Dr Muhammed Elayadeth Meethal works as Assistant Professor at the Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala, India, where he has been since 2015. He received his Ph.D. in Animal Breeding, Genetics and Biostatistics from Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in 2014. His research interests span both animal breeding and molecular genetics. Much of his work has been on improving the understanding in complex genetics involved in the sustainable intensification of animal agriculture. He has published 12 articles and authored 2 book chapters. He has written more than 60 popular articles in leading dailies and magazines. He is member of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS). In 2013, he was awarded Crawford fellowship from Australia for his research on measurement of physiological parameters in heat-stressed sheep (Ovis aries) at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. In 2018, he completed his postdoctoral training at Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom on the impact of forage quality on enteric emissions from beef cattle, for which he was awarded the Rothamsted International Fellowship.