Ongoing Research Projects

# Title of the Project Name of the Investigators Funding Agency Duration Amount Sanctioned (Rs.)
1 Livestock Health Disease Control Project (LHDCP) for epidemiological studies on Foot and Mouth Disease Dr. H.K. Mukhopadhyay (PI) Dr. V.M. Vivek Srinivas (Co-PI) ICAR-NIFMD Dec 2014 onwards ~51 Lakhs (~13.00 Lakhs Annual Grant 2024-25)
2 Development of Molecular Diagnostic tool for Sex Determination in Neonate Sea Turtles and the Impact of Global Warming with Temperature-dependent Sex Determination in Sea Turtles Dr. V. M. Vivek Srinivas (PI) Dr. J. Nikhil Kumar Tej (Co-PI) Dr. M. V. Silpa (Co-PI) Dr. George Dominic (Co-PI) Dr. P. Senthamil Selvan (Co-PI) Dr. Raghy Radhakrishnan (Co-PI) Dr. V. Jayalakshmi (Co-PI) Dr. D. Selvi (Co-PI) Dr. J. Thanislass (Co-PI) Directorate of Forests & Wildlife, Govt. of Puducherry 2025 15.00 Lakhs
3 Investigating the phenotypic and genotypic determinants of antimicrobial resistant microbial pathogen (E. coli and Salmonella) isolated from pigeons in Puducherry Dr. V. M. Vivek Srinivas (PI) Dr. V. Jayalakshmi (Co-PI) Dr. M. V. Silpa (Co-PI) Dr. Rajalakshmi K (Co-PI) Dr. N. Devadevi (Co-PI) Dr. S. Poobitha (Co-PI) Dr. S. Venugopal (Co-PI) Dr. H. K. Mukhopadhyay (Co-PI) Directorate of Forests & Wildlife, Govt. of Puducherry 2025 2.97 Lakhs
4 A study on isolation and characterization of microflora from Spotted Deer (Axis axis) in Puducherry and the genetic profiling for its antimicrobial resistance Dr. V. M. Vivek Srinivas (PI) Dr. V. Jayalakshmi (Co-PI) Dr. M. V. Silpa (Co-PI) Dr. P. Senthamil Selvan (Co-PI) Dr. D. Selvi (Co-PI) Dr. Mathivathani C (Co-PI) Dr. Raghy Radhakrishnan (Co-PI) Dr. H. K. Mukhopadhyay (Co-PI) Directorate of Forests & Wildlife, Govt. of Puducherry 2025 2.58 Lakhs
5 Efficacy of phytogenic liver tonic powder on the growth performance and hepato-protectant activity in CCl4 challenged broilers Dr.A.Varun (PI) Dr.S.Venugopal (Co-PI) Dr.P.Ponnuvel (Co-PI) Dr. J.Nikhil Kumar Tej (Co-PI) CARUS Laboratories Pvt. Ltd August 2024 – Dec 2024 2.09 lakh
6 Generation of polyclonal chicken IgY using a commercial monovalent canine parvovirus (CPV) vaccine (adjuvanted) in naïve layer chickens Dr. K. Rajkumar Dr. Varun Dr. S. Poobitha SIHIL ANIMAL HELTH PVT LTD New No. 125, Karaneeswarar, Pagoda street, Ground floor, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004 2024 1.5 lakhs
7 Effect of pentorse 100 injection for treatment of ostesoarthritis and other joint related affections in dogs a clinical trail Dr. S.Tina roshini Dr.N.Gurunathan Dr.M. Vigneswari Dr. N.Arul jothi Swati spentose pvt ltd March 2024 – August 2024 49,000/-
8 Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour (CTVT) PI: Dr. M. G. Nair Co-PI: Dr. S. Uma Dr. R. Kumar Dr. A.W.Lakkawar (VPP) University of Cambridge, U.K. July 2018 – ongoing -
9 Performance validation of Artificial Intelligence-based solutions in the analysis of peripheral blood smears, urine and semen on samples collected from animals Dr.Kantharaj (VGO) PI: Dr. M. G. Nair Co-PI: Dr. S. Uma Dr. R. Kumar Dr. A.W.Lakkawar Sig Tuple Technologies, Pvt., Ltd., Bangalore March 2019 – Ongoing -