Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Rewa

Brief History

The Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry was established during 2007 and has been offering undergraduate courses since then. The postgraduate programme was started in the Department during the year 2016. To its credit, the department is well equipped to cater to the needs of UG education of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry as per Veterinary Council of India (VCI) regulations. Apart from undergraduate teaching, the department is involved in the research and extension activities.

Objectives of the Department

  • Imparting education to undergraduate and postgraduate in Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry
  • Carrying out research in Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry.
  • To carryout research projects with financial assistance from external funding agencies.

Thrust Areas of Research

  • Carrying out research in Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry
  • Carrying out research in Molecular Biology
  • Carrying out Field oriented research in Livestock for Production and reproduction
  • Carrying out research in various environmental and others factors related to Production and reproduction problems of livestock

Education

Undergraduate


S.No. Code of Course Name of Course Credit Hrs
1. VPY-311 Veterinary Physiology 4+1
2. VBC-321 Veterinary Biochemistry 2+1

Postgraduate Veterinary Physiology
S.No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs Semester
1. VPY - 601 Physiology of Digestion 2+1 II
2. VPY - 602 Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology 2+1 I
3. VPY - 603 Renal Physiology and Body Fluid dynamics 2+1 I
4. VPY - 604 Haematology 2+1 I
5. VPY - 605 Growth and Environmental Physiology 2+0 II
6. VPY - 606 Physiology of Animal Reproduction 2+1 II
7. VPY - 607 Clinical Physiology 1+1 I
8. VPY - 608 Neuromuscular Physiology 2+0 I
9. VPY - 609 Endocrinology of Domestic Animals 2+0 II
10. VPY - 610 Instrumentation and Research Techniques in Veterinary Physiology 0+2 II
11. VPY - 611 Physiology of Wild Life 1+0 II
12. VPY - 612 Masters Seminar 1+0 I/II
13. VPY - 613 Masters Research 0+30 I & II

Ph.D. Veterinary Physiology
S.No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs Semester
1. RPE 700 Research and Publication Ethics* 1+1 I
2. VPY - 701 Applied physiology of body fluidsand electrolytes 2+1 I
3. VPY - 702 Physiology of animal behaviour 2+0 II
4. VPY - 703 Recent trends in ruminant digestion 2+1 I
5. VPY - 704 Recent trends in neuroendocrinology 2+1 I
6. VPY - 705 Myophysiology and kinesiology 2+0 II
7. VPY - 706 Avian physiology 2+1 I
8. VPY - 707 Physiology of lactation 2+1 II
9. VPY - 708 Recent trends in environmental physiologyand growth 2+1 II
10. VPY - 709 Cellular and molecular physiology 2+0 II
11. VPY - 710 Recent trends in immuno-physiology 2+1 I
12. VPY - 711 Physiology of stress 2+0 II
13. VPY - 712 Recent trends in reproductive physiology 2+1 II
14. VPY - 713 Doctorate Seminar-I 1+0 I/II
15. VPY - 714 Doctorate Seminar-II 1+0 I/II
16. VPY - 715 Doctorate Research 0+75 I & II
*Compulsory Major course for Doctorate programme. The other 10 credits can be registered from remaining 700 Series courses listed above.

Postgraduate Veterinary Biochemistry
S.No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs Semester
1. BCT - 601 Biophysical Chemistry 2+0 I
2. BCT - 602 Biochemistry of Biomolecules 2+0 I
3. BCT - 603 Enzymology 2+1 I
4. BCT - 604 Analytical Techniques and Instrumentation in Biochemistry 1+1 II
5. BCT - 605 Clinical Biochemistry of Animals 2+1 I
6. BCT - 606 Intermediary Metabolism and Regulation 3+0 I
7. BCT - 607 Molecular Biochemistry 2+1 II
8. BCT - 608 Nutritional and Industrial Biochemistry 2+0 II
9. BCT - 609 Endocrinology and Reproductive Biochemistry 2+0 II
10. BCT - 610 Biochemistry of Ruminants and Wild Animals 1+1 II
11. BCT - 611 Introduction to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 1+1 II
12. BCT - 612 Master’s seminar 1+0 I/II
13. BCT - 613 Master’s research 0+30 I & II

Ph.D. Veterinary Biochemistry
S.No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs Semester
1. RPE 700* Research and Publications Ethics 1+1 I
2. BCT - 701 Applied Molecular Biochemistry and Systems Biology 2+1 II
3. BCT - 702 Membrane Biochemistry 2+0 I
4. BCT - 703 Recent trends in Enzymology 2+1 I
5. BCT - 704 Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical Biochemistry 0+2 I
6. BCT - 705 Recent Trends in Biochemical Techniques and Instrumentation 2+1 II
7. BCT - 706 Developmental Biochemistry 2+0 I
8. BCT - 707 Bioinformatics Tools in Biochemistry 1+1 II
9. BCT - 708 Environmental and Toxicological Biochemistry 2+0 II
10. BCT - 709 Biochemistry of Diseases and Disorders 2+0 I
11. BCT - 710 Immuno-Biochemistry 2+0 II
12. BCT - 711 Special Problem 0+2 II
13. BCT - 712 Doctoral Seminar-I 1+0 I/II
14. BCT - 713 Doctoral Seminar-II 1+0 I/II
15. BCT - 714 Doctoral Research 0+75 I & II
*Core course.

Research

Salient Achievements
Completed Research Projects : NIL

Ongoing Research Projects: NIL

Extension Education

  • Radio talk 03
  • Health Camp 05
  • Extension article 10
  • Resource person in RKVY training programme of pig husbandry
  • Resource person in MAITRI training programme

Publications

  • Upadhyay, N., Kumar, N., Shrivastav, A., Ahirwar, M.K., Singh, S., Shrivastav, N. and Ranjan, R.(2020). Pharmacokinetics of Amikacin after Repetitive Intravenous Administration in healthy Goats. Journal of Animal Research,10(6),p.899-905.
  • Yadav, S., Rajoriya, J.S., Ojha, B.K., Singh, A.K.,Bisen, A., Raje, A. and Ahirwar, M.K. (2019). Effect of Linseed Supplementation on Haematological Profile in Goat. Veterinary Clinical Science,08(01): 45–49.
  • Yadav, S., Rajoriya, J.S., Ojha, B.K., Singh, A.K.,Bisen, A., Raje, A. and Ahirwar, M.K. (2019). Effects of linseed supplementation on free fatty acid profile and reproductive performance of Goat. Veterinary Clinical Science,07(04): 45–49.
  • Rawat K., Gupta, R.S, Kurechiya N, Rawat N.S, and Mahour S.S (2021) Variation in Haemotology and Biochemical profile during pregnancy in Sirohigoats.9(1):2180-2182.
  • Kurechiya, N., Mehta, M. K., Jain, R. K. and Rawat, K. (2020) Effect of Non urea and Urea based concentrate supplementation on nutrient utilization and growth performance of goats. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 8(6): 185-188
  • N. Kurechiya, M. K. Mehta, R. K. Jain, K. Rawat and S. S. Mahour (2021)Effect of Non- Urea and Urea-Based Concentrate Supplements on Haematology and Blood Biochemical Parameters in Kids.International Journal of Livestock Research. 11 (1) 157-161
  • A.K. Singh, R.C. Upadhyay, G. Chandra, S. Kumar, D. Malakar, S.V. Singh and M.K. Singh. (2020). Genomewide expression analysis of the heat stress response in dermal fibroblasts of Tharparkar (zebu) and Karan-Fries (zebu × taurine) cattle. Cell Stress and Chaperones, 25: 327–344.
  • A.K. Singh, R.C. Upadhyay, S.V. Singh, S. Kumar, D. Malakar, P.K. Maurya and G. Chandra. (2019). Effect of heat stress on nitric oxide (NO) formation in dermal fibroblast of Murrah buffalo. Multilogic in Science, VIII (Special Issue): 150-153.
  • M.M. Vaidya, S.V. Singh and A.K. Singh. (2019). Effect of thermal stress on HSP72 and leptin mRNA gene expressions and milk yield of periparturient dairy cows. Journal of Agrometeorology. 21(Special Issue-1): 1–8.
  • K. Singh, K.K. Mishra, N. Shrivastav, S.K. Mishra, A.K. Singh, A.K. Jha, N. Tiwari and R. Ranjan. (2019). Therapeutic efficacy of indigenous polyherbal formulation on milk pH, somatic cell count and electrical resistance profile in healthy and subclinical mastitic dairy cows. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 8(10): 703–710. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.810.081

Facilities Available

  • High speed refrigerated centrifuge
  • ELISA machine
  • ECG machine
  • Binocular microscope
  • Monocular microscope
  • Micro centrifuge
  • Spirometer
  • Common balance
  • Pictus 700 Fully automated chemistry analyzer
  • Paper Chromatography cabinet
  • Colorimeter
  • Urine analyzer
  • Flame photometer
  • Monopan digital balance
  • Refractometer
  • pH meter

Services Offered

  • Estimation of hormones by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
  • Hematology
  • Urine analysis
  • Biochemical analysis

Faculty:


S.N. Name Designation Qualification
1. Dr. Anil K. Singh Assistant Professor I/c Head Ph.D.
2. Dr. Aditya Agrawal Assistant Professor Ph.D.
3. Dr. Sriti Pandey Assistant Professor Ph.D.
4. Dr. Nishtha Kushwah Assistant Professor MVSc.
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