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Inauguration of KVASU |
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In a splendid function organized at College of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookot, at 11:20 am on
02-18-2010, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala
Shri. V. S. Achuthanandan laid the foundation
stone of headquarters of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University (KVASU). Hon'ble
Minister of Animal Husbandry, Food and Civil Supplies
Shri. C. Divakaran presided over the
function. Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture Shri.
Mullakkara Retnakaran was the Guest of Honour.
Welcome speech was delivered by Shri. P. K. Mohanti IAS
(Addl. Chief Secretary, GoK). Report on the new
University was presented by Dr. S. Subbayya IAS, Special
Officer, KVASU. Shri. M. V. Shreyams Kumar MLA, Shri. K.
C. Kunhiraman MLA, Shri. P. Krishnaprasad MLA, Smt. A
Devaki, Shri. K. R. Viswambharan (VC, KAU), Shri, T.
Bhaskaran IAS (DC, Wayanad), Smt. E. R. Pushpa, Dr. R.
Vijayakumar (Director, AHD, GoK), Smt. Sarojini
(Director, Dairy Development Dept) and Ms. K. Anitha
have also spoken on the occasion. Dr. A. Jalaludeen (Assoc.
Dean, CoVAS Pookot) expressed vote of thanks. The meeting came
to an end at 12:30 pm.
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AKVNA Annual Meet |
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AKVNA's 2010 convention at Chicago on July 17 was a grand
success. Our chief guest, Sri. Mons Joseph (MLA, Ex
Minister, Govt. of Kerala) lighted the lamp and inaugurated
the function. Dr. Rajeev Nair presided over the meeting. Dr.
Joseph Luka welcomed the gathering and Dr. Justin Fernandez
offered vote of thanks. Dr. Krishna Menon and Dr. Mathew
Varughese gave felicitation addresses. Dr. Lesley Luka was
the MC for the function. The meeting was followed by a grand
dinner and variety entertainments by professional artists
and members and family. Malayalam TV channels (Asianet,
Jaihind) and various members of press were present to give
coverage to the function. The following were elected as new
office bearers
President: Dr. Bindu Mohan (Chicago, IL)
Secretary: Dr. Lesley Luka (Chicago, IL)
Treasurer: Dr. Justin Fernandez (Springfield, VA)
Board of Directors
Dr. Krishna Menon (North Reading, MA)
Dr. Mathew Varughese( Detroit, MI)
Dr. George Daniel (Augusta, GA)
Dr. Shanavas Moideen (Detroit, MI)
Dr. Rajeev Nair (Tifton, GA)
News Kindly provided by Dr. Rajeev Nair.
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Dr. Mathew Varughese elected in to
FOKANA |
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Dr. T. V. Mathew (Jr) now Dr.
Mathew Varughese was elected as Associate
Additional Treasurer for FOKANA (Federation of Kerala
Associations in North America) for next 2 years. He was
elected for this postion at the FOKANA convention held in
Albany, Newyork, on July 4, 2010. He was a Graduate of
Kerala Veterinary college for the 1970 batch, graduated in
1974.
He resides in Detroit, Michigan with his wife Anni and
running a small animal clinic in Westland, MI.
He is currently the Secretary, Board of Trustees, Detroit,
Kerala Club and Board of Director, Association of Kerala
Veterinarians in North America (AKVNA). Previously he has
been Diocesian Council member for American Dioces of
Malankara orthodox church, President, Detroit, Kerala Club,
Secretary, Detroit Eccumenical Committee and Secretary, St.
Thomas Orthodox church, Detroit
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Students
who secured All India PG Admissions |
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I. ANIMAL BIOCHEMISTRY
1. Naheef. K. IVRI(JRF)
2. Renjith Sebastian NDRI(JRF)
3. Muhammed Kutty. V. H. (IVRI)
II. ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
1. Lekshmi. S. Rajan (IVRI)
2. Nitin. M. Attupuram. (Hisar)
3. Jijo. V. Thomas. (Hisar)
4. Gopalakrishna. R. (Jabalpur)
III. VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH
1. Vysakh Mohan IVRI(JRF)
2. Vivek Unnikrishnan (Hisar)
IV. VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY
1. Harikumar. S. Kartha. IVRI(JRF)
2. Anu Gopal. (IVRI)
V. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
1. Bobitha Stanly IVRI(JRF)
2. Divyamol Thomas (Madras JRF)
VI. SURGERY
1. Sivanarayanan. T. B. IVRI(JRF)
2. Remya. V. IVRI(JRF)
3. Arundeep P.S. (IVRI)
VII.MICROBIOLOGY
1. Shilpa.P. (Madras JRF)
2. Arun.T.S. (IVRI)
VIII.ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS
1. Muhasin Asaf. (IVRI)
2. Jamuna Valsalan. (NDRI)
3. Divya. P. (NDRI)
IX.ANIMAL NUTRITION
1. Ajith.M.K. (IVRI)
X.ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXTENSION
1. Jeevan O.V. (NDRI)
XI.BIOECONOMICS
1. Manimohan. (NDRI)
XII.VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
1. Najeeb. A. P. (Sherwal, Maharastra)
XIII.EPIDEMIOLOGY
1. Nabeel Muhammed. T. M. (Thirupathy)
XIV.GYNAECOLOGY
1. Jinsa George (Hisar)
XV. CLINICAL MEDICINE
1. Javed Jameel (IVRI)
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Faculty
joined back at COVAS, Mannuthy |
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The following faculty members joined back at the COVAS, Mannuthy in the
recent months after serving at the COVAS, Pookot for a brief period
1. Dr. P.T. Philomona Professor and Head, Dept. of
Physiology.
2. Dr. N. Gopakumar Professor and Head, Dept. of
Pharmacology
3. Dr. A. P.Usha Professor and Head, Centre for Pig
Prodn, Mannuthy.
4. Dr. M. Mini Professor, Dept. of Microbiology
5. Dr. K. Devada Professor, Dept. of Parasitology
6. Dr. N. Ashok Professor, Dept. of Anatomy
7. Dr. Lucy Sabu Associate Professor, Dept. of
Parasitology
8. Dr. Ally K. Associate Professor, Dept. of Animal
Nutrition
9. Dr. Deepa Jolly Assistant Professor, Dept. of VPH
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Students
who secured ranks in ICAR-JRF PG Examination 2010 |
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Animal Biotechnology
Animal
Biotechnology
Naheef K (2004)-Rank 4
Renjith Sebastian (2004)-Rank 6
Muhammed Kutty V H (2004)-Rank 7
Lekshmi S Rajan (2004)-Rank 8
Veterinary Science
Vysakh Mohan (2004)-Rank 12
Bobitha Stanley (2004)-Rank 25
Sivanarayanan T B (2004)-Rank 28
Remya V (2004)-Rank 40
Anu Gopal (2004)-Rank 43
Divyamol Thomas -(2004)-Rank 48
Arundeep P S (2004)-Rank 52
Javed Jameel A (2004)-Rank 77
Vivek Unnikrishnan (2004)-Rank 101
Animal Science
Muhsin Asaf V N (2004)-Rank 55
Divya P (2004)-Rank 75
Nitin M Attupuram (2004)-Rank 78
Ajith M K (2003)-Rank 60
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Tour
Photo of IVA Kozhikode Unit to Sadhu Merry Kingdom, Kannur |
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Dr.
G. Ajitkumar bagged Dr. G. Nirmalan Award |
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Dr. G. Ajitkumar,
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and
Obstetrics, COVAS, Mannuthy bagged Dr. G. Nirmalan Award (2009-10) for
the Best Research Article published by a veterinarian of the State. His
article entitled “Comparative efficacy of bromocriptine, cabergoline
and thyroxine in inducing oestrus in bitches” and published in
Veterinary Research Communications (2010) 34:65–69, DOI
10.1007/s11259-009-9333-1 was adjudged as the best research article.
The award instituted in memory of Dr. G. Nirmalan, Former Dean, COVAS,
Mannuthy consisted of a certificate of merit and Rs. 5000/- as cash and
was presented at the annual general body meeting of Veterinarians
Welfare Society held at Thrissur on 18th April 2010. Dr. G. Ajitkumar
is presently pursuing post-doctoral research at University of Calgary,
Canada.
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Dr.
Harikrishnan V. S. (1997 batch) receives JALAS Young Scientist Award |
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Dr.
Harikrishnan V. S. (1997 batch) has been awarded JALAS
International Award (Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal
Science) as Young Scientist 2009 in Laboratary Animal Science field and
has been invited to the 57th annual meeting of JALAS to be held in
Kyoto, Japan, in May 2010. The award is offered to one person per year
from each Asian Countries by JALAS. He will receive the award in the
General Assembly of JALAS and will deliver his work on the ”Development
of a persistant Interventional Hind Limb Ischemia Model In New Zealand
White Rabbits” in the oral session. Dr. Harikrishnan V. S. is presently
working at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and
Technology, Bio Medical Technology Wing as Scientist-B. He can be
contacted at harikrishnan@sctimst.ac.in |
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Vocational
short term training on “Polymerase chain reaction and related
techniques” |
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A vocational short term training programme on “PCR and related
techniques” was conducted at the Department of Veterinary Parasitology,
COVAS, Pookot, for 15 days from 18-01-2010 to 05-02-2010. Dr. Reghu
Ravindran, Assistant Professor was the Course Director. The training
was intended for graduates of B.V.Sc & AH and M.Sc (Life Sciences)
aspiring for higher studies and research. There were theory and hands
on practical sessions on the basic tools of Biotechnology like DNA
isolation, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, gel documentation and
PCR-RFLP.
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Training on “Hematology and
Hemoparasites”at COVAS, Pookot |
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Short term training on “Hematology and
Hemoparasites” funded by the Animal Husbandry Department, Kerala was
conducted at the Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookot from 12-01-10 to 16-01-10. Dr. K. Devada, Professor and Head, Dept. of
Parasitology was the course Director and classes were held in the
disciplines of Parasitology, Pathology, Physiology, Biochemistry and
Medicine. There were 10 participants from various districts.
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