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Way back in 1930s, the role of poultry in uplifting rural economy and alleviation of malnutrition was recognized and on the recommendations of Royal Commission on Agriculture (1927), a separate Poultry Research Section at the Imperial (now Indian) Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar (UP), Bareilly was created on March 11, 1939, which was later on upgraded to Poultry Research Division (PRD) in the mid 50s and continued to play a significant role in growth and development of the Indian Poultry sector under the valiants like Mr. MacDonald (1939-1947), Dr. S.C. Iyer (1949-1955), Dr. S. Bose (1958-1968), Dr. B. Panda (1969-1979) and others thereafter. The PRD made remarkable progress during 70’s and became the biggest poultry research unit in India. During 1971, an All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Poultry Breeding was initiated in this Division with its 14 centres in different parts of the country. Later, it drew the attention of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and a Center...

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Pure Line Germplasm Supply: 30

Technology License Agreement: 1

Contract Research Project: 0

Research Publications

Research Articles: 0

Other Publications: 0

Total NAAS Score: 18.41

NAAS Score/Scientist: 0.47

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Total no. of Posts Sanctioned: 0

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Total Consultancy Assignments: 39

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Institute Projects: 0

Externally Funded: 0

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DAPST: 1,446

DAPSC: 1,943

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Core Research Areas

Avian Genetics & Breeding

The Division is involved in conducting basic, applied and adaptive research in the areas of Avian Genetics & Breeding and Avian Biotechnology. Main thrust areas include genetic improvement of diversified poultry species, maintenance, evaluation and utilization of native chicken, development and multiplication of superior germplasm, genomics and functional genetics analyses, rCytokine production and application...

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Avian Nutrition & Feed Technology

Divisional activities include conducting research on basic and applied aspects of avian nutrition, imparting post-graduate teaching and guidance and rendering services viz. advisory, consultancy, feed analysis & quality assurance and training. Divisional facilities include well equipped laboratories with modern equipments including Near infrared spectroscopy, Atomic absorption spectrophoto...

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Avian Physiology & Reproduction

The Division is focusing its research activities covering basic and applied aspects in four main thrust areas viz. Reproductive Physiology, Stress Physiology, Digestive Physiology and Molecular Physiology of diversified poultry species. Research Activities Teaching Activities Faculty Technol...

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Post Harvest Technology

The basic and applied research in this Division includes egg and poultry meat quality evaluation; development of innovative techniques for their preservation; development of value-added poultry products tailored to market requirements, their packaging and shelf-life evaluation under different storage conditions; assessment of potent bio- and phyto-contaminants as well as processing and utilization of poultry by-products. This...

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Upcoming Event

01 September, 2026

Entrepreneurship Development Programme o...

Entrepreneurship Development Programme on Unlocking Poultry Business Opportunities: From P...

30 April, 2026

48th Institute Foundation Day cum Mega P...

The Institute will organize its 48th Foundation Day on Nov. 2, 2026 (Monday). The Institut...

10 September, 2026

48th Institute Foundation Day Celebratio...

The registration for booking of stalls for the Mega Poultry Fair to be organized on Nov.2,...

02 July, 2026

SHITIJ 2.0 - Call for Business Proposals...

SHITIJ 2.0 - Call for Applications!Have an innovative idea in Animal Health & Producti...

29 May, 2026

Independence Day Celebrations

All the serving and retired enployees of the Institute are cordially invited for the Indep...

09 June, 2026

Entrepreneurship Development Programme o...

We at ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar cordially invite you to the EDP to...

02 July, 2026

Hybrid Training Programme on Poultry Pro...

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Milad-un-Nabi

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08 Sep

Raksha Bandhan

05 Sep

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Raksha Bandhan

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25 August, 2026

Dr M. L. Jat, Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR...

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25 August, 2026

Dr M. L. Jat Felicitates Scientists Behi...

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19 August, 2026

A significant step towards transparent a...

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for the ICAR scholarships and fellowships through the Na...

15 July, 2026

Dr. Jaydip Rokade & Dr Sandeep Saran bag...

A Historic Milestone for India, Asia, and Veterinary Education! We are immensely proud to share that Dr. Jaydip Rokade and Dr. Sandeep Saran of ICAR–...

03 July, 2026

Khet Bachao Abhiyan

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02 July, 2026

SHITIJ 2.0 - Call for Business Proposals...

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30 June, 2026

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30 June, 2026

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22 June, 2026

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03 June, 2026

Khet Bachao Abhiyan

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