REPORT OF TRIP TO CSWRI

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

REPORT OF TRIP TO CSWRI

A one day trip was organized by the Department off Biotechnology to Centre for Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSWRI), Avika Nagar (Via Jaipur) on 7 August, 2013. 26 students from B.Sc. and M.Sc. (Biotechnology and Microbiology), research scholars along with Prof. Pradeep Bhatnagar, Dr. Sreemoyee Chatterjee and Ms. Payal Mehtani visited the institute. The institute is based on rearing of national and international breeds of sheep for the purpose of wool and meat. The group visited the Animal Biotechnology Section, Division of Nutrition, Animal Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, The Rabbit Broiler, Azolla Farming and Sheep Section of CSWRI. The students got acquainted with the instrumentation related to DNA and RNA handling, micromanipulation, artificial insemination, detection of adulteration in wool products using DNA fingerprinting etc. The group also visited the Wool Plant to see textile production and its finishing and interacted with the technical staff of the plant. The students got exposure of different upcoming opportunities and scopes in the field of Biotechnology. The trip also included the visit to the famous temple of Kalyanji in Diggi.