Profile of Dr. Rajive Kumar Brahmchari

• B.F.Sc.: Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala
• M.F.Sc. in Fish Pathology & Microbiology : ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
• Ph.D. in Aquatic Animal Health & Management : ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai

Professional Area

• Research Area: Aquatic Animal Health & Management
• Research Interest: Fish Pathology, Fish Parasitology, Nanotechnology applications in fish disease control, Phytotherapeutics in Aquaculture, Fish Disease Surveillance & Epidemiology

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Sharma, A., Kumar, S., Raman, R.P., Kumar, K., Kumari, P., Brahmchari, R.K., Pawar, N.A., Dalvi, R.S. and Jadhao, S.B. (2025). Biopesticidal efficacy and safety of azadirachtin: Broad-spectrum effects on ectoparasites infesting goldfish, Carassius auratus (Linn. 1758). ACS Omega, 10(13), pp.13269–13277. [NAAS JRN ID A010; NAAS Score 9.7]
• Kumari, P., Kumar, S., Brahmchari, R.K., Singh, A.B., Rajendran, K.V., Shukla, S.P., Sharma, R. and Raman, R.P. (2025). Anti-parasitic efficacy of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles on Argulus siamensis: An ectoparasite of fish and their effect on the expression of ion channel genes. Aquaculture International, 33(1), p.83. [NAAS JRN ID A277; NAAS Score 8.2]
• Abedin, J., Kumar, S., Banik, A., Brahmchari, R.K., Kishore, P., Dubey, M.K., Kumari, R. and Srivastava, P.P. (2025). Evaluation of rice distillers’ dried grains soluble (DDGS) blended with non-starch polysaccharidases (NSPase) as a fish meal substitute in the diet of climbing perch, Anabas testudineus Animal Feed Science and Technology, 323, p.116306. [NAAS JRN ID A178; NAAS Score 8.5]
• Sahu, O., Mogalekar, H.S., Kumar, P., Ram, R.K., Nayak, S.K., Srivastava, P.P., Brahmchari, R.K. (2024). Length-weight relationship and exploitation of Macrobrachium species in the Burhi Gandak River, North Bihar, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 71(3). [NAAS JRN ID I068; NAAS Score 6.4]
• Kumari, P., Kumar, S., Raman, R.P. and Brahmchari, R.K. (2024). Nanotechnology: An avenue for combating fish parasites in aquaculture system. Veterinary Parasitology, p.110334. [NAAS JRN ID V025; NAAS Score 8.0]
• Nayak, S.K., Mogalekar, H.S., Brahmchari, R.K. and Srivastava, P.P. (2024). Seasonal dynamics of water quality and fish diseases in freshwater aquaculture farms of North Bihar, India. Journal of Experimental Zoology, India, 27(1). [NAAS JRN ID J242; NAAS Score 4.78]
• Prasad, D., Nayak, S.K., Mogalekar, H.S., Kumar, S., Singh, M.K., Brahmchari, R.K., Kumar, A. and Srivastava, P.P. (2023). Studies on morphometric analysis of Pila globosa (Swainson, 1822) from Manika Oxbow Lake, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India, 55(4), pp.371–381. [NAAS JRN ID J565; NAAS Score 5.04]
• Chandravanshi, S., Mogalekar, H.S., Dupare, R.R.S., Sahu, A., Nayak, S.K., Brahmchari, R.K. and Singh, M.K. (2023). Growth parameter estimates of Parreysia favidens (Benson, 1862) from the river Burhi Gandak in Bihar, India. Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India, 55(3), pp.332–337. [NAAS JRN ID J565; NAAS Score 5.04]
• Kumari, P., Kumar, S., Rajendran, K.V., Brahmchari, R.K. and Raman, R.P. (2023). Effects of extraction temperature on phytoconstituents of leaf extracts of Azadirachta indica and its antiparasitic efficacy against Argulus Journal of Environmental Biology, 44(5), pp.699–705. [NAAS JRN ID J211; NAAS Score 6.6]
• Hazarika, M.M.A., Kumar, S., Nayak, S.K., Brahmchari, R.K., Kumar, A., Kumar, P., Mogalekar, H.S. and Srivastava, P.P. (2023). Comparative study on growth performance and survival of Indian major carps and male monosex tilapia in recirculating aquaculture system. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 70(1), pp.36–43. [NAAS JRN ID I068; NAAS Score 6.4]
• Pramanik, A., Kumar, S., Kumari, P., Brahmchari, R.K., Deo, A.D., Dash, G. and Raman, R.P. (2023). Antiparasitic effect of Nootkatone against Argulus japonicus infestation on goldfish (Carassius auratus). PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3687709/v1].
• Kumar, A., Ram, R.K., Mogalekar, H.S., Nayak, S.K., Brahmchari, R.K., Kumar, S., Singh, S.K. and Srivastava, P.P. (2022). Traditional fishing methods in Burhi Gandak river, North Bihar, India. Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 25(2). [NAAS JRN ID J242; NAAS Score 4.78]
• Kumar, N., Brahmchari, R.K., Bhushan, S., Thorat, S.T., Kumar, P., Chandan, N.K., Kumar, M. and Singh, N.P. (2019). Synergistic effect of dietary selenium nanoparticles and riboflavin on the enhanced thermal efficiency of fish against multiple stress factors. Journal of Thermal Biology, 85, p.102417. [NAAS JRN ID J584; NAAS Score 8.9]
• Brahmchari, R.K., Kumar, S. and Singh, M.K. (2018). Interplay of substrate variation and biofilm formation in augmenting carp production. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, Special Issue(7), pp.3774–3789.
• Kumar, R., Mukherjee, S.C., Ranjan, R., Vani, T., Brahmachari, R.K. and Nayak, S.K. (2015). Effect of dietary supplementation of Bacillus subtilis on haematological and immunological parameters of Catla catla (Hamilton). Aquaculture International, 23(5), pp.1275–1292. [NAAS JRN ID A277; NAAS Score 8.2]
• Ranjit Kumar, N., Raman, R.P., Jadhao, S.B., Brahmchari, R.K., Kumar, K. and Dash, G. (2013). Effect of dietary supplementation of Bacillus licheniformis on gut microbiota, growth and immune response in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879). Aquaculture International, 21(2), pp.387–403. [NAAS JRN ID A277; NAAS Score 8.2]
• Rajpakshe, A.D.W.R., Prasad, K.P., Mukherjee, S.C., Kundan, K., Brahmachari, R.K., Meena, C.T. and Kumar, N. (2012). In vitro sensitivity of three bacterial pathogens of koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) to certain antibiotics. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2, pp.93–98. [NAAS JRN ID J027; NAAS Score 7.2]
• Vani, T., Saharan, N., Mukherjee, S.C., Ranjan, R., Kumar, R. and Brahmchari, R.K. (2011). Deltamethrin induced alterations of hematological and biochemical parameters in fingerlings of Catla catla (Ham.) and their amelioration by dietary supplement of vitamin C. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 101(1), pp.16–20. [NAAS JRN ID P035; NAAS Score 10.2]

Books/ Book chapters :

• Ganesh Kumar, T., Paul, T., Brahmchari, R.K., Kumar, S. (2025). Microbial Enzymes in Aquatic Ecosystem. In: Mallik, S.K., Shahi, N., Pandey, P.K. (eds) Management of Fish Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0270-4_17
• Kumar, K., Paul, T., Kumar, S., Shukla, S.P., Ganesh Kumar, T. and Brahmchari, R.K. (2024). Microbial degradation of pollutants in aquatic environment. In: S.K. Rout, A. Amin, S. Karnakar, P. Jana and G. Shiva Prasad, eds. Aquatic Toxicology and its Management, Vol. 1. Delhi: Narendra Publishing House, pp.249–267.
• Brahmchari, R.K., Kumar, S., Kumari, P., Kumar, K. (2022). ArgulusParasitism in Aquaculture: An Elevated Temperature Scenario. In: Sinha, A., Kumar, S., Kumari, K. (eds) Outlook of Climate Change and Fish Nutrition. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5500-6_11
• Kumar, A., Brahmchari, R.K. (2022). Climate Change: Impact on Fauna and Fishing Activity of River. In: Sinha, A., Kumar, S., Kumari, K. (eds) Outlook of Climate Change and Fish Nutrition. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5500-6_3
• Suyani, N.K., Singh, M.K., Brahmchari, R.K. (2022). Climate Change and Coral Reef Ecosystem: Impacts and Management Strategies. In: Sinha, A., Kumar, S., Kumari, K. (eds) Outlook of Climate Change and Fish Nutrition. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5500-6_6

A. Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management

M. rajive.cof@rpcau.ac.in

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