Research
Activities
List of
Ongoing Research projects
Department
of Veterinary Public Health
1.
Residues Bacterial Zoonosis
2.
Salmonella in meat
Department
of Animal Nutrition
“Estimation
of total phenols and tannins in certain tree leaves”
-
Work on analysis of
the fallen tree leaves such as teak, banyan, cashew, jack for their cell
contents, cell wall fractions and polyphenolic compounds is in progress.
-
The practical utility
of tree leaves in ruminant rations to enhance the nitrogen efficiency is being
explored.
Department
of Veterinary Microbiology
“Development
of Molecular Diagnostic Tool for Surveillance and Genotyping of Canine
Parvovirus Circulating in
India
.” Sanctioned. Dr. H.K. Mukhopadhyay (Principal Investigator), Dr. P.X.Antony,
Dr. J. Thanislass and Dr. R.M. Pillai, to Department of Biotechnology,
New Delhi
– Rs.33.444 Lakhs Ref.BT/PR14677/ADV/57/111/2010 dated 20.05.2011 of DBT
Govt. of India.
List of
Completed Projects
Department
of Avian Production Management
“Effect
of Floor Space on performance of White Leghorn birds under Puducherry
Conditions”
Department
of Veterinary Parasitology
"Prevalence of helminth parasites in ruminants in and around
Pondicherry",
S. S. Das, D. Kumar and R. Sreekrishnan, funded by The Department of
Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Pondicherry (2003-04), Total
Grant: Rs. 1,00,000/-.
"Assessment of public health risk of Toxocara canis in and around
Pondicherry",
S. S. Das, D. Kumar and R. Sreekrishnan, funded by The Department of
Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Pondicherry (2003-04), Total
Grant: Rs. 30,000/-.
Department
of Veterinary Public Health
Detection of
antimicrobial residues in milk sold in Puducherry by Microbial growth inhibition
test.
Department
of Veterinary Bio-Chemistry
- "PCR/RFLP
based screening of livestock population of Pondicherry for genetic
susceptibility factors of environmentally related diseases", funded by
the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India, New Delhi (2000-2002), Total Grant: Rs.14.82 lakhs.
- "Single
Nucleotide Polymorphism discovery in Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Gene Specific
Sequence Tagged Sites", funded by the Department of Biotechnology,
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi
(2004-07), Total Grant: Rs.43.20 lakhs.
- "Identification
of Protein Biomarker and Development of Immuno Assay for the diagnosis of
Sub-Clinical Mastitis", funded by the Department of Biotechnology,
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi
(Mar.2008-Feb.2010), Total Grant: Rs.27 lakhs.
Department
of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology
"Use
of Prosthetic Tubes in the Treatment of Teat Obstruction in Cattle",
Department of Veterinary Surgery. Funded by the Dept. of Science Technology
& Environment, Government of
Pondicherry
(2000-01), Total Grant Rs.50,000.
Department
of Animal Nutrition
- “To
study the efficiency of different enzymes in broiler performance mainly on
energy and nitrogen utilization”, collaborative research project between
department of Animal Nutrition and Kemin Nutritional Technologies (
India
) Pvt. Ltd., (April 2003 - June 2003).
- A
report has been prepared under the title “A study on feeding Practices at
Pondicherry” based on the inputs collected during the field study trips
for BVSc & AH students, along with information published in the
proceedings of workshops viz “Landless livestock training: Problems and
prospects” and “Dairy farmers and Scientist interaction on Animal
Nutrition issues” (2005).
- “A
survey on Feed Quality Control in
Pondicherry
” had been undertaken using the samples received from Department of Animal
Husbandry & Animal Welfare, Government of Pondicherry and The
Pondicherry
Co-operative Milk Producers Union (PONLAIT) and samples collected from
various shopping complexes of
Pondicherry
region located in rural, periurban and urban areas and Instructional Farm
Complex of our College. A total
of 102 feed ingredients, 111 cattle feed samples, 184 chicken feed samples
and 42 pig feed samples were used for the study.
They were analyzed for their quality and the report was prepared
(2005).
- "Evaluation
of supplementary feeding value of local tree foliage (subabul, agathi,
jackfruit, cashewnut, Acacia
auriculiformis and Peltophorum
ferrugenium) in goats fed on NB hybrid green fodder" (six
experiments) (2005 - 2006).
- Evaluation
of nutritive value of cashewnut leaves in goats (2005 - 2006).
- “Estimation
of total phenols and tannins in certain tree leaves” has been started in
March 2007.
a)
Analysis of tree
leaves of Acacia auriculiformis,
cashewnut, Gliricidia sepium, Jack, Sesbania
grandiflora, Subabul and Yellow gold mohur for their cell contents, cell
wall fractions and polyphenolic compounds.
b) Cell
contents cell wall fractions and polyphenolic compounds of guava leaves were
analysed along with some more samples of Acacia
auriculiformis and cashewnut leaves for comparison.
Department
of Veterinary Microbiology
- “Microbial
quality of fresh meat at different outlets of
Pondicherry
and its significance to Public Health” funded by Department of Science and
Technology, Government of Pondicherry. For
0.60 lakh. Dr. H.K. Mukhopadhyay
(Principal Investigator), Dr. R.M. Pillai, Dr.
U.K.
Pal, and Dr. V.J. Ajay Kumar. Ref.G.O.Rt.No.65/Envt/2002 dated 26/03/2002 of
the Chief Secretary, Puducherry
- “Methicillin
resistant Staphylococcus aureus from cases of Bovine mastitis and their
potential role in transmission to human beings” funded by Department of
Science and Technology, Government of Pondicherry.
For 1.00 lakh. Dr. P.X. Antony (Principal Investigator), Dr. H.K.
Mukhopadhyay and Dr. R.M. Pillai. Ref.G.O.Rt.No.82/Envt/2010
dated 31/03/2010 of the Chief Secretary, Puducherry.
Home