Institutional Projects:

1. Assessment of the occupational health hazards and food safety risks associated with abattoir personnel-Dr. Barbuddhe, Principal Scientist.
2. Development and validation of rapid assays for detection of Listeria monocytogenes in foods- Dr. Barbuddhe, Principal Scientist.
3. Effect of essential oils for enhancing safety and quality of emulsion based chicken meat products- Dr. Y Babji, Principal Scientist.
4. Comparative studies on meat quality and muscle transcriptome profile of indigenous and commercial chicken- Dr. A R Sen, Principal Scientist.
5. Development of Ozone (O3) based decontamination technology for poultry and sheep/goat carcasses- Dr. Suresh K Devatkal, Principal Scientist.
6. Augmenting the marketing potential of fresh meat & traditional meat products through e-commerce and online marketing platforms- Dr. Suresh K Devatkal, Principal Scientist.
7. Development of traceability based quality assurance methods for wholesome meat production –Dr. Girish S Patil, Principal Scientist.
8. Development of processes for culturing and differentiation of muscle stem cells in animal derivative free media for cultured meat production-Dr. Girish S Patil, Principal Scientist.
9. Implementation of food safety Management System[FSMS] and transitioning from FSSC/ISO22000 v 4.1 to v 5.0 meat processing and slaughter facilities at NRC on Meat – Dr. B M Naveena, Principal Scientist.
10. Design and development of interactive mobile app for disseminating crystalized information to meet industry stake holders- Dr. C Rama Krishna, Senior Scientist.
11. Species identification of Sarcocysts in buffalo meat- Dr. C Rama Krishna, Senior Scientist.
12. Design and development of mobile slaughterhouses for promoting hygienic development - Dr. C Rama Krishna, Senior Scientist.
13. Establishment of ISO/IEC17025 complaint Meat quality testing laboratories- Dr. M Muthukumar, Senior Scientist.
14. Emerging abattoir - associated occupational zoonoses: Pilot Survey and development of rapid screening assay(s)- Dr. Deepak B Rawool, Senior Scientist.
15. Technological interventions for livelihood enhancement of socially backward people under SCSP- Dr. P Baswa Reddy, Senior Scientist.
16. Organic Meat production system for sustainable sheep husbandry & production of consumer health- Dr. P Baswa Reddy, Senior Scientist.
17. Influence of breed, age, sex and feeding systems of sheep on genes regulating meat quality traits- Dr. P Baswa Reddy, Senior Scientist.
18. Development of nanocomposite biodegradable packaging material for meat & Meat products- Dr. Kandeepan G, Senior Scientist
19. Simultaneous quantitative determination of oxytetracycline and chlortetracycline residues in buffalo meat samples using RP-HPLC- Dr. S Kalpana, Senior Scientist.
20. Confirmatory analysis of colistin & nitrogen antimicrobial residues in broiler chicken samples by tandem mass spectrometry- Dr. S Kalpana, Senior Scientist.
21. Quantitative determination of Sulphonamide antimicrobial residues in Buffalo meat samples using RP-HPLC- Dr. S Kalpana, Senior Scientist.
22. Confirmatory analysis of colistin&nitrofuran antimicrobial residues in broiler chicken samples by tandem mass spectrometry - Dr. S Kalpana, Senior Scientist.
23. Development of DNA Mini-barcodes and High-Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis assay for processed/cooked meat products authentication- Dr. GireeshBabu, Senior Scientist
24. Development of miRNA based methods for authentication of meat and meat products with respect to organ meats- Dr. M R Vishnuraj, Scientist
25. Development of Certified Reference Material (CRM, as per ISO17034:2016) for qualitative determination of animal species in regulatory food/forensic laboratories- Dr. M R Vishnuraj, Scientist.
26. Integrated omics approaches for assessment of meat quality and safety - DrRituparna Banerjee, Scientist
27. Development of animal by products based pet food for enhancing profitability in meat value chain- Dr. Yogesh Gadekar, Scientist
28. Impact of meat research on livestock sector development-Role of public investment – Mrs. K Vara Lakshmi, Scientist
29. Performance study of sheep markets in India – Mrs. K Vara Lakshmi, Scientist
30. Impact evaluation of NRCM technologies and trainings /Capacity building Programmes - Mrs. K Vara Lakshmi, Scientist

Externally Funded Projects:

1. Exploiting encapsulated nanoparticle conjugated phytochemicals to combat antimicrobial resistance in poultry – NASF -Dr. Barbuddhe, Director
2. Network for Scientific Cooperation for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (NetScoFAN)- FSSAI- Dr. Barbuddhe, Director
3. Setting-up of Food Testing Laboratory - FTL- Dr. S Vaithiyanathan, Principal Scientist
4. FSSAI referral laboratory- Dr. S Vaithiyanathan, Principal Scientist
5. Development of technological interventions for enhancement of quality, shelf-life, and microbiological safety of traditional/ethnic meat products – MoFPI- Dr. Suresh K Devatkal, Principal Scientist.
6. Enabling Technologies in Mammalian Cell Culture towards Cultured Meat - DBT-Dr. Girish S Patil, Principal Scientist
7. Development of rapid immune chromatographic kits for field level detection of meat adulteration – DBT-Dr. B.M. Naveena, Principal Scientist
8. Estimation of carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds in processed meat – FSSAI-Dr. M Muthukumar, Senior Scientist
9. Development of smart packaging nano-sensor for monitoring quality and safety of meat- DBT- Dr. Kandeepan G, Senior Scientist