J.V. (2009) Level of cottonseed meal but not frequency of feeding regulates whole-body protein synthesis and growth of sheep fed a roughage diet, Animal Production Science (CSIRO), 49, 1023 -28.
Dutta, T.K. Agnihotri, M. K. and Rao, S. B. N. (2008) Effect of supplemental palm oil on nutrient utilization, feeding economics and carcass characteristics in post-weaned Muzafarnagari lambs under feedlot condition, Small Ruminant Research (Elsevier), 78 : 66-73.
Rao S B N, Radhika V, Singh N and Dutta T K (2011) Evaluation of mineral adequacy of natural browse species and concentrate ingredients for goats. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 23, Article #166. Retrieved August 19, 2011, from http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd23/8/rao23166.htm.
D. Dineshkumar, S.Selvaraju, S.Parthipan, AllenThayakumar, D.Rajendran, J.P. Ravindra, P.Krishnamoorthy, I.J. Reddy and S.B.N. Rao (2013) Effect of detoxified karanja (Pongamia spp) cake on testicular architecture and semen production in ram lambs, Animal, (The Animal Consortium) 7(10) 1697-1703.
Rao, S.B.N., Anandan, S., Giridhar, K and Sampath, K.T. (2010) Effect of pesticides on in vitro dry matter digestibility and rumen fermentation, Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, 27 (3) 217-219.
A.V. Elangovan, N.K.S. Gowda, M.L. Satyanarayana, R.U. Suganthi, S.B.N. Rao and Manpal Sridhar (2013) Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) Seed Cake as a Feed Ingredient in the Rations of Sheep, Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology 13 : 57-67.
Rao, S.B.N. Dineshkumar, D. Saravanan, N and Jash, S (2014) Incriminating factors in neem seed kernels and in vitro evaluation of graded levels of raw and detoxified neem seed cake based concentrate mixtures, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 84 (1): 82-84.