Cattle Diseases of Economic and Public Health Impact

A. Arun Prince Milton is an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist (2017 batch) currently serving as an Animal Health Scientist at the ICAR Research Complex for the North Eastern Hill (NEH) Region, Meghalaya. He is a veterinary graduate from Madras Veterinary College and holds an M.V.Sc. in Veterinary Public Health and a Ph.D. from ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI). He is also an ICMR-DHR International Fellow and has completed a one-year fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. His research focuses on zoonotic diseases, livestock diseases, and transboundary animal diseases, with emphasis on epidemiology and diagnostic development in the Northeastern region of India. He has developed several cost-effective, field-deployable nucleic acid-based diagnostic assays for the detection of major livestock and zoonotic pathogens. Dr. Milton has authored over 105 peer-reviewed research papers, holds two granted patents, three registered copyrights, and several additional patent filings. He has received multiple prestigious awards and competitive grants, including the DST Young Scientist Grant, DST Core Research Grant, ICMR Adhoc Grant, IVRI C.M. Singh Best Ph.D. Scholar Award & Gold Medal, NAAS Young Scientist Award, NAAS Associate Recognition, ASCI-CIPS Innovation Award, Dr. V.N. Bachhil Young Scientist Award, Mahendra Pal Zoonoses Award, and the F.M. Burnett Memorial Award. He actively contributes to scientific publishing as a reviewer for leading international journals such as Scientific Reports, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Public Health, PLOS ONE, Food Control, and Frontiers in Veterinary Science, among others.

M. Saminathan, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., Post-doc (USA) is a Senior Scientist at the Division of Virology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI), Mukteswar, Uttarakhand, India. He obtained his M.V.Sc and Ph.D degrees in Veterinary Pathology from ICAR-IVRI, Deemed University in 2013 and 2018, respectively and B.V.Sc & A.H from Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS in 2010. He is Diplomate of Indian College of Veterinary Pathologists and ICMR-DHR International Fellow at School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He has more than 11 years of experience in research, disease investigation, and teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Veterinary Pathology. He has handled 6 Research Projects as PI and 10 as Co-PI. His research focuses on Rabies virus, Bluetongue virus (BTV), canine adenovirus (CAV), and mammary cancer in laboratory animals and dogs. Notably, he was the first to characterize an immunocompetent laboratory animals models for BTV and CAV infections. Dr Saminathan has published more than 310 publications and has received over 10 awards and honors. He is the author of the book "Essentials of Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology" published by Springer Nature. He currently serves as the Joint Secretary of the Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists. Among his notable recognitions are the Prof. S. Ramachandran Memorial Award, Dr. Ram Raksha Kiran Shukla Award, Dr. Balwant Singh Memorial Young Scientist Award, Dr. Patri Rama Rao Memorial Award, and the Certificate of Outstanding Reviewer from journals. He has also actively serving as an Editor, Editorial Board Member, and Reviewer for several international journals published by Elsevier, Springer, BioMed Central, Frontiers, and MDPI. His scholarly impact is reflected in an h-index of 30, an i10-index of 66, and more than 4,227 citations.

G. Bhuvana Priya is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Kyrdemkulai, Meghalaya. She completed her B.V.Sc. & A.H. from Madras Veterinary College (TANUVAS) and her M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. from ICAR-IVRI. She was a recipient of two gold medals during her undergraduate studies- Dr. & Mrs. V.D. Rathnam's Medal and the T.T.K. Healthcare Limited Award. Dr. Priya has authored over 90 publications, including research papers, technical articles, and conference proceedings. Her research focuses on livestock diseases, foodborne and zoonotic infections, and transboundary animal diseases.

Samir Das earned his B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree from GBPUAT, Pantnagar, followed by his master's and Ph.D. degrees in Veterinary Public Health from ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar. He has 15 years of teaching and research experience, having served as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, SKUAST-Kashmir, and at the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, NDVSU. He is currently a Senior Scientist in the Division of Animal and Fisheries Sciences at the ICAR Research Complex for the North Eastern Hill (NEH) Region, Meghalaya, where he has been working since 2011. He has authored over 100 national and international publications and is actively engaged in research on animal health, foodborne diseases, and zoonoses, with a particular focus on tuberculosis research.