Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry

The Department

About the Department

Establishment & Overview

The department was created in 1960 as a combined department comprising Physiology and Pharmacology. In 1976, Pharmacology was separated from physiology, and the department was renamed the Department of Veterinary Physiology. The Department of Biochemistry was established in 1998 and merged with the Department of Physiology in 2011. The department was again renamed as the Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry.

The Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry is a hub of learning, innovation, and research excellence. It is actively involved in teaching theory and practical classes for undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. students, ensuring a strong foundation in Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry. With well-equipped laboratories, modern teaching aids, and advanced scientific instruments, students receive hands-on training and exposure to real-world analytical techniques related to Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry.

Research activities by faculty and PG students have consistently addressed key challenges in Animal Health and Production in view of global climate change. The Department has successfully run more than 20 externally funded projects, including those from DBT, DST, and ICAR, and the scientist has more than 200 research publications in reputed journals. The faculty members have presented research papers at various national and international conferences and have received numerous awards, bringing recognition to the department, college, and university. The key research areas of the department include Production and Lactation physiology, Endocrine and Neurophysiology, Reproductive physiology, Clinical biochemistry, Phyto biochemistry and Animal Biotechnology. With dedicated teaching, impactful research, and a commitment to excellence, the department continues to innovate, educate, elevate and shape the future.

Vision

To be a center of excellence in teaching, research, innovation, and extension in veterinary physiology and biochemistry, advancing animal health, welfare, productivity, and One Health through scientific excellence and translational research.

Objectives

Quality Education and Training: Impart fundamental and applied knowledge in veterinary physiology and biochemistry through innovative teaching and practical training.
Research and Innovation: Conduct cutting-edge research to advance understanding of animal health, welfare, productivity, and disease mechanisms.
Diagnostic and Laboratory Support: Provide physiological and biochemical diagnostic services to support animal health management and research activities.
Training and Capacity Building: Disseminate scientific knowledge and train students, veterinarians, and livestock stakeholders for improved animal health and production.

Academics

Undergraduate Teaching

S.N.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	No. of Students
1.	VPY-100	Veterinary Physiology Unit 1: Blood, Cardiovascular, Nervous and Muscular Systems Unit 2: Digestive and Respiratory Systems Unit 3: Excretory and Endocrine System Unit 4: Reproductive, Lactation, Growth and Environmental Physiology	4+1=5	105
2.	VBC-200	Veterinary Biochemistry Unit 1: General Veterinary Biochemistry Unit 2: Intermediary Metabolism Unit 3: Veterinary Analytical Biochemistry	2+1=3	95

Post Graduate Degree Programmes

S.N.	Degree Offered	Discipline	No. of Seats
1.	M.V.Sc.	Veterinary Physiology	05
2.	M.V.Sc.	Veterinary Biochemistry	04
3.	Ph.D.	Veterinary Physiology	06
4.	Ph.D.	Veterinary Biochemistry	03

Post Graduate Degrees Completed / Enrolled

S.N.	Degree	Discipline	Students Completed	Students at Present
1.	M.V.Sc.	Veterinary Physiology	35	01
2.	M.V.Sc.	Veterinary Biochemistry	10	-
3.	M.V.Sc.	Animal Biotechnology	24	-
4.	Ph.D.	Veterinary Physiology	14	01
5.	Ph.D.	Veterinary Biochemistry	03	-

Post Graduate Courses — Veterinary Physiology

Sr. No.	Code	Course Title	Credits
1.	VPY601	Physiology of Digestion	2+1
2.	VPY602	Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology	2+1
3.	VPY603	Renal Physiology and Body Fluid Dynamics	2+1
4.	VPY604	Haematology	2+1
5.	VPY605	Growth and Environmental Physiology	2+0
6.	VPY606	Physiology of Animal Reproduction	2+1
7.	VPY607	Clinical Physiology	1+1
8.	VPY608	Neuromuscular Physiology	2+0
9.	VPY609	Endocrinology of Domestic Animals	2+0
10.	VPY610	Instrumentation and Research Techniques in Veterinary Physiology	0+2
11.	VPY611	Physiology of Wild Life	1+0
12.	VPY612	Master’s Seminar	1+0
13.	VPY613	Master’s Research	0+30
14.	RPE700	Research and Publication Ethics	1+1
15.	VPY701	Applied Physiology of Body Fluids and Electrolytes	2+1
16.	VPY702	Physiology of Animal Behaviour	2+0
17.	VPY703	Recent Trends in Ruminant Digestion	2+1
18.	VPY704	Recent Trends in Neuroendocrinology	2+1
19.	VPY705	Myophysiology and Kinesiology	2+0
20.	VPY706	Avian Physiology	2+1
21.	VPY707	Physiology of Lactation	2+1
22.	VPY708	Recent Trends in Environmental Physiology and Growth	2+1
23.	VPY709	Cellular and Molecular Physiology	2+0
24.	VPY710	Recent Trends in Immuno-physiology	2+1
25.	VPY711	Physiology of Stress	2+0
26.	VPY712	Recent Trends in Reproductive Physiology	2+1
27.	VPY713	Doctoral Seminar-I	1+0
28.	VPY714	Doctoral Seminar-II	1+0
29.	VPY715	Doctoral Research	0+75

Post Graduate Courses — Veterinary Biochemistry

Sr. No.	Code	Course Title	Credits
1.	VBC 601	Biophysical Chemistry	2+0
2.	VBC 602	Biochemistry of Biomolecules	2+0
3.	VBC 603	Enzymology	2+1
4.	VBC 604	Analytical Techniques and Instrumentation in Biochemistry	1+1
5.	VBC 605	Clinical Biochemistry of Animals	2+1
6.	VBC 606	Intermediary Metabolism and Regulation	3+0
7.	VBC 607	Molecular Biochemistry	2+1
8.	VBC 608	Nutritional and Industrial Biochemistry	2+0
9.	VBC 609	Endocrinology and Reproductive Biochemistry	2+0
10.	VBC 610	Biochemistry of Ruminants and Wild Animals	1+1
11.	VBC 611	Introduction to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology	1+1
12.	VBC 612	Master’s Seminar	1+0
13.	VBC 613	Master’s Research	0+30
14.	RPE 700	Research and Publications Ethics	1+1
15.	VBC 701	Applied Molecular Biochemistry and Systems Biology	2+1
16.	VBC 702	Membrane Biochemistry	2+0
17.	VBC 703	Recent Trends in Enzymology	2+2
18.	VBC 704	Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical Biochemistry	0+2
19.	VBC 705	Recent Trends in Biochemical Techniques and Instrumentation	2+1
20.	VBC 706	Developmental Biochemistry	2+0
21.	VBC 707	Bioinformatics Tools in Biochemistry	1+1
22.	VBC 708	Environmental and Toxicological Biochemistry	2+0
23.	VBC 709	Biochemistry of Diseases and Disorders	2+0
24.	VBC 710	Immuno-Biochemistry	2+0
25.	VBC 711	Special Problem	0+2
26.	VBC 712	Doctoral Seminar-I	1+0
27.	VBC 713	Doctoral Seminar-II	1+0
28.	VBC 714	Doctoral Research	0+75

Facility

The department has well-equipped undergraduate, postgraduate and research laboratories, a seminar room and departmental library, adequate office space for staff members, and sufficient animal houses for poultry and small animals, along with modern teaching aids and advanced scientific instruments for UG/PG teaching and research.

Laboratories

Undergraduate Physiology Laboratory
Undergraduate Biochemistry Laboratory
Postgraduate Physiology Laboratory
Research Physiology Laboratory
Analytic Physiology Laboratory
Production Physiology Laboratory
Genetic Engineering and Proteomics Laboratory
Immunoassay Laboratory

Facilities / Equipment

Compound microscope
Deionizer and distillation assembly
Electrocardiograph
Pulse oximeter
Spirometer
Computerized Electroencephalograph
Single channel Physiograph
Kymographic assembly
Spectrophotometer
UV-VIS spectrophotometer
Gel-Doc System
Incubators and laboratory ovens
Agarose Gel electrophoresis
Thermocycler
pH meter
Cooling centrifuge
Water bath shaker
Hybridization oven
Laminar air flow
Gradient PCR
Electroporator

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Faculty

Faculty Members

Dr. Tanuj Kumar Ambwani

Professor & Head

Research area: Veterinary Biochemistry; Phytochemical research; Animal Biotechnology

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Dr. Mumtesh Kumar Saxena

Professor

Research area: Molecular Biology of Pathogenic Bacteria

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Dr. Sudhir Kumar

Assistant Professor

Research area: Clinical biochemistry; Phytochemical research

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Dr. Ruokuobeinuo Huozha

Assistant Professor

Research area: Physiology of Animal Reproduction and Endocrinology

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Dr. Aman Kamboj

Assistant Professor

Research area: Molecular diagnostics; Genomics and Bioinformatics.

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Non-Teaching Staff

S.No.	Name of the Staff	Designation
1.	Shri Sanjay Bora*	Chief Assistant
2.	Shri U. C. Tewari	Senior Lab Assistant
3.	Shri Om Prakash	Lab Assistant
4.	Smt. Pooja*	Lab Assistant
5.	Shri Parmanand Prasad	Lab Attendant
6.	Smt. Sunita*	Lab Attendant
7.	Shri Leela Dhar Bhatt*	Lab Attendant
8.	Smt. Anita	Sweeper

*Non-Regular

Student Info

Details of Post Graduates (MVSc, Ph.D.) Degree Completed (1966-2022)

M.V.Sc. Thesis Completed:

Name	Id. No.	Thesis Title	Advisor	Year
Kiran Singh	83	Neurophysiological studies on the primary and secondary waves of the rumen in the Indian buffalo	Dr. B.K. Soni	1966
Satya P. Singh	99	Physiological response in bullocks while performing agricultural operations and pulling sledge	Dr. B.K. Soni	1966
Vishan Dayal Goel	14	Physiological studies on reproduction in female goats treated with semen antigens	Dr. B.K. Soni	1966
Kolkata K. Reddy	525	A study of the changes in blood constituents of rats, goats and horses on exposure to low temperature	Dr. B.K. Soni	1967
Vinod Kr. Goal	570	Physiological studies on buffalo calves raised on calf starters	Dr. B.K. Soni	1968
Khub Singh	1360	Stereotaxic coordinates of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) brain	Dr. B.K. Soni	1969
Raj Vir Singh	1921	A study of rumino-reticular motility and certain chemical constituents of blood in experimentally induced hypo-and hyper-glycemia in buffalo calves	Dr. S.C. Sud	1970
Kuljit C. Sood	3522	Effects of insulin in the chicken	Dr. V.D. Goel	1974
R. C. Upadhayay	3782	Electrocardiographic study of ruminants	Dr. S.C. Sud	1974
Ajay Kr. Ishwar	6838	Effect of leptaden (VET) on growth, age of maturity and egg production in poultry	Dr. M. Mohsin	1979
Hari S. Singh	12893	Studies on the effects of certain drugs on the growth rate, carcass characteristics and meat quality in broiler chickens	Dr. S.C. Sud	1985
Gynendra Singh	14632	Physiological, biochemical and cyto-morphological studies on successive ejaculates of buffalo bull semen	Dr. V.D. Goel	1992
Himanshu Pandey	18655	Role of Livol-PFS and Virginiamycin on broiler production	Dr. M. Mohsin	1998
Umang Miglani	27930	Electrocardiographic and haemato-biochemical responses of goats and rats to certain physiological stress	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2002
Ruchi Sharma	28881	Immunological, hematobiochemical and physiological functions during Thiourea induced hypothryrodism in female goat	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2003
Brij Lal	26801	Combination of Oat and Berseem for crossbred heifers-A study on nutrient digestibility and degradability	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2004
Ruokuobeinuo Huozha	29838	Electroencephalographic observations under different behavioural conditions	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2005
Ashish Kr. Srivastava	29842	Evaluation and amelioration of summer stress in lactating buffaloes under farm conditions	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2005
Hema	24933	Serum mineral and metabolic profile of hill livestock and their soil plant interrelation	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2005
Shivi Maini	30853	Evaluation of temperature induced oxidative stress and its amelioration by antioxidants supplementation in broilers	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2005
Mukul Anand	32907	Electroencephalographic, electrocardiographic and blood biochemical changes in goat subjected to different feeding practices	Dr. J.P. Korde	2007
Brijesh Yadav	32920	In vitro evaluation of antioxidative potential of aqueous extract of Mentha piperita and its protective effect in heat stressed chicken embryo hepatocyte culture	Dr. J.P. Korde	2007
Sujatha V.	34039	Amelioration of summer stress through dietary supplementation of herbal antioxidants and ascorbic acid in broilers	Dr. J.P. Korde	2008
Dheeraj Kumar	37072	Electroencephalographic, electrocardiographic and renal clearance studies in induced uremic goats	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2010
Mehtab S. Parmar	41120	Expression profile of HSP70 gene during different seasons in Sahiwal cattle and Murrah buffalo	Dr. A.K. Madan	2012
Malini Pant	32953	Alterations in lactogenic and haematological parameters during lactation in goats under field ambience	Dr. R. Huozha	2014
P. Manjari	33198	Seasonal variation in expression profile of HSP70 gene in Tarai buffalo	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2013
Mrigakshi Yadav	33212	Comparative evaluation of parentral anaesthesia in goats-A physiological study	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2013
Om Kumar	34501	Evaluation of antioxidative property of melatonin on Alloxan induced oxidative stress in goats	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2014
Rizwana Begum	34481	Seasonal variation in blood, milk composition and body condition score during different lactation stages in Tarai buffalo	Dr. R. Huozha	2014
Ritu Yadav	49522	Blood profile of acute phase proteins during pregnancy, early postpartum period and reproductive disorders in Murrah buffalo	Dr. R. Huozha	2017
Swati Thakur	54213	Effect of lactation stages on hemato-biochemical entities and milk somatic cell count of indigenous Badri cattle	Dr. R. Huozha	2020
Abhinaba Maiti	55447	Comparative studies on haematology, milk composition and udder morphology of lactating Sahiwal and crossbred cattle	Dr. R. Huozha	2021
Patel M. Kanaiyalal	57041	Seasonal influence on physiological, haemato-biochemical and milk parameters of lactating indigenous Badri cows	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2022

Ph.D. Thesis completed:

Name	Id. No.	Thesis Title	Advisor	Year
Kiran Singh	83	Neurophysiological studies on the ruminoreticular movements in the Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)	Dr. B.K. Soni	1970
Satya P. Singh	99	Effect of parotid saliva deprivation on the chemical composition of rumen fluid in crossbred calves	Dr. S.C. Sud	1975
Raj Vir Singh	1921	Comparative study of rumen bacteria under two dietary regimes in the buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)	Dr. S.C. Sud	1975
Vishan D. Goal	14	Plasma progesterone levels in Murrah buffaloes during various reproductive phases	Dr. S.C. Sud	1979
U.K. Atheya	1223	Induction of lactation in farm animals	Dr. S.C. Sud	1984
Hari S. Singh	12893	Studies on the effects of certain drugs on the growth rate, carcass characteristics and meat quality in broiler chickens	Dr. S.C. Sud	1985
Y.P.S. Dabas	6845	Studies on hormonal induction of lactation, superovulation and therapy of reproductive disorders in bovines	Dr. S.C. Sud	1987
Ramdas N. Shirbhate	19078	Factors affecting physiomorphological characteristics, acrosin content and hamster eggpenetration ability of bovine spermatozoa during its cryopreservation	Dr. M. Mohsin	1995
Sandhya S. Chaudhary	20576	Estimation of reproductive steroids in blood plasma and different fractions of bovine milk by RIA and EIA	Dr. S.C. Sud	1996
Sunil Kr. Rastogi	20573	Basal and applied renal function tests in buffalo calves	Dr. M. Mohsin	1998
Archana Jain	25671	Effect of Bacitracins, Phytase and Calcium on production performance in poultry	Dr. V.D. Goel	2001
Arun Kr. Madan	32939	Electroencephalographic responses to somato-sensory and visual stimuli in goats	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2009
Megha Verma	39849	Herbal formulations augmenting physio-biochemical, serological and carcass quality entities in commercial broilers	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2021
Mrigakshi Yadav	33212	Efficacy of herbal feed supplements and alpha tocopherol in ameliorating stress, influencing performance and immunity in commercial broiler chicken	Dr. S.K. Rastogi	2021

Achievements

Achievement/Awards (2022-23)

Dr. R. Huozha, received Winner of SADHNA Best Paper Award 2022 by Dr. YS Parmer University of Horticulture & Forestry Nauni, Solan 173 230, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA. The award paper entitled ”Integrated effects of lactation stages and seasons on milk somatic cells and some haematological entities in healthy Tarai buffaloes”.

MVSc Thesis of Mr. Patel M. Kanaiyalal (57041) on “Seasonal influence on physiological, haemato-biochemical and milk parameters of lactating indigenous Badri cows” received the best MVSc Thesis award from SAPI-CON 2023.

Achievements:

Lactation Physiology: A kit for successful induction of normal reproductive cyclicity, pregnancy and lactation has been developed for non-productive cattle and buffaloes using natural or synthetic reproductive steroids. The technology has been used extensively at University Farm and by field veterinarians.

Endocrinology: Radio-immunoassay technique for steroid hormones estimation in plasma and milk samples has been developed. Milk samples can be adequately used in place of plasma for studying steroid hormone status in lactating animals and correlating with reproductive disorders.

Neurophysiology: This department is the first in whole India to develop a stereotaxic atlas for brain centers controlling rumino-reticular motility located in medulla oblongata about 1 mm caudad and 9 mm cephalad to the obex in the buffalo calves which is not possible without the atlas. This work receives International Recognition as it is quoted in a Text Book “Dukes” Physiology of Domestic Animal which is referred by all students of Veterinary Sciences throughout the World.

Clinical Physiology: Renal function tests have been performed first time in female buffalo calves showing glomerular filtration rates and renal plasma flow. Exogenous creatinine clearance was found to be better index for GFR than its endogenous clearance in buffaloes.

Digestive Physiology: This Department was one of the first Departments in this country which had isolated, purified and classified as many as 28 species of bacteria in the rumen of cattle and buffaloes.

Production Physiology: Treatment with epinephrine alone and propanol alone reduced the egg production in birds to the extent of 21-27% and 10-13% respectively, but when propanolol given to birds pretreated with epinephrine, the fall in egg production was lower. Supplementation of phytase in broiler and layer ration found to improve growth, feed conversion efficiency and egg production.

Growth Physiology: Virginiamycin (2.0g/100kg feed) produced best growth and feed conversion ratio with significant improvement in protein content in carcass of broilers. Leptaden (2 g/kg feed) promoted weight gain and egg quality in layers. Liv-52 decreased age at first laying & increased number of eggs laid.

Research

Prominent Research Areas

Lactation Physiology
Clinical Biochemistry
Phytobiochemistry
Nano vaccines against Salmonella
Molecular Diagnostics and Genomics
Immunomodulation

As per the current need of the society, quality improvement in animal products is desirable. Keeping in view, all the basic knowledge of animal physiology has to be thoroughly understood. Then can be applied for further enhancement of its yield and quality products.

Salient Research Achievements

Alleviation of stress for increasing animal productivity.

Endocrine disorders and their influence on animal production and reproduction.

Physiology of micronutrients and their significance in animals health and production.

Increasing animal production through use of growth enhancers, biostimulators, anti-stressor and other agents of herbal origin.

Identification of stressful conditions and disease process through behavioural studies and ethological applications.

Research on information technology required to be strengthened. Database on the subject needs to be created and its accessibility to be ascertained.

Studies on blood profiles and milk composition of indigenous Tarai buffalo during different lactation stages and seasonal variation.

Blood profile of Acute phase proteins (APPs) during normal pregnant, peripartum, early postpartum period and postpartum reproductive disorders in Murrah buffaloes has been measured.

Lactation stages and seasonal variations on hemato-biochemical profiles and milk composition in indigenous Badri cattle.

Comparative study of udder morphology on milk composition, leucocytes and various hemato-biochemical parameters in lactating Sahiwal and crossbred cattle.

Mixed herbal preparation of AV/HLP/16 (garlic, methi, amla, tulsi, guggulu, spirulina) and AV/LMP/10 (garlic, methi, guggulu, linseed, curry leaves) @ 500g/tonne of feed as growth promoter and enhance carcass quality in commercial broilers.

Preparation of AV/HEP/18 (amla, alsi, sehjan), AV/VSP/15 (tocopherol acetate, sodium selenite, amla and tulsi) @ 100g and 250g//tonne of basal diet with Vitamin E (α-tocopherol, Evion-400) as growth promoter and enhance carcass quality in commercial broilers.

Extension

Participating in Kisan mela conducted twice in a year.

Involve in Mera Goan Mera Gaurav (MGMG) Programe.

Involve in the extension duty on Agriculture Technology Information Centre (ATIC) within university itself.

Events

Department Student Activities and their Thesis Research's