Veterinary Physiology is a major discipline in veterinary science. The Department of Veterinary Physiology came into existence since inception of the Assam Veterinary College in the year 1948. Post graduate course in Veterinary Physiology started in the year 1968. Nuclear Research Laboratory was established in the department in the year 1980. Presently, the Department has a total floor area of 1071.83 Sq Metre comprising five (5) laboratories, twelve (12) rooms and one (1) seminar cum conference hall.
The discipline of Veterinary Physiology is one of the key disciplines for B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree programme and involved in teaching, research and extension activities.
Mandate:
To impart quality and need base teaching to Under Graduate and Post Graduate (M. V. Sc. and Ph. D) students in Veterinary Physiology.To undertake basic, strategic and frontier research programme to solve the problems of the farmers pertaining to animal production.To disseminate the knowledge to the farmers from the technology basket in the form of awareness camp, training, workshop, seminar, on farm trial, front line demonstration at farm gate level and also to participate in the capacity building programme of the extension workers.
Research approaches:
1. 1. Basic research
a. To generate basic physiological data of indigenous and crossbred livestock.
b. To generate base line data in relation to growth, reproduction and nutritional physiology.
c. To generate base line data in relation to animal endocrinology and reproduction.
d. To generate base line data in climate and stress physiology.
e. To generate baseline data on soil, fodder and serum mineral of livestock.
2. Strategic research
a. Strategic mineral supplementation to improve general health, growth and reproductive performances, lactation, stress and immunity in animals.
b. Strategic hormonal administration and mineral supplementation to improve growth, reproduction and lactation performances of animals.
c. Strategic administration of antioxidants to ameliorate environmental stress of animals.
d. Use of slaughter house germplasm research and germplasm conservation for future use.
3. 3. Frontier research
a. Advance biotechnological research to understand molecular mechanism of different signaling pathways.
b. Advance researches in reproductive biotechnology (Oocyte recovery, MOET, IVM, IVF, zygote production, ETT and animal cloning).
c. Up scaling the available technology for isolation, culture and preservation of germ cells and somatic cells and their applications.
d. Advance study on stress markers for taking environmental stress mitigation strategy.
| UG Courses | ||||
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus |
| 1 | VPB-I (Paper I & II) * | Veterinary Physiology | 5(4 + 1) | * courses are compulsory |
| Masters Courses | ||||
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus |
| 1 | VPY 601 | PHYSIOLOGY OF DIGESTION | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 2 | VPY 602 * | CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 3 | VPY 603 * | RENAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BODY FLUID DYNAMICS | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 4 | VPY 604 * | HAEMATOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 5 | VPY 605 * | VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | 2(2 + 0) | |
| 6 | VPY 606 * | PHYSIOLOGY OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 7 | VPY 607 * | CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 8 | VPY 608 * | NEUROMUSCULAR PHYSIOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 9 | VPY 609 * | CHEMICAL BIOREGULATION IN PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS | 3(3 + 0) | |
| 10 | VPY 610 * | RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY | 2(0 + 2) | * courses are compulsory |
| PhD Courses | ||||
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus |
| 1 | VPY 701 * | APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY OF BODY FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 2 | VPY 702 * | PHYSIOLOGY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR | 2(2 + 0) | |
| 3 | VPY 703 * | COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF RUMINANT DIGESTION | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 4 | VPY 704 | ADVANCES IN NEURO-ENDOCRINOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 5 | VPY 705 * | MYOPHYSIOLOGY AND KINESIOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 6 | VPY 706 * | AVIAN PHYSIOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 7 | VPY 707 * | PHYSIOLOGY OF LACTATION | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 8 | VPY 708 * | ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GROWTH | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 9 | VPY 709 * | ADVANCES IN RUMEN MICROBIOLOGY AND METABOLISM | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 10 | VPY 710 * | ADVANCES IN IMMUNOPHYSIOLOGY | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 11 | VPY 711 * | PHYSIOLOGY OF STRESS | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 12 | VPY 790 | SPECIAL PROBLEM | 2(0 + 2) | * courses are compulsory |
A.
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPED :
Ø Developed AAUVETMIN
and commercialized with MOU signing
between M/S S D B Agrochem and AAU
Ø Developed
Progesterone impregnated intravaginal sponge for induction of estrus in goat
and yak.
Ø Developed
modified open pulled straw technique for ultra rapid freezing of bovine oocyte.
B.
MAJOR
ACHIEVEMENTS:
I.
Mineral Mapping of
soil, feed, fodder and biological samples of livestock documented in different
agro-climatic zone of Assam.
II.
“AAAUVETMIN” Area
Specific Mineral Mixture found to be effective
in enhancing-
i.
Growth.
ii.
Reproductive
performances.
iii.
Immune system
development.
III.
Available technology
related to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have been refined, up scaled
and with its applications resulted in production of-
i.
In
vitro Maturation of oocytes (IVM).
ii.
In
vitro fertilization (IVF).
iii.
First ETT borne kid in
indigenous goats of Assam (15-12-1990).
iv.
First ETT born Yak
calves named Mismo (27-06-2005) in collaboration with
NRC on Yak, ICAR, Dirang.
v.
First ETT born Mithun
calves on 27-03-2012 in collaboration with NRC on Mithun, ICAR, Jharnapani,
Nagaland.
vi.
Cryopreserved
successfully ooocytes and embryos of goat and Mithun resulted in ETT born kid
(20-12-1993) and calves (12-05-2012).
vii.
First piglet born
through non surgical embryo transfer in pig on 7-2-2014 (The work was carried by a team of scientists of ICAR-NRC on Pig, Rani,
Guwahati under the guidance of Professor B. C. Sarmah, Deptt. of Veterinary
Physiology, C.V.Sc., AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati-22, Assam).
IV.
Developed a new
predictive tool for oocyte competence for further use in ART.
V.
Molecular mechanism and
signaling pathways of fatty acid synthesis in pig established.
VI.
Lean meat production in
meat animals showed encouraging result.
VII.
Seasonal mapping of
environmental parameters Temperature Humidity Index (THI) documented.
VIII.
Porcine GIT microbes as
a good source of pro-biotic were identified.
IX.
Methodology involving
hormone/s administration and mineral/s supplementation have been refined and up
scaled for successfully addressing-
i.
Growth
ii.
Delayed Puberty
iii.
Post partum anoestrous
and repeat breeding
iv.
Piglet diarrhoea
v.
Hooves problems
vi.
Skin problems etc.
X.
Endocrinological
mapping under different physiological status in major livestock have been
established.
XI.
Heat stress related
protein expressions at different THI have been mapped.
