Dr. N. Anand Laxmi

Contact Address: ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar-500030, Hyderabad, Telangana
(Office): +91-40-2405650
Email Address: Anand.Laxmi@icar.gov.in; antianand@gmail.com;

Work Experience
She joined as scientist at National Dairy Research Institute , Karnal, Haryana, India, affiliated to Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India, in 1993. Worked for 22 years on production and purification of second antibody which was widely used in the institutes for enzyme immunoassay studies and also  in standardization of hormones by ELISA technique in cattle and buffaloes. She worked on estrus synchronization technique and on the utility of supplementation of fermented yeast culture in augmenting puberty and growth in Murrah buffaloes. Worked on cell cultures for transfection and effect of heat stress. At this institute she guided several Msc and Ph D. students. Later on in December 2015, she joined Directorate of Poultry Research, as a Principal scientist. She worked on effect of heat stress on varieties of chicken and its amelioration by supplementation of fermented yeast culture. Now at present she is working on differential levels of gut and steroid hormones during laying cycle and their modulation by trace mineral, organic selenium in native and exotic chickens. She received PG Nair Award in 2003 and Best Women Scientist award in 2024.

Areas of Interest:
Endocrinology, Reproduction and Biotechnology