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Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal

Department of Veterinary Biochemistry


The Department of Veterinary Biochemistry was started during 1985, on the same year, when the Veterinary College and Research Institute started functioning at Namakkal. The subject of biochemistry is taught in the first, fourth and fifth year for B.V.Sc & A.H. students as per VCI curriculum and minor courses are offered for the M.V.Sc / Ph.D. scholars of allied disciplines, as per ICAR syllabus since 1994.

Objectives

  • Teaching Veterinary Biochemistry to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • Preparation e-Learning Biochemistry course contents.

Services

  • Technical guidance for PG/PhD research scholars from different departments of the college given regarding analysis of biochemical parameters in blood and other biological samples.

Achievements

  • e-course content developed for the course VBC
  • Power point lectures developed for all the courses.
  • System wise question bank for all theBiochemistry course in I and II year
  • Prepared books in Tamil for the courses VBC
  • Two 15 days internship training programs on ‘Molecular Biology Techniques’ were organised for Biotechnology students of other colleges. During the training programme hands on training on Molecular Biology techniques like SDS PAGE, Agarose gel electrophoresis of genomic DNA, restriction enzyme digestion of DNA, gelatine zymography of serum were given.

Faculty

Name and Designation Mobile # E-mail
Dr.R. Prakash Kirupakaran,
Professor
+91-9940808408 | +91-8248186648 prakashkrupakaran@gmail.com

The Professor and Head (i/c),
Department of Department of Veterinary Biochemistry,
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal - 637 002.
Phone: +91-4286-266491/92/93
E-mail: vbc-vcri-nkl@tanuvas.org.in