DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH

The Research Council is the policy making body on research activities of the University with the Vice-Chancellor as its chairman. The research council shall consider and make recommendations in respect of:

• Identifying thrust areas and formulation of research programmes and projects by the various university units in the field of animal and veterinary sciences with a view to promote effective cooperation.
• Infrastructure facilities required for implementing research projects.
• Linking teaching, research and extension activities
• Orienting research to meet farmers need.
• Analyze the reports of on-going / completed research projects submitted by the scientists concerned.
• Any other matter pertaining to Animal Husbandry / Veterinary Sciences Research which may be referred by State / BOM/ Vice-Chancellor or any other authorities of the University / Agencies.

State level funding agencies

• Government of Tamil Nadu
• State Planning Commission
• Tamil Nadu State Land Use Board
• Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai
• Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Agency
• Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation

National level funding agencies

• Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, New Delhi (NADP, NPBB, NLM)
• Ministry of Food Processing Industries, New Delhi
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
• Department of Biotechnology (DBT), New Delhi
• Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi
• Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi
• National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR), Karnal
• All India Council for Technology Education (AICTE), New Delhi
• Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

International Agencies

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
• SEPPIC, France
• International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), Vienna, Austria

Some of the major research schemes/projects sanctioned during 2018-19 are :-

• Accelerating bovine tuberculosis control in developing countries-India (AbTB CD)-collaboration with Pennsylvania state university, USA (Funded by Bill and Mellinda Gates, Foundation, USA).
• Institutional Development Plan of TANUVAS (ICAR-NAHEP, New Delhi)  DBT – TANUVAS Canine Research centre & nteworks (DBT, New Delhi) Bovine tuberculosis control:Mycobacterial diseases in animals network (MyDAN) Programme (DBT, New Delhi)
• Genomic and proteomics approaches to develop specific diagnostic assay for detection of estrus/silent estrus in buffaloes ( Multi-centric project in collaboration with IISc, Bengaluru and NDRI, Karnal.
• Establishment of Livetsock and Poultry Feed technology centre (NADP-RKVY)
• Establishment of Rural Poultry inputs and skill development centre (NADP-RKVY)
• Establishment of Alambadi cattle breed research centre at Dharmapuri district (GoTN)
• Establishment of centre for disease monitoring, surveillance and control of livestock and poultry diseases at Madhavaram,, Chennai (GoTN)
• Establishment of low cost hydroponic fodder production device in landless / small farmer households for sustainable livestock farming in drought affected districts of Tamil Nadu (GoTN)
• World bank funded project on Sensitising farmers on “Nutritional supplemental strategy” developed at TANUVAS to increase productivity in dairy cattle and mitigate methane emission (Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation Project)
• Establishment of embryo production centre for conservation of indigenous breeds of cattle of Tamil Nadu (GoI – NPBB)

New facilties created

• Centre for Stem cell research and Regenerative medicine (first of its kind)
• Bio-Safety Level –III (BSL –III) laboratory with small animal experimentation facility
• Translational Research Platform for Veterinary Biologicals (TRPVB)
• University Innovation and Instrumentation centre
• Veterinary Incubation Foundation @ TANUVAS

Technologies/products developed during 2018

• An extraction method for detection of Bacillus anthracis DNA by Triple marker multiplex Polymerase chain reaction, a simple and cheaper method for DNA extraction
• Nano-IVMEC Shampoo
• A1A2 Detect for the benefit of the dairy farmers
• CPV and Rabies antibody detection kit for the detection of Rabies and CPV antibodies simultaneously in dogs
• Teat spray (a value added product) helps to reduce product wastage
• Low Cost Somatic Cell Counting Technique for Udder Health Care
• Farm Gate Test for Early Mastitis Detection
• Low Cost Mobile Cow Lifter & Downer Mobility Cart
• Livestock Disease Forecasting Software
• ECG markers for early detection of bovine hypocalcemia
• Technology on Development of Vitamin D fortified Ice cream
• Milk protein enriched noodles
• Fibre enriched noodles
• Omega 3 enriched designer chocolate
• Millet ice cream
• Fruit yoghurt
• Technology on Preparation of barbecued pork from low value head meat

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

• Patents granted : 4
• Copy rights obtained : 1
• Patents filed : 23

Patents Granted :

• A test strip for qualitative detection of antibodies to peste des petits ruminant virus for a term of 20 years from 06.09.2006 (Patent No. 243290). Patent granted on : 04.10.2012
• Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR) primers for detection of Whitespot syndrome virus (WSSV) in Shrimp for a term of 20 years from 22.08.2005 (Patent No.275441). Patent granted on 02.09.2016
• “Development of primers for detection of hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) in shrimp by Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)” for a term of 20 years from 23.01.2006 (Patent No. 300445). Patent granted on 29.08.2018
• “An Improved Egg Candler” (1939/CHE/2010 Dt. 08.07.2010) for a term of 20 years from 08.07.2010 (Patent No. 305814) - Patent granted on 17.01.2019

List of copy right obtained – 1

• Information Retreval Package – Mrs. M. Seetha Lakshmi and Dr. G. Thulasi, Bioinformatics Centre, MVC, Chennai – 7

Breed Registration

TANUVAS undertook identification, evaluation and characterization of indigenous sheep and goats and submitted the details to ICAR – NBAGR, Karnal which resulted in registration of Chevvadu sheep and Kodiadu goat as breeds in 2016-17 and Salem Black as goat breed in 2017-18 by the Breed Registration Committee, ICAR - NBGAR, Karnal and Breed Registration Certificates were issued to TANUVAS. The accession number of the above three breeds are as follows:

• Kodiadu goat (INDIA_GOAT_1800_KODIADU_06026)
• Salem Black Goat (INDIA_GOAT_1800_SALEMBLACK_06027)
• Chevvadu sheep (INDIA_SHEEP_1800_CHEVAADU_14041)
• Bargur buffalo (INDIA_BUFFALO_1800_BARGUR_01015)

Salient Achievements

• The Government of India has sanctioned two schemes entitled “Establishment of Livestock and Poultry Feed Technology Centre” and “Establishment of Rural Poultry inputs and skill development centre” with a total budget outlay of Rs.301.10 lakhs to improve the livelihood of the rural sector under NADP / RKVY for the year 2018-19.
• TANUVAS has obtained a grant of Rs.28 crores from ICAR, New Delhi under its flagship National Agricultural Higher Education Programme (NAHEP) funded by the World Bank for the project on Institutional Development Plan of TANUVAS to improve infrastructure and human resource under competitive mode.
• The Government of Tamil Nadu has sanctioned a World Bank assisted Tamil Nadu-Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation project on Sensitising farmers on “Nutritional supplemental strategy” developed at TANUVAS to increase productivity in dairy cattle and mitigate methane emission with a budget outlay of Rs.200 lakhs.
• An ICAR funded project on “Improving the livelihood security of farmers through technological interventions has been implemented in six villages of Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu under the “Farmer FIRST programme” with a budget outlay of Rs.95.34 lakhs.
• A Tribal Sub Plan Project on “Technological empowerment of tribal farmers through adoption of TANUVAS technologies in Tamil Nadu” funded by ICAR, New Delhi with a budget outlay of 116.04 lakhs to improve the socio-economic status of tribal farmers has been implemented in five districts of Tamil Nadu .
• The Bargur Cattle Research Station, functioning at Bargur under TANUVAS was conferred with the prestigious National Kamadhenu Award (First prize), South Zone, for maintaining the best indigenous cattle herd by Institution, for the year 2017-18 by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India on 01.06.2018.
• The ‘Salem Black’ goat, indigenous to Tamil Nadu has been recognized as a breed by National Bureau of Animal Genetics and Resources, Karnal and the Animal Breed Registration Certificate was issued on 10.01.2018 during the Awarding Ceremony held at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.
• The TRPVB, a joint venture of TANUVAS and DBT has been awarded Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) certification for manufacturing unit under the Schedule-M during 2018