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The author Zahoor A. Pampori has an experience of more than eight years in the Institute of Animal Health cum Biological Products, Srinagar-Kashmir. The author has graduated and postgraduated from Ranchi Veterinary College, Ranchi with distinction. The author serve as Nodal Officer of the State attached to North Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (RDDL), Jalandhar. The author has remained associated with All India Coordinated Research on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance (ADMAS) and has attended Annual Scientists Meeting at Bhopal and a seminar on Foot and Mouth Disease and combination vaccines at Bangalore. The author is presently discharging his duties as Assistant Professor in the Division of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterninary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Shuhama, Srinagar-J & K State.

Dr. B.B. Singh, Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Communication of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttaranchal), the editor of this manuscript has long professional experience of more than 30 years in the field of agricultural communication and extension.  He is specialized in different positions of challenges and responsibilities.  Presently he is also working as Joint Director, Communication in the university.  He is also the Chief Editor of two monthly farm magazines of national repute i.e. Kisan Bharti in Hindi and Indian Farmers Digest in English being published from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. He has been the organizer of various training programmes and seminars.  As teachers he has taught more than 15 courses to undergraduate, post graduate and Ph.D. Classes. So far, 9 Ph.D. and 11 M.Sc.  Students have completed their degrees under his wise and intelligent supervision.  As a researcher, he has handled 2 outside funded research projects under different capacity.  He has been trained in USA and Philippines.  Dr. Singh is associated with several professional bodies and societies.  So far, he has more than 50 publications to his credit. 

Dr. Brijesh Singh is currently serving as Professor (LPM) at GBPUAT, Pantnagar. He is recipient of many awards viz. Young Scientist Award, 2012, Manoj S R Yadav Award-2015, Distinguished Scientist Award, 2016, Reviewer Excellence Award-2016 etc.

Professor N.V. Jadhav has worked as Associate Professor and Head of Department of LPM at Veterinary College, Bidar for last 16 years. Since recent two years he is shouldering additional responsibility of Professor, Dept. ILFC, with redeployment of his original post of LPM. He has enriched his experience with practical working on large, commercial layer & broiler chicken farms for over 11 years. As an academician for 22 years, he has excelled in teaching , research & extension activities in poultry as well as animal science along with management of demonstration poultry & livestock farm units in which two are in second editions. The present title is 6th of his books and has update information according to VCI syllabus of 2008.

Dr. Namita Joshi is Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology at College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad (UP). Dr. Joshi graduated in 1992 in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttrakhand). She did her Master's degree and Ph.D. from the same university in year 1994 and 2001, respectively. Dr. Joshi has been associated with teaching of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology in G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar and N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad for last 10 years. She has about 50 research papers to her credit published in reputed National and International Journals and developed two manuals for under graduate students on 'Milk and Meat Hygiene, Food Safety and Public Health' and 'Veterinary Epidemiology and Zoonoses'. Dr. Joshi has been elected member of Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialists. She is also Assistant Editor in the Journal of Immunology and Immunopathology and acting as reviewer in many journals.

Dr. P. Eswara Prasad, presently working as Associate Dean at College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, since 2015 and is a senior Professor and University Head of the Department of Veterinary Biochemistry. He has a vast teaching and research experience of over 32 years in Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh.