Veterinary College and Research Institute (VCRI), Orathanadu is committed to conducting need-based and impact-oriented research addressing the challenges of livestock farmers in the Cauvery Delta Region. Through multidisciplinary research programmes supported by national and state funding agencies, the institute contributes to advancements in animal health, livestock production, biotechnology, disease diagnostics, ethnoveterinary medicine and sustainable livestock farming systems
Major research initiatives have led to the establishment of specialized facilities including the Ethnoveterinary Herbal Product Research and Development Centre, Zoonotic Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, and Resource Centre for Pattanam Sheep, strengthening research, diagnostic and extension services in the region.
Currently, several externally funded and student research projects are being carried out in emerging areas such as ethnoveterinary medicine, animal disease diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, phytogenic therapeutics, animal biotechnology, precision livestock farming, livestock production and health management. These research activities contribute to sustainable livestock development and improved livelihoods of farming communities.
| S. No. | Project title | Funding Agency | Budget (Rs. in Lakhs) | Year |
| 1 | Establishing Nucleus Jersey Crossbred Bull Mother Farm: Production of Superior Crossbred Bulls for Sustainable Milk Production Under Rural Conditions | NADP | 230 | 2012 |
| 2 | Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Seeded on Biodegradable Extra Cellular Matrix for the Regenerative Therepy of Musculo Skeletal Disorders in Companion Animals | DBT | 2.02 | 2013 |
| 3 | Regional Dairy Entrepreneurs Training Facility (RDEF) | NADP | 171.5 | 2014 |
| 4 | Proteomic Evaluation of Milk in Bovine Tuberculosis for Milk Based Biomarkers | DBT | 50.818 | 2014 |
| 5 | Establishing Nucleus Jersey Crossbred Bull Mother Farm: Production of Superior Crossbred Bulls for Sustainable Milk Production Under Rural Conditions | SFS | 0 | 2014 |
| 6 | Establishment of feed mixing unit | SFS | - | 2014 |
| 7 | Establishment of Veterinary University Disease Diagnostic Laboratory | NADP | 92.53 | 2014 |
| 8 | Establishment of Animal Feed Analytical and Quality Assurance Laboratory | GOI:TN State | 115 | 2014 |
| 9 | Establishing Regional Feed Processing and Demonstration Unit | NADP | 184 | 2014 |
| 10 | TANUVAS SMART Mineral Mixture Production Centre at Department of Animal Nutrition, VCRI Orathanadu | RFS | 3 | 2015 |
| 11 | Establishment of Modernized Piggery Breeding farm | GOI under NLM | 65 | 2015 |
| 12 | Establishment of Regional Artificial Insemination Training Centre at VCRI, Orathanadu | TNLDA | 66.25 | 2015 |
| 13 | Establishing of Elite Murrah Buffalo Bull Mother Unit | SFS | 0 | 2015 |
| 14 | Cognitive Deficits in Canines, their Impact on Olfactory Detection and Cognitive Optimization for Sniffer Dogs | DST | 45.784 | 2016 |
| 15 | Animal Feed Analytical and Quality Assurance Laboratory (AGAQAL) | RFS | 3 | 2016 |
| 16 | Wholesome Meat Prodution and Preparation of Value Added Meat Products for Public Sale | SFS | - | 2016 |
| 17 | Oestrus Synchronization to Improve Fertility and Productivity in Cows and Buffaloes of Tamil Nadu | TNLDA | 20 | 2016 |
| 18 | Genetic Evaluation of Drought Animal Power of Umblachery Breed in Cauvery Delta Zone | TNSCST | 13.006 | 2017 |
| 19 | Ethnoveterinary Herbal Product Research and Development Centre | TANII | 137.295 | 2017 |
| 20 | Preparation on Value Added Milk Products for Public Sale | RFS | - | 2017 |
| 21 | Multipurpose AI Technician for Rural India (MAITRI) Training on Rural Youths in Artificial Insemination of Bovines | TNLDA | 6.5 | 2017 |
| 22 | Field Performance Recording Programme in Pulikulam Cattle | TNLDA | 39.22 | 2017 |
| 23 | ICAR-Outreach Programme on Ethno Veterinary Medicine | ICAR | 14.6 | 2017 |
| 24 | NABARD - Sensitization of Scientific Practices in Buffalo rearing in cauvery delta Region of Tamil Nadu | NABARD | 2018 | |
| 25 | Zoonotic disease diagnostic laboratory in cauvery delta region of TN | NADP | 254.5 | 2020 |
| 26 | Integrated farming system as a tool for sustainable livelihood of farmers in cauvery delta zone of TN | State Planning Commission (TNSLURB) | 2.001 | 2020 |
| 27 | Establishment of resource centre for Pattanam sheep at Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu | NADP- RKVY Scheme | 196.63 | 2021 |
| 28 | Upscaling native chicken production " | TANUVAS-Revolving Fund Scheme | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 29 | “Evaluation of certain mycotoxins binders on Deoxynivalenol (DON) and Fumonisin (FUM) induced pathology in broiler chickens” | M/s.Ayurvet India Limited, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India | 5.06 | 2024 |
| 30 | Hepatoprotective effect of phytogenic formulations in healthy and aflatoxin infected broiler chickens | Zenex Animal Health India Private Limited, Himachal Pradesh, India | 5.56 | 2025 |
| 31 | “Toxicity evaluation of maize grains harvested from fields sprayed with a nano di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer in broiler chicken” | Coromandel International Limited, Chennai | 5.48 | 2025 |
| 32 | Alternative to antibacterial: Development of phytosome loaded polyherbal extract for treating necrotic enteritis in broiler chicken | Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi | 38.376 | 2025 |
| 33 | Pharmaco-epidemiological Mapping of Antimicrobial Usage and Resistance Pattern in Dairy Cows in Cauvery Delta Region | Tamil Nadu State Science and Technology (TNSCST), Chennai | 04.40 | 2025 |
| 34 | ICAR All India Network Programme on Ethnoveterinary Medicine | ICAR, New Delhi | 14.51 | 2025 |
| 35 | pH- Responsive PEGylated Liposomes Loaded with Anthelminticsand Efflux Inhibitor against Resistant Haemonchuscontortus in Small Ruminants | Chief Minister Research Grant, DoTE, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. | 31.3425 | 2026 |
| 36 | lnnovativeHerbo-Mineral Galactagogue Bolus Using Chitosan-Alginate Microcapsules for Sustained Milk Production in Dairy Cows | Chief Minister Research Grant, DoTE, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. | 27.30 | 2026 |
| 37 | Designing of a novel diagnostic kit for detection of visceral larva migrans due to Toxocaracanis | DBT-ATGC | 31.63 | 2025 |
| Sl. No. | Project Title | Funding Agency | Budget (Rs.) | Sanctioned year |
| 38 | Development and evaluation of a Nitric oxide-releasing misoprostol-Centellaasiatica gel for cervical dilation in goats | Tamil Nadu Government | 25,000 | 2026 |
| 39 | Postbiotic-Based Bioformulation for sustainable control of ammonia emission from poultry litter | Tamil Nadu Government | 30,000 | 2026 |
| 40 | Advanced Non-invasive Hemoglobin Monitoring Ear Clip (HMEC) for Real Time anaemia detection in animals | Tamil Nadu Government | 15,000 | 2026 |
| 41 | Development of a mobile app on “Farm animal Necropsy” for facilitating field veterinarians in postmortem diagnosis of farm animals | Tamil Nadu Goverment | 25,000 | 2026 |
| 42 | Polyherbal ointment for the therapeutic management of pox-like lesions in livestock and poultry | Tamil Nadu Government | 30,000 | 2026 |
| 43 | Herbowash: A Dual-purpose hygiene solution for milking safety and udder care | Tamil Nadu Government | 27,000 | 2026 |
| 44 | Development of a Portable Low-Cost Kid Warm Box for Reducing Hypothermia-Induced Mortality in Goat Kids | Tamil Nadu Government | 15,000 | 2026 |
| 45 | Herbal Stains: A natural approach to blood smear techniques | Tamil Nadu Government | 10,000 | 2026 |
| 46 | Development of Dehydrated Meat Chews from Poultry Intestine as Value Added Pet Nutraceutical Treats | Tamil Nadu Government | 45,000 | 2026 |
| 47 | Bioadhesivenano-hydrogel loaded with polyherbal extracts for sustained larvicidal and wound healing activity in myiasis | Tamil Nadu Government | 28,000 | 2026 |
| 48 | Design and development of user friendly poultry cages for rural poultry farmers | Tamil Nadu Government | 10,000 | 2026 |
| 49 | Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) technology for poultry waste recycling and value addition in small-scale poultry farms | Tamil Nadu Government | 35,000 | 2026 |
| 50 | Evaluation of the efficacy of polyherbal formulation on Newcastle disease in chickens | Tamil Nadu Government | 30,000 | 2026 |
| 51 | Developing extruded complete feed for sheep utilizing lodged banana plant as roughage source | Tamil Nadu Government | 20,000 | 2026 |
| 52 | SMART SILAGE DRUM: A Low-Cost Modular Airtight Silage Fermentation and Storage System for Small-Scale Livestock Farmers | Tamil Nadu Government | 10,000 | 2026 |
| 53 | Green Preservation in Veterinary Anatomy: Exploring plant-based fixatives | Tamil Nadu Government | 7,000 | 2026 |
| 54 | Development of polyherbal nanoemulgel for Malassezia dermatitis in canines | Tamil Nadu Government | 25,000 | 2026 |
| 55 | Polyherbal formulation for control of ectoparasites in livestock | Tamil Nadu Government | 20,000 | 2026 |
| 56 | A low-cost AI-driven Image Morphometry System for Predicting Milk Yield in Dairy Cattle | Tamil Nadu Government | 14,500 | 2026 |
| S. No | Number of Projects completed | Number of ongoing Projects |
| 1. | 27 | 29 |
| S.No | Year | National journal | International Journal | Total |
| 1. | 2021-22 | 63 | 11 | 74 |
| 2. | 2022-23 | 61 | 10 | 71 |
| 3. | 2023-24 | 53 | 10 | 63 |
| 4. | 2024-25 | 81 | 04 | 85 |
| 5. | 2025-26 | 124 | 07 | 131 |
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