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Assam Veterinary and Fishery University

অসম পশু চিকিৎসা আৰু মীন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

Established 2024

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অসম পশু চিকিৎসা আৰু মীন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

Assam Veterinary and Fishery University

Established 2024

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VETERINARY EPIDEMIOLOGY & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Head of Department

Name Dr. (Mrs.) Jyoti B. Dutta
Designation Professor
Specialization Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
Phone 9435558695
Email jyotib.dutta@avfu.ac.in
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Faculty Members

Sl. Name Designation Specialization Email Babrone
1 Dr. (Ms.) Deepa Lahkar Assistant Professor(Stage-3) Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine deepa.lahkar@avfu.ac.in View
2 Dr. Mrinal kr. Nath Assistant Professor(Stage-2) Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine mrinalk.nath@avfu.ac.in View

Research Projects

Ongoing Projects

Sl. Project Title Duration Principal Investigator
1 Development of a novel ethosomes-loaded polyherbal formulation for the prevention and control of bovine mastitis as an alternative to antibiotics. 2024-ongoing Dr. Mrinal Kr. Nath

Completed Projects

Sl. Project Title Duration Principal Investigator
1 Development of a polyherbal formulation for control of tick infestation in goats. 2023-2025 Dr. Deepa Lahkar

Salient Achievements

  • Since establishment (Nov., 2005), the Department is imparting both U.G. and P.G. teaching and research.
  • At present, 1 (one) M.V.Sc. and 6 (Six) Ph.D. Scholars are working with different research projects assigned to them.
  • Besides, teaching, the faculty members also render their service in various extension activities by conducting treatment and vaccination camps, expert service to the State Departments (Vety. & A.H., Wildlife & Forest in disease investigation) and natural calamities etc.
  • The faculty members of this department published 48 (forty eight) research papers in different national journals.
  • Recently constituted IPR cell under the administrative control of Dean, FVSc, Khanapara is functioning from this department.
  • Dr. G. Mahato, an Associate Professor of this department is associated as a Co-PI with the NAIP project on ?Development of Novelty Pork Products and Value Chain Concept under Organized Pig Farming System? funded by ICAR.
  • No. of students awarded Ph.D. degree = 6
  • No. of students awarded M.V.Sc. degree = 15
  • Faculty members participated in different workshop/training in India: 20
  • Begged best oral presentation award in ISPAM, held at CVSc, AAU in 2010
  • 2nd Best paper presentation in ISVM held at CVSc, Mizoram, CAU in 2012
  • Best oral presentation award in National Seminar organized by Indian Association of Hill Farming and ICAR Research complex for NEH region, Umiam, Meghalaya in 2015.
  • ISVM PhD MERIT AWARD 2018-19: 1
  • Imparting trainings to field Veterinarians/farmers
  • Conducting regular vaccination/treatment/flood relief camps
  • Rendering services to National parks/zoo through vaccination/treatment as and when called for.
  • Nos. of publication in National and International journals out of P.G. Research
      National: 60
      International: 15
  • Department has produced more than 25 numbers of M.V.Sc. and 10 numbers of Ph.D. students.
  • Faculty members of this department are actively engaged in extension activities which includes vaccination/treatment camps, consultancy services to Assam State Zoo, 4th Assam.
  • Police Battalion for equine health check up, free heath care service to animals in Kamakhya temple etc. besides being involved in teaching and research.
  • The Department has conducted a National Webinar in association with VIPM Society, India.
  • The Department has an OIE wing of Rabies Diagnostic Laboratory for NE Region of India.
  • Faculty members and PG students of this department has won National awards and Young Scientist awards.

*All the contents were provided by Dr Jyoti B Dutta,HoD VEP,CVSc,Khanapara.