GADVASU profs get UGC research grant

Punjab,being a high milk producing state,is also among the highest pesticide consuming states of India. Hence the high yielding dairy animals of the state are most prone to the harmful effects of pesticides exposure through soil,food,water and animal-derived oil or processed feeds. To conduct this study a major research project titled “Influence of Exposure to New Generation Insecticides on the Disposition of Antimicrobial Agents” has been awarded to Vinod Kumar Dumka,Associate Professor as Principal Investigator and Satyavan Rampal,Professor-cum-Head as Co-principal Investigator from Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University,Ludhiana by the University Grants Commission. S N S Randhawa,Director of Research said that a research grant of Rs 10.37 lakh for the major research project has been sanctioned by the UGC to be undertaken in three years.

He said that the presence of pesticide residues in dairy products are a great public health concern. It is extremely important to be aware of the potential danger to man and domestic animals arising out of careless use of such compounds. Buffalo is an important dairy animal in Punjab and the contamination of milk by various toxins would have a great bearing on human health. Exposure to insecticides reportedly to alters the disposition of antimicrobials in the animal’s body.