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Dr. G. Govindaraj

Dr. G. GOVINDARAJ Ph.D (Agricultural Economics)

Designation: Principal Scientist

Mail-id: Govindaraj.Naidu@icar.org.in

Contact: 080 - 23093100 (Ext - 139)

Area of Specialization

Socio-economic impact assessment of livestock diseases; impact of livestock disease control options & policy, R&D impact assessment and KAP studies.

Experience

Total years of experience

19

Research Projects

Associated with Internal and Externally Funded Projects

18

Publications

International

42

National

20

Important Recent Publications

  • Eltholth, Mahmoud, Gurrappanaidu Govindaraj, Banani Das, M. B. Shanabhoga, H. M. Swamy, Abin Thomas, Jennifer Cole, Bibek R. Shome, Mark A. Holmes, and Dominic Moran. "Factors Influencing Antibiotic Prescribing Behavior and Understanding of Antimicrobial Resistance among Veterinarians in Assam, India." Frontiers in veterinary science 9 (2022).
  • G Govindaraj, B Ganesh Kumar, A Krishnamohan, Raveendra Hegde, Nanda Kumar, Kokila Prabhakaran, Vinay Mohan Wadhwan, Naresh Kakker, T Lokhande, Krishna Sharma, Amit Kanani, Limaye, K Natchimuthu, Ananth PN, Arup Kumar De, Tanveer Ahmed Khan, Jyoti Misri, Bb Dash, B Pattnaik And H Rahman (2021). Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) incidence in cattle and buffaloes and its associated farm-level economic costs in endemic India. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2021 May;190:105318. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105318
  • Govindaraj G, Sridevi R, Nandakumar SN, Vineet R, Rajeev P, Binu MK, Balamurugan V, Rahman H (2017). Economic impacts of avian influenza outbreaks in Kerala, India. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 65(2):e361-e372. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12766.Epub 2017 Nov 19. PubMed PMID: 29152884.
  • G. Govindaraj, B. Ganesh Kumar, K.R. Nethrayini, R. Shalini, V. Balamurugan, B. Pattnaik and H. Rahman (2017). Farm community impact of Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in cattle and buffaloes in Karnataka, India. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Jun;64(3):849-860
  • G.Govindaraj, P.Krishnamoorthy, K. R. Nethrayini, R. Shalini and H.Rahman (2017). Epidemiological features and financial loss due to clinically diagnosed Haemorrhagic Septicemia in bovines in Karnataka, India. Preventive Veterinary Medicine.144:123-133.
  • G.Govindaraj, V.Balamurugan and H.Rahman (2016). Estimation of economic loss of PPR in sheep and goats in India: An annual incidence based analysis. British Journal of Virology, 3(3s): 77-85.

Awards, Grants and Fellowships 🏆🥇

  1. Awarded University of Agricultural Sciences, Gold medal for Ph.D programme.
  2. Secured First rank and awarded ICAR-SRF Fellowship for Pursuing Ph.D by (ICAR), New Delhi, India.
  3. Received Hari Om Ashram Trust Award 2018 instituted by ICAR in Social Sciences category.