VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TIRUNELVELI

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY

The Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology was created as a constituent of Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli during the year 2012 with an aim to offer Under Graduate courses in B.V.Sc. & A.H.

Objectives

To impart education in Pharmacology and Toxicology for the Under Graduate students.
To develop Human Resources in the field of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
To undertake field oriented research programmes to cater the need of the livestock and poultry industry in South Tamil Nadu.

Education

As per the VCI Regulations, the department is offering the following courses:

VPT 311 General and Systemic Veterinary Pharmacology (2+1)
VPT 321 Veterinary Neuropharmacology (2+1)
VPT 411 Veterinary Chemotherapy (2+0)
VPT 421 Veterinary Toxicology (2+0)
VLD 421 Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnosis-II (0+1)
Tracking Programme: Drug Designing (0+2)
Study Circle: Alternate Animal Use Study Circle (Non credit course)

Infrastructure

The department is having the following infrastructure facilities for U.G. Practical as per VCI minimum requirements:

Isolated Tissue Bath
Kymograph
Electrical Recording Device with Digital Acquisition System
Electronic Stimulator
Stereotaxic Instrument
Common Balance
Monopan Electronic Balance
Binocular Microscopes
Spectrophotometer
Refrigerated Centrifuge
Dispensing Scales with weights

pH meter
Respiration pump
Spirometer
Manometer
Rota rod
Actophotometer
Tissue Homogenizer
Elevated Plus Maze
Analgesiometer- Eddy’s hot plate
Analgesiometer – Tail flick unit
Magnetic stirrer with probe
Vortex Mixer

Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory

Experimental Pharmacology Laboratory

Isolated Tissue Bath and Electrical Recording Devices

Spectrophotometer

Research

To undertake field oriented research programmes to cater the need of the livestock and poultry industry in South Tamil Nadu.

Ongoing Research Project

Title	Duration	Funding Agency	Budget(Rs.in lakhs)	PI
Documentation and assessment of antinemathelminthic properties of Ethno veterinary herbal preparations used by local healers in small ruminants of Tirunelveli district.	1 Year	TANUVAS Corpus Fund	0.99 lakh	Dr.V.Ramakrishnan Assistant Professor

Extension

Drug information and Toxicological guidance to field Veterinarians.
Conducting pharmaceutical meet for the outgoing B.V.Sc., students.
Involved in various extension programmes on livestock and poultry production as and when required on need basis.

Faculty

Dr. A.Arivuchelvan, Professor and Head | arivuchelvan.a@tanuvas.ac.in
Dr. V.Suresh Kumar, Assistant Professor and Head | sureshkumar.v@tanuvas.ac.in
Dr. S.Kanagarajadurai, Assistant Professor| kanagarajadurai.k@tanuvas.ac.in

Conatct

Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology,

Veterinary College and Research Institute,

Sripuram, Tirunelveli – 627 358.

E-mail: vptvcritni@tanuvas.org.in