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Moti Lal Madan, DVM, Ph.D. (born 1939) is an Indian biotechnology researcher, veterinarian, academic and administrator.
From 1994 to 1995, Madan served as Director (Research) of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) in Karnal and was later, from 1995 to 1999, Deputy Director General (Animal Science) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. In November 2006 he became Vice-Chancellor of the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Science University, Mathura. Earlier he served as the Vice Chancellor of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth in Akola.
Madan has published at least 188 academic articles, including many in international journals.
Awards/Honours: National Science Pioneer Award, 1985; World Buffalo Congress, Cairo, Egypt; Nalis Lagerlof Award, 1985, 1997, Indian Society for Animal Reproduction, D. Sundaresan Award, 1989, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal; Hari Om Award, 1990; Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award, 1992; AGOURI Award, 1995, Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction; Rotary International Award 1998; AJAS Purina Award, 1999, Asian Australasian Association of Animal Production; Rotary Service Excellence Award, 2001; SAPI Honorific Award, 2002, Society for Animal Physiologists of India; Distinguished Veterinarian Award, 2002, Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research; Bhasin Award, 2002; Alumni Excellence Award, 2004, National Dairy Research Institute.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, India; Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research; Egyptian Veterinary Association, Cairo, Egypt; Indian Society for Study of Animal Reproduction.
Madan has also served as the Chairman, National Task Force on Animal Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi; Member Executive and Chairman, Education Committee, Veterinary Council of India, New Delhi.
From 1987 to 1994, Madan served as Project Director of Embryo Transfer Technology at NDRI. He led a research team at the institute that performed the first successful in vitro fertilisation of a buffalo leading to the birth of a calf, named "Pratham", in November 1990.