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Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY


The Department of Veterinary Parasitology was established in the year 1985 with the staff sanction of one Professor, three Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two attendants. This department was one among of the eight disciplines recognized to offer post graduate programme in the year 1993 and subsequently it began to offer doctoral programme from 2006 onwards. So far a total of 19 and 15 students had completed their M.V.Sc. and Ph.D degree respectively from this department. Under MSVE’2016, undergraduate courses are being offered regularly in the third year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. curriculum. Besides, this department has been offering PG Diploma in Acaro-Entomology since 2014 and so far 3 students had passed out. As far as the research front, this department had operated 17 research projects funded by Govt. of Tamil Nadu, DBT- BBSRC (Indo-UK collaboration), DST, NIF, Indian Immunologicals and various private agencies and etc. In order to give more thrust to research, this department had established a Post graduate laboratory with all modern equipments to carry out molecular research and an experimental animal house for animal experimentation.

Objectives

  • To fulfill the curriculum needs of UG and PG courses
  • To undertake external funded/ private agency sponsored/ self financing research projects on parasitic diseases of economic importance
  • Screening of clinical samples received from the Veterinary Clinical Complex, VUTRC, Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries of AHD, Tamil Nadu and Private clinics across Tamil Nadu
  • To advice the farmers on the importance of parasitic infections and the measures to be adopted to avoid economic losses associated with the outbreak of parasitic diseases

Education

The Department offers a course on "Veterinary Parasitology" for the students undergoing B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree programme, as per Veterinary Council of India under MSVE Regulations (2016). The Department also offers M.V.Sc and Ph.D degree programmes in Veterinary Parasitology, as per ICAR common syllabi.

UNDERGRADUATE - VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY (3+2)

Paper–I

  • Unit-I General Veterinary Parasitology
  • Unit-II Trematodes and Cestodes of Veterinary importance
  • Unit-III Nematodes of Veterinary importance

Paper – II

  • Unit-IV Arthropods of Veterinary importance
  • Unit–V Protozoa of Veterinary importance

Infrastructure

  • An undergraduate laboratory with well illuminated work table, LCD projector, projection TV and museum with good collection of specimens
  • A fly control laboratory with fly breeding chamber that was constructed under Part II Scheme for carrying out research on arthropod pests of livestock and poultry, has been converted into PG research laboratory
  • A molecular parasitology laboratory with modern equipments and experimental animal house were established under the DBT – BBSRC funded scheme
  • This department has a library with a total collection of 100 text books on Veterinary Parasitology

Equipment Available

  • Zeiss Research Microscope with image capturing facilities
  • One Binocular Research Microscope with photomicrography attachment (LEICA )
  • One Stereozoom microscope
  • Deep freezer (-80° C)
  • BOD incubator
  • Sonicator
  • Triple distilled water apparatus (QUARTZ)
  • Hot air oven
  • Electrophoresis apparatus
  • Electronic balance
  • Laminar air flow
  • Projection Microscope with Plasma TV and LCD projector
  • Thermocycler
  • Geldoc
  • Cooling centrifuge
  • Ultrasonic Homogeniser
  • QBC Paralens
  • Inverted phase contrast microscope

Achievements

Education

  • A colour atlas on Veterinary Protozoology has been published
  • A digital atlas of Veterinary Protozoology has been developed
  • A Compact Disc on fly control in poultry farm has been produced
  • Question bank for Veterinary Parasitology has been published
  • A textbook on Veterinary Clinical & diagnostic parasitology has been published

Research

The major research programmes undertaken by the department include house fly control, anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants, chicken coccidiosis and control of poultry ectoparasites. Seventeen research projects were completed and the details are given below.

Research Projects

Title of the project / Scheme Funding Agency Year
Epizootiology and control of goat coccidiosis in Namakkal Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology 1998-99
Use of cyromazine and neem as insect growth regulator in the control of Muscids Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology 2000-01
Studies on the coccidia of fowls in Tamil Nadu Part - II Scheme, Govt. of Tamil Nadu 2001-03
Use of low cost technology for control of parasitic gastroenteritis in small ruminants Part - II Scheme, Govt. of Tamil Nadu 2001-03
Efficacy of diflubenzuron as an insect growth regulator in the control of muscids in poultry manure Crompton Uniroyal Chemicals, Mumbai 2002-04
Evaluation of herbal product Dharsini as an ectoparasiticide S.K.A. Marketing division, Salem 2004
Anticoccidial efficacy of herbal product AV/CPP/12 and AV/CPP/22 in broilers Ayurvet (Dabur) Limited, Uttar Pradesh 2004-05
Biological control of flies in poultry farms Part - II Scheme, Govt. of Tamil Nadu 2004-08
Biological control of flies in poultry farms using entomopathogenic fungal baits Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology 2006-07
Efficacy of recombinant tick vaccine (Bm95) against ticks infesting cattle Indian Immunologicals Ltd, Hyderabad 2008-09
Novel usage of Karanj (Pongamia glabra) as an acaricide in the control of sheep ticks Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology 2008-09
Evaluation of INDISPRON- D110 against ectoparasites in commercial birds PNP Associates Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad, Haryana 2008-10
Evaluation of INDISPRON- D110 on ticks infesting sheep PNP Associates Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad, Haryana 2008-10
Herbal extracts as an alternative for the control of ticks infesting cattle DST, GOI, New Delhi 2012-2015
PCR- RFLP based detection of acaricide resistant ticks under field conditions DBT, GOI, New Delhi 2012-2015
In vitro evaluation of acaricidal properties of Acalypha indica (Kuppaimeni) against ticks infesting sheep (VS-05) Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology 2013-2014
Molecular epidemiology of tick and tick borne diseases , host resistance and development of novel pathogen vaccine DBT - BBSRC (Indo-UK Collaboration), New Delhi 2014-2018
In vitro evaluation of anticoccidial effect of herbal products (ACOC-1, ACOC-2 & ACOC-3) Zeus Biotech Private Limited, Mysuru 2025-2026

Extension

  • The department provides clinical diagnostic services through screening of clinical specimens received from the Veterinary Clinical Complex, VUTRC, Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries of AHD and private veterinary clinics across Tamil Nadu.

  • For the benefits of farming community, this department has conducted seminar and training on economic importance and control of parasitic diseases.

  • In the continuing veterinary education programmes for the field Veterinarians, the faculty of this department delivered lectures and hands on training on diagnosis of parasitic diseases.

  • The department has also organized an ICAR sponsored Summer School in 2004 and a National Seminar on “Integrated Management of arthropod pests of livestock and poultry in the aftermath of global warming and climate change in 2010.

  • The department has organized a state level seminar on Current strategies for sustainable control of parasitic diseases affecting farm animals for the farmers in February 2019.

  • Organized a NABARD sponsored training programme on “Augmenting farm animal and poultry productivity and farmers well-being through novel parasitic disease control: A one health approach” for farmers in November 2023.

Current Focus

  • Development of essential oil based green pesticide for house fly control
  • Development of nano- synthesized herbal extracts based anti-parasitic agents
  • Control of GI parasitism in small ruminants through nutritional intervention
  • Herbal anticoccidials for control of chicken coccidiosis
  • Molecular detection of canine haemoprotozoan parasites

Faculty

Name of the Faculty Designation E-mail Mobile#
SENTHILVEL,K PROFESSOR AND HEAD senthilvelpara@gmail.com | kansen@rediffmail.com 9443588983
ARUNACHALAM,K PROFESSOR arunakl1970@gmail.com 9443943483
VELUSAMY,R ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR velupara@gmail.com 9488957030
ANBARASI,P ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR anbuvet@yahoo.com 9843763649
BANUPRIYA,S ASSISTANT PROFESSOR banupriyalpt@gmail.com 9047992279
DHANDAPANI,K ASSISTANT PROFESSOR king.kdhan@gmail.com 7530058270

The Head of the Department,
Department of Veterinary Parasitology,
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal - 637 002.
Phone: +91-4286-266491/92/93
E-mail: vpa-vcri-nkl@tanuvas.org.in


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