Department of Veterinary Anatomy

The Department came in existence since the inception of the college under the supervision of Dr. P. Jagapathi Ramayya as the founder Head of the Department. The department has sanctioned posts for one Professor, one Associate Professor and four Assistant Professors. Under departmental activities, the staff started the preparation of skeletons, gross specimens for museum and classroom teaching and various histological sections for teaching microscopic anatomy of various species. Different type of preservation methods are also adopted in the preparation of specimen in the department viz. dried specimen and corrosion casts of various organs. The staff members are well qualified and have national and international recognition as they are working as reviewer for various journals of national and international repute. All the faculty members are involved in various research and development activities and publishing them in peer reviewed journals regularly and they have published more than 60 Research articles and many research abstracts till date.

I. Staff Position

S.No.	Name of the Post	No. of Posts as per VCI	No. of Posts in position	No. of Posts Vacant	Name of the person working in the Post
1.	Professor	1	1	1	Vacant
2.	Associate Professor	1	1	1	Vacant
3	Assistant Professor	3	3	0	Dr A. Prasanth Babu Dr S. Dhilleswara Rao (Deputed for Inservice Ph.D) Dr. M. P. Singh Tomar
4.	Contract Teaching Faculty				Dr. P. Dharani Dr. U. Rajsekhar

II. Courses offering in the Department.

S.No.	Professional Year	Course No.	Title of the Course	Credit Hours
1	B.V.Sc. Ist> Year	NA	Veterinary Anatomy	4+3=7

III. Highlights of Work done in the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Proddatur:

• Collected and Prepared excellent museum specimens of various species of animals
• Prepared skeletons of various mammals (including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, horse, camel, dog, cat, rabbit and mongoose) and birds (including domestic fowl, duck, turkey fowl and Rock pigeon) along with their comparative information.
• Apart from them, some skeletons are under preparation.
• Prepared dried specimen for organs of digestive tract.
• Prepared corrosion casts of lungs from different species of animals.

IV. Details of laboratory and other facilities available in Department:

• Gross Anatomy lab
• Embalming room cum specimen store room
• Histology and Histochemistry lab
• Museum
• Specimen preparation room
• Osteology lab cum dissection hall

VI. Achievements of Staff members:

1. Dr. A. Prasanth Babu : M.V.Sc., Ph.D
2. Dr. S. Dhilleswara Rao : M.V.Sc., Ph.D
   1. Received “IAVA Young Scientist award” during 2011.
3. Dr. M.P. Singh Tomar:
   1. Got Second Best Poster award in National congress of AIWZV-2011
   2. Working as Reviewer for “Anatomia Histologia Embryologia” published by World Association of Veterinary Anatomists
   3. Working as Reviewer for journals of “World Academy of Science, Engineering & Technology ”
   4. Member of Editorial Board for Dairy Darpan (Published by PDFA-M.P.).
   5. Institutional merit scholarship by Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana during Ph. D.
   6. Part of Winning team of “Volley ball in10th ICAR All India agriuni sports 2009.”
4. Dr. P. Dharani:
   1. Received “TANUVAS Merit Scholarship” for M.V.Sc.
5. Dr. U. Rajsekhar:
   1. Got “Andhra Bank Gold Medal for highest O.G.P.A. in S.V.V.U” during M.V.Sc.

VII. List of Equipments and Furniture, available in the Department:

SNo	Name of the equipment	Number
1.	Monocular microscopes	20
2.	Binocular microscopes	3
3	Trinocular microscope	1
4	Rotary Microtome	1
5	Microtome knife	1
6	Autoclave vertical	1
7	Hot air oven	1
8	Electric bone driller	1
9	Tissue floatation bath	1
10	Overhead Projector	1
11	Laptop (Compaq)	1
12	Refrigerator	1
13	LCD Projector ( Sony)	1
14	Slide cabinet	3
15	Double distillation apparatus	1
16	Embalming unit (Steel drum with tap)	1
17	Dissection tables ( Stainless steel with central water collection tub)	14
18	Histology Tables with granite Top	6
19	Museum Racks	10
20	Revolving stools ( Stainless steel)	90
21	Trolley for specimens ( Stainless steel)	1
22	H.P Computer	1
23	Scanner (H.P)	1
24	Printer, H.P (Model 1505)	1
25	Plastic drums 100 lit	4
26	Plastic drums 200 lit	8
27	Museum jars 250x165x140 mm	10
28	Museum jars 250x250x160 mm	10
29	Museum jars 250x125x125 mm	10
30	Slide boxes	15
31	Coupling jars	20
32	Scissors (Straight)	6
33	Scissors (Curved )	6
34	Artery forceps	6
35	Forceps plain	6
36	B.P Handle	6
37	Postmortem knives	2
38	Hand saw	1
39	Automatic Knife sharpener	1
40	Electronic Balance	1
41.	Semi Automatic Microtome	1

LIST OF FURNITURE AVAILABLE
1	Executive Table for Professor (Godrej-1665x900x725)	1
2	Office table ( Godrej-1385X680X750)	3
3	Office Table ( Godrej -1189X750Dx590)	1
4	High back chair	1
5	Medium back chair	3
6	Full arm chairs	6
7	Godrej Almirah with Locker	1
8	Godrej Almirahs without Locker	4
9	Bookcase with four cabinets	1
10	Computer table	1
11	Computer chair	1
12	Wooden stools	2

VIII. Details of publications of Various Staff members of Department of Veterinary Anatomy, C.V.Sc., Proddatur:

Dr. A. Prasanth Babu (M.V.Sc.: Veterinary Anatomy; NET qualified): Assistant Professor & Head

Sl. No.	Authors (as given in the publication)	Year& Month	Title of the publication	Nature of the publication	Name of the Journal / publication	Details
1	A. Prasanth Babu, A. K. Gautam, K. Ananda Rao, P.Jagapathi Ramayya	June, 2008	Histological Studies on The Adrenal Gland of Pig(Sus domesticus)	Research article	Indian journal of Veterinary Anatomy	Vol: 20(1)55-57
2	A. Prasanth Babu, T.S. Chandrasekhara rao, Ch. Sri Latha, R.V. Suresh Kumar	Dec, 2008	Histological Studies on The Placentomes of The Buffalo( Babalus bubalis)	Research article	Indian journal of Veterinary Anatomy	Vol: 20(2)22-25
3	A. Prasanth Babu, A. k. Gautam, K. Ananda Rao, P.Jagapathi Ramayya	June, 2009	Histomorphology of Cloacal Lymphoepithelial organ (Bursa of Fabricius) In Peacock (Pavo cristatus)	Research article	Indian journal of Veterinary Anatomy	Vol: 21(1)53-54
4	A. Prasanth Babu, P.Jagapathi Ramayya, H.S. Patki, T.S. Chandra sekhar Rao	Oct,2012	Anatomy of Tongue of The Cat (Felis catus)	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol: 89(10)132-133
5	A. Prasanth Babu, P.Jagapathi Ramayya	Dec,2014	Microanatomical Studies on The Adrenal Gland of Pig	Research article	Indo American Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences	Vol:2(4)67-69
6	A.Prasanth Babu,V.Reddy Dhyana, U. Raj Sekhar and P.Jagapathi Ramayya	2016	Microanatomical studies on the parathyroid gland of horse	Research Article	International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology	Vol:5(5) 1238-1242.
7	Prasanth Babu Ankem, P. Jagapathi Ramayya, S. Dhileswara Rao, Madhavi Gopireddy and Tomar M.P. Singh	June, 2017	Gross Anatomical Studies on the Vertebral Column of Indian Mongoose (Herpestes Javanicus)	Research article	Indian journal of Veterinary Anatomy	Vol: 29(1) 11-14
8	A. Satyanarayana, A. Prasanth Babu, K. Upendra Kumar	June, 2007	A Prevalence of Paramphistomes in Coastal Area in Andhra Pradesh	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol: 21(2) 646-647
9	N. Rajendranath, A. Prasanth Babu, A. K. Gautam andT.S. Chandrasekhara rao	Dec, 2009	Histological Studies on The Liver of Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)	Research article	Indian journal of Veterinary Anatomy	Vol: 21(2)30-33
10	P.Vidya sagar, A. Prasanth Babu, and B. K. Bharath	April,2010	Cutaneous Hemangiosarcoma in a sheep	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol: 87 391-392
11	P.Vidyasagar, A. Prasanth Babu, and Makkena Sreenu	Aug, 2010	Basal cell carcinoma in a bitch	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol: 87 806-807.
12	P. Jagapathi Ramayya, A. Prasanth Babu and Mir Shabir Ahmad	June, 2011	Histogenesis and fate of Ultimobranchial bodies in Buffalo	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol: 88(6) 79-80
13	P. Jagapathi Ramayya, A. Prasanth Babu, T. S. Chandra sekhara rao	Dec, 2011	Anatomy of the Carotid body of Buffalo	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol:88(12) 64-66
14	N. Rajendranath, A. Prasanth Babu, and P. Jagapathi Ramayya	Aug, 2012	Histology of Adrenal Gland of Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol:89(8) 56-57
15	P. Jagapathi Ramayya, A. Prasanth Babu, T. S. Chandra sekhara rao	Aug, 2012	Anatomy of Diaphragm and Os Diaphragmaticus in Camel	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol:89(8) 30-31
16	P. Jagapathi Ramayya, A. Prasanth Babu, H.S. Patki and T. S. Chandra sekhara rao	Sept, 2012	Microscopic structure and Intramural ganglion of Urinary Bladder of Cat	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol:89(9) 82-83
17	P. Jagapathi Ramayya, A. Prasanth Babu, H.S. Patki and T. S. Chandra sekhara rao	Oct, 2012	Anatomy of the Pancreas of Domestic Cat (Felis catus)	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol:89(10) 72-74
18	P. Jagapathi Ramayya, A. Prasanth Babu, S. Dhilleswara Rao, J. Bhagya lakshmi	Oct, 2012	Gross Anatomy of the Tongue of camel	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol:89(10) 50-51.
19	N.K.B. Raju, A. Prasanth Babu, V. Reddy Dhyana and N. Swetha	Dec., 2017	Gross and Histological Studies on the Interdigital Sinus of Nellore Sheep	Research Article	Indian journal of Veterinary Anatomy	Vol:29(2) 35-37
20	N. Rajendranath, A. K. Gautam and A. Prasanth Babu and T.S. Chandrasekhara rao	Aug, 2010	Microscopic Anatomy of the Pancreas of Emu Bird	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol: 87 801-803.
21	P. Jagapathi Ramayya, Mir Shabir Ahmad and A. Prasanth Babu	Aug, 2012	Prenatal Development of Parathyroid Glands of Buffalo	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol: 89(8) 72-74.
22	P. Jagapathi Ramayya, Mir Shabir Ahmad and A. Prasanth Babu	Aug, 2012	Development of Thyroid Glands in Buffalo	Research article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	Vol: 89(8) 66-68.
23	V. Gnani Charitha, S. Dhilleswara rao, Sathya Prakash Arun and A. Prasanth Babu	Oct, 2012	Ascaridoid Nematode Infection in a Reticulated Python	Research article	Zoo’s Print	Vol: XXVII 24-25
24	K. Ananda Rao and A. Prasanth Babu	Oct, 2009	Varshabava Paristhithullo pasu poshana	Popular Article	Annadatha	14
25	K. Ananda Rao and A. Prasanth Babu	June, 2009	Kundhella Pempakam	Popular Article	Rythe Raju	12
26	K. Ananda Rao and A. Prasanth Babu	Sept,2009	Pasugrasala pempakamtho padi abhivrudhiki bata veyyi	Popular article	Rythu vani	7-9
27	K. Ananda Rao, B. Chandra Prasad and A. Prasanth Babu	June,2013	Melu jathi padipasuvulatho adhika pala vuthpathi	Popular article	Pasu nestham	37
28	G.Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy, A. Prasanth Babu and E. Naga Mallika	Aug, 2015	Kodigudla Anthargathga Nanyathanu Prabhavitham Cheyu Amsalu	Popular article	Poultry Farmer	18
29	G.Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy, A. Prasanth Babu and E. Naga Mallika	Sept, 2015	Nanyamina Gudlanu gurthinchuta mariyu Vargikarinchuta	Popular article	Poultry Farmer	25
30	G. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, D. Rama babu and A. Prasanth Babu	Oct, 2015	Breeder Kolla Yajamanyam	Popular article	Poultry Parisrama	33-34
31	P. Amaravathi, G.Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy and A. Prasanth Babu	Nov, 2015	Gudla Vuthpathini Theevranga Prabavitham Cheyu Kolla Vyadhulu-Vati Nivarana	Popular article	Poultry Parisrama	33-34

Dr. S. Dhilleswara Rao (M.V.Sc.: Veterinary Anatomy; NET qualified): Assistant Professor:

S. No	Authors (as given in the publication)	Year	Title of the publication	Nature of the publication	Name of the journal / Publication	Vol. No & page Nos.
1	Jagapathi Ramayya P., Prasanth Babu A., Chandrasekhara Rao T.S., Patki H.S. and Dhilleswara Rao S.	August 2012	Study on diaphragm and os diaphragmaticum of camel	Research Article	The Indian Veterinary Journal
2	S.Dhilleswara Rao, N. Rajendranath, T.S. Chandrasekhara Rao, P.Jagapathi Ramayya and R.V. Suresh kumar	2012	Prenatal Development of Bones of Hip, Thigh and Leg regions of Buffalo.	Research Article	Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy
3	Jagapathi Ramayya P., Prasanth Babu A. and Dhilleswara Rao S.	October 2012	Gross anatomical studies on tongue of camel	Research Article	The Indian Veterinary Journal
4	Dhilleswara Rao S., Rajendranath N., Chandrasekhara Rao T.S., Jagapathi Ramayya P. and Suresh kumar R.V.	March 2013	Prenatal Development of scapula, humerus , radius and ulna of Buffalo.	Research Article	The Indian Veterinary Journal

Dr. M. P. Singh Tomar (M.V.Sc., Ph.D.: Veterinary Anatomy; NET qualified): Assistant Professor:

Sl. No.	Authors (as given in the publication)	Year& Month	Title of the publication	Nature of the publication	Name of the Journal / publication	Details
1	Tomar, M. P. S., Rakhi Vaish, Nidhi Rajput and A. B. Shrivastav	2010	Gross morphometrical studies on pectoral girdle of Pariah kite (Milvus migrans).,	Research Article	Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances	9(19):2482-2484.
2	Tomar, M. P. S., Rakhi Vaish, M. L. Parmar, A. B. Shrivastava and Yogita Tiwari .	2011	Gross morphometrical study on sternum of pariah kite (Milvus migrans).	Research Article	Veterinary World	4(4):171-172.
3	Tiwari, Yogita, A. Pandey, A. B. Shrivastav, M. P. S. Tomar and Rakhi Vaish	2011	Gross morphometrical study on pectoral limb of pariah kite (Milvus migrans)	Research Article	Annual Review & Research in Biology	1 (4):111-116.
4	Tomar, M. P. S., Nidhi Rajput, Rakhi Vaish, Aditya Mishra and A. B. Shrivastav	2011	Comparative gross morphometry of the hooves of Chital (Axis axis) and Domestic Goat (Capra hircus).	Research Article	Veterinary Practitioner	12(2):153-155.
5	Shrivastava, K., M.S. Thakur, M.P.S. Tomar, A.B. Shrivastav and S.N.S. Parmar	2012	Extraction of genomic DNA from formalin fixed tissues of different wild avian species.	Research Article	Annals of Biological Research	3(7): 3174-3177.
6	Tomar, M. P. S., A. B. Shrivastav and Rakhi Vaish	2012	Forensic osteoanatomy of ossa coxarum in tiger and leopard.	Research Article	Indian Wildlife Yearbook	10:68-71.
7	Tomar, M. P. S., A. B. Shrivastav and Rakhi Vaish	2012	Comparative morphology of scapula in tiger and leopard.	Research Article	Indian Wildlife Yearbook	10:73-75.
8	Himanshu. R. Joshi, Santosh. A. Gaikwad, M. P. S. Tomar and Kush Shrivastava	2012	Comparative Trichology of Common Wild Herbivores of India.	Research Article	Advances in Applied Science Research	3 (6):3455-3458.
9	John, M.A., J.S. Sasan, K. Ahmad, M.P.S. Tomar, A. Ahmad and A.D. Singh	2014	Morphometry of sternum of pigeon, crow and owl.,	Research Article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	91 (03): 40-41.
10	Tomar, M.P.S., J.S. Taluja, Rakhi Vaish and A.B. Shrivastav	2014	Gross anatomical study on humerus of tiger (Panthera tigris).,	Research Article	International Journal of Advanced Research	2(3): 1034-1040.
11	Tomar, M.P.S. and Neelam Bansal	2017	Light and electron microscopy of optic nerve in buffalo fetus (Bubalus bubalis): A developmental study	Research Article	Ruminant Science	6(1): 19-23.
12	Prasanth Babu Ankem, Jagapathi Ramayya Palla, Dhilleswara Rao Savara. Madhavi Gopi Reddy and M. P. Singh Tomar	2017	Gross anatomical studies on the vertebral column of Indian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus).,	Research Article	Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy	29(1): 11-14.
13	Tomar, M.P.S. and Neelam Bansal	2017	Enzyme histochemistry of extraocular muscles in buffalo fetuses.	Research Article	The Indian Veterinary Journal	94 (11): 36-38.
14	Tomar, M.P.S., J.S. Taluja, Rakhi Vaish, A.B. Shrivastav, Apra Shahi and Deepak Sumbria	2018	Gross anatomy of scapula in tiger (Panthera tigris).	Research Article	Indian Journal of Animal Research.	(Published online 02.01.2018).
15	Naveen Jonnalagadda, M. P. S. Tomar, Satish Putluru, Dharani Palanisamy, Sunil Akula and Venakata P. Tanguturi	2018	Heart of Yellow Bellied Sea Snake (Hydrophis platurus): A Gross Morphological Study.	Research Article	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Science	7(3): (Article In press).
16	Bhat, M.A., A.B. Shrivastav, Nidhi Rajput and M.P.S. Tomar	2012	Entomology as a tool in wildlife forensic.	Review Article	Indian Wildlife Yearbook	10:39-47.
17	Shrivastava, K.,M.P.S. Tomar and A.B. Shrivastav	2012	Genetic conservation of wild animals	Review Article	Indian Wildlife Yearbook	10: 18-22.
18	Rajput, Nidhi, M. P. S. Tomar, A. B. Shrivastav, Sanjay Shukla and Varsha Sharma	2012	Collibacillosis in free ranging pigeon.	Case Report	JNKVV Research Journal	46(1): 132-133.
19	Shrivastav, A. B., Nidhi Rajput and M. P. S. Tomar	2012	Clinical management of cloacal prolapsed in turtle	Case Report	Indian Wildlife Yearbook	10:81-82.
20	Panicker, Anjana, R. K. Sharma, Mahesh S.Trivedi and M. P. S. Tomar	2012	Gene therapy: A novel therapeutic approach.	Popular Article	Zoo World	Vol. VI (2011-12): 36.
21	Thakur, Mohan Singh, Kush Shrivastava, M. P. S. Tomar, S. N. S. Parmar and Nitin Kirar	2012	Livestock sector in India: Recent trends and progress.	Popular Article	Zoo World	Vol. VI (2011-12): 30.
22	Tomar, N. S. and M.P.S. Tomar	2014	Madhya Pradesh main pashupalan ki tulnatmak sthiti.	Popular Article	Dairy Darpan	Vol. I (1):
23	Tomar, N. S., Serlene Tomar and M.P.S. Tomar	2014	Dairy vyavsay prarambh karne se poorva dhyan dene yogya atimahatvapoorna baten	Popular Article	Dairy Darpan	Vol. I (1):
24	Thakur, Mohan Singh, Kush Shrivastava, S. N. S. Parmar, Nitin Kirar and M. P. S. Tomar	2012	Upyukt dudharu pashuon ki naslen	Extension Article	Dainik Bhaskar: Kheti Kisani	(02-Jan-2012), Jabalpur Issue.

Dr. P. Dharani (M.V.Sc.: Veterinary Anatomy; NET qualified): Contract Teaching Faculty:

S.No	Authors (as given in the publication)	Year	Title of the publication	Nature of the publication	Name of the journal / Publication	Vol. No & page Nos.
1	P. Dharani, K.Sasikala, S. Usha Kumary and S. Venkatesan	2016	Double faced Jersey crossbred calf- A case report	Case Report	Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy	28(1); 2016, 74-75.
2	P.Dharani, S. Usha Kumary, S. Venkatesan, Cecilia Joseph and Geetha Ramesh	2017	Morphology of the interstitial tissue of Active and Resting Testis of Guinea fowl	Research Article	International Journal of Morphology	35(4):1359-1362.
3	P.Dharani, S. Usha Kumary, S. Venkatesan, Cecilia Joseph and Geetha Ramesh	2017	Morphometry and Histology of the testicular capsule and peritubular tissue of testes of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)	Research Article	Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy	29(1): 67-69.

Dr. U. Rajsekhar (M.V.Sc.: Veterinary Anatomy; NET qualified): Contract Teaching Faculty:

S.No	Authors (as given in the publication)	Year	Title of the publication	Nature of the publication	Name of the journal / Publication	Vol. No & page Nos.
1	A.Prasanth Babu, V.Reddy Dhyana, U. Raj Sekhar and P.Jagapathi Ramayya	2016	Microanatomical studies on the parathyroid gland of horse	Research Article	International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology	Vol:5(5) 1238-1242.
2	S.Dhilleswara Rao, P.Jagapathi Ramayya and U.Raj Sekhar	2017	Gross Anatomical studies on male common bronze-back tree snake (Dendrelaphis tristis) Daudin, 1803	Newsletter of reptile rap	Zoo’s print	Vol:32(4) 19-23