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DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGY

Salient Achievements:

  1. Coagglution Test: A simple and rapid Immunodiagnostic test for Parvo- virus infection in dogs.
  2. Isolation of canine Parvovirus from clinical cases of gastroenteritis.
  3. Dot immunobinding assay: A rapid and cost effect test for diagnosis of Rotavirus infection in calves and Parvovirus infection in dogs.
  4. Histoplasmosis reported in heifer- A first report from India.
  5. Research on calf diarrhoea revealed the presence of Rotavirus as its cause.
  6. The detailed pathogenesis of rotavirus infection was studied alongwith its histopathological, immunohistochemical and electronmicroscopic features.
  7. A very cost effective, rapid, sensitive specific diagnostic test “Dog Immunobinding Assay” was developed for quick diagnosis of rotavirus in calves ( Vet.Rec. 130:381).
  8. The Immunopathogenesis of rotavirus infection revealed the role of cell mediated immunity at local level in the intestine for the first time (J.Comp. Path. 107: 118).
  9. The Immunoperoxidase techniques were developed for the demonstration of rotavirus antigen in intestinal tissue. Besides, the specific antibody producing cells were also demonstrated in calves, which were helpful in diagnosis of subclinical and convalscent cases of diarrhoea.
  10. Morphometric studies, D-xylose malabsorption assay, Transmission and scanning electronmicroscopic studies were undertaken for the first time in this disease.
  11. Colibacillosis in poultry: 63 different “O” serogroups of Escherichia coli reported. Pathogenicity and drug resistance of E. coli strains studied.
  12. Role of Yersinia enterocolitica in osteoporotic changes in mice established.
  13. Acupuncture technique applied for treatment of Aspiration pneumonia in calves.

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

 Dr. R.S. Chauhan, Professor & Head

Research areas/Areas of interest: Immunopathology, Diagnosis, Immumomodulation.

S. No. Details of Research Publication
1. Chauhan RS. 2013. Indigenous cow urine and Immunomodulation. Journal of Immunology & Immunopathology, 15:19-22.
2. Joshi A and Chauhan RS 2012. Anticancer effect of Taxus baccata and Cow Urine on Biochemical attributes of mice treated with Diethyl Nitrosamine. Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 36(2): 203-208.
3. Adhikari Dheeraj, Agarwal Seema and Astha Chandra. 2014. Effect of Fipronil toxicity in Haematological parameters in White Leghorn Cockerels. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 9 (36): 2759-2764.
4. Chauhan RS, Singh BP and Singhal LK. 2001. Immunomodulation with Kamdhenu ark in mice. Journal of Immunology and Immunopathology, 3: 74-77.
5. Chauhan RS and Singh NP. 1992. Rapid diagnosis of rotavirus infection in calves by dot immunobinding assay. Veterinary Record, 130: 381.

 Dr. Seerma Agrawal, Professor 

Research areas/Areas of interest: Toxicopathology.

S. No. Details of Research Publication
1. Agarwal Seema and Chauhan R.S (2006). Immunopathological Effects of Quinalphos on macrophage functions of chicken. Indian Journal of Animal sciences. 76(11):915-916.
2. GAgarwal Seema and Agarwal D.K(2012). Immunopathological Effects of Chemical Industry Effluents on macrophage functions in mice. Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology 36(2):245-
246, 2012.
3. Adhikari Dheeraj, Agarwal Seema and Astha Chandra. 2014. Effect of Fipronil toxicity in Haematological parameters in White Leghorn Cockerels. African Journal of Agricultural Research.Vol.9 (36): 2759-2764.
4. Tiwari Sakshi, Agarwal Seema and Shukla Amit (2016). Evaluation of Immune Modulating Effect of Cow Urine Distillate following Sub chronic Exposure of Imidacloprid in white leghorn cockerels (WLH) cockerels. Eco. Env &Cons, 22(3):2016; pp. 1253-1256.
5. Agarwal Seema and Agarwal DK. (2023).Effects of Chemical Industry Effluents On Haematological Parametres in Mice.The Pharma Innovation Journal.12(8):1641-1645. Read more
Dr.Munish Batra, Professor

Research areas/Areas of interest: Avian Pathology

S. No. Details of Research Publication
1. Batra, M., Pruthi, A.K., Narang, G., Virmani, N. and Kamil S.A. 2017. Pathological studies on the Pasteurella multocida A: 1 outer membrane proteins vaccinated layer chickens challenged with homologous strain. International Journal of Basic and Applied Agricultural Research, 15(3): 165-174.
2. Kattoor, J.J., Malik, Y.P.S., Kumar, N., Sharma, K., Sircar, S., Batra, M., Dhama, K. and Singh, R.K. 2014. Development of VP6 gene specific reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR assay for detection of avian group D rotavirus in diarrheic chickens. Journal of Veterinary Science and Medical Diagnosis, 3(3): 1-4.
3. Malik, Y.P.S., Sharma, K., Vaid, N. Batra, M., Prasad, M., Prasad, G., Gulati, B.R. and Bhilegaonkar, K.N. 2013.Designing and validation of new primers for efficient genotyping of animal G3 rotaviruses. VETERINARSKI ARHIV, 83(6): 611-622.
4. Batra, M., Pruthi, A.K., Kamil, S. A. and Virmani, N. 2008. Biochemical changes in the Pasteurella multocida A: 1 outer membrane proteins vaccinated layer chickens challenged with local strain of Pasteurella multocida. Indian J. Poultry Sci., 43(3): 317-320.
5. Batra, M., Pruthi, A.K., Kamil, S. A. and Virmani, N. 2008. Protective efficacy of outer membrane proteins of Pasteurella multocida A: 1 as vaccine against local isolate challenge in layer chickens. Indian J. Poultry Sci., 43(2): 227-230.