VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TIRUNELVELI
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
The Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology was created as a constituent of Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli during the year 2012 with an aim to cater the need of Under Graduate students of B.V.Sc. & A.H., who gets admitted every year in Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli.
Objectives
Education:
To impart education in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology to Undergraduate / Post graduate and Doctoral degree students.
Research:
To carry out need based pharmacological / toxicological research on natural and synthetic drugs and their products.
To carry out the research in drug delivery system
Extension:
To offer drug information services to farming and scientific community.
Infrastructure facilities
(a) Building
1.
Pharmacy laboratory
900 sq.ft.
2.
Experimental Pharmacology Laboratory
900 sq.ft.
3.
Toxicology & Chemotherapy Laboratory
900 sq.ft.
4.
Laboratory Animal House (Regn.No. 2161/GO/Re/S/22/CPCSEA)
662 sq.ft.
(a) Equipments
The department is having the following infrastructure facilities for U.G. Practical as per VCI, MSVE-2016 regulations requirement:
1
Isolated Tissue Bath
17
Rota rod
2
Kymograph
18
Actophotometer
3
Electrical Recording Device with Digital Acquisition System
19
Tissue Homogenizer
4
Electronic Stimulator
20
Elevated Plus Maze
5
Stereotaxic Instrument
21
Analgesiometer- Eddy’s hot plate
6
Common Balance
22
Analgesiometer – Tail flick unit
7
Monopan Electronic Balance
23
Magnetic stirrer with probe
8
Binocular Microscopes
24
Vortex Mixer
9
Spectrophotometer
25
Autoclave
10
Refrigerated Centrifuge
26
Vertical laminar air flow
11
Dispensing Scales with weights
27
Microbiological incubator
12
pH meter
28
Cook’s Pole claiming apparatus
13
Hot air oven
29
Digital Vernier Caliper
14
Respiration pump
30
Antibiotic zone reader with disc dispenser
15
Microcentrifuge
31
Rotary Vacuum Evaporator
16
Spirometer
32
Autoclave - Fully Automatic
Education
As per VCI MSVE-2016 regulations the Department is offering the following course:
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, 4+1
S.No
Theory Units
Practical Units
1.
Unit-1: General Pharmacology
Unit-1: General Pharmacology
2.
Unit-2: Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System
Unit-2: ANS Pharmacology
3.
Unit-3: Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System
Unit-3: CNS Pharmacology
4.
Unit-4: Drugs Acting on Different Body Systems
Unit-4: Veterinary Chemotherapy
5.
Unit-5: Veterinary Chemotherapy
Unit-5: Veterinary Toxicology
6.
Unit-6: Veterinary Toxicology
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Research
(a) Thrust areas
Studies on drug resistance mechanisms in animals.
Methodologies for detection of drug residues in livestock and poultry products.
Evaluation of ethno-veterinary indigenous drugs to promote livestock health and productivity.
(b) Research projects
Completed projects
S.No
Title
Funding agency
Total outlay (Rs. in Lakhs)
Period
PI/Co-PI
1.
SIF scheme on “Ethnoveterinary Herbal Product Research and Development Centre” implemented at Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, VCRI, Orathanadu
TANII, Govt. of Tamil Nadu
Rs.1372.95 Lakhs
2017-2020 (3 Years)
Co-ordinators: V.Sureshkumar & V.Ramakrishnan
2
Documentation and assessment of antinemathelminthic properties of Ethnoveterinary herbal preparations used by local healers in small ruminants of Tirunelveli district
TANUVAS Research Corpus Fund
0.99
2014 to 2015
PI: Dr.V.Ramakrishnan
3
Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Select Medicinal Plants with Special Emphasis on their Phytochemical and Thin Layer Chromatography Profiling at Dept. of Vet. Pharmacology and Toxicology, VCRI, Tirunelveli.
TANUVAS, University Sub-Project
0.01
2019-2020
PI: Dr.V.Sureshkumar
Extension
Conducting pharmaceutical meet for the outgoing B.V.Sc. & A.H., students.
Involved in various extension programmes on livestock and poultry production as and when required on need basis.
Head of the Department,
Department of veterinary pharmacology and Toxicology,
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli - 627 358.
Phone: +91-462-2336345
E-mail: vptvcritni@tanuvas.org.in
