Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Director, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, chaired the Plenary Session. The various recommendations of the concerned technical sessions were presented by chairmen/rapporteur of respective sessions.

The Plenary Session included the speeches of Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Director, NDRI, Karnal and Dr. N.R. Bhasin, President, IDA. The session ended with a thanks note of Mr. Arun Patil, Chairman, IDA (WZ) who thanked all delegates for joining the XXXVII Dairy Industry Conference and hoped to meet again in next Dairy Industry Conference in a remarkable strength.

The Secretary General, XXXVII DIC, Mr. K. Shyju also expressed humble thanks to all the delegates.

The highlights of the session were the Best Paper Awards, Best Exhibitor Awards, Poster Paper Awards.

BEST PAPER AWARDS

INDIAN JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Dairy Processing Area (for the year 2007)
First Paper: “Process standardization and shelf life evaluation of Chhana Podo.” Authors: Dr. Bikash C. Ghosh, Dr. K.Jayaraj Rao, Dr. B.V. Balasubramanyam and Dr. Satish Kulkarni. Second Paper: “Color based platform test for the detection of vegetable oils/fats in ghee.” Authors: Dr. Darshan Lal, Dr. Rajan Sharma and Dr. Vivek Sharma.

Dairy Production Area (for the year 2007)
First Paper: “On farm evaluation of a nutritionally balanced total mixed ration on the lactation performance of buffaloes.” Authors: Dr. S.S. Thakur and Dr. S.K. Tomar. Second Paper:“Effect of chelated vs. inorganic zinc supplementation on vitamin A Utilisation and immune response in growing crossbred calves.” Authors: Dr. H. Aliarabi and Dr. (Mrs.) A. Chhabra.

Dairy Economics, Extension and Management Area (for the year 2007)
First Paper: “Economics of milk production : Variations across productivity levels.” Authors: Dr. Smita Sirohi, Dr. B.K. Joshi and Dr. Yogendra Kumar. Second Paper:“Adopters categories among dairy farmers: A study of members of milk producers' cooperative societies in Haryana.” Authors: Dr. Satyavir Singh and Dr. Ram Kumar.

INDIAN DAIRYMAN

Technical Aspect Area (for the year 2007)
First Paper: “Area Specific mineral mixtures and vitamins in the ration of dairy animals for improved productivity and reproduction efficiency.” Authors: Dr. M.R. Garg, Dr. P.L. Sherasia and Dr. B.M. Bhanderi. Second Paper:“Reflections on Dairy Development Experiences in Different Continents” Author: Mr. Joe Phelan.

Commercial Aspect Area (for the year 2007)
First Paper: “Designer Milk - Manipulating the Milk composition.” Authors: Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Dr. P.K. Singh and Dr. Pankaj Pandey; Second Paper:“Contract dairy farming versus dairy cooperatives - relative strengths and weaknesses” Authors: Dr. T.K. Walli and Dr. K. Ponnusamy.

BEST Exhibitor Awards

Milk Products Manufacturers
First Paper: Goa State Co.op. milk Producers Union Ltd., Ponda, Goa. Second Paper: Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd., "Gokul", Kolhapur.

Equipment Manufacturers
First Paper: Zeuzer Engineers India Pvt. Ltd, Pune.
Second Paper: Varsha Dairy & Food Engineers, Kolhapur.

Testing Equipment Manufacturers
First Paper: HCL Infosystems Ltd, Noida.
Second Paper: Benny Impex Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

Others
First Paper: Milan Décor Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.
Second Paper: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Ponda, Goa.

Poster paper Awards

Dairy Farming
Title: Prospects and Constraints of Dairy Farming in India. Authors: Aditi Deshmukh and Kokane R.D.

Productivity Enhancement
Title:“Biomass of Lactobacillus Acidophilus under Solid State Fermentation Technique.” Authors: Deepti Minz, M.I. Baig, R.D. Kokane and Kodape A.H.
Title:“In-Vitro Activities of Encapsulated Rumen Fungi for their Exploitation as Microbial Feed Additives for Domesticated Ruminants.” Authors: Ravinder Nagpal, Anil K. Puniya and Kishan Singh.

Global Opportunity
Title:“The Indian Dairy Industry: The Challenges in WTO Era.” Authors: S.D. Kalyankar., C.D. Khedkar; D.N. Bajad; M.R. Patil; and S.S. Deosarkar.

Technological Advancements
Title:“Economics of Mechanized Shrikhand Thermization.” Authors: Bhadania, A.G., Dhotre A.V. and Shah B.P.

General
Title:“Studies on the Effect of Different Low Calorie Sugar and Functional Ingredients on the Growth and Biomass Production of Probiotic Culture.” Authors: Bhavya K.M., Anok Melvin Marshall and A.M. Natarajan.

Value Addition
Title:“Effect of Feeding Orange Juice Fortified with Probiotic Culture on Gastrointestinal Microbiota.” Authors: Sheetal S. Deosarkar, A.S. Hembade, C.D. Khedkar and S.D. Kalyankar.