Research Projects

Ongoing Projects

Title of the project	Duration	Name of PI
No ongoing projects

Completed Projects

Title of the project	Duration	Name of PI
Studies on hydatidosis/cysticercosis in animals of N.E. region.	2000-2003	Dr. D.K. Deka
Filarial dermatitis in cattle and buffaloes in Assam with special reference to epidemiology and control of humpsore.	2002-2005	Dr. M.R. Borkakoty
Epidemiology and Control of Blood Feeding Leech of Yak in Refugia.	2012-2015	Dr. Saidul Islam
Mapping of epidemiology, Anthelmintic resistance in gastro intestinal nematodosis in goats and effect of Indigenous herbal medicine incorporated in urea molasses block to combat the anthelmintic resistance in Assam.	2014-2017	Dr(Mrs) Sulekha Choudhury Phukan
All India Network Programme on Gastro-Intestinal Parasitism in Sheep & Goat.	2018-2020	Dr. Saidul Islam

Salient achievements

• Awarded 33 Masters and 19 PhD degree in the field of Veterinary Parasitology.
• Fully equipped with 3 faculty members for Teaching at UG and PG level in addition to respective faculty research and clinical diagnosis.
• Completion of ICAR, DBT and State Govt. funded research Projects on Theileriosis, Fish borne zoonotic parasites, nasal schistosomiasis, hydatidosis and cysticercosis, Stephanofilariasis, blood feeding leeches, GI nematodes in goats and evaluation of anthelmintic resistance in Haemonchus contortus.
• Actively involving in interdisciplinary support in education, research and training across the university/institute/Government organizations/NGO etc.
• Collaborative works with the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Assam in areas like diagnosis, treatment, health care and management of wildlife.
• Identification of common parasitic diseases in livestock and wild animals of Assam and their epidemiological investigation.
• Identification of prevailing terrestrial and aquatic leeches and their infestation in domestic animals of plain and hilly terrain of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
• Evaluation of hirudinicidal effect of some locally available plants including that of tobacco.
• Evaluation of Benzimidazole resistance development in Haemonchus contortus infesting goats of Assam at parasitological and molecular level.
• Development of herbal medicated urea molasses block for control of GI nematode parasitic load in goats.
• Epidemiological investigation of vector borne parasites of companion animals (dog) causing dirofilariosis, babesiosis, hepatozoonosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis in Assam and other states of NE region.
• Detailed studies on haemoparasites of cattle and identification of Theileria orientalis in cattle and T. luwenshuni in goats.
• Identification of Boophilus microplus as the probable vector of Theileria orientalis in cattle of Assam.
• Epidemiology of GI parasitism in dairy animals of Assam.
• Enlisting of snails and cercarial fauna in Kamrup District of Assam.
• Detailed study of zoonotic parasites causing taeniasis, cysticercosis, hydatidosis, dirofilariosis, gnathostomiasis and toxoplasmosis.
• Detailed study on tick fauna of livestock and their anthelmintic as well as acaricidal resistance status.
• Development of laboratory facilities including establishment of a molecular laboratory for parasitological research.
• Participation of faculty members in national/state level seminars, workshops and training on parasitic diseases and diagnosis.
• Providing parasitological diagnostic services in livestock of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh through Core Lab I (DBT, Govt. of India).
• Development of a simple, cost-effective and rapid procedure for humpsore treatment in cattle.
• Conducted short-term training financed by ICAR on epidemiology, host-parasite relationship, diagnosis and control.
• Organized 23rd National Congress of Veterinary Parasitology (12-14 December, 2012).
• Organized a state-level workshop on "Oriental theileriosis in cattle of Assam" (27 October, 2014).