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MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE

RESEARCH

Ongoing Research Projects as on 31.05.2026

S. No. Title of the project PI and location Controlling Officer Funding Agency
1. Patho-genomics and characterization of locally isolated canine distemper virus Dr. T. Devi, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai CSIR, New Delhi
2. High resolution genome based tracing of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli in pork production chain to identify the critical control points: A one health systems study Dr. K. Porteen, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Vety. Public Health & Epidemiology, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Department of Biotechnology
3. Sub project on Developing recombinase polymerase assay based diagnostics for detection of pathogenic leptospires Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,Professor, CCL, MVC, Chennai(ZRL, MMC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai Department of Biotechnology
4. Modelling of sugar cane bagasse for generation of fibre fortified food ingredients for multivariate applications - (BIRAC) Dr. D. Baskaran,Professor and Head, Dept. of LPT (Dairy Science), MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Department of Biotechnology
5. Establishment of DBT Rural bioresource complex at Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu Dr. N.K. Sudeep Kumar, Professor and Head, Dept. of Veterinary Anim. Husb. Extension Education, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Department of Biotechnology
6. Molecular biological studies on Newcastle disease virus (NDV) for development of diagnostic assay using gene editing technology for rapid differentiation of field and vaccine strains of NDV from field outbreaks Dr. N. Pazhanivel,Director, CAHS, TANUVAS, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Department of Biotechnology
7. Development of rapid and visual detection of zoonotic potential staphylococcus pseudintermedius by nucleic acid lateral flow assay Dr. M. Anandhachitra, Professor,TRPVB, CAHS, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
8. Development of oral parvo virus vaccine combined with probiotic as spray Dr. R. Mahaprabhu,Assistant Professor,Dept. of Vety. Pathology, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
9. Designing of novel and eco-friendly tick control devices for cattle Dr. B. Divya,Assistant Professor,Dept. of Vety. Parasitology, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
10. Commercialization of indigenous haemodialysis cartridges for Veterinary application and testing for human haemodialysis Dr.M. Chandrasekar, Professor and Head,RVSS, Chennai(Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, MVC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
11. Development of imaging techniques for tuberculosis TB surveillance through lymphnode inspection Dr. S. Sureshkannan, Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Foreign_Bioimaging Research Solutions Inc., Guelph. Ontario, Canada
12. CVE (Agmoocs) on Current trends in treatment and control of parasitic diseases of livestock and poultry and practical animal nutrition for augmenting livestock / poultry productivity Dr. N.K. Sudeep Kumar Dean, MVC, Chennai Foreign_Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
13. Estimation of risk associated with zoonotic tuberculosis in Tamil Nadu, South India Dr. B. Samuel Masilamoni Ronald, Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Foreign_NIAID through Pennsylvania State University, USA
14. GOI-NCW Capacity building of women self help groups for sustainable dairy and rural animal health care and first aid in the Post COVID scenario-Phase I Dr. R. Ramprabhu, Professor, Dept. of Vety. Clinical Medicine, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai/DEE GoI_National Commission of Women
15. Technological interventions towards sustainable livelihood for desi and improved pig farmers Dr. C. Manivannan,Dean, VC&RI, Udumalpet (Dept. of VAHEE, MVC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai GGoI-NLM
16. Genetic improvement of KanniAdu, KodiAdu and Salem Black indigenous goat breeds through production of goat semen straws for artificial insemination in 1000 goats for doubling farmers’ income Dr.P. ThilakPonJawahar,Professor and Head, Education Cell(Dept. of AGB, MVC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai Government of Tamil Nadu
17. Development of Poultry entrepreneurship in hatchery management, poultry meat processing and value addition among two hundred native chicken farmers for food safety Dr.P.Kumaravel,Professor,Dept. of VAHEE, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Government of Tamil Nadu
18. Fodder conservation and utilization in Tamil Nadu Dr. V.M. Sankaran, Professor and Head,Dept.of Agronomy, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Government of Tamil Nadu
19. All India Network Programme on Diagnostic Imaging and Management of Surgical Conditions in Animals The Professor and Head, Dept. of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, MVC Dean, MVC, Chennai Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
20. Outreach programme on Estimation of methane emission under different feeding systems and development of mitigation strategies (NIANP) The Professor and Head, Dept. of Animal Nutrition, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
21. Centre of Advanced Studies in Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence The Professor and Head, Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
22. AICRP on Nutritional and Physiological approaches for enhancing reproductive performance in animals The Professor and Head, Dept. of Animal Gynaecology and Obstetrics, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
23. AICRP on Post Harvest Technology The Professor and Head, Dept. of Meat Science and Technology, MVC Dean, MVC, Chennai Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
24. Artificial intelligence and IoT based smart vet ecosystem for animal health, patient care and precision farming Dr. P. Selvaraj,DEE,TANUVAS(VCM, MVC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
25. One-heart: One health epidemiological study on antimicrobial resistance in Tirunelveli, South India Dr.P. AnnalSelva Malar,Asst. Professor,Dept. of Vety. Public Health & Epidemiology,VC&RI, Tirunelveli Dean, MVC, Chennai Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi
26. Follicle sinus complexes and nasal planum as an alternative sampling strategies for the rabies virus detection in dogs Dr. N. Pazhanivel,CAHS, TANUVAS, Chennai (Department of Veterinary Pathology, MVC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi
27. Integrated agromet advisory services at MVC The Professor and Head, Dept. of LPM, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Indian Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences, GoI, New Delhi
28. Validation of the Pharmacological efficacy of NandhiMezhugu, pretreatment with KummatiMezhugu in Preclinical models of anovulation and its application in veterinary medicine for Ovulatory Disorders in Cattle Dr. M.R. Srinivasan, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Pharm. and Toxicology, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi
29. Validation of the safety and therapeutic efficacy of Pooranachandirodayam in Dimethylhydrazinedihydrochloride induced colon cancer in rats Dr. S. Preetha,Professor, Dept. of Vety. Pharm. and Toxicology, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi
30. Cardioprotective effect of PushkaraGuggulu on experimentally induced myocardial infarction in rats Dr. N. Pazhanivel,Director, CAHS, Chennai(Department of Veterinary Pathology, MVC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi
31. On-farm demonstration and popularisation of indigenous poultry technologies among backyard poultry farmers in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu Dr.P.Athilakshmy,Asst. Prof., Dept. of Vety. &AH Extn. Education, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai National Innovation Foundation, Gandhinagar
32. Validation of lactic acid based post teat dip (fine Kine®) to curtail subclinical mastitis in dairy cows (Project A) and validation of quadmastest detector as an indirect screening to curtail intramamary infection in dairy cows (Project B) Dr.D.Dhivyalakshmi, Assistant Professor. Department of LPM, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Private_Chimertech Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
33. Effect of different dietary sources of betaine on production performance and immune response in commercial broilers Dr. N.R. Senthil,Associate Professor, Dept. of Public Health, VC&RI, Tirunelveli Dean, MVC, Chennai Private_Optima Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Pune
34. Effect of pre-biotic / probiotic supplementation in dogs with chronic kidney disease Dr. M. Chandrasekar, Professor, Dept. of VCM, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Private_SAVA Vet, SAVA Health Care Ltd., Pune
35. Clinical evaluation of Benazepril (Aceptor®) in cardiiorenal syndrome and chronic kidney disease in dogs Dr. K. Jeyaraja,Professor,VCM, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Private_SAVA Vet, SAVA Health Care Ltd., Pune
36. Research prioritization of livestock sector in Tamil Nadu Dr. M. Prabhu, Professor and Head, Department of Animal Husbandry Economics, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Savings from the conference
37. An appraisal of multipurpose evacuation shelters and animal disaster risk reduction through capacity building of probable stakeholders for disaster resilient Animal Husbandry in Tamil Nadu Dr. N. VimalRajkumar,Professor,DEE, TANUVAS(Dept. of Vety. & AHExtn. Education, MVC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai TNA_Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency, Chennai
38. Tribal community participatory breeding approach for the endangered Toda Buffaloes in the Nilgiris for its sustainability Dr. S.M.K. Karthickeyan,Controller of Examinations, TANUVAS(Dept. of AGB, MVC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai TNA_TNLDA
39. Establishment of National facility for molecular screening of cattle for inherited disorders and parentage verification Dr. S.M.K. Karthickeyan,Controller of Examinations, TANUVAS(Dept. of AGB, MVC, Chennai) Dean, MVC, Chennai TNA_TNLDA
40. Development of a gene-deleted Fowl Adenovirus-11 vaccine strain as viral vaccine vector for chicken Dr. K.Anbu Kumar, Assistant Professor, Bioinformatics Centre, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Anusandhan National Research Foundation, Advanced Research Grant
41. Experimental identification of small molecule compounds with activity against RNA Dependent RNA Polymerase (LPRotein) of Rabies Virus Dr. K.Anbu Kumar, Assistant Professor, Bioinformatics Centre, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Chief Minister ‘s Research Grant
42. Development of dendritic Cell- targeted combined vaccine against lumpy skin dieae and hemorrhagic septicaemia in cattle Dr.A.Elamurugan,Assistant Professor,Education Cell, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Chief Minister ‘s Research Grant
43. Formulation and Validation of nano phyto- mineral compound against lead acetate induced changes and lead residues in poultry meat and egg Dr.R.Yogeswari,Associate Professor,Dept. of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, MVC, Chennai Dean, MVC, Chennai Chief Minister ‘s Research Grant
44. Innovative strategic interventions in the meat sector to assure clean meat production and enhances productivity and quality of meat Dr.R.Narendra Babu,Principal Investigator cum Registrar, TANUVAS, Chennai- 600 051 Dean, MVC, Chennai Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives Scheme, State Planning Commission, Government of Tamil Nadu