Dr. Jigdrel Dorji
Name: Jigdrel Dorji
DOB: 03/09/87
Gender: Male
Email: jdorji.cnr@rub.edu.bt
Contact Address: College of Natural Resources, Lobesa
Department: Animal Science,
Organization: Royal University of Bhutan.
Current Responsibilities:
- Associate Lecturer, Department of Animal Science, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, Punakha Bhutan, teaching BSc.in Animal Science undergraduate programmes
- Research supervision: Final year BSc.in Animal Science dissertation.
- Head of the Department of Animal Science
- Member of College Management Committee, Member of Library Development Committee.
- Section editor of Bhutan Journal of Natural Resources Development (BJNRD)
- Veterinary Establishment focal person for World Animal Health Organization for South Asia (WOAH)
Bachelor’s in veterinary science (BVSc &AH) from Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India. (2009-2015), master’s in veterinary science from Universiti Putra Malaysia (MVSc. in Theriogenology and Cytogenetics, 2021-2023).
Research Interests:
- Animal Breeding (Estrus Synchronization-Timed Artificial Insemination Programs)
- Follicular dynamics of native cattle in Bhutan
- Nutrition and breeding
- Factors contributing to AI success rates in Bhutan
- Plant and Animal Biosecurity (Risk Assessment, Communication & Management) funded by EUTCP from 15th-19th January 2018.
- Plant and Animal Biosecurity (Risk Assessment, Communication & Management) funded by EUTCP from 22nd-26th January 2018.
Publications:
Dorji, J., Hiew, M. W. H., & Yimer, N. (2025). A Review of Pregnancy Rates in Beef Cattle via Timed Artificial Insemination Utilizing CIDR-based 5 and 7-Day CO-synch Protocols. Pertanika J. Trop. Agric. Sci, 48(3), 781-813.
Drugay, C., & Dorji, J. (2023). Effects of corn-pea mixture and harvesting days on forage yield and quality. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(2), 123-131.
Dendup, T., & Dorji, J. (2020). Milking Management Practices By Small-Scale Dairy Farmers of Trashiyangtse District in Bhutan. Bhutan Journal of Animal Science, 4(1), 54-59.
Book Chapters:
Dorji, J., & Dendup, T. (2022). Organic Cassava Flour, Chhoekhorling, Pema Gatshel Dzongkhag (pp. 137–139).
Dendup, T., & Dorji, J. (2022). Fermented Soybean Cheese Group, Shingchongri, Pema Gatshel Dzongkhag (pp. 122–124).