Facilities

CPCSEA approved Animal House

The Animal House Facility at Biotech Department is to carry out preclinical research using animal models. The Facility is registered with Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) (Registration Number 1537/PO/a/11/CPCSEA) under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D) constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.

The establishment has a ground area of 3200 sq.ft and has 'good path' 'bad path' provision, to prevent contamination and a quarantine room to receive newly arrived animals, to be kept under observation. Separate rooms for Autopsy and Dissection are available to carry out operations / dissections.

With a 24 hour Air conditioning system with a Humidifier for the comfort of the animals maintained.

Hitherto Mouse, Rat, Chicken, Rabbit, Guinea pig, Hamster. . . have been used by researchers, for their anti-rabies studies, anti-cancer studies, anti-diabetes studies and for testing the potency and stability of various drugs. As on date 14 study proposals, 37 student projects and 6 patents using animal models has been approved by the IAEC were handled till date. A CPCSEA approved, “Small Animal Breeding Facility” was recently launched to promote Breeding and Research.

Institutional Animal Ethical Committee consists of IAEC nominees appointed by the Government of India and Institutional faculty members as per the CPCSEA Guidelines. The study cleared by IAEC is permitted to procure animals to carry out research as per the guidelines.