Welcome to Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries University

Mr.Akshaykumar

College name : Dairy Science College

Department: Dairy Microbiology

Designation and address:

Assistant Professor
Department of Dairy Microbiology,
Dairy Science College, KVAFSU,
Mahagaon cross, Kalaburagi - 585316

Qualifications
M Tech (Dairy Microbiology)

Contact
Office:
Mobile: +91-8147505715,
Email: akshaysagar200@gmail.com

Fields(s) of Specialization

Dairy Microbiology

Completed Projects

SI.No	Project title	Funding agency	Budget	PI/Co-PI	Status
01	Paramparagrat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)	ATARI-ICAR	3,30,000=0	PI	Completed
02	RKVY- Empowerment of small and marginal farmers in integrated farming system through strengthening of missing link in six district of alian Karnataka region	RKVY	45,50,000=0	Co-PI	On-going
03	Mahila Kisan farmer producer company at Hulsur block (Bidar)	Small Farmers Agri business Consortium, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, GoI,	18,00,000=0	Co-PI	On-going
04	Impact Assessment of Selected Interventions by KVK under Doubling Farmers’ Income for Enhancing Farmers’ Income	ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone II, Jodhpur (Raj.)	308.57 Lakhs	CCPI	On-going
05	Analysis of Integrated Farming Systems in different Agro-climatic situations in the state of Karnataka for need based Technology Application and Capacity Development.	ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-XI, Bengaluru	40.00 Lakhs	CCPI	On-going
06	Capacity Building of Farmers through Training Programmes on Profitable Dairy Farming and Livestock Management	ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-XI, Bengaluru	2.00 lakhs	PI	Completed
07	Awareness and Capacity Building Programmes to Scheduled Caste Fishermen, Farmers, Youth and Women- Inland Fisheries Management	MANAGE, Hyderabad	1.25 lakhs	PI	Completed
08	Assessment of clean milk production practices at farm level on microbial quality of raw milk	UAS Raichur	-	PI	Completed
09	Study on Status of Pesticide residues in raw milk samples from dairy farmers field of Bidar district	UAS Raichur	50,000=0	PI	Completed
10	Use of rumen bypass fat to improve milk yield and milk fat per cent in dairy animals	UAS Raichur	-	Co-PI	Completed
11	Eeffect of supplementing probiotics on growth performance , diarrhoea patterns and haematological and enzymatic profile in kenguri ram lambs.	UAS Raichur	-	Co-PI	Completed
12	Effect of different forms of concentrate feed on digestibility and performance of fattening sheep lambs	UAS Raichur	-	Co-PI	Completed
13	Evaluation of Progestrone Impregnated Nano-fibers for induction of oestrus in cows and buffaloes	UAS Raichur	-	Co-PI	Completed
14	A study on different pesticide residue levels in milk samples collected from paddy cultivating areas of Raichur & Koppal District	UAS Raichur	-	Co-PI	Completed
15	Effect of feeding Moringa oleifera dried leaf meal on milk yield and its composition in Hf-Deoni crossbred cows.	UAS Raichur	-	Co-PI	Completed
16	Development of Probiotic goat milk lassi	UAS Raichur	-	PI	Completed

Patents / Varieties notified / prototype developed / varieties endorsed / Technology developed.

SI.No	Scientist Involved	Technology Developed	Year of Inclusion in Package	Contributor/Collaborator
01	Mr Akshaykumar	Standardization of urea feeding technique and its importance in ruminants	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur Virtual ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2020-21 Date : 26th May To 05th June, 2021	Collaborator
02	Mr Akshaykumar	Comparative performance of giriraja and desi birds of poultry under integrated farming system	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur Virtual ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2020-21 Date : 26th May To 05th June, 2021	Collaborator
03	Mr Akshaykumar	Role of probiotics on growth performence in goat kids	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur Virtual ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2020-21 Date : 26th May To 05th June, 2021	Collaborator
04	Mr Akshaykumar	Anthelminthic resistance of GI parasites in small ruminants under semi stall feeding system of H-K region of Karnataka	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2021-22 Date : 26th May To 28th May, 2022	Collaborator
05	Mr Akshaykumar	Utilization of distillery grains (DG) as a feed source for Kenguri fattening lambs	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2021-22 Date : 26th May To 28th May, 2022	Collaborator
06	Mr Akshaykumar	Different housing systems on growth, behaviour and welfare of Kenguri growing lambs	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2021-22 Date : 26th May To 28th May, 2022	Collaborator
07	Mr Akshaykumar	Feeding of blended form of total mixed ration and its effect on milk production in high lactating crossbred cow	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2021-22 Date : 26th May To 28th May, 2022	Collaborator
08	Mr Akshaykumar	Development of Probiotic goat milk lassi	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2022-23 Date : 24th May To 26th May, 2023	Collaborator
09	Mr Akshaykumar	Javari cattle – native breed of Kalyana Karnataka for household milk and manure purpose	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2022-23 Date : 24th May To 26th May, 2023	Collaborator
10	Mr Akshaykumar	Nutritional flushing improves reproductive performance of Kenguri ewes and productive performance of their lambs	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2022-23 Date : 24th May To 26th May, 2023	Collaborator
11	Mr Akshaykumar	Thermal stress management in buffaloes	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2022-23 Date : 24th May To 26th May, 2023	Collaborator
12	Mr Akshaykumar	Management of Millipede in Soybean using puffed rice poison bait	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2022-23 Date : 24th May To 26th May, 2023	Collaborator
13	Mr Akshaykumar	Use of plant growth regulators and micro nutrients sprays to enhance seed yield and quality in soybean during summer season	University Of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur ZREAC & ZREFC Meeting Of Zone 1, 2 & 3 2022-23 Date : 24th May To 26th May, 2023	Collaborator

Research Publications

SI.No	Title	Name of Journal	Author	Year of Publication and Page No.
Name Within Three Authors
01	Comparative evaluation of air, freeze and fluidised bed drying for Solid State Fermented (SSF) lactic cultures	Indian Journal of Dairy Science	Akshaykumar, Malashree, L and Ramachandra, B	2019 72(6): 626-630
02	Optimization of different levels of coconut aqueous extract on sensory quality of dahi	International Journal of Chemical Studies	Nikhil Mahabalishetti, Akshaykumar and Venkatesh, M	2019 7(6): 759-763.
03	Production of Rasogolla with low calorie artificial sweetener	Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry.	Shivanand, Sharanabasava, Nagaratna, Shriramlu and Akshaykumar.	2019 8(5):506-507.
04	Knowledge gain and adoption of clean milk production through training	The Pharma Innovation Journal.	Sunil Kumar NM, AkshayKumar, Rajeshwari, R and Ravi, S	2020 9(4): 97-99.
05	Development of Low Fat Khoa Utilizing Reconstituted Skim Milk and WPC.	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences.	Vijaykumar, M. Venkatesh and Akshaykumar	22020 9(6): 2661-2666.
06	Development and Validation of Formulae for the Estimation of Solids-not- Fat and Total Solids Content in Cow and Buffalo Milk.	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences.	V. M. Arjuna, N. Laxmana Naik, Akshaykumar, B. K. Ramesh, Shivanand, Sharanabasava and K. N. Krishna	2020 9(7): 2114-2121
07	Comparative Study on Keeping Quality of Market Ghee Samples.	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences.	Niranjan, C. Kempanna, Akshaykumar, B.G. Shilpashree, G. Poojitha and Pralhad	2020 9(9): 2507-2512
08	Impact of KVK Trainings on Promotion of Backyard Poultry Farming in Bidar District.	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences.	Akshaykumar, N. M. Sunilkumar, Ningdalli Mallikarjun and Vidyasagar.	2021 10(02): 129-133
09	Impact of beekeeping training on knowledge level of farmers in Bidar district of Karnataka	The Pharma Innovation Journal.	Sunilkumar NM, Rakesh Varma, Akshay Kumar, Ningdalli Mallikarjun and Archan	2021; SP-10(11): 2885-288
10	Impact of KVK trainings on promotion of scientific dairy farming in Bidar district	The Pharma Innovation Journal	Akshaykumar, Sunilkumar NM, Ningdalli Mallikarjun, Archana, Sreedhara JN and Ashritha B	2021; SP-10(11): 2806-2809
11	Effect of micronutrient: Vegetable special on enhancing productivity and to improve the socio economic status of tomato growers of Bidar district of Kalyan Karnataka	The Pharma Innovation Journal.	Ningdalli Mallikarjun, Sunilkumar NM, Akshaykumar, Rakesh Varma and Jyoti	2021; SP-10(12): 529-532
12	Effectiveness of ‘KVK Krishi Patashale’ in Bidar district of Karnataka (KVK Bidar: A pioneer institute to initiate an online weekly series of agricultural training program	The Pharma Innovation Journal.	Sunilkumar NM, Rakesh Varma, Akshaykumar, Ningdalli Mallikarjun and Sidramappa V Manige	2022; SP-11(2): 1879-1882
13	Assessment of knowledge levels of trained farmers on IPM practices in redgram (Cajanus cajan) in ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra Bidar, Karnataka	The Pharma Innovation Journal.	Sunilkumar NM, Archana, Rakesh Varma, Akshay Kumar and Ningdalli Mallikarju	2022; SP-11(2): 1883-1886
14	Storage stability of fluid bed dried solid state fermented (SSF) lactic cultures in milk	Indian Journal of Dairy Science	Akshaykumar , Malashree Ramachandra and Mahesh kumar	2022 ; 75(1): 31-36
15	Decision Making Ability of KVK Trained Farm Women in Dairy farming Activities in Bidar District of Karnataka State	Biological Forum – An International Journal	Sunilkumar N.M, Archana,Akshaykumar*Ningdalli Mallikarjun,Rakesh Varma and Ashritha B.	14(1): 1215-1219(2022)
16	Online mode of education and constraints in diploma agriculture college, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra Bidar, Karnataka	International journal of agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology	Sunilkumar N.M, Rakesh Varma Akshaykumar* And Ningdalli Mallikarjun,	14(Special issue): 583-586(2022)
17	Prevalence of endo-and ecto-parasites of sheep in and around Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh	The Pharma Innovation Journal	Rajeshwari, Ganesh, Akshaykumar, Akshata Patil and Preeti	2023; 12(8): 745-747
18	Study on effectiveness of ‘ARKA mango special’ for higher yield and quality of mango variety ‘Kesar’ in red loam soils of Bidar district of Kalyan Karnataka	The Pharma Innovation Journal	Ningdalli Mallikarjun, Sunilkumar NM, Akshaykumar and Gnyandev B	2023; 12(8): 2774-2776
19	Effect of various nutritive substrate on the growth of lactic acid bacteria	Biological forum- An International Journal	Deepa BG, Manjunatha H Akshaykumar Madhusudan NM & Basavabharati,	2023 ; 15(12)
20	Preparation of direct vat set cultures from domestic lactic cultures	Biological forum- An International Journal 15(12)	Deepa BG, Manjunatha H Basavabharati, Akshaykumar and Madhusudan NM	2023 ; 15(12)
Name above Three Authors
01	Productivity Enhancement of Soybean through Improved Production Technologies in North- Eastern Transitional Zone of Karnataka.	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences.	S. Ravi1, R. L. Jadhav, N. M. Sunil Kumar, Ningdalli Mallikarjun and Akshaykumar	2020 9(5): 2885-2892
02	Characterization of lactic cultures from dahi samples	The Pharma Innovation Journal	Deepa BG, Manjunatha H, Basavabharati, Akshaykumar and Madhusudan NM	2023; SP-12(11): 729-733
03	Characterisation of lactic cultures from dahi samples	The pharma innovation journal Vol	Deepa BG, Manjunatha H Basavabharati, Akshaykumar and Madhusudan NM	2023; 12(3)
04	UV – C light Treatment to Extend the shelf life of Paneer (Unripened soft cheese)	Journal of scientific Resaerch and Reports	04 UV – C light Treatment to Extend the shelf life of Paneer (Unripened soft cheese) Journal of scientific Resaerch and Reports Devaraju R, Manjunatha H, Adarsh M Kalla, Shashi Kumar CS Basavabharati and Akshaykumar	2024;30(1)

Honours and Awards:

Name of the staff	Designation	Name of the award	Award By	Dates
Akshaykumar	Scientist (Animal Science)	BEST POSTER AWARD	Indian Dairy Association conference) on the topic of Screening of Pulses as substrate for the Solid State Fermentation (SSF)	16 to 18th February 2017
Akshaykumar	Scientist (Animal Science)	YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD	Outstanding contribution in the field of Dairy Microbiology, on the occasion of National Conference on Doubling Farmers Income for Sustainable and Harmonious Agriculture at Ranchi, organized by S & T SIRI Society Ranchi.	11th &12th August 2018
Akshaykumar	Scientist (Animal Science)	YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD	Society of Krishi Vigyan and Rajamata Vijayraje Scindie Krishi Vishwa vidyalaya Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)	17-19 October 2022
Akshaykumar	Scientist (Animal Science)	EXCELLENCE IN EXTENSION AWARD	Scientific Development in Agriculture nd technology, Jharkhand	21-23 November 2022
Akshaykumar	Scientist (Animal Science)	DR VERGHES KURIEN AWARD	Indian society of agriculture and Horticulture Research Development, Chandigarh (regd)	21-13 June 2023
Akshaykumar	Assistant Professor (Dairy Microbiology)	EXCELLENCE TEACHING AWARD	Indian Society of Agriculture and G.H. Raisoni University, Saikheda (MP)	05-07 October 2023