CURRICULUM VITAE. 11. Education: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, May 2002 August Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Ruminant Nutrition)

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1 PERSONAL DATA 1. Family name: SADDUL Devika 2. Date of birth: 13 December Nationality: Mauritian 4. Civil status: Married 5. Present position: CURRICULUM VITAE Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist, Livestock Research Dept., Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute FAREI (Formerly Agricultural Research and Extension Unit, AREU), Mauritius 6. Specialisation: Ruminant Nutrition; Fodder R&D; Goat and sheep R&D 7. Residential Address: 39, Avenue Darwin, Quatre Bornes, Republic of Mauritius Office: Curepipe Livestock Research Station, Stevenson Rd, Les Casernes, Curepipe 8. Telephone: Office: (+230) Residential: (+230) Mobile: (+230) Language skills: Competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1- excellent; 5 basic) Language Reading Speaking Writing English French : Good 11. Education: Institution & Date Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, May 2002 August 2005 University of Queensland, Gatton College, Australia, January 1995 December 1995 University of Mauritius, February 1985 January 1988 Qualification obtained Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Ruminant Nutrition) Post-Graduate Diploma Applied Science (Ruminant Production) BSc (Hons) Agriculture (General Agriculture) 1

2 12. Professional Experience Date Location Organisation Position Description January 1995 To current position October- December 2017 January 1990 January 1995 Mauritius Food and Agricultural Research & Extension Institute (FAREI) Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist (Livestock Research Dept) Mauritius FAO National Livestock Consultant Mauritius Ministry of Agriculture Scientific Officer (Animal Production) Research and development in 3 main sectors: Fodder, Ruminant nutrition and Goat and sheep production Drafting of Organic Livestock Standards for poultry and pigs Technical management of a sheep breeding station January 1989 January 1990 Mauritius Ministry of Agriculture Technical (Livestock Extension) Officer Advisory service to livestock farmers: field visits, group meetings and visits to livestock stations. 13. Current Professional involvements (i) Principally involved in the design and implementation of research and development programmes currently in the following: - Introduction, evaluation and conservation of fodder with emphasis on leguminous species including browses and native high protein species - Adapting hydroponic fodder system for feeding of livestock in Mauritius - Breeding, nutrition and reproductive management of meat goats and sheep - Establishment and consolidation of feed database in Mauritius for livestock - Implementing schemes and activities for boosting the goat sector and productivity enhancement for better Food Security - Implementing activities on forage cultivation and conservation with focus on home grown high protein forages - Technology transfer to farming community and follow up - Research on the use of homegrown protein as alternative to concentrate feeds for greater sustainability and less reliance on imported ingredients - Providing guidance to new promoters of goat and sheep development projects for Food Security in terms of farm layout, design of infrastructure, breeeding programme, establishment and management of pastures/fodder plots and herd management. (ii) Participation in brainstorming sessiong on issues pertinent to the livestock sector (iii) Priority settings for the formulation of livestock and feed-related policies (iv) Project write-up for seeking funding for livestock projects (v) Provision of research asistance to junior research colleagues and technicians A multidisciplinary approach is thus ensured at this level. 2

3 14. Current on-going & recently completed research & development projects: Completed: (i) Seasonal availability and nutritive value of forages and browses offered to stallfed goats in the smallholder village system in Mauritius (International Foundation for Science (IFS) funded) (ii) Decreasing mortality and enhancing productivity on goat farms in Mauritius for higher income earning (AusAid funded project under the AAA small grants scheme) (iii) Evaluation of the yield and nutritional potential of locally adapted, cultivated and introduced fodder species including tree /browse species (iv) Conservation of lucerne for hay and of fodder maize for silage. (v) Comparative evaluation of cultivating maize, elephant grass and guatemala and lucerne in a cropping programme in full stands (vi) Effect of harvest stage on biomass yield and nutritive value of guatemala grass and whole sugarcane On-going (i) Adapting the hydroponic fodder technology as an alternative fodder solution for smallholder farmers for sustainable livestock production (AusAid funded project under the AAA small grants scheme) (ii) Improving dairy milk production through partial substitution of concentrates by high protein homegrown forages (IAEA-funded project) (iii) Characterisation of nutritive value of fodder and feeds for livestock and database consolidation (iv) Conservation and genetic improvement of the local goat breed. (v) Performance assessment of imported goats and sheep on station and on-farm (vi) Small scale conservation of fodder through hay making and ensiling techniques 15. Scientific Publications 1. Saddul D., M.M. Seenevassen Pillay, R K Ramnauth, R Fakim, R. Lam Sheung Yuen, G. Saraye, P. Toolsee and A.A. Boodoo Evaluation of the performance of the smallholder goat production system in Mauritius. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Agricultural Scientists. 2. Saddul D. and A.A. Boodoo Response to urea molasses multinutrient blocks as a supplement in the diet of goats. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of Agricultural Scientists. 3. Saddul, D., Z.A. Jelan, R.A. Halim and J.B. Liang The potential of Morus alba (mulberry) as animal feed: Nutrient composition as affected by stages of maturity. Proceedings of the International Conference on Animal Nutrition, 3-5 March PutraJaya, Malaysia. pp Saddul, D. Z.A. Jelan, J.B. Liang and R.A. Halim The production potential of Morus alba as an animal feed: The effect of harvest stage on yield, persistence and nutritional properties. Proceedings of the 25 th MSAP Conference, 1-3 August, Melaka, Malaysia. pp

4 5. Jelan, Z.A. and D. Saddul Towards commercialisation of mulberry foliage as high protein feed. In Forages and feed resources in commercial livestock production systems, ed. R.A. Halim, N.R.A. Hamid and S.M. Nasir, Proceedings of the 8 th Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Grazing and Feed Resources for the South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September, p Saddul, D., Z.A. Jelan, J.B. Liang and R.A. Halim The potential of mulberry (Morus alba) as a fodder crop: The effect of plant maturity on yield, persistence and nutrient composition of plant fractions. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 17(12): Saddul, D., Z.A.Jelan, J.B. Liang and R.A. Halim Mulberry (Morus alba): A promising forage supplement for ruminants. Proceedings of the AAAP Animal Congress, September 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 8. Saddul, D., Z.A. Jelan, J.B. Liang and R.A. Halim Effects of high drying temperatures on protein fractions and in vitro gas production of mulberry foliage. Proceedings of the AAAP Animal Congress, 6-9 September 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9. Saddul, D., Z.A. Jelan, J.B. Liang and R.A. Halim Evaluation of mulberry (Morus alba) as potential feed supplement for ruminants: The effect of plant maturity on in situ disappearance and in vitro intestinal digestibility of plant fractions. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 18(11): Jelan Z.A., D. Saddul, J.B. Liang and R.A. Halim Mulberry (Morus alba) as a high quality feed for ruminants. Poster presented at the Exhibition of Invention, Research and Innovation, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM, 16 th March Saddul, D., Z.A. Jelan, J.B. Liang and R.A. Halim Effects of supplementation of a rice straw basal diet with graded levels of mulberry on nutrient digestibility in sheep. Paper submited for presentation at the 26 th MSAP Annual Conference, 1-3 June, 2005, Terengganu, Malaysia. 12. Zahari, M., Nordin, M.S.Y., Najib, M.A., Suparjo, N.M., Abu, C., Aminah A., Ismail M., Bakar, M.I.A., Jelan, Z.A., Liang, J.B., Saddul, D., Chantiratikul, A Laboratory and field evaluation of evaluation of potential feed resources resources in Malaysia. In Improving Animal Productivity by Supplementary Feeding of Multinutrient Blocks, Controlling Internal Parasites and Enhancing Utilization of Alternate Feed Resource, IAEA-TECDOC-1495, pp Saddul, D Productivity and nutritive value of lucerne (Medicago sativa) under Mauritian conditions. Poster presentation at the SAADC Conference held in November 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 14. Saddul, D., R.K., Ramnauth, G. Saraye, B. Ramlugun & J. Ramtohul, Chemical composition of forages fed to stallfed goats in smallholder farms in Mauritius. Proceedings of the 5 th SAADC Conference, October 2015, Pattaya, Thailand. 15. Saraye, G., D. Saddul, R. Lam Sheung Yuen and J Ramtohul Rearing systems and Feeding Practices on Smallholder Dairy Farms in Mauritius. Poster presentation University of Mauritius: Research Week

5 16. Saddul, D Enhancing productivity on smallholder goat farms in Mauritius through promoting the adoption of improved husbandry practices for higher income generation International Goat Conference, September 2016, Antalya Turkey 17. Saddul, D Goat meat production in Mauritius: status, women involvement and prospects for development towards better food security. OWSD 5 th General Assembly and International Conference, May 2016, Kuwait 18. Saddul, D Potential for using locally available meat goat breeds for milk production in Mauritius. 3 rd Asian Australasian Dairy Goat Conference, China. 16. Drafting of publications for the organization (FAREI) 1. Guidelines for new entrepreneurs in meat goat farming 2. Fodder booklet. A manual for livestock farmers 3. Fodder cultivation and conservation (DCP/EU funded project) 4. Technical sheets on cultivation and conservation of the following introduced fodder species in Mauritius: lucerne, fodder maize, sorghum, rye grass 5. Technical sheets for the rearing and management of Boer goats and Dorper sheep in Mauritius 6. National paper on Feed and Fodder Policy 17. Training/Workshops attended 1. SADC training course on Livestock Marketing and Trade in Bloemfontein, South Africa- April to May Workshop on Livestock Information Management System organized by the SADC in Mauritius in Training course Establishment, recovery and management of pastures, Brazil November Training course on Livestock Production Systems at University of New England, New South Wales, Australia in September Post course training workshop on Livestock Production Systems in Nairobi, Kenya, in November Fellowship training on Tannins in forages at the US Dairy Forage Research Centre, Madison. Wisconsin, USA in September/October 2013 & June/July International Women's Day Breakfast/Panel Discussion, 09 March 2016, Mauritius 8. Technical Mission on goat production CIRAD, Reunion, 27 February au 5 March Women in Leadership Training, (Australia Awards), Nairobi, Kenya March Key skills/interests: a. Good computer literacy for reporting, data entry and statistical analysis b. Good competency in delivery of talks, presentations, public lectures, holding of group meetings with farmers and stakeholders c. Good competency in conduct of on-farm projects involving farmer participation d. Good competency in project write-up for seeking external funds e. Worked as Part time lecturer at the University of Mauritius for courses on Ruminant Nutrition, poultry production and Animal Biotechnology 5

6 19. Membership of professional bodies: Member of the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Member of the International Goat Association Member of the Malaysian Society of Animal Production 20. Experience in international forums: - Attended International Livestock expos in Malaysia, South Africa, Wisconsin (USA), Australia - Visited livestock/ fodder production farms and milk/meat processing plants in Malaysia, South Africa, Kenya, USA, Australia and Brazil 21. Working experience in at regional level Initiated the following R&D programmes in Rodrigues to boost up sheep production 1997: Survey of sheep production in Rodrigues 1998: Technology Review Cattlewalk Regulation in Rodrigues 1999: Development and implementation of research activities for sheep, pasture profile in cattlewalks and community pasture establishment 22. Personal interests: Golf, swimming, reading, culinary exploration, gardening and outdoor activities 23. Referees contact details: 1. Dr. (Mrs.) Marie Françoise Driver Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture University of Mauritius Reduit, Mauritius Office Phone: ; Mobile: mfdriver@uom.ac.mu 2. Mrs. Micheline Seeneevassen Pillay Assistant Director, Livestock Research Department Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI), Reduit, Mauritius Office Phone: adlivestock@farei.mu 3. Dr. Juan Boo Liang Principal Research Fellow Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Office Phone: jbliang@upm.edu.my Devika Saddul (Dr, Mrs) February