Name: 
Dr. Shanker Raj Barsila
Designation: 
Assistant 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: 
July, 2015 to date
Scientific Publications: 

1. 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 (Available online, DOI 10.1186/s40064-015-1175-4).

2. 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).

3. Barsila, S.R., N.R. Devkota and I. Barshila.2014. Transhumant migration of Baruwal sheep (Ovisaries): A case study from the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area of Nepal. African Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol.9 (40):3011-3017(DOI: 10.5897/AJAR2013.7812).

4. Barsila, S.R., Devkota, N.R., Kreuzer, M., Marquardt, S. 2013. Response to high altitude grazing in metabolic traits and performance by yak crossbreds and yaks. Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition in sustainable Animal Production, 134: 73-74. ISBN: 978-90-8686-781-3 (DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-781-3_10).

5. Barsila, S.R., Devkota, N.R., Kreuzer, M., Marquardt, S.2011. Effect of pasture site on milk yield and composition and body weight changes of transhumant naks (Bos grunniens) in Nepal. In: Zukunftsträchtige Futtermittel und Zusatzstoffe (Kreuzer, M., Lanzini, T., Wanner, M., Bruckmaier, R., Guidon, D., Hrsg.), ETH Schriftenreihe zur Tierernährung, ETH Zürich, Bd. 34, 141-144.

Ongoing Researches: 
1. Effect of altitude on blood metabolites of range fed sheep (Ovis aries) under transhumance system.
2. Effect of weed intensity on productivity and chemical composition of fodder maize in cowpea.
3. Attitude of local farmers on agro-forestry management in the hills of Nepal.
4. Productivity and chemical composition of riverine grasslands in the Magui Khola basins of Madi Valley, Chitwan.
Research Interests: 
1. High Altitude Pastoralism
2. Nutrition Physiology
3. Grazing Ecology