Research Activities
LIST OF ONGOING PROJECTS
1. "Identification of Protein Biomarker and Development of Immuno Assay for the diagnosis of Sub-Clinical Mastitis", Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Total Grant : Rs.27 lakhs, funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi. (Mar.2008-Feb.2011)
2. “Enhancing livelihoods of livestock dependent poor people through increasing use of fodder”,Collaborative Fodder Innovation Project between RAGACOVAS, Pondicherry and ICRISAT, Hyderabad, Total Grant Rs. 16.1 lakhs, funded by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) (2007-2009)
3. "Improving Livelihood Security of Women Self Help Groups involved in Livestock rearing through Capacity Building in Gender Awareness", Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension in collaboration with International and Rural Development Department , University of Reading, UK, Total Grant: £ 67,000, Development Partnership in Higher Education (DelPHE) programme of the British Council (Nov.2006-Oct.2009)
4. “Improving the quality of Veterinary Education”,Collaborative project between CALPI (Swiss Agency), New Delhi and RAGACOVAS, Pondicherry
5. "Development of a specific assay with special reference to histopathology of Mycobaterium bovis infection in animals and man", Department of Veterinary Pathology, Total grant Rs. 18.1 lakhs, funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi.
6. "Improvement of Cattle and Buffalo Breeding", Centrally sponsored scheme under the National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB), Total Grant : Rs. 3.00 Crores, funded by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India (2004-2009)
LIST OF COMPLETED PROJECTS
1. "PCR/RFLP based screening of livestock population of Pondicherry for genetic susceptibility factors of environmentally related diseases", Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Total Grant : Rs.15.16 lakhs, funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi. (1999-2002)
2. "Use of Prosthetic Tubes in the Treatment of Teat Obstruction in Cattle", Department of Veterinary Surgery. Total Grant Rs.50,000 funded by the Dept. of Science Technology & Environment, Government of Pondicherry (2000-01)
3. "Livelihood securities of Landless Livestock farmers in Pondicherry : a search for a sustainable paradigm", Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension in collaboration with International and Rural Development Department , University of Reading, UK, Total Grant: £ 24,000, funded by the Committee for International Cooperation for Higher Education, UK (2000 – 2003)
4. "Improving animal husbandry services for poor women through capacity building in gender awareness" - one year collaborative Gender and Development Project ,Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Total Grant: £ 8,400 funded by the British Council Division, Chennai. (April 2001 - March 2002)
5. "Histopathological and histochemical diagnosis of diseases prevalent in animals – A slaughter house study", Department of Veterinary Pathology, Total grant Rs. 50,000/- funded by the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Pondicherry.(2001-02)
6. "Cytogenetic studies of the cattle of Pondicherry with special reference to reproductive performance", Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding, Total Grant : Rs.16.53 lakhs, funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, (ICAR) New Delhi. (Dec.2001 - Dec 2004).
7. "Dissemination of animal health knowledge for development of landless dairy cattle owners in the peri urban regions of Pondicherry, India", Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension in collaboration with International and Rural Development Department and Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Research Institute, University of Reading, UK, Total Grant: £ 99,384, Funded by Department for International Development (DFID), UK.(2002 – 2004)
10. "Bacterial contamination of top milk and its determinants in Pondicherry", Department of Veterinary Public Health, Total Grant Rs.16,000/- funded by The Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Pondicherry. (2002-03)
11. "Assessment of public health risk of Toxocara canis in and around Pondicherry", Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Total Grant: Rs. 30,000/- funded by The Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Pondicherry. (2003-04)
12. "Prevalence of helminth parasites in ruminants in and around Pondicherry" Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Total Grant: Rs. 1,00,000/- funded by The Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Pondicherry. (2003-04)
13. "Single Nucleotide Polymorphism discovery in Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Gene Specific Sequence Tagged Sites" Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Total Grant : Rs.43.2 lakhs, funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi. (2004-07)
14. "Enhancement of Fertility in Buffaloes by Reproductive Technology", Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics", Total Grant: Rs. 85,000/- funded by The Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Pondicherry.
15. "Geographical Information System (GIS) and its Application in Livestock Disease Mapping", Collaborative Project of the Computer centre of the College with NIC, Pondicherry.
16. "Development and Application of a PCR Method for the Detection of Salmonella from Meat and Meat products", Department of Veterinary Public Health , Total Grant: Rs. 33,000/-
17. "Evaluation of supplementary feeding value of local tree foliage (subabul/agathi/ jackfruit/ cashewnut/ Acacia auriculiformis / Peltophorum ferrugenium) in goats fed on NB hybrid green fodder" (six experiments), - Department of Animal Nutrition.
