Research Projects

Salient achievements

• Since establishment, 15 M.V.Sc and 6 Ph.D. scholars completed their higher studies in the department.
• The department so far completed five externally funded research projects, viz.
1. 1. Anatomical studies on yak and mithun of N.E. Region in comparison to local cattle of Assam from 1992 to 1995 funded by ICAR. Principal Investigator-Dr. M. Bhattacharya
2. 2. Elemental concentration in the hair of domestic animals of Assam and Meghalaya from 1998 to 2001 funded by University Consortium, Kolkata. Principal Investigator-Dr. M. Bhattacharya
3. 3. Ontogeny of the specific immune system of pigs with special reference to the indigenous variety from 1999 to 2003 funded by ICAR. Principal Investigator-Dr. Gajen Baishya
4. Effect of probiotic and enzymes on the intestinal mucosa of the poultry from 2000 to 2003 funded by ICAR. Principal Investigator-Dr. Gajen Baishya
5. Anatomical studies on the Asian Elephants of Assam from 2007 to 2007 funded by Ministry of Environment and Forests. Principal Investigator-Dr. (Ms.) Munmun Sarma.
• Organized XIII National Convention and Symposium of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists from Dec 11-13, 1998.
• Organized the First National Symposium of Elephant Healthcare and Managerial Practices from Jan 19-21, 2009.
• Dr. Munmun Sarma, Professor, Best Paper Award received for oral presentation of the research paper entitled "Anatomical study on the mandible of Asian Elephant" in 2004 in the XIX Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists and National Symposium organized by the Department of Anatomy & Histology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata- 700 037 w.e.f. 16th to 18th November 2004 which was authored by Sarma M, Kalita S. N., Das, J. P., and Sarma, K. K.
• Dr. Munmun Sarma, Professor, Best Clinical Article Award for clinical article entitled "Trematode infection in Asian elephants and its treatment with Neozide" published in INTAS POLIVET. (2005): 6(II): 318-19 authored by Sarma K K, Thomas S and Sarma M
• Dr. Munmun Sarma, Professor, Best Paper award received for oral presentation of the research paper entitled "Macromorphological study on the tongue of Asian elephant calves (Elephas maximus) in 2006 in the National Symposium and XXI Annual Convention of IAVA in the Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu w.e.f. 21-23 December, 2006 authored by Sarma M., Kalita S N, and Sarma K K.
• Dr. Munmun Sarma, Professor,Received Dr. MD. Hafeezuddin Silver Jubilee Award & Gold Plated Silver Medal for the Best Paper in Anatomy of Wild & Zoo Animals on the paper presented entitled "Gross Anatomical study on the femur of Adult Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)" authored by Munmun Sarma and S N Kalita in XXIII Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists and National Symposium organized by the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology, College of Veterinary Science, CCSHAU, Hissar 125004 -01, Haryana from November 5th to 7th 2008.
• Dr. Munmun Sarma, Professor,Received Late Shri L.O. Dhande Memorial Silver Jubilee Award & Medal for the Best Paper in Forensic Anatomy including Archaeological study on the paper " Study on the Hair of few wild and semi-wild mammals: A forensic approach"(2009) authored by Munmun Sarma, A. Singson, S.N. Kalita and K.K. Sarma. It was presented in the International Congress on Veterinary Anatomy and XXIV Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists organized in the Hotel Taj Residency, Lucknow( India) from 4th to 6th November 2009.
• Dr. Munmun Sarma, Professor,Received Late L. O. Dhande Memorial Silver Jubilee Award & Medal for the Best Paper in Forensic Anatomy including Archaeological Study on the paper entitled "Species identification based on the study of medulla of hair of some wild, domestic and Laboratory animals." Presented in the XXV Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists and National Symposium on "Veterinary Anatomy as a vital partner in the improvement of Health and production of Livestock and Birds" in 2010 organized by the Department of Anatomy & Histology, Rajib Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Science, , Kurumbapet, Puducherry- 605 009.
• Dr. Munmun Sarma, Professor, Received Best Paper in Gross Anatomy as a Co-author on the paper entitled "Morphological and craniometrical study of skull of black Bengal goat of Tripura." Presented in the XXV Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists and National Symposium on "Veterinary Anatomy as a vital partner in the improvement of Health and production of Livestock and Birds" in 2010 organized by the Department of Anatomy & Histology, Rajib Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Science, , Kurumbapet, Puducherry- 605 009 and authored by K B Dev Choudhury, A. Dandapat, M Sarma and B C Debnath.
• Dr. Munmun Sarma, Professor ,Received the most prestigious "Fellow IAVA Award, 2010" of the Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists in admiration of outstanding services rendered to the Discipline of Veterinary Anatomy which was given the Inaugural Function of the XXV Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists and National Symposium on "Veterinary Anatomy as a vital partner in the improvement of Health and production of Livestock and Birds" organized by the Department of Anatomy & Histology, Rajib Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Science, , Kurumbapet, Puducherry- 605 009.
• Received Dr. C. Vijayaraghavan Memorial Silver Jubilee Award &Medal for the best Paper in Developmental Anatomy in the XXVII Annual Convention of IAVA & National Symposium organized by the Department of Anatomy, Thrissur w.e.f. 28-30 November, 2012 for oral presentation of the research paper entitled "Study on the postnatal development of Testes of Ghungroo Pig" and authored K. B. Dev Choudhury, Munmun Sarma, N. R. Sahu, Anubrata Das and Anil Deka.
• Dr. Munmun Sarma, Professor,Most prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award on Wildlife Health "was conferred to Dr. (Ms) Munmun Sarma, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anatomy & Histology, CVSc, AAU, Khanapara on 19th April, 2013 in Bhubaneswar in a National symposium on 'Newer approaches in welfare and health management of captive and free ranging wild animals' organised jointly by 'Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology' and 'Association of Indian Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians' for her outstanding research works on health care and management of Wildlife fauna in Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology held from 19.04.2013 to 21.04.2013.
• Dr. Kamal Behari Devchoudhury, Assistant Professor, Best paper presentation award in XVII Annual Convention of I.A.V.A. and National Symposium held from 14-16 November, 2002 at Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai-12.
• Dr. Kamal Behari Devchoudhury, Assistant Professor,Best poster presentation award in XVII Annual Convention of I.A.V.A. and National Symposium held from 14-16 November, 2002 at Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai-12.
• Dr. Kamal Behari Devchoudhury, Assistant Professor,Best paper presentation award in XVIII Annual Convention of I.A.V.A. and National Symposium held from 26-28 December, 2003 at College of Veterinary science & A.H., Anand, Gujrat-388 001.
• Dr. Kamal Behari Devchoudhury, Assistant Professor,"DR. MD. HAFEEZUDDINSILVER JUBILEE AWARD AND GOLD PLATED SILVER MADEL FOR THE BEST PAPER IN ANATOMY" in XXV Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists and National Symposium held in Puducherry, October, 27-29, 2010.
• Dr. Kamal Behari Devchoudhury, Assistant Professor, "DR. C VIJAYARAGAVAN MEMORIAL SILVERJUBILEE AWARD & GOLD PLATED SILVER MEDAL FOR THE BEST PAPER IN DEVELOPMENTAL ANATOMY" in XXVII Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists and National Symposium on 'Veterinary Anatomy held in Thrissur, November, 28-30, 2012.
• Dr. Jiten Rajkhowa, Assistant Professor, Best paper award for the paper entitled "Comparative Anatomy of Vertebral Column of Yak (Poephagus grunniens)" authored by Rajkhowa, J.; Sheikh, I.U.; Bhattacharya, M. and Choudhury, K.D.(2003) in XVIII Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomist and National Symposium. G. A. U., Anand- 388001.
• Dr. Anil Deka, Assistant Professor, Best poster presentation award as a co-author of XXII National Congress of Veterinary Parasitology and National Symposium, held at Assam, December 12-14, 2012.
• Dr. Anil Deka, Assistant Professor, Best paper award in Avian Anatomy of XXX Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomist and national Symposium, 16th-18th December, 2015.
• Dr. Anil Deka, Assistant Professor, PEARL Foundation Best Assistant Professor Award in Veterinary Science for the year 2016.
• Dr. Anil Deka, Assistant Professor, Young Scientist Award in XXXI Annual Convention and National Symposium of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomist (IAVA), December 21-23, 2016, C V Sc, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
• Dr. Anil Deka, Assistant Professor, Associate Editor in Chief of Theriogenology Insight Journal.
• Dr. Anil Deka, Assistant Professor, Reviewer of International Journal of Agricultural Science
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received Assam Agricultural University Merit Scholarship from 1st year to 4th year during BVSc& AH programme.
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates,Received "Neomec Project Shiksha Scholarship" for the year 2011-12 by Intas Animal Health. (5th year during BVSc& AH).
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates,Received Studentship from "State Biotech Hub" during the MVSc programme in the session 2013-2014.
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received Fellow Award by "Indian Academic Researchers Association" (FIARA).
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received Fellow Award by International Scientific Research Organisation for Science, Engineering and Technology (FISROSET).
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received Fellow Award by Society for Applied Biotechnology (FSAB).
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received Fellow Award by Academy for Environment & Life Sciences (FAELS).
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received Fellow Award by Society for Education (FSOE).
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received Fellow Award by Indian Society of Engineers & Technicians (FISET)
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received "Excellent Professional Achievement Award" in 2016 Professional Awards and Honours organised by Society of Professional Engineers (SPE) in Association with Indian Society of Medical Science, Madras.
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Enlisted in Marquis Who's Who in the World, 2016 (33rd Edition).
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received Bharat Gaurav Award by India International Friendship Society
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Received Best Scientist Award by India Academician Researcher's Association (IARA)
• Dr. Snehangsu Sinha, Teaching Associates, Editorial board member in 35 National and International Journals.