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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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DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY

Head of Department

Name Dr. D K Deka
Designation Professor and HoD
Email dk.deka@avfu.ac.in

Faculty Members

Sl. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Himangshu Baruah Associate Professor himangshu.baruah@avfu.ac.in
2 Dr. Sanjib Khargharia Assistant Professor sanjib.kharharia@avfu.ac.in
3 Dr. Snigdha Hazarika Assistant Professor snigdha.hazarika@avfu.ac.in

Research Projects

Ongoing Projects

Sl. Project Title Duration Principal Investigator
1 Preparation of oral phytochemical formulation against respiratory and gut diseases of poultry 2022 - Ongoing Dr. Sanjib Khargharia
2 Establishment of piggery and poultry units for production of certified piglets and chicks for capacity enhancement of farmers and entrepreneurship development in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts of Assam 2022 - 2027 Dr. Sanjib Khargharia
3 Clinical trial on Orezin+ in broiler chicken at Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science 2025 - 2026 Dr. Sanjib Khargharia

Completed Projects

Sl. Project Title Duration Principal Investigator
1 Capacity building of farmers through development of farmers' hostel in Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science 2021 - 2023 Dr. Sanjib Khargharia
2 Women empowerment through scientific rearing of goat in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji Districts of Assam 2019 - 2022 Dr. Sanjib Khargharia

Salient Achievements

Teaching

The Department is imparting teaching of Pharmacology and Toxicology courses to the students of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree programmes as per VCI (MSVE 2016) syllabus. At present seven batches of undergraduate students have completed their courses.

The theory and practical courses conducted in undergraduate teaching include:

  • General Pharmacology
  • Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System
  • Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System
  • Drugs Acting on Different Body Systems
  • Veterinary Chemotherapy
  • Veterinary Toxicology

Our teaching staff are also engaged in various postgraduate research works on different aspects of pharmacology of drugs, chemicals and indigenous medicinal plants.

Currently two postgraduate research studies are in progress:

  • Anthelmintic activity of Linalool, the phyto-constituent of Zanthoxylum armatum seed against Haemonchus contortus in goats.
  • Anthelmintic efficacy of active compound "Linalool" of Zanthoxylum armatum seed against Fasciola in goats.

Postgraduate research completed under the guidance of our faculty includes:

  • Evaluation of Hepatoprotective Activity of Polygonum microcephalum in Carbon-Tetrachloride Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats.
  • Evaluation of Anti-Arthritic Activity of Houttuynia cordata Thunb Leaf Extract in Rats.
  • Benzimidazole resistance study in clinical caprine haemonchosis with reference to involvement of beta-tubulin gene.

Research Projects

At present the department is implementing three research projects sponsored by Assam Science, Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Numida Biotec Pvt. Ltd. on pharmacological studies. Two research projects sponsored by RKVY and Missing Autonomous Council (MAC) have already been successfully completed.

Extension Activities

The staff members of the department regularly undertake extension activities in rural areas in collaboration with the State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, District Administration, Missing Autonomous Council (MAC), NGOs and other agencies.

Source: All the contents were provided by Dr. Himangshu Baruah, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science (LCVSc), Lakhimpur.

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