Dr. Gokuldas P. P.    Senior Scientist (Animal Reproduction)

                                                                                      

                                                                                    Address: Animal & Fishery Sciences Section,

                                                                ICAR - CCARI,               

                                                                Old Goa 403 402                                                               

                                                                Email: Gokuldas.PP@icar.org.in

 

 

 

 

Academic background:

Ph. D from ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, U.P. (2015)

MVSc. from ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, U.P. (2009)

BVSc. & AH from Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala (2007)

 

Research interests and current focus

  • Farm animal reproduction, reproductive biology, andrology and frozen semen technology

  • Reproductive characterization and breed development of indigenous livestock resources of the coastal region

  • Development and refinement of technologies for improvingthe reproductive efficiency of farm animal genetic resources relevant to the coastal ecosystem

Outreach and Extension

  • Development and popularization of packages and practices for farm animal production and scientific reproductive management of animal resources

  • Training and extension services to farmers, entrepreneurs and academicians about reproductive technologies and scientific reproductive management

  • Popularization of technologies and scientific livestock farming practices in the coastal region

  • Organization of programmes under STC, SCSP schemes, Consultancy services and mentoring of agri-business startup incubatees

Membership in professional societies

  1. Life member, Indian Society for Study on Animal Reproduction (ISSAR) 

  2. Life member, Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility (ISSRF)

  3. Registered Veterinary Practitioner, Kerala State Veterinary Council (KSVC)

  4. Life member, Agricultural Research Service Scientists Forum(ARSSF)

  5. Member, Indian Society for Advancement of Canine Practice (ISACP)

  6. Member, Loris Nature Club and Blue Cross Society, Thrissur

  7. Member, Association for Coastal Agricultural Research, Goa (ACAR)

  8. Member, The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)

Awards and honours

 

  1. ICAR-CCARI Team Award-2026 for the commendable efforts in empowering SC farmers in the coastal India through promotion of inclusive and sustainable agricultural development.

  2. ICAR-CCARI Best Scientist Award-2022 for the outstanding contributions in the field of coastal agriculture and Institute building Activities

  3. Best Poster Award (Co-author) in the National Conference on ‘New Vistas in harnessing Genetic Resources for Sustainable Animal Production’ organized by Indian Society of Animal Genetics and Breeding (ISAGB) and held at BVC, Patna (21-22nd Nov, 2024) 

  4. Best AICRP-IFS Centre Team Award-2020-22conferred by ICAR-IIFSR, Modipuram

  5. Best Poster Presentation Award in the International Conference on Smart Agriculture for Resource Conservation and Ecological Stability held during 29-30th October, 2021

  6. Dr. C. M. Singh Award for the Best Ph. D Scholar of ICAR-IVRI (2016), Bareilly, U.P.

  7. Elsevier Reviewer Recognition Certificate from the International peer-reviewed Journal of Animal Reproduction-Theriogenology, Society for Theriogenology, USA (2021)

  8. J.N. Pandey Memorial Best Poster Award(Co-author) in the National Symposium on Physiological Innovations to Forecast the Impact of Climate Change and evolve Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production, Veterinary College, Bidar (21st-22nd December, 2017) 

  9. Best oral presentation Award in the International Symposium organized by the Society for Conservation of Domestic Animal Biodiversity & TANUVAS (13-14th February, 2015)

  10. Best Poster Award in the National Conference on ‘Opportunities and Strategies for Sustainable Pig Production’, ICAR-NRC on pig, Guwahati (20-21st December, 2014)

  11. Outstanding Participant Award in the ICAR-sponsored Winter School on “Advances in reproductive technologies to augment fertility in farm animals” held at Division of Animal Reproduction, IVRI, Izatnagar (1-21st November, 2011)

  12. Best Young Scientist Award-2009 in theInternational Symposium organized by Indian Society for Study on Animal Reproduction (ISSAR), Dec, 2009, Veterinary College, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu.

  13. Member, Board of Studies in Animal Husbandry and Allied Sciences under the Faculty of Agriculture, Veterinary and Fisheries Sciences, Goa University, Goa

  14. PG faculty of ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (Deemed University), Bareilly, U.P. 

Research Publications

    

    Research Articles

  • Gokuldas PP, Amiya R Sahu, Vedika Kudalkar, Mahak Singh, Shirish Narnaware and Sanjay Udharwar (2026). Characterization of Testicular Perfusion Dynamics using digital Pulse Wave Doppler Ultrasonography in indigenous cattle reared under coastal tropical climate. Czech Journal of Animal Science, 71(6):260–267.

  • Gokuldas PP, Mahak Singh, Amiya R Sahu, Vedika V. Kudalkar, Sunil Kumar, Rafiqul Islam, N H Mohan and Sanjay Kumar Singh (2026). Ovarian function regulation and controlled breeding approaches for enhancing reproductive performance in pigs. Indian Journal of Animal Research, B-5733 [1-9] doi 10.18805/IJAR.B-5733.

  • K Shivankar, A. R. Sahu, Gokuldas PP, Nayak N. and Veeranna Gowda (2025). Genetic Polymorphism in the HSP90AA1 gene revealed in indigenous cattle adapted to tropical coastal climate. Journal of Thermal Biology, 133: 104273, pp: 1-10.

  • Gokuldas PP, Krutika R. Shinde, Sajan Naik, Amiya R. Sahu, Sanjay K. Singh and E.B. Chakurkar (2023). Assessment of diagnostic accuracy and effectiveness of trans-abdominal real-time ultrasound imaging for pregnancy diagnosis in breeding sows reared under intensive management. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 55:239, pp:1-6.

  • Udharwar SV, J Martin, S S Nair, S Anoop, C Jayakumar, A Zarina, S Ramankutty, SK Venugopal, Susitha Rajkumar, Gokuldas PP, N Bommayasamy and Parveen Kumar (2025). Comparative study on effect of xylazine-butorphanol and dexmedetomidine-butorphanol premedication on dose sparing effect of tiletamine zolazepam in goats. International J. Vet. Sci. Animal Husbandry, 10(3), pp: 1-5.

  • Melbin Lal., Sreekanth, G.B., Parveen Kumar, Gokuldas PP., Trivesh Mayekar, P.H. Anvar Ali (2024). Breeding in captivity for conservation and livelihood: Insights into the early ontogeny of the Indigo barb, Pethia setnai, a threatened endemic species of the Western Ghats of India, Zoomorphology, pp: 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-024-00658-3

  • Chakurkar E.B., Amiya R. Sahu, Gokuldas PP, S. Banik and S. Naik (2023). Phenotypic attributes and production performances of Agonda Goan pig. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 93(7),711-715.

  • Gokuldas PP, Singh SK, Tamuli MK, Naskar S, Vashi Y, Thomas R, Barman K, Pegu SR, Chethan SG, Agarwal SK. (2018). Dietary supplementation of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid alters endometrial expression of genes involved in prostaglandin biosynthetic pathway in breeding sows (Sus scrofa). Theriogenology, 110:201-208.

  • Udharwar S.V., Unnikrishnan M.P., S.S. Nair., L.M. Philip., R. Varghese., Ramankutty S., Jose N., Gokuldas PP, S.K. Venugopal and John Martin (2022). Evaluation of Pinhole Castration Technique compared with Traditional Method of Castration in Piglets. Indian Journal of Animal Health, 62(1), 114-120.

  • Chakurkar, E.B., Sahu, A. R., Naik, S., Kumar, H.C and Gokuldas, P.P. (2021). Genetic evaluation of growth and reproductive performances of crossbred pigs reared under intensive system in tropical coastal climate. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53(2), 243, pp: 10.

  • Paramesh V., Chakurkar EB, Bhagat T, Sreekanth GB, Chetan Kumar HB, Rajkumar S, Gokuldas PP, Mahajan GR, Manohara KK and Ravisankar N. (2021). Impact of integrated farming system on residue recycling, nutrient budgeting and soil health. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91 (1): 44–8.

  • Paramesh V., Sreekanth G.B., Chakurkar, E.B., Kumar, H.C., Gokuldas, P.P., Manohara, K.K., Ramdas Mahajan, G., Rajkumar, R.S., Ravisankar, N and Panwar, A.S. (2020). Ecosystem Network Analysis in a Smallholder Integrated Crop–Livestock System for Coastal Lowland Situation in Tropical Humid Conditions of India. Sustainability, 12, 5017, pp: 1-16.

  • Paramesh, V., Parajuli, R., Chakurkar, E.B., Sreekanth, G.B., Kumar, H.C., Gokuldas, P.P., Mahajan, G.R., Manohara, K.K., Viswanatha, R.K. and Ravisankar, N. (2019). Sustainability, energy budgeting, and life cycle assessment of crop-dairy-fish-poultry mixed farming system for coastal lowlands under humid tropic condition of India. Energy, 188 (116101), pp: 1-13.

  • Barman K., S. Banik, R. Thomas, Gokuldas P.P., P. Kaushik, S. Kumar, B. C. Das, A. K. Das, D. Konwar and S. Rajkhowa (2020). Effects of replacing conventional diets with brewer’s rice byproducts on performance of crossbred (Hampshire x Ghungroo) grower pigs. Ind. J. Anim. Hlth., 59(1), pp: 62-66.

  • NH Mohan, LK Nayak, Gokuldas PP, S Debnath, M Paul, L Ammayappan, VV Ramamurty and Sarma DK (2018). Relationship between morphology and tensile properties of pig hair fibre. Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research, 43: 126-131.

  • Barman K, Konwar D, Banik S, Girish Patil S, Gokuldas PP, Thomas R and Rajkhowa S. (2018). Effect of supplementation of Azolla (Azolla carolini) meal on performance of crossbred (Hampshire x Ghungroo) pigs. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, 35(4):469-472.

  • Gokuldas, PP, Tamuli, M.K., Mohan, N.H., Barman, K. and Mahapatra, R.K. (2015). Farrowing response and piglet viability following Cloprostenol-induced farrowing in Duroc sows with prolonged gestation. J. Applied Anim. Research, 43(2), pp: 153-156.

  • Barman K., M.K. Tamuli, DK Sarma, S, Banik, Mohan, N.H., R. Thomas, Gokuldas P.P., S.R. Pegu (2016). Effect of Replacing Maize with Bakery Waste on the Performance of Growing Crossbred Pigs. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, 16:165-169.

  • Gokuldas PP, M.K. Tamuli, N.H. Mohan, K. Barman, and N.R. Sahoo (2015). A comparative analysis of reproductive performance in different pig breeds reared under intensive management systems of sub-tropical climate. Indian J. Anim. Sci., 85(9): 1042-1045.

  • Gokuldas, PP, M.C. Yadav, H. Kumar, A.K.S. Tomar, S. Mehmood and G. Singh (2010). Resumption of ovarian cyclicity and fertility response in bull-exposed postpartum buffaloes. Animal Reproduction Science, 121: 236–241.

  • Prasad J.K., R. Islam, M. Murugan, Gokuldas P.P., B.K. Binsila, P. Perumal, H. Kumar and G.K. Das. (2012). Relieving of dystocia due to ascetic fetus by siphoning fetal peritoneal fluid in buffalo. Theriogenology Insight: 2(2): 87-92.

  • Binsila B.K., R.Islam, Harendra Kumar, Gokuldas P.P. and Harish.C. (2011). Management of post-cervical uterine torsion in Murrah buffalo. J. Indian Vet. Association, 9(3), pp: 60-61.

  • Das G.K., R. Dutt, S. Deori, P. Jaglan, Gokuldas P.P. and U. Shankar (2011). Incomplete cervical dilatation causing dystocia in a buffalo. Indian J.Vet. Research, 17(2): 41-43.

  • Gokuldas P.P., Pramod Kumar R, Aravind, S, Sreejith J.R & Rathish R.L. (2010). Fertility management through Immunomodulation. J. Indian Vet. Association, 15(1), pp: 57-61.

  • Gokuldas P.P., Ravi Dutt and S. Deori. (2009). Canine Pregnancy Diagnosis–An update, Pet India. 15(7), pp: 22-23.

Books, Monographs, Technical Bulletins

 

  • Gokuldas P.P, Udharwar, S.V, Shirish D. Narnavare, Vedika V. Kudalkar, Amiya R Sahu, Rahul Kumar and Bommayasamy, N (2025). A success story of dairy farmer adopting improved reproductive management in repeat breeding cattle. ICAR-CCARI Success story No: CCARI/Success Story /2025-01.

  • Amiya R. Sahu., Chakurkar E.B., Gokuldas P.P., Chethan Kumar H.B., Mohan N.H., Gupta V.K and Parveen Kumar (2024). Goya: An improved crossbred pig variety of Goa. ResearchMonograph No: 01/2024, ICAR-CCARI, Ela, Old Goa, India. pp: 1-32.

  • Nibedita Nayak, Amiya R. Sahu, Gokuldas, P.P., Susitha Rajkumar, Monica Singh and Parveen Kumar (2025). Redefining the package of practices for poultry husbandry in the west coastal climate. Technical bulletin no: 77/2025, ICAR-CCARI, Goa, India. pp:1-90.

  • Amiya R. Sahu, Gokuldas, P.P., Nibedita Nayak, Satish Kumar, Shirish Narnaware, Sanjay Udharwar and Parveen Kumar (2024). Animal Genetic Resources of Goa. Technical bulletin no: 76/2024, ICAR-CCARI, Goa, India. pp:1-54.

  • Chakurkar E. B., Desai AR., Thangam M., Manohara K.K., Shivasharanappa, Gokuldas P.P., Rajkumar R.S., Mahajan G. R., Susitha R., Vishwanatha Reddy, Sreekanth G.B., Paramesha V., Bappa Das, Desai S., Chethan Kumar, Mayekar T. and Nayak N. (2020). Coastal Agricultural Resource Inventory: An overview and way forward. ICAR–CCARI, Old Goa, Goa, India. BookISBN - 978-93-5406-829-4, pp: 1-288.

  • Gokuldas PP, Chakurkar EB and R Susitha. (2018). E-book on Modern techniques in pig semen processing and Artificial Insemination. Accessible at https://cbp.icar.gov.in/

  • Gokuldas P.P., Chethan Kumar H.B., Rajkumar R.S. and Shivasharanappa N. (2020). Status of production and productivity of dairy animals. In: Coastal Agricultural Resource Inventory: An overview and way forward. ICAR–CCARI, Old Goa, Goa, India. Book Chapter-ISBN - 978-93-5406-829-4, pp: 158.

  • Paramesha, V., E.B. Chakurkar, G. R. Mahajan, S.K. Das, A.R. Desai, S. Priya Devi, Chetan Kumar, H.B. Gokuldas P.P, Manohara, K.K., N. Ravisankar, K. Viswanatha Reddy, S. Rajkumar, Rahul M Kulkarni and N. P. Singh. (2019). Plantation crop based integrated farming system for upland agroecosystem of Goa. Technical Bulletin No: 66, ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Ela, Old Goa-403 402, Goa.

  • Gokuldas PP, Chakurkar EB, Shivasharanappa N, Mahajan GR (2018). Technologies of ICAR-CCARI. Technical Bulletin, 66/2018. ICAR-CCARI, Goa, India. pp.1-20.

  • Chakurkar E.B., Naik Sajan, Chetan Kumar, Gokuldas PP and Udharwar Sanjay. (2019). Scientific Pig rearing-A success story of pig growers of Goa: Scientific Pig rearing - A Success Story of pig growers from Goa. ICAR-CCARI, Goa. pp: 1-25.

  • Gokuldas P.P. and M.K. Tamuli. (2017).Management of seasonal infertility and anestrus. In: Pig Production and Pork Processing-Indian Perspective. (Eds): R. Thomas. and D.K. Sarma. ISBN: 978-93-86110-64-0, Jaya Publishing House, Delhi. pp: 159-162.

  • Gokuldas P.P. and M.K. Tamuli. (2017). Care and management of gilts. In: Pig Production and Pork Processing-Indian Perspective. (Eds): R. Thomas. and D.K. Sarma. ISBN: 978-93-86110-64-0, Jaya Publishing House, Delhi. pp: 137-139.

  • Ashok Kumar, S. Kumar, Mahak Singh, Gokuldas PP and P Kumar. (2015). ‘Non-infectious causes of bubaline abortions’. In: Bubaline Theriogenology, (Ed. G.N. Purohit, A. Borghese) published by International Veterinary Inform. Service, Ithaca, NY, A5711.0715. pp: 164-165.

  • Gokuldas P.P and Tamuli, M.K. (2015) ‘Reproductive Management in Pigs’ In: Handbook of Scientific Pig Farming, (Ed(s): S. Rajkhowa, R. Thomas, D.K. Sarma), ICAR- NRC on pig, Rani, Guwahati. pp:183-184.

  • Perumal, P., J.K. Chamuah, P.P. Gokuldas and E.M. Sadeesh (2013). “Pre-determination of sex of bovine Sperm” In: Advances in Cattle Research (Eds, Singh, U., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., Deb, R. and Sharma, A). Satish Serial Publishing House, Delhi, pp:175-180.

  • TamuliM.K. and Gokuldas P.P. (2012). ‘Preservation of Boar semen for artificial insemination’ and ‘Management of Breeding Boars’. In: Handbook of Pig husbandry. (Eds. Anubrata Das, M.K. Tamuli., Mohan N.H. and R. Thomas) Today andTomorrow’s Publishers. pp:166-169.

  • GokuldasP.P. and Perumal, P. (2012). ‘Micro and Nano-Scale Technologies: Applications in Bovine Reproduction Research’ In: Livestock Update. (Eds, Singh, U., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., Deb, R. and Sharma, A). Satish Serial Publishing House, Vedams Books (P) Ltd. Pitampura, N. Delhi, pp: 170-174.

  • GokuldasP.P. and Yadav M.C. (2010). Bull-biostimulation in postpartum buffaloes, Research monograph published by LAP, Germany. pp: 1-95.

Other Publications

 

  • Gokuldas PP and Vedika Kudalkar (2026). Infrared Thermography in Livestock Farming: A Non-Invasive Tool for Precision Health and Reproductive Management. Indian Farmer, 13(6), 301-309.

  • Amiya Sahu, Gokuldas P.P., N. Nayak, Shirish Narnaware and Sanjay Udharwar (2026). Shweta Kapila cattle of Goa. Necessity for conservation and propagation. ICAR-CCARI, Old Goa, Goa. Extension Folder No: 01/2026, pp: 1-4.

  • Parveen Kumar, Gokuldas P.P., C. Akula, Bommayasamy, Sreekanth G.B., Uthappa A.R., Raghunandan K. (2025). ICAR-CCARI Annual Report 2025. ICAR-CCARI, Goa. pp: 1-201.

  • Gokuldas PP, Krutika Shinde and Amiya R Sahu (2023). Biological stimulation techniques and pheromonal modulation of reproduction in animals. Indian Farmer, 10(3):75-82.

  • Gokuldas PP, Susitha R., Amiya R S. and Shirish D. N. (2023). Artificial Insemination technology for sustainable goat production in coastal region. Extension Folder No: 104/2023, ICAR-CCARI, Old Goa

  • Gokuldas PP, Susitha Rajkumar, R.S. Rajkumar, Amiya R Sahu and Shivasharanappa N (2021). Common infertility disorders and their management in dairy animals. Extension Folder No. 100/2021. ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa.

  • Gokuldas PP and EB. Chakurkar (2017). Training Manual on Artificial Insemination in dairy animals, Training Manual No: 5/2017, ICAR-CCARI, pp: 1-20.

  • Gokuldas PP, S. Rajkumar, Chethan HB, Sajan Naik and Chakurkar EB. (2018). ICAR Short Course Training Manual on Modern techniques in pig semen processing and Artificial Insemination. ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa. pp: 1-60

  • Gokuldas PP, A.R. Desai, Anuradha Naik and E.B. Chakurkar (2017). Role and Achievements of IPR cell, Extension Folder No. 82, ICAR-CCARI, Goa.

  • Shirish D. Narnaware, Gokuldas P.P., Susitha Rajkumar, N. Nayak (2023).लम्पीवायरस (एलएसडी) आजाराबद्दलविचारलीजाणारीसर्वसामान्यप्रश्नेवत्यांचीउत्तरे|विस्तारपत्रिका|106/2023, ICAR-CCARI, Goa.

  • Amiya R Sahu, Gokuldas P. P., N Nayak, Susitha R, ICAR and Vithal Naik. (2024). Ready Reckoner on Managemental practices for Profitable Pig Farming. Extension Folder No: 115/2024, ICAR-CCARI, Ela, Old Goa.

  • Udharwar SV, Gokuldas PP and Prabhu HRC. (2020). Importance of feeding mineral and vitamin mixture in dairy animals. Technical Folder No.23/2020, ICAR-KVK, North Goa,Goa. pp:1-8

  • Gokuldas, P.P. (2016). Method for strategic supplementation of dietary omega-3 PUFA to improve reproductive performance in sows. In: Techniques and Technologies commercialized. Ed(s): Sarma, D.K., Thomas, R. and Barman, K. ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Rani, Guwahati, pp: 30.

  • Sarma D.K., GrishPatil S., Thomas R., Rajkhowa, S., Barman, K. and Gokuldas P.P. (2014). Training Manual on ‘Hygienic pig slaughter and value addition of pork’, ICAR-National Research Centre on pig, Guwahati, Assam. pp: 1-38.

  • Barman, K., M.K. Tamuli, S. Rajkhowa, P.P. Gokuldas, S. Naskar and N.R. Sahoo. (2012). Training Manual on ‘Improved Pig Production and Management’, ICAR-NRC on Pig, Guwahati. pp: 1-54.

  • Gokuldas P.P., Sreejith, J.R. Lekshmi, V. (2010). Conception failure in bitches, Pet India, 16(3): 21-23.

  • Tamuli M.K., Gokuldas P.P., Mohan N.H. and Das, A. (2012). Technical Brochure on ‘Artificial Insemination in Pig’ (English). ICAR-NRC on Pig, Rani, Guwahati.

Livestock varieties developed

 

  •  Co-developer of improved crossbred pig variety (Goya Pig)

Databases, software, portals, apps

 

  •  Buffalo Breeding Expert 2.0-A Web Application that helps farmers to effortlessly plan calving and weaning care management by tracking accurate calving and weaning dates with an expert system on scientific buffalo farming

Patents, Designs, Copyrights

 

  •  Gokuldas PP, Vishwajeet Prajapati, Sanjaykumar Udharwar and Amiya R Sahu. (2025). Copyright registered for the work titled ‘Buffalo Breeding Expert 2.0’. Copyright Application No.: SW-38055/2025-CO, Indian Copyright Office.

ENA/NCBI Gene Sequences/Accessions

 

  1. Susscrofa partial mRNA for microsomal PGE Synthase-1 (mPGES-1)- LT594963.1

  2. Susscrofa partial mRNA for Prostaglandin F Synthase (PGFS gene)- LT594964.1

  3. Susscrofa partial mRNA for Carbonyl Reductase 1 (CBR1 gene)- LT594965.1

  4. Susscrofa partial mRNA for Estrogen Receptor 1 (ESR1 gene)- LT594966.1

  5. Bos indicus Shweta Kapila Cattle Heat Shock Protein 90α (HSP90AA1) gene - PP583569.1

  6. Echinococcus granulosus Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene-MF062485

  7. Staphylococcus chromogenes (strain 02 clone STC09 gap gene)-OR891794.1