Name: 
Dr. Shanker Raj Barsila
Designation: 
Associate Professor
Department: 
Animal Nutrition and Fodder Production
Email: 
[email protected]
Telephone: 
+977-56-592131
Mobile: 
+977-9851166703
Qualification: 
PhD Animal Science & Animal Nutrition
Professional Experience: 
more than 15 years
Scientific Publications: 

1. Barsila, S.R., Acharya, P.& Chhetri, D. (2024). Composition and Quality of Winter Annual Agrestal and Ruderal Herbages of Two Different Land Use Types. Open Agriculture (manuscript accepted for publication).

2. Barsila, S.R., Acharya, S. & Acharya, P. (2024).Herbage Mass Productivity, Composition, and Biological Compatibility of Oat and Vetch Mixture at Different Seed Rate Proportions in Abandoned Lands. International Journal of Agronomy (manuscript accepted for publication).

3. Acharya, A., Devkota, B., Basnet, H. B., & Barsila, S. R. (2024). Effect of different synbiotic administration methods on growth, carcass characteristics, ileum histomorphometry, and blood biochemistry of Cobb-500 broilers. Veterinary World, 17(6): 1238–1250.doi: www.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2024.1238-1250

4. Sapkota, S., Laven, R., Barsila, S. R., Kells, N., Mueller, K. R., & DC, D. (2024). Assessment of Welfare in Transhumance Yak Hybrids (Chauris) in the Lower Himalayan Region of Nepal. Ruminants, 4(1), 136-151.

5. Barsila, S. R., Dhami, M. S., Shrestha, B. K., & Pandey, L. N. (2023). Effect of short-term grazing exclusion on herbage species composition, dry matter productivity, and chemical composition of subtropical grasslands. Open Agriculture, 8(1), 20220223.

6. Barsila, S. R., Joshi, N. P., Poudel, T. N., Devkota, B., Devkota, N. R., & Chalise, D. R. (2022). Farmers' perceptions of grassland management in Magui Khola basin of Madi Chitwan, Nepal. Pastoralism, 12 (1), 40.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-022-00243-7.

7. Barsila S.R. et al. 2019. Hematological Changes in Transhumant Baruwal Sheep (Ovisaries) Grazing in the Western Himalayan mountains. Pastoralism10, 4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-019-0156-6.

8. Barsila, S. R. 2019. Effect of parity in different grazing seasons on milk yield and composition of cattle × yak hybrids in the Himalayan alpines. Journal of Applied Animal Research, 47: 591-596 (https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2019.1697274).

9. Dangi, S., S.R.Barsila, et. al. 2020. Above-ground herbage mass and composition of maize-cowpea forage and seasonal weeds altered by seed rate of maize and harvesting time. Asian Journal of Crop Science, 12:57-62.

10. Marquardt, S., Barsila, S. R.; Amelchanka, S.L. Devkota, N.R.; Kreuzer, M. and F. Leiber. 2018. Fatty acid profile of ghee derived from two genotypes (cattle–yak vs. yak) grazing different alpine Himalayan pasture sites. Animal Production Science, 58:358-368. (https://doi.org/10.1071/AN16111).

11. Barsila S.R., Kreuzer, M., Devkota, N.R., Ding, L., Marquardt, S. 2014. Adaptation to Himalayan high altitude pastures sites by yaks and different types of hybrids of yaks with cattle. Livestock Science,169: 125–136 DOI:10.1016/j.livsci.2014.09.004.

12. Barsila, S.R., N.R. Devkota, M., Kreuzer and S., Marquardt. 2015.Effects of different stocking densities on performance and activity of cattle × yak hybrids along a transhumance route in the Eastern Himalaya. SpringerPlus, 4: 398. DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1175-4).

13. Barsila, S.R., N.R. Devkota and I. Barshila. 2014.Transhumant migration of Baruwal sheep (Ovis aries): A case study from the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area of Nepal. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 9:3011–3017 (DOI: 10.5897/AJAR2013.7812).

Ongoing Researches: 
1. Scaling up the utilization of abandoned lands through forage production in Nepal and use of alternative feed stuffs in livestock production
2. Composition and quality foliage of fodder trees affected by micro-sites and lopping time
3. Productivity and quality and immunity of native chicken of Nepal
4. Cross compatibility of crossbred goats of Boer and local hill goats of Nepal
5. Milk quality assessments and metabolic welfare of yaks in early parturient stage in high alpines
6. Micronutrients and reproduction in goats
Research Interests: 
1. High Altitude Pastoralism and environmental adaptation, Animal Nutrition
2. Nutrition Physiology and milk quality, and functional foods
3. Grazing Ecology and ecology of browsing and grazing of small ruminants
4. Use of antibiotic alternatives in pig and poultry