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Origin & History

Modern biotechnology could greatly help in the improvement of animal health and productivity. One of the main tasks is to provide advanced biotechnological methods to replace the outdated ones. Due to the limitation of resources, research facilities and trained personnel, the new scientific developments in this field of science could not be fully exploited for the improvement of livestock health and productivity in our country. The School of Animal Production and Biotechnology (SAAPB) is being established in KVASU to fill up this gap by providing specialized and need based research and training to students/ faculty in different disciplines.
The school has started two new post graduate programmes in the Academic year 2013-14 M.V.Sc. Animal Biotechnology – 4 seats and M .Sc. Animal Biotechnology -10 seats. These course are designed to build up technically trained manpower resource base, empowering them with all skills necessary to use biotechnology as a tool for improvement of human and animal health and livestock production including molecular diagnostics, improved vaccines, wild life conservation and forensics and epidemiological and climate change studies.

Mandate:

• Provide cutting edge facilities to take up research in the frontier areas of biotechnology
• Strengthen post-graduate education, research and training programmes
• Establish academic exchange programmes with universities of International reputations
• Create repository for native and exotic germplasm and reference bacterial cultures,
• Develop molecular techniques for diagnostics, production of vaccines and identification of molecular markers for early selection and genetic improvement of animals and poultry
• Establish facilities of international standards to deal with emerging diseases of livestock and poultry
• Initiate stem cell research in the line of tissue/organ transplant and
• Initiate research on embryo manipulation and production of transgenic animals with disease resistance, better production and production of pharmaceutically important proteins.

Funding: State plan KVASU

General functioning: A multi-disciplinary working group of 20 scientists was constituted for the School to take up the responsibilities of teaching, formulation of multi-disciplinary research projects for extra mural funding and for collaboration with Institutes of Excellent.

• Post-graduate research : Provide facilities for molecular biotechnology, reproductive biotechnology, tissue culture and bioinformatics research to post-graduate scholars of KVASU
• Training : Hands on training on “Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Tools For Advanced Life Science Research” for faculty and research scholars from KVASU and other universities

Staff structure:

Professor and Implementing Officer
Teaching Assistant
Part time Sweeper

Details of livestock/ facilities available :

Facilities available

Class rooms

The basic concepts of biotechnology and its application in animal genetics and breeding, cell culture, embryo-transfer, bioinformatics and genomics are routinely explaining by experienced faculty members. High-tech class rooms with LCD projector help in the effective teaching and learning process.

Conference hall

A conference hall with round table, internet facility and LCD projector helps in fruitful discussions for formulating proposals for future research.
Molecular laboratory
Molecular genetics lab is well equipped to conduct various molecular biology techniques needed for life science research. Isolation of genomic DNA from whole blood, bacterial colonies and various tissues is routinely carried out as part of research works. Genetic variability studies along with association analysis of livestock populations by PCR-RFLP, microsatellites and SSCP analysis helps to find out the role of candidate genes in economically important production, reproduction, disease resistant and heat tolerance traits. Further, gene cloning facilities are also available in molecular laboratory.

• Gel documentation system with software
• Thermal Cyclers
• Horizontal and vertical gel electrophoresis apparatus
• Pulse field electrophoresis system
• Cooler Centrifuge
• UV Spectrophotometer
• Shaker Incubator
• Hot Air oven
• Autoclave
• Deep Freezers

Cell culture laboratory

Cell culture systems are indispensable tools for basic research and a wide range of clinical in vitro studies. Facilities for maintaining primary and secondary cell cultures are provided in the laboratory.

• Inverted Microscope with real-time imaging system
• CO2 Incubator
• Bio-safety cabinet

Embryo-transfer laboratory

• Osmometer
• Phase contrast microscope
• Bio-safety cabinet

Bioinformatics laboratory

Projects : State Plan Projects

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• Completed Projects:

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Academic activities

Courses offered
Postgraduate – MVSc.- Animal Biotechnology (SAAPBT)
Postgraduate – MSc - Animal Biotechnology (SAAPBT)
Training programmes

Extension activities

Publications:

Jose, K. Jain, Bindu Lakshmanan, Lavinia Wahlang, K. Syamala, and T. V. Aravindakshan. "Molecular evidence of haemoparasites in ixodid ticks of dogs-first report in India." Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 13 (2018): 177-179.

Wahlang Lavinia, Bindu Lakshmanan, Naicy Thomas, Anu Bosewell, Jose K. Jain, C. Sunanda, and T. V. Aravindakshan. "Comparative analysis of conventional and real time PCR for detection of haemoparasites in dogs." (2019) IJBT 18(1) :9-15.

Wahlang, Lavinia, Bindu Lakshmanan, Anu Bosewell, Jain Jose, and T. V. Aravindakshan. "SYBR-green based real-time PCR assay for the detection of Ehrlichia canis in ticks." Journal of Veterinary Parasitology 33, no. 2 (2019): 8-12.

Jose, Jain, Bindu Lakshmanan, and T. V. Aravindakshan. "Molecular characterization of Babesia vogeli and Ehrlichia canis isolates." Indian Journal of Veterinary Research 27, no. 1 (2018): 12-18.

Behera Anjan, R. Thirupathy Venkatachalapathy, and T. V. Aravindakshan. "Identification of novel single nucleotide polymorphism at thyroid hormone responsive (THRSP) gene of native goat breeds of India." Small Ruminant Research 163 (2018): 68-71.

Bosewell Anu, Thomas Naicy, T. V. Aravindakshan, and Elizabeth Kurian. "Sequence characterization, structural analysis, SNP detection and expression profiling of SLC11A1 gene in Indian goats." Small Ruminant Research 164 (2018): 15-21.

Shyma, K. T, Surya Sankar, T. V. Aravindakshan, K. Krithiga, Anu Bosewell, N. Sarika, and M. Mini. "Isolation and Molecular Detection of Infectious Bronchitis Virus Isolates from Chicken." Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci 7, no. 10 (2018): 2858-2866.

Bosewell Anu, T. V. Aravindakshan, G. Radhika, and Jinty Sukumaran. "Whole exome sequencing analysis of native dwarf cattle genetic groups of Kerala by next generation DNA sequencing." The Pharma Innovation Journal 2018; 7(10): 131-135.

Reshma, R. S., T. V. Aravindakshan, G. Radhika, and Thomas Naicy. "Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor genes-TLR2, TLR4 and TLR9 by next generation sequencing in Vechur cattle." Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala (JIVA) 14, no. 2 (2016): 27-31.

Anjana A, Raji K, Bhuvana Plakkot and Aravindhakshan TV “Isolation of Theca Cells from Goat Ovarian Follicles and Expression of CYP19 Gene in the Isolated Cells.” EC Clinical and Experimental Anatomy 3.9 (2020): 10-19.

R. S. Reshma, T. V. Aravindakshan, G. Radhika, T. Naicy and K. Raji. “Exome Wide Variant Discovery By Next Generation DNA Sequencing In Vechur Cattle Of Kerala” J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 2020. 51 (2): 201 – 206.

Lavinia Wahlang , Bindu lakshmanan, Naicy thomas, Anu bosewell, Jain jose, Sunanda chulliyil, Aravindakshan thazhathuveetil “SYBR green-based real-time PCR detection of canine Babesia spp. in ixodid ticks infesting dogs in Kerala, South India” Turk J Vet Anim. Sci. (2019) 43: 427-431.

Jain Jose, Bindu Lakshmanan, Hitaishi V. Nagaraj, Jose E. Praveena, Karunakaran Syamala, and Thazhathuveetil Aravindakshan. "Detection of Babesia canis vogeli, Babesia gibsoni and Ehrlichia canis by multiplex PCR in naturally infected dogs in South India." Veterinarski arhiv 88, no. 2 (2018): 215-224.

Jose, Jain, Bindu Lakshmanan, T. V. Aravindakshan, V. N. Hitaishi and Binu K. Mani. "Evaluation of DNA extraction protocols from Ixodid ticks." Int. J. Sci. Environ. Technol. 6 (2017): 1912-1917.

Anu Bosewell, Naicy Thomas and Thazhathu Veettil Aravindakshan “Characterisation of Exon 9 of Solute Carrier Family 11 Member A1 Gene in Vechur Cattle” Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry 2016, 32 (3): 251-260.

Jain Kollannur Jose, Bindu Lakshmanan, Karunakaran Syamala, Jose E. Praveena, and Thazhathuveetil Aravindakshan. "High prevalence of small Babesia species in canines of Kerala, South India." Veterinary world 10, no. 11 (2017): 1319.

Aleesha M.L, Naicy Thomas, T.V. Aravindakshan, Binoj Chacko and Akshatha G. Desai. “Characterisation of a Novel Indel In 3’utr Of Chicken Gd F9 Gene Associated with Egg Production Traits”. Proceedings of Kerala Veterinary Science Congress- 2019, 357-360.

Services offered (How to avail service, fee for services, timing) : Capacity building programmes for research scholars and faculty members “Hands on Training on Basic Molecular Biology Techniques and Introduction to Bioinformatics Tools”

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Contact Us  : School of Applied Animal Production and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences ,Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,Mannuthy-680 651,Thrissur,Kerala Phone; 0487 2374461, Mob: 98952 68573 Email: iosaapb@kvasu.ac.in

RTI : Dr.T.V.Aravindakshan, Professor and Implementing Officer& Course Director, SAAPBT, CoVAS, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Mannuthy-680651, Thrissur, Kerala . Mob: 98952 68573, 8547154461