Ongoing Research Projects

Externally Funded Research Projects

4th Krishi Road Map Bihar, Projects (Projects duration 2023-2029)

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1

Poultry Research and Training Centre, BASU, Patna

Budget(Rs.)-247110000

Duration: 2023-29

 Principal Investigator

  • Dr. Kaushalendra Kumar, Associate Professor, ANN, BVC

Co-Principal Investigators

  1. Dr. Sanjiv Kumar, Professor, Pathology, BVC
  2. Dr. R. R. K. Sinha, Associate Professor, LPM, BVC
  3. Dr. J. P. Gupta, Associate Professor, AGB, BVC
  4. Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Associate Professor, ANN, BVC
  5. Dr. Anjay Kumar, Associate Professor, VPHE, BVC
  6. Dr. (Mrs.) Anandita Srivastav, Assistant Professor, Physiology, BVC
  7. Dr. Y. S. Jadoun, Associate Professor, DEXT, BSIDT, Patna
  8. Dr. Soni Kumari, Assistant Professor, AGB, BVC
  9. Dr. R. K. Nirala, Director, LFC, BASU
2 Establishment of One Health Project

Budget(Rs.): 26,55,66,000.00

Duration : 2023–2029

 Team Leader

  • Dr. Purushottam Kaushik, Professor, VPHE, BVC

Principal Investigator

  • Dr. Anjay, Associate Professor, VPHE, BVC

Project Activities

  1. Establishment of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Important Zoonotic Diseases
    PI: Dr. Ajit Kumar, Associate Professor, Veterinary Biochemistry
  2. Surveillance of Zoonotic Tuberculosis, Brucellosis and Rabies
    PI: Dr. Manoj Kumar, Professor, Veterinary Microbiology
  3. Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock Populations and its Correlation with Humans
    PI: Dr. P. Kaushik, Professor, VPHE
  4. Metagenomic Analysis of Sewage and Environmental Samples to Identify Pathogen Sources
    PI: Dr. Bhoomika, Assistant Professor, VPHE
  5. Establishment of Toxin and Residue Analysis Laboratory
    PI: Dr. Nirbhay Kumar, Professor, Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology

BIHAR STATE BIODIVERSITY BOARD, GOVT. OF BIHAR

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3 A Comparative Study on Purnea Cattle & Co-habitat Cattles in Kosi and Mahananda Agro Ecological Region of Bihar

Total Budget (Rs.):15,00,000.00
Duration: 2025–2027

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Puspendra Kr. Singh, Assistant Professor, VAHEE, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Saroj K. Rajak
    Associate Professor, VAHEE, BVC
  2. Dr. Birendra Kumar
    Professor, AGB, CoVAS, Kishanganj
4 Documentation and Testing of ITKs Used in Animal Husbandry Sector by Tribals and Non-Tribals Community in Bihar

Total Budget (Rs.):21,48,000.00
Duration: 2025–2027

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Saroj K. Rajak, Associate Professor, VAHEE, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Puspendra Kr. Singh
    Assistant Professor, VAHEE, BVC
  2. Dr. Anil Kumar
    Associate Professor, Medicine, BVC
  3. Dr. G. K. Choudhary
    Associate Professor, VPT, BVC

AICRP PROJECTS

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5 AICRP on Poultry Breeding

Total Budget (Rs.):37,00,000
Duration: 17 September 2009 – Continuing
(Converted to AICRP in 2025)

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jay Prakash Gupta, Associate Professor, AGB, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Singh, Associate Professor, AGB, BVC
  2. Dr. Pramod Kumar, Assistant Professor, LFC (ANN), BVC
  3. Dr. Puspendra Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor, VAHEE, BVC
  4. Dr. Rohit Kumar Jaiswal, Assistant Professor, LPT, BVC
6 DR Unit of Sahiwal Cattle Breed under All India Coordinated Research Project on Cattle (AICRP on Sahiwal, BASU, Patna)

Total Budget (Rs.):34,06,250
Duration: 04.02.2025 – 03.02.2027

(24 Months)

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Sri Prasad Sahu,
Professor, LPM, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Jay Prakash Gupta, Associate Professor (AGB)
  2. Dr. Dipyaman Sengupta, Associate Professor (VGO)
  3. Dr. Dharmendra Kumar, Associate Professor (ANN)
  4. Dr. Ravikant Nirala, Associate Professor (LPM)
  5. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor (AGB)
  6. Dr. Vivek Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor (Veterinary Medicine)

NETWORK PROJECTS

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7 ICAR Project – All India Network Programme on “Livestock and Poultry Products Safety”

Total Budget (Rs.):11,55,000
Duration: 2021–2026

5th Yearly Plan AICRP

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Nirbhay Kumar, Professor, VPT, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. R. K. Nirala, Associate Professor, VPT, BVC
  2. Dr. Kumari Anjana, Assistant Professor, VPT, BVC
8 Network Project on Animal Genetic Resources

Total Budget (Rs.):9,25,000
Duration: 10.08.2023 – March 2026

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jay Prakash Gupta, Associate Professor (AGB)
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Singh, Associate Professor, AGB, BVC
  2. Dr. Birendra Kumar, Professor, AGB, CoVAS
  3. Dr. Dhirendra Kumar, Associate Professor, AGB, CoVAS
  4. Dr. R. K. Nirala, Associate Professor, LPM, BVC
  5. Dr. Soni Kumari, Assistant Professor, AGB, BVC
  6. Dr. Manjari Pandey, Assistant Professor, AGB, CoVAS
9 All India Network Project on Antimicrobial Resistance (AINP-AMR) in Fisheries and Livestock (Centre Code: BASU AS-13)

Total Budget (Rs.):13,00,000
Duration: 18 June 2024 – 31 March 2026
(or till tenure of 13th EFC)

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. P. Kaushik, Professor, VPHE, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. S. S. Roy, Professor, VPHE, BVC
  2. Dr. Anjay, Associate Professor, VPHE, BVC
  3. Dr. Anil Kumar, Associate Professor, Veterinary Medicine, BVC
  4. Dr. Nirbhay Kumar, Professor, VPT, BVC
10 Network Project on Sheep Improvement (NWPSI – Shahabadi Sheep Unit)

Total Budget (Rs.):21,37,000
Duration: 2025 onwards

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Pramod Kumar
Assistant Professor (Animal Nutrition), LFC, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Singh, Associate Professor, AGB, BVC
  2. Dr. R. K. Nirala, Associate Professor, LPM, BVC
  3. Dr. Puspendra Kr. Singh, Assistant Professor, VAHEE, BVC

DBT funded Projects

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11 Rapid Techniques for Differentiation of Slaughtered Versus Dead on Arrival Food Animal Meat

Total Budget (Rs.): 23,69,560.00
Duration: 2023–2026

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Rohit Kumar Jaiswal, Assistant Professor, LPT, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Sushma Kumari, Professor, LPT, BVC
  2. Dr. Gargi Mahapatra, Assistant Professor, LPT, BVC
  3. Dr. Anjay, Associate Professor, VPHE, BVC
  4. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, Associate Professor, VBC, BVC
  5. Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Professor, ANN, BVC
12 The Combined Effect of Quercetin and Platelet Rich Plasma in Semen Extender for Improved Antibacterial Efficacy and Membrane Repairing Potential of Cryopreserved Buck Semen

Total Budget (Rs.): 24,73,322.00
Duration: 2023–2026

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Alok Kumar, Assistant Professor, VGO, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. J. K. Prasad, Former Dean, BVC, BASU
  2. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of VBC, BVC
  3. Dr. Pramod Kumar, Assistant Professor, LFC, BVC
  4. Dr. Anjay, Associate Professor, VPHE, BVC

ICAR Funded projects

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13 FMD Centre, BASU, Patna

Total Budget (Rs.): 9,55,000

Duration: April 2020 – Onwards

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Manoj Kumar, Professor, Veterinary Microbiology (VMC), BVC
14 National Animal Disease Epidemiological Network (NADEN)

Total Budget (Rs.): 7,00,000

Duration: March 2021 – Continuing

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Professor, Veterinary Microbiology (VMC), BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. P. Kaushik, Professor, VPHE, BVC
  2. Dr. Pallav Shekhar, Professor, Veterinary Medicine, BVC
15 National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures (NCVTC)

Total Budget (Rs.): 2,50,000.00

Duration: 28.12.2023 – Onwards

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Professor, Veterinary Microbiology (VMC), BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. S. K. Gupta, Professor, Veterinary Microbiology (VMC), BVC
  2. Dr. Savita Kumari, Associate Professor, Veterinary Microbiology (VMC), BVC
  3. Dr. Anjay, Associate Professor, VPHE, BVC
  4. Dr. Shiv Varan Singh, Associate Professor, Veterinary Microbiology (VMC), CoVAS

CSIR, HRDG, New Delhi and CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow

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16 Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium Species in Livestock and Animal Handlers of Bihar

Total Budget (Rs.): 25,00,000.00 + JRF Salary

Duration: 2024–2027

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Sonam Bhatt, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Purushottam Kaushik, Professor & Head, VPHE, BVC
  2. Dr. Ajit Kumar, Professor, VPA, BVC, Patna
  3. Dr. Anil Kumar, Associate Professor, Veterinary Medicine (VMD), BVC
17 Study of Lutein Supplementation in Poultry and Its Residual Profile in Eggs

Total Budget (Rs.): 2,00,000.00, (Based on MoU)

Duration: 2025–2026

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. G. K. Choudhary, Associate Professor, VPT, CoVAS, Kishanganj
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Nirbhay Kumar, Professor & Head, VPT, BVC
  2. Dr. R. K. Nirala, Associate Professor, VPT, BVC

NLM & RGM Projects

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18 Bio-fabricated Gold Nano-particle Based Improved Semen Extender to Augment the Post-thaw Quality of Goat Semen

Total Budget (Rs.): 1,30,33,000.00

Duration: 2023–2026

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Alok Kumar, Assistant Professor, VGO, BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. J. K. Prasad, Former Dean, BVC, BASU
  2. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, Associate Professor, VBC, BVC
  3. Dr. Pramod Kumar, Assistant Professor, LFC, BVC
  4. Dr. D. Sengupta, Associate Professor, VGO, BVC
19 Establishment of Embryo Transfer Technology Centre

Total Budget (Rs.): 20,14,00,000.00

Duration: January 2019 – Continuing

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Dushyant Yadav, Assistant Professor, LFC (VGO), BVC
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. S. K. Sheetal, Assistant Professor, VGO, BVC, BASU
  2. Dr. C. S. Azad, Associate Professor, VGO, BVC
  3. Dr. Pramod Kumar, Professor, VPY, BVC
  4. Dr. S. P. Sahu, Professor, LPM, BVC

Collaborative Research Project (AKU-BASU, Patna)

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20 Evaluation of Characterized Stem Cells (Adult Stem Cells) and Platelet Rich Plasma on Sciatic Nerve Injury in the Rabbit Model

Total Budget (Rs.): 5.00 Lakh

Duration: 2 Years, (Based on MoU)

 Principal Investigator:
Dr. N. K. Singh, Director Research, BASU
Co-Principal Investigators:

  1. Dr. Ramesh Tiwari
    Associate Professor, VSR, BVC
  2. Dr. Ajeet Kumar
    Associate Professor, VBC, BVC