P V SreenivasaiahDr. P.V. Sreenivasaiah, born 28th Feb, 1955, currently working as Professor and Head, Department of Livestock Production Management, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Pondicherry, graduated from Veterinary College, UAS, Banalore, during 1975. He obtained his Master's (at IVRI, during 1977) and Ph.D (From APAU, Hyderabad during 1985) with I Rank in both with ICAR fellowships specializing in Poultry Science. Dr. P.V. Sreenivasaiah has been one of the earlier workers on basic Physiology and Management of Japanese quails when the species was introduced to our country during 1974. He established a Japanese quail breeding unit and was associated in the development of "Giriraja" while working in the All India Coordinated Research Project on Poultry for meat at UAS, Bangalore. Establishment of Department of Poultry Science at Veterinary College, Bidar (Karnataka) and Department of Avian Production and Management at his current work-place are also notable contributions of the author. He is involved in the field of Poultry Science for the past 37 years contributing about 50 research papers in various accredited journals. His books include (a) Scientific Poultry Production (2 Editions, 1987 and 1998) (b) Scientific Poultry Production - a unique Encyclopedia (2006), (c) Veterinary Biostatistics (2007) (d) Small-scale Broiler Production (2008) and (e) Small-scale Layer Production (2008). All the books have been received well by the readers. He has also published 50 research papers, 15 popular articles and a farmer's bulletin. Read More Read Less