Professional Certification in Dairy Nutrition offers specialized knowledge and skill enhancement for veterinarians, dairy farmers, animal scientists, and nutritionists. They will gain critical insights into dairy animal nutrient requirements, feed management, ration formulation, and health optimization to improve milk production and animal well-being.
Centre for Nutrition and Dairy Studies (CNDS), IGMPI has designed the programme with a strong practical orientation focused on real-life case studies and field applications, preparing learners for roles as dairy nutritionists, feed consultants, and researchers in dairy institutions and agribusiness.
The programme aims to address the nutritional challenges in dairy production, ensure safe and efficient feeding practices, and develop expertise in ration formulation for optimal milk yield, reproduction, and health.
Certified Study Resources:
Module 1: Dairy Nutrition Science
Module 2: Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle
Module 3: Digestion and Microbial Ecology in Dairy Ruminants
Module 4: Feeding Ingredients and Ration Formulation
Module 5: Nutrition for Reproduction, Lactation, and Stress Physiology
Module 6: Minerals, Vitamins, and Bioactive Feed Additives
Module 7: Properties of milk
Module 8: Processing and quality parameters of milk
Module 9: Dairy analysis
Module 10: Dairy packaging and labeling
Module 11: Supply Chain Technology for Dairy Industry and its latest trends
Eligibility
Graduates in any discipline are eligible for our Post Graduate Diploma, Executive Diploma and Professional Certification Programmes.
Programme Duration
The minimum duration to complete the Professional Certification programme is 6 months and maximum is 12 months.
Programme Mode
Registration is currently open for Online Live Classes/Part-time.
Programme Deliverables
A comprehensive study material for all the modules in hard copies ensuring the needs of the audience. The accompanying training material is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.
Assessment & Certification
All the participants are expected to appear for online assessment. After successfully qualifying the examination, the participants will be awarded Professional Certification in Dairy Nutrition by Centre for Nutrition and Dietetics Studies (CNDS), IGMPI. For all the above mentioned elaborate study resources, assessment test papers and case studies would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the website as well. The certification will be awarded after the required levels of knowledge, skills, professionalism and attitude are assessed through the IGMPI assessment process.
Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations
The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing placement assistance to its participants. The robust placement cell comprises senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. We are engaged in promoting the employability of our participants by maintaining good rapport and relations with the HR cell and recruiting managers of leading Food and Agriculture companies across the globe. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.
In recent months, the Institute has seen increasing participation from professionals employed at prominent agro and dairy industry leaders such as Amul, Mother Dairy, ITC Agri Business Division, Parag Milk Foods, Gokul Refoils & Solvent Ltd., Godrej Agrovet Ltd., Hatsun Agro Product Ltd., and Schreiber Dynamix Dairies Pvt. Ltd.
Future career prospects
The Professional Certificate in Dairy Nutrition offered by Centre for Nutrition and Dietetics Studies (CNDS), IGMPI prepares participants for a variety of industry roles. Graduates can pursue careers as Dairy Nutritionists, Feed Consultants, Quality Control Officers, Animal Nutrition Specialists in agribusiness firms, Research Assistants, Extension Officers, Nutrition Officers in government and non-government organizations, and consultants in dairy production and allied industries.
Programme fee details will appear here.
Last date for submitting completed Application Form is 3rd Sep 2025.
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