VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SALEM

VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

The Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry has been established in the year 2020 with an aim to impart basic knowledge in the domain of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry to the students and to enhance the animal health and production by undertaking various research activities.

Objectives

To offer courses in Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry for undergraduate students and to introduce innovative educational technologies in teaching and students evaluation.
To undertake research on thrust areas to enhance the health and productivity of livestock and poultry.
To disseminate the advances in techniques/markers for estimation of various physiological and biochemical parameters to field veterinarians by offering training programmes.

Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratories

Facilities Available

UG laboratory

Well-equipped undergraduate laboratory for both Veterinary Physiology and Veterinary Biochemistry separately with internet connectivity.
Analytical laboratory to undertake advances research using high end equipment
Hematology and biochemical analysis facility
Animal cell culture facility for performing cell biology research work

Equipments/ Instruments

Automatic Clinical Haematology analyzer
Automated Biochemical Analyzer
Centrifuge
Projection microscope
Inverted Phase contrast microscope
Carbondioxide incubator
Cooling centrifuge
Deep freezer (-20°C)
Physiograph with Computerised Physiology Teaching software for Various system
Chromatography unit
Electrocardiography Apparatus

Flame Photometer
Fume Exhaust hood
Hot Air Oven
Hot plate to accommodate Six conical flask
Software for nerve muscle Experiment
Spectrophotometer
Water bath
Magnetic stirrer
Vortex mixture
Triple distillation unit

Research

Thrust Areas of Research

Nutraceuticals and nanonutrient delivery
Stress Physiology
Reproductive Physiology
Identification of diagnostic markers for various diseases/disorders
Development of molecular biochemical techniques for rapid and early disease diagnosis

Ongoing Research Projects

Title	Funding Agency	Budget Outlay (Rs.)	Year of Start/ Duration
Exploring the immuno-thermal tolerant potential of taurine and indicine cattle breeds by in-vitro thermal cum endotoxin induced stress challenge	Department of Science and Technology - Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB)	27.78 Lakhs	2 years
Development of Lateral flow Immunoassay strip for the rapid detection bio-film forming Staphylococcus aureus in bovine mastitis	Department of Science and Technology - Women Scientist Scheme-B (DST-WOS-B) KIRAN Division (The project has been transferred from RIVER, Puducherry to VCRI, Salem)	19.89 lakhs	1year 6 months

Faculty

Name and Designation	E-mail	Mobile#
Dr. P. Visha, Associate Professor and Head	drpvisha@gmail.com	8524068148
Dr. T.C. Balamurugan , Assistant Professor	tcbalamurugan@gmail.com	7598280811
Dr. R. Lakshmi, Assistant Professor	lakshmivetbio@gmail.com	9345354657
Dr. K. Rajamanickam, Assistant Professor	rajapk92@gmail.com	9790206551

The Associate Professor and Head,
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry,
Veterinary College and Research Institute,
Thalaivasal Koot Road, Near Nathakarai Toll Plaza,
Salem - 636 112, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone: +91-4282-290998
E-mail: vpb-vcri-slm@tanuvas.org.in