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Departments
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Colleges
Veterinary Microbiology
The Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University came into existence from 8th January, 1975 after its bifurcation from amalgamated department, Department of Pathology and Bacteriology in the erstwhile Assam Veterinary College vide memo no AAU/R-193 (B)/74-75/10891-941 dated 8th January, 1975. It started functioning under the bold guidance of Late Dr J N Goswami, the first officiating Head of the new Department. In the initial stage, the Department suffered from lack of infrastructure and qualified manpower. However, it got a boost under I. D. A. project of AAU. With the appointment of Dr B R Boro, the founder HOD along with Late (Dr) A Chakraborty, PhD in VPH as another faculty member, the Department of Microbiology continued its journey to its present status. A separate Building was constructed and a number of laboratory instruments were procured. Similarly, as many as six faculty members were deputed for higher studies to different Universities for post graduate degrees leading to MVSc and PhD degrees. At present, the Department of Microbiology is a full-fledged leading Department of Assam Agricultural University. So far, the Department has completed a number of Research projects funded by ICAR, DBT, Govt. of India and DST, ASTEC, Govt. of Assam etc. The Department has so far produced 129 numbers of PG students (110 MVSc. and 19 PhD students) in addition to the regular UG teaching and extension activities. Presently, a total of 18 students have enrolled their names in the MVSc. and PhD studies in different semesters. There is 10 teaching staff presently working in the Department. Out of the total staff, 2 faculty members are solely associated with AICRP on FMD. With university grant, ICAR development grants and grant under different research projects, the Department procured many sophisticated instruments and established separate Bacteriology, Mycology, Immunology, Virology as well as Molecular Biology and Diagnostic laboratories. Now the Department is not only known in the North Eastern Region but also all over India as one of the well developed and advanced Department engaged in teaching and research on microbiology. Further, the department got yet another boost with the establishment of DBT-ADMaC centre for study of emerging, re-emerging and transboundary diseases in the year 2014.
# | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus |
1 | VMC * | Veterinary Microbiology | 5(3 + 2) | * courses are compulsory |
# | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus |
1 | VMC 601 * | BACTERIOLOGY - I | 4(3 + 1) | |
2 | VMC 602 * | BACTERIOLOGY - II | 4(3 + 1) | |
3 | VMC 603 * | VETERINARY MYCOLOGY | 2(1 + 1) | |
4 | VMC 604 * | GENERAL VIROLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
5 | VMC 605 * | SYSTEMATIC ANIMAL VIROLOGY | 4(3 + 1) | |
6 | VMC 606 * | PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
7 | VMC 607 * | VACCINOLOGY | 2(2 + 0) | |
8 | VMC 608 * | DIAGNOSTICS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 3(1 + 2) | |
9 | VMC 609 * | TECHNIQUES IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY | 3(0 + 3) | * courses are compulsory |
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1 | VMC 701 * | ADVANCES IN BACTERIOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
2 | VMC 702 * | ADVANCES IN MYCOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
3 | VMC 703 * | BACTERIAL GENETICS | 3(2 + 1) | |
4 | VMC 704 * | MICROBIAL TOXINS | 3(2 + 1) | |
5 | VMC 705 * | MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS | 3(2 + 1) | |
6 | VMC 706 * | ADVANCES IN VIROLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
7 | VMC 707 * | MOLECULAR AND GENETIC ASPECTS OF VIRAL PATHOGENESIS | 3(2 + 1) | |
8 | VMC 708 * | STRUCTURE FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP OF DNA AND RNA VIRUSES | 3(3 + 0) | |
9 | VMC 709 * | ONCOGENIC VIRUSES | 2(2 + 0) | |
10 | VMC 710 * | SLOW VIRAL INFECTIONS AND PRIONS | 2(2 + 0) | |
11 | VMC 711 * | MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
12 | VMC 712 * | ADVANCES IN CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
13 | VMC 713 * | CYTOKINES AND IMMUNOMODULATORS | 2(2 + 0) | |
14 | VMC 714 * | ADVANCES IN VACCINOLOGY | 2(2 + 0) | |
15 | VMC 715 * | ADVANCES IN IMMUNODIAGNOSTICS | 2(1 + 1) | |
16 | VMC 716 * | MODERN IMMUNOTECHNOLOGY | 3(1 + 2) | |
17 | VMC 717 * | CURRENT TOPICS IN INFECTION AND IMMUNITY | 3(3 + 0) | |
18 | VMC 718 * | VETERINARY MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
19 | VMC 790 * | SPECIAL PROBLEM | 2(0 + 2) | * courses are compulsory |
Projects
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On Going
- Premium Chick Feeds Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai sponsored project on "Development of an effective and stable inactivated multivalent whole virus vaccine against economically important major poultry viral diseases: Strategies to improve the breadth and protective efficacy", projcet cost Rs.7.0 Lakh
- AAU and NEAPS sponsored project on "Development of AAU Poultry Disease Diagnosis, Research and Consultancy Service (AAU-PDRC): Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model",
- AAU sponsored project on "Development of cost-effective oral vaccine against necrotic enteritis",
- DBT, GOI sponsored project on "SWINOSTICS: A platform for development and validation of diagnostics of important pig pathogens in NE Region of India for commercial exploration", projcet cost Rs.60.0435 Lakh
- DBT, GOI sponsored project on "SWINOSTICS: A platform for development and validation of diagnostics of important pig pathogens in NE Region of India for commercial exploration", projcet cost Rs.60.0435 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT-Validation and translation of the vaccines as well as diagnostic technologies developed in Phase-I of ADMaC and Sub Project 1: Validation, Regulatory compliance and translation of Vaccine and MolecularDiagnostics for Duck Plague”", projcet cost Rs.67.825 Lakh
- National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)< New Delhi sponsored project on "National One Health Programme for Prevention and Control of Zoonoses (NOHP-PCZ)", projcet cost Rs.28.20 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Validation and translation of the vaccines as well as diagnostic technologies developed in Phase-I of ADMaC and Sub Project 3: Validation and field testing of DIVA tests developed in ADMaC Phase-I project forsurveillance of brucellosis in North Eas", projcet cost Rs.27.1984 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on ""Modelling of indigenous diagnostics and immuno-potent vaccine candidates to combat African swine fever in India"", projcet cost Rs.2.1516721 Crore
- DBT sponsored project on "Generation and evaluation of a live vectored vaccine against porcine circo virus infection of swine", projcet cost Rs.88.20164 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Validation, Regulatory compliance and translation of Vaccine and MolecularDiagnostics for Duck Plague", projcet cost Rs.67.82560 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Upgradation and Implementation of Knowledge Based system (KBS) in NER ofIndia (An extended activity of Advanced Animal Disease Diagnosis andManagement Consortium (ADMaC)", projcet cost Rs.37.20640 Lakh
- DBT, GOI sponsored project on "Swinostics: A platform for development and validation of diagnostics of important pig pathogens in NE Region of India fror commercial exploration", projcet cost Rs.70.0 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Establishment of a consortium for one health to address Zoonotic and Transboundary diseases in India, including the Northeast Region",
- SITA, Govt. of Assam sponsored project on "Samridhi poultry-An innovative approach for economic empowerment of rural women of Assam through model egg village",
- DBT sponsored project on "Validation and translation of the vaccines as well as diagnostic technologies developed in Phase I of ADMaC Sub Project 1: Validation, Regulatory compliance and translation of Vaccine and Molecular Diagnostics for Duck Plague",
- DBT sponsored project on "Modeling of indigenous diagnostics and immune potent vaccine candidates to combat African Swine Fever in India", projcet cost Rs.69.53 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Establishment of a Consortium for One Health to address Zoonotic and Trans boundary Diseases in India, including the Northeast Region", projcet cost Rs.278.0956 Lakh
- NCDC sponsored project on "Regional Co-ordination centre under Intersectoral Coordination Progamme on Zoonoses", projcet cost Rs.28 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "ADMaC II : Sub Project 5: “Development, evaluation and validation of peptide-based iELISA for the zoonotic diseases, (1) Brucellosis and (2)Coxiellosis (Q-fever)”.",
- DBT sponsored project on "Establishment of a Consortium for One Health to address Zoonotic and Transboundary Diseases in India, including the Northeast Region", projcet cost Rs.278.0956 Lakh
- : Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi sponsored project on "Prevalence and drivers of select zoonotic pathogens and use of antimicrobials in livestock farms in North-East region: A mixed methods study", projcet cost Rs.45.34 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Farmers’ friendly innovative mechanical devices for boosting profitable pig production and improving animal welfare in rural North Eastern States of India", projcet cost Rs.16.00 Lakh
- NCDC, Dept.of Health & Family welfare, Govt. of India sponsored project on "NCDC funded Regional Coordination Centre under National One Health Programme for Prevention and Control of zoonotic Diseases (NOHPPCZ)",
- DBT, MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, GOVT. OF INDIA sponsored project on "Genetic Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium difficile and their Public Health Significance", projcet cost Rs.597996 Lakh
- DBT, GOI sponsored project on "DBT Twinning project titled "An integrated omics approach to characterize circulating Newcastle disease virus and intervention strategies to control Newcastle disease in North East India"", projcet cost Rs.44.06996 Lakh
- DBT, GOI sponsored project on "DBT Twinning project titled "An integrated omics approach to characterize circulating Newcastle disease virus and intervention strategies to control Newcastle disease in North East India"", projcet cost Rs.44.06996 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Attempt to develop diagnostics and preventive measure for suspected fish viral disease encountered in Assam", projcet cost Rs.21.00 Lakh
- RKVY sponsored project on "Development of Cell Culture Attenuated Duck Plague Virus Vaccine.", projcet cost Rs.90.00 Lakh
- ICMR sponsored project on "Prevalence and drivers of select zoonotic pathogens and use of antimicrobials in livestock farms in North-East region: A mixed methods study", projcet cost Rs.61.59080 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Development and evaluation of DIVA-based vaccine utilizing an Indian isolate of classical swine fever virus", projcet cost Rs.42.25 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Epidemiological studies on emerging infectious diseases of Elephants(Elephus maximus) with special reference to tuberculosis (TB) and elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV)", projcet cost Rs.20.00 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Development of subviral particle of infectious Bursal disease virus as a potential vaccine and diagnostic candidate", projcet cost Rs.40.70 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Advanced Animal Disease Diagnosis and Management Consortium", projcet cost Rs.3626 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Serosurveillance, isolation and molecular characterization of blue tongue virus in sheep and goats of Tripura and Assam states", projcet cost Rs.19.53 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Advanced Animal Disease Diagnosis and Management Consortium (ADMaC)", projcet cost Rs.1504.07 Lakh
- ICAR sponsored project on "ICAR-Outreach Programme on Zoonotic Diseases",
- DBT sponsored project on "A study on Sero-prevalence of viruses associated with porcine reproductive problems.", projcet cost Rs.27.75 Lakh
- ICAR sponsored project on "AICRP on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance", projcet cost Rs.10 Lakh
- ICAR sponsored project on "Veterinary Type culture",
- ICAR sponsored project on "Veterinary Type culture",
- ICAR sponsored project on "Veterinary Type culture",
- ICAR sponsored project on "ICAR-AICRP on ADMAS",
- ICAR sponsored project on "National Animal Disease Epidemiology Network", projcet cost Rs.10 Lakh
- ICAR sponsored project on "Veterinary Type Culture Collection (VTCC)", projcet cost Rs.3 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Classical Swine Fever With Special Reference To North eastern Region And Sub-Project On “Classical Swine Fever: Surveillance and Monitoring in some North eastern States and establishment of a National Classical Swine Fever Virus Repository”", projcet cost Rs.125.961 Lakh
- DBT sponsored project on "Molecular and immunological characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Indian isolates of classical swine fever virus.", projcet cost Rs.30.00 Lakh
- ICAR sponsored project on "Epidemiology, pathology and host immune responses of rotavirus infection in pig", projcet cost Rs.10.997 Lakh
- ICAR sponsored project on "Development of vaccine and vaccination strategy against pneumonic pasteurellosis and swine fever in pigs", projcet cost Rs.19.13,17 Lakh
- ICAR sponsored project on "Effect of probiotics and enzyme in the intestinal mucosa of the poultry.", projcet cost Rs.27.00 Lakh
- ICAR sponsored project on "Ontogeny of the specific immune system of pig with special reference to indigenous variety", projcet cost Rs.19.00 Lakh
- AAU sponsored project on "Epidemiology of important microbial diseases of zoo animals and birds.", projcet cost Rs.0.10 Lakh
- ICAR sponsored project on "AICRP on Epidemiological study on FMD.",
- ICAR sponsored project on "ICAR-AICRP on FMD",
- ICAR sponsored project on "ICAR-AICRP on FMD",
- ICAR sponsored project on "ICAR-AICRP on FMD",
- ICAR sponsored project on "AICRP on Epidemiological studies of FMD",
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Completed
- M/S Eco-phage Biotech, Bengaluru sponsored project on "Development of a bacteriophage based therapeutic product against Necrotic Enteritis (Corporate funded)", projcet cost Rs.10 Lakh implemented in 2019.
- M/S Ecophage Biotech, Bangaluru sponsored project on "Developing a bacteriphage based therapeutic product against Necrotic enteritis", projcet cost Rs.1002200.00 Lakh implemented in 2019. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma)
- DBT sponsored project on "Development of DIVA Diagnostics and marker vaccine against Duck Plague", projcet cost Rs.37.06 Lakh implemented in 2018. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Sutopa Das)
- DBT sponsored project on "Development of DIVA Diagnostics and marker vaccine against Duck Plague", projcet cost Rs.37.06 Lakh implemented in 2018. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- DBT sponsored project on "Development of DIVA Diagnostics and marker vaccine against Duck Plague", projcet cost Rs.37.06 Lakh implemented in 2018. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Nagendra Nath Barman)
- DBT sponsored project on "Development of DIVA Diagnostics and marker vaccine against Duck Plague", projcet cost Rs.37.06 Lakh implemented in 2018. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Pankaj Deka)
- DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Genetic Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium difficile, and their Public Health Significance.", projcet cost Rs.5597996 Lakh implemented in 2018. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma)
- DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Genetic Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium difficile, and their Public Health Significance.", projcet cost Rs.5597996 Lakh implemented in 2018. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Sophia M Gogoi)
- ICMR, New DelhiICMR, New Delhi sponsored project on "Prevalence and Drivers of Selected Zoometric Pathogens and use of Antimicrobials in Livestock Farms of North Eastern Region : A Mixed Method Study.", implemented in 2018. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Twinning Programme For The NE” titled “Sero-surveillance of Leptospira infections in animals of Northeastern region of India"", projcet cost Rs.39.53 Lakh implemented in 2017. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- DBT sponsored project on "Development and evaluation of DIVA-based vaccine utilizing an Indian isolate of classical swine fever virus", projcet cost Rs.69.53 Lakh implemented in 2017. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Sophia M Gogoi)
- Biotech Consortium India Ltd., DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Development of Nanoparticle or Microparticle Adjuvanted Subunit Oral Vaccine against Poultry Salmonellosis", implemented in 2016. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma)
- DBT sponsored project on "Development of novel diagnostics for Duck Plague.", projcet cost Rs.73.14 Lakh implemented in 2015. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Twinning Programme For The NE on Sero-surveillance, Isolation and molecular characterization of blue tongue virus in sheep and goats of Tripura and Assam states", projcet cost Rs.19.53 Lakh implemented in 2015. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Twinning Programme For The NE on Sero-surveillance, Isolation and molecular characterization of blue tongue virus in sheep and goats of Tripura and Assam states", projcet cost Rs.19.53 Lakh implemented in 2015. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Nagendra Nath Barman)
- PHFI sponsored project on "Studies on antibiotic usages and bovine tuberculosis in small holder Peri-urban Firms", implemented in 2015. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- SIRD, GOA sponsored project on "Broiler farming: Its constraints, solution and economic impact- a field level study", projcet cost Rs.5.0 Lakh implemented in 2015. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Pankaj Deka)
- ICAR-PDFMD sponsored project on "Assessment of the Economic Impact of FMD and its control in India", projcet cost Rs.15.0 Lakh implemented in 2014. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Pankaj Deka)
- DBT sponsored project on "Molecular Epidemiology of Group A rotavirus (RVA) infections in the North Eastern Region (NER)", projcet cost Rs.17.35 Lakh implemented in 2014. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Sutopa Das)
- DBT sponsored project on "Development of subviral particle of Infectious Bursal Disease virus as a potential vaccine and diagnostic candidate", projcet cost Rs.22.80 Lakh implemented in 2014. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Sutopa Das)
- DBT sponsored project on "Mapping of epidemiology, Anthelmentic resistance in gastro intestodiasis in goat and effect of indigenous herbal medicine incorporated in urea molasses block to combat the anthelmentic resistance in Assam", implemented in 2014. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Sutopa Das)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Twining programme for NER on Sero-surveillance, molecular characterization and epidemiology of pox viral infections in animals from North Eastern Region of India", projcet cost Rs.29.28 Lakh implemented in 2013. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Twining programme for NER on Aetiopathology and molecular epidemiology of bacterial and viral diseases associated with the respiratory problems of Yak in the North Eastern Region of India", projcet cost Rs.19.53 Lakh implemented in 2013. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- DBT sponsored project on "Capacity building and awareness generation towards combating microbial zoonotic infections in Kamrup and Lakhimpur districts of Assam", projcet cost Rs.50.3913 Lakh implemented in 2013. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- DBT sponsored project on "Capacity building and awareness generation towards combating microbial zoonotic infections in Kamrup and Lakhimpur districts of Assam", projcet cost Rs.50.3913 Lakh implemented in 2013. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Nagendra Nath Barman)
- DBT sponsored project on "Development of novel molecular diagnostics and improved vaccine for Duck Plague Virus", projcet cost Rs.43.97 Lakh implemented in 2013. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Nagendra Nath Barman)
- Ministry of Water Resources, GOI sponsored project on "Farmers Participatory Action Research Programme on Multiple use of water", projcet cost Rs.20.0 Lakh implemented in 2013. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Pankaj Deka)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Twining Programme on Development of Improved Diagnostics with Monitoring and Characterization of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Pig", projcet cost Rs.86 Lakh implemented in 2012.
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Twining programme for NER on Development of Improved Diagnostics with Monitoring and Characterization of Bacterial and Viral pathogens associated with Piglet diarrhea in North Eastern Region of India", projcet cost Rs.86.16 Lakh implemented in 2012. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Twining programme for NER on Development of Improved Diagnostics with Monitoring and Characterization of Bacterial and Viral pathogens associated with Piglet diarrhea in North Eastern Region of India", projcet cost Rs.86.16 Lakh implemented in 2012. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Nagendra Nath Barman)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Network Project on Brucellosis", implemented in 2012. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Dilip Kumar Bhattacharyya)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Network Project on Brucellosis", implemented in 2012. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora)
- DBT sponsored project on "DBT Network Project on Brucellosis", implemented in 2012. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Nagendra Nath Barman)
- DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "An Epidemiological Study of Clostridium defficile: A re-emerging pathogen of Public Health Importance.", projcet cost Rs.5288000.00 Lakh implemented in 2012. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma)
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT) sponsored project on "DBT Network Project on Brucellosis : Brucellosis Epidemiology", projcet cost Rs.153.42 Lakh implemented in 2012. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Girindra Kumar Saikia)
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT) sponsored project on "DBT Network Project on Brucellosis : Brucellosis Epidemiology", projcet cost Rs.153.42 Lakh implemented in 2012. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Nagendra Nath Barman)
- DBT sponsored project on "Sero Surveillance And Association of Toll-Like Receptors, Th1-Th2 Status And Viral Genotypes In Susceptibility And Severity of Pestis Des Pestis Ruminant Among Goats (Capra Hircus) And Sheep (Ovis Aries) of North East India", projcet cost Rs.35.98 Lakh implemented in 2012. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Sutopa Das)
- DBT, Govt of India sponsored project on "Molecular Characterization, Antimicrobial resistance and virulence typing of Pasteurella multocida isolates from clinically healthy pigs and pigs with atrophic rhinitis and pneumonic pasteurellosis.", projcet cost Rs.856800.00 Lakh implemented in 2011. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma)
- Govt. of India sponsored project on "Promotion of agriculture centric livelihood security for tribal farmers of Assam", projcet cost Rs.75.0 Lakh implemented in 2011. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Pankaj Deka)
- International Livestock International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Research Institute (ILRI) sponsored project on "Knowledge to Action: Enhancing the Traditional Dairy Value Chain in Assam", projcet cost Rs.11.30 Lakh implemented in 2008. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Girindra Kumar Saikia)
- ICAR sponsored project on "ALL INDIA NWP ON HAEMORRHAGIC SEPTICAEMIA", implemented in 2002. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Dilip Kumar Bhattacharyya)
- ICAR sponsored project on "ALL INDIA NWP ON HAEMORRHAGIC SEPTICAEMIA", implemented in 2002. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Girindra Kumar Saikia)
- ICAR sponsored project on "ALL INDIA NWP ON HAEMORRHAGIC SEPTICAEMIA", implemented in 2002. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma)
- ICAR sponsored project on "Weather based animal disease forecasting.", implemented in 2002. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Krishna Sharma)
- ICAR (NATP) Govt. of India sponsored project on "Development of Vaccine and vaccination strategies against pneumonic pasteurellosis and swine fever in pigs", implemented in 2002. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma)
- ICAR sponsored project on "All India Network Programme on Haemorrhagic Septicaemia", implemented in 2001.
- ICAR sponsored project on "Development of Cell culture adapted Duck Plague vaccine from a local isolate", projcet cost Rs.18 Lakh implemented in 2001. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Ratul Sarmah)
- DBT, Govt. of India R&D project sponsored project on "Development and application of molecular and immunological tools for characterizing Salmonella enterotoxigenicity", projcet cost Rs.4511800 Lakh implemented in 1998. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma)
- ICAR sponsored project on "Physicochemical characterization of duck plague viru", implemented in 1993. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Krishna Sharma)
- ASTEC sponsored project on "Development of a vaccine from a locally isolated strain of Duck Plague virus", projcet cost Rs.4.5 Lakh implemented in 1986. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Krishna Sharma)
Our Faculties
Achivements
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Prevalence of Disease
@ Epidemiological investigation reveales presence of all four types of FMDV viz O A C Asia1 mostl in cattle, buffaloe and in pigs. FMD outbreaks in yak and mithun were recorded for the first time. Type C disappeared since 1995.@ Molecular epidemiological study of Classical Swine Fever in north eastern region India reveales predominance of historic genotype 1.1 in domestic pigs as well as in pigmy hogs. Genotype 2.2 and 2.1 started appearing since 2007 in domestic pigs as well as in wild hogs in NE states.@ Prevalence and molecular characterization of Group A rotavirus in domestic animals and man reveales most common co-circulating types of G-10 and P-7 types in pigs, cattle and man.@ Pneumonic pasteurellosis in cattle and pigs was found to be caused mostly by serotypes A & B.@ Aetiopathology of Piglet diarrhea revealed frequent association of K88ac ETEC, rotavirus and less frequently with picobirna virus. Salmonella was also isolated from postweaned diarrhoeic piglets.@ Sudden death in postweanned healthy piglets were recorded due to ETEC asoociated with oedema disease.@ Emerging infectious infertility in cattle is found to be associated with IBR, BVDV and Brucella in Assam and some other North Eastern States.@ Sero-epidemiological study of reproductive diseases in pigs in NE States reveals the presence of Parvo, Adeno, Circo as well as PRRS virus.@ Food born diseases due to C. perfringens, C. deficile are identified domestic animals.@ Molecular characterization of duck plague virus reveals high prevalence of the virus in Assam and single serotype is circulating in Assam.@ Infectious causes of avian diseases showed that the Ranikhet disease virus is most frequently identified followed by infectious Bursal disease virus, Fowl pox and Pigeon pox virus. Molecular characterization of NDV reveals appearance of genotype XIII in poultry.@ Systematic study on livestock diseases showed that pox virus is re-emerging as major disease in goats, pigs as well as in poultry in entire N E states.@ In Assam PPR in goats has been recorded first time in this department.@Studies on emerging as well as transboundary diseases specially on African swine fever (ASF) in pigs and Lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle population of India.@ Standardization of immunization stretagy for LSD using Goatpox vaccine
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Standardization of Diagnostics
@ ELISA based diagnostics were standardized for diagnosis of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV), Classical swine fever virus (CSFV), Rotavirus (RV), Infectious Bursal disease virus(IBDV), DPV etc.@ User friendly dot ELISA test for detection of CSFV antibody was developed@ FAT standardized for detection of Rabies virus, Swine fever virus, Rotavirus in tissue@ PCR/ Real time PCR based diagnostic techniques for CSF, RV, DPV, FP, ORF, BHV, ETEC, Salmonella, Clostridia etc.
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Development of vaccine candidates
@ Duck plague virus vaccine seed: Development of DPV vaccine from local strain of Assam, Cell culture based DPV vaccine have been developed.@ Swine fever vaccine: Cell culture adapted lapinized vaccine is in pipeline.@ Swine Pasteurella subunit vaccines: KSCN extract vaccine was tried experimentally and was found encouraging result.@ Salmonella toxoid vaccine: In house trial carried out in chicken and protective titre attained.@ Egg yolk antibody and Colostral antibody raised in Bovine against ETEC: passive protection of neonatal piglets against ETEC infection by heterologous antibody.
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Immunization Strategy
@ Immunization of Pig against FMDV: Oil- adjuvanted FMD vaccine was first tried in pigs of Assam. Elicited protective titre against prevailing types/sub types O, A, C, Asia 1@ Vaccination strategy against FMD for buffaloes: Single vaccination rendered protection up to 6 months of post vaccination.@ Simultaneous vaccination strategy against FMD and swine fever in pigs was developed and found satisfactory performance.
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Patents
@ Patents obtained /applied for: Dr R K Sharma, Professor of the departmet is one of the contributors of the Indian Patent ( No. 270519) with grant date, 29-Dec-2015 and filing date, 20-Mar-2007. A POLY HERBAL (2.57.5% of Alternanthera brasiliana and 2.5 7.5%of Achyranthes aspera.) COMPOSITION FOR WOUND HEALING AND APROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME