Annual Report BVC 2014-15

BOMBAY VETERINARY COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15
2. Executive Summary:
A. Important activities carried out in 2014-15 at Bombay Veterinary College:
B. New Constructions: Nil
C. Instruments purchased: Nil
D. New Projects (only extramural on-going in 2014-15)
Sr. no

Title of Project

Funding Agency

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E. Competitive Examination:
Sr.
Date
Place
No.

February Mumbai
2015

Number of
students
participated
Male Female
3
2

Department where projects

implemented
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Remarks

One male and one female student got

selected for the post of LDO.

F. Degrees, Achievements and awards:

Sr.
No.
1
2

Number of students received

Degree
Male Female
0
1 ( Devika Bahal)
0
1 ( Princy Thomas)

Degree
M.V.Sc.
Ph.D

1. Award/Medal:
Best poster award at IAVP conference at Anand, Gujrat.
Selection of two Post Graduate students ( Roshani and Girish) for PhD admission at USA.
2. Student Placement:
Sr.
Date
Name of company/industry
No.
1
February
Department of Animal Husbandry, MS
2015
2
June 2014
Johnson and Johnson co pvt Ltd., Mumbai.

No. Of
students
02
01

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7.
Human
Resource
Development:
Following
staff
members
attended
Conferences/Symposium/workshop/Summer and Winter Institute/Seminar/Short term Training
Courses etc outside University.
Conferences/Symposium/workshop/Summer and Winter Institute/Seminar/Short term
Training Courses etc attended by the Teacher outside University
Sr.No.
Name of Teacher
Date
Name of Conference/Symposium etc
1
Dr. S.D. Moregaonkar
13-15 Nov 2014
IAVP Conference at Anand, Gujrat
2
Dr. G. K. Sawale
13-15 Nov 2014
IAVP Conference at Anand, Gujrat
3
Dr. V.S. Dhaygude
13-15 Nov 2014
IAVP Conference at Anand, Gujrat
Total 15 research papers were presented by staff and students in different sessions of the conference.
Training/Workshop/Conferences/Symposium etc organized by the college:
Sr.
No.
1

Date

Name of Conference / Symposium etc

7-8 March Training on preparation of power point

2015
presentation.

Number of Participants
5

8. Research:
A. Students Research:
1.

Title

: Clinicopathological and histopathological studies on cutaneous neoplasms in

canines. ( Student name- Bahal Devika Naresh)

Conclusions:

2.

1. Occurrence of malignant cutaneous neoplasms was more in dogs as compared to

benign cutaneous neoplasms.
2. Non-descript breed of dogs was found to be more susceptible to cutaneous neoplasms
followed by cocker spaniels.
3. Occurrence of cutaneous tumors was more in males than in females and highest
occurrence was between 5 to 9 years of age.
4. C-reactive protein levels may not always be elevated in dogs affected with cutaneous
tumors.
5. The modified glasgow prognostic score does not always have clinical utility in prognosis
of cutaneous neoplasms in canines. However, it needs further research with a larger
sample size and longer study period.
6. Serial quality of life assessments are found to be a reliable tool to deduce the eventual
outcome in cutaneous neoplasms.
Title : Comparative diagnostic studies of neoplasms of skin and soft tissues from
certain species of animals with induced neoplasms in mice.
( Student name- Princy Thomas)

Conclusions:
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1. The percent incidence of spontaneous tumours was much higher in canines (91.58%) as
compared to the cattle (56%). The percent incidences of malignant tumours were more in
cattle (60.71%) as compared to canine (42.53%). The incidence of epithelial and
melanotic tumours was higher in cattle (75%), whereas, the incidence of mesenchymal
tumours was higher (42.53%) in canines. The induced tumour study in mice also showed
incidence of epithelial tumours much more than other skin and soft tissue tumours. The
mammary gland tumour had the highest incidence (25.28%) in canines followed by
histiocytoma (13.79%) where as in cattle squamous cell carcinoma had the highest
incidence (60.71%) followed by tumours of fibrous tissue (21.43%). The squamous cell
carcinoma showed highest incidence in the induced tumour study in mice. The present
study using DMBA alone as an initiator and promoter was very successful to show that
DMBA can act as a very fast tumour inducing agent. The induced tumour study took 1012 weeks to develop papillomas and 14 weeks and above to develop squamous cell
carcinoma using DMBA as initiator as well as the promoter.
2. The cytological diagnosis helped in the tentative diagnosis of tumours in 71% of canines
tumours. The cytological examination of the different growth stages of squamous cell
carcinoma in induced tumour study showed that N:C ratio is the best parameter to
identify the malignancy and stage of tumour.The histopathological diagnosis was
possible in 100% of cases in the present study and was found to be the gold standard for
tumour diagnosis even for deciding the malignancy.
3. Immunoreactivity to CK 5/6 and vimentin showed similar pattern in canine, cattle and
mice. Ki-67 staining was positive in cattle and canine tumours whereas mice showed
negative reactivity to Ki-67. The pointed to the fact that vimentin immunoreactivity can be
used in the differential diagnosis of histiocytoma from other round cell tumours. The
staining with Ki-67 proved to be a very good proliferative marker but it did not correlate
with the histological. Picture of malignancy. The present study pointed to the fact that
even though Ki67 is a good proliferative marker, it cannot be considered as a marker for
malignancy.
4. Serum biomarkers like calcium, phosphorus, LDH and alkaline phosphatase did not
show any statistical significance of these serum biomarkers in tumour diagnosis. But it
helps in the tentative diagnosis of certain tumours like perianal gland adenocarcinoma,
mast cell tumour and lymphoma when compared with gross pathology and cytology of
these tumours.
5. Comet assay proved to be a useful and easy technique for detecting genotoxicity in
blood.

B.

Staff Research: Nil

Project/Agency:

Project No. 1
Name of Project

Revolving Fund Scheme entitled, Establishment of diagnostic

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PI and CO-PI

Funding Agency

laboratory for animals and birds.

Dr. S. D. Moregaonkar- PI
Dr. M.L.Gatane- Co-PI
Dr. D. P. Kadam
Dr. P. V. Meshram
Dr. G. K.Sawale
Dr. V.S. Dhaygude
ICAR, New Delhi

Summary:
Samples were analyzed and results are given as tabulated belowi)Hematology, Urine & Clinical chemistry Services ( Under RFS):

CBC
95

Hematology and urine examinations

Platelet
Urine examinations
count
02
60

Blood
Smears
03

Grand Total
160

Serum Biochemical Tests performed

ii)

LFT

KFT

Ca

Phosphorus

ALP

54

49

01

Grand Total
115

Histopathology Services ( Under RFS):

HP slide examinations
217

iii)

Blood
Sugar
01

Tissue processing
and HP
examinations
102

FNAC/Cytology

Grand
Total

09

328

Post Mortem & Related Services (Under Departmental Receipts):

Bovine
(Cattle)
02
Wild
animals
09

Caprine
( Goats)
05
Monkeys
03

Canine
(Dogs)
65
Laboratory
Animals
02

Feline
( Cats)
09
Brain
removal
18

Equine
( Horses)
01
Forensic
Packaging
13

Avian

Grand
Total

65
Referral
charges
01

133

Total receipt generated: Rs.1, 08, 810/Total receipt generated under departmental receipt: Rs.30950/Project No. 2
Name of Project

COL-MAFSU collaborative project on open and distance learning

(ODL)

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PI and CO-PI

Funding Agency

Dr. D. P. Kadam- PI
Dr. P. V. Meshram- Co-PI
Common wealth of Learning, Canada

Summary:
Four courses have been developed in Department of Pathology, Veterinary College, Parel,
Mumbai and being offered to the field veterinarians.
1. Post Mortem Examination of Domestic Animals
2. Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases
3. Techniques in Large Animal Surgery-I
4. Techniques in Small Animal Surgery-I
Infrastructure
developed/Instruments
Purchased(above Rs.2 lacs)
D. Research Publications:
Sr
No
Name of the Authors
.

Nil

Year

G. K. Sawale, Gavhane D. S.,

N. R. Dagli, H Y Pallampalle
and S. D. Moregaonkar

2014

G.K. Sawale, V.M. Shelke and

G.S. Kinge

2014

G. K. Sawale, V. N. Dave, A.
Satpute, R. R. Rohi, Y. S.
Savla, D. S. Gavhane, A. K.
Mhase, Princy Thomas, S.
Rohini and S. D. Moregaonkar
G. K. Sawale, V. N. Dave, A.
Satpute, Y. S. Savla, Rajesh
Rohi, D. S. Gavhane, A. K.
Mhase, and S. D. Moregaonkar

2014

Title

Journal & Volume

Traumatic reticular
diaphragmatic hernia in
buffalo: Case report.

Indian Vet. J. 92(2):

54-56.

Observation on occurrence of
neural form of Marek's
disease in desi chickens.

Indian J. Vet.
Pathol., 38(2) :9497.

Benign cutaneous
histiocytoma in two dogs.

Indian Journal of
Canine practice, Vol.
6 (2):172-73

2014

Occurence of cavernous
hemangioma in a Labrador
dog: A case report.

2014

Early Stage of Cutaneous

Squamous Cell Carcinoma
(SCC) in Dog.

P V Meshram, D S Gavhane, A
K Mhase, and S D
Moregaonkar

P. Meshram, D.S. Gavhane,

A.K. Mhase and S.D.
Moregaonkar

2014

A Case of Cutaneous Cystic

Papillary Adenocarcinoma in
a Dog.

P.V.Meshram; R. B. Ambade;

2014

Clinicopathological changes

Indian Journal of
Canine practice, Vol.
6 (2):177.
Indian Journal of
Veterinary
Pathology,
Vol. 38(2), 124-125
Indian Veterinary
Journal.
Volume No. 91 August 2014
( page 76)
Indian Journal of

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S. D. Moregaonkar and R.R.

Rohi.

and therapeutic
management of scabies in
pug dog

Gavhane D. S., Sawale G. K.

and Deokar A. V.

2014

Acute Theileriosis in
crossbred cow.

Roshini, S.,G. N. Patil, A. K.

Mahse, Sawale G. K.
Moregaonkar S. D. and D. P.
Kadam

2014

Canine metastaic mammary

carcinoma in lungs- A case
report.

10

G.K. Sawale

2015

11

Roshini, S., Moregaonkar S.

D., Sawale G. K. and
Meshram P. V.

2015

12

Gavhane D. S., Sawale G. K.,

Jadhav S. R. and Yadav M. H.

2015

Feline Panleukopenia-An
emerging threat to felines
Chicken Infectious anaemia.

A case of Jones disease in a

Pandharpuri Buffalo.

Canine practice, Vol.

6 (2):117.
The Blue Cross
Book, January Vol.
31:49-50.
Indian Journal of
Canine practice, Vol.
6 (1):95-98
Pet practitioners
Association Mumbai
(PPAM) Magazine, 2
The Blue Cross
Book, January Vol.
31:91-96.
The Blue Cross
Book, January Vol.
31:38-39.

E. Research Recommendations: Nil

F. Patent: Nil
G. Collaboration: Nil
Sr.
Title of project
No.

Collaborating/
funding agency

H. Award/Honour/Recognition:
Sr.No.
Name of Teacher
1

Date of start of
project

Date of completion

Name of Award/Medal
Co-chairman of the session on small animal
Research at IAVP conf. at anand, Gujrat between
13-15 Nov2015.

Dr. S. D. Moregaonkar

9. Farm Activities:
Livestock strength on 31st March 2014:
Sr. No.

Cattle

Buffalo

Sheep
6

Goat

Poultry

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Production: Total milk production year 2014-2015

Cow milk -------- litres
Buffalo milk ---------- litres

Nil

Infrastructure Developed:Revenue Generated:-Rs. _________/Research conducted at livestock farm:R.K.V.Y. title of the Projects:Extension activity:A) T.V. & Radio programme
Sr.
Staff member
No.
1
2

Dr. G. K. Sawale

Dr. V.S. Dhaugude

Dr. S.D. Moregaonkar &

Dr. V.S. Dhaugude

Dr. S.D. Moregaonkar

Title

Date

Janavaratil lalya khurpat

rogavaril upay.
Kombanadnmadhil
chayapachayachya prakriyetil
bighadamule honare ajar wa
tyawaril upchar.
Pashu
Rognidanat
pashvikruti prayogsahdeche
mahatva
Janavaratil dolyatil karka rog:
karane ani nidan

20/10/2014
12/11/2014

27/11/2014

31/03/2015

Station
AIR Mumbai
( Recorded)
AIR Mumbai
( Recorded)

Sahyadri Channel at
6 PM
( Live Programme)
AIR Mumbai
( Recorded)

Short term Courses Organized for Farmers:

Visit of Dignitaries:
11. Extension:
A. Short Term Training Courses for Field Officers: NIL
Sr.No.
Date
Title
Organizer

Place

Total No. of
candidates

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Short term courses for farmers:- NIL

B. Adopted Village:
C. Publication:
Leaflets/Booklets Books
-

Local
Publication
(News paper)
05

Publications
(Periodicals)

Radio &
T.V.talks

Practical
Demonstrations

04

D. Animal Health Camp, Cases treated in Ambulatory Clinic and Hospital: NIL
Cases treated in Hospital/Camps/Ambulatory Clinic:
a.
Medical cases
:
b.
Surgery cases
:
c.
Gynecological cases
:
d.
Vaccinations
:
%
ANIMAL / SPECIES
CASES
Dog
Cat
Goat & Sheep
Cattle
Horse
Birds
Turtles
Others
Department of Surgery:
Sr.
Species
no.
1.
Canine
2.
Feline
3.
Bovine
4.
Caprine
5.
Others

Minor
operation

Major
Operation

E. Visit of staff members and farmers:

Visit of Staff member:
Sr.
Name of Teacher
Place
No.
1.

Treatment

Date

Visit of Farmers to Institute:

Sr. No

Date

No. of Farmers/Owners visited

Total

Purpose

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F. Exhibition:
Sr. No.

Title

Place

G. Awards Honour and Recognitions:

Sr. No.
Name of Teacher
1.
2.

I.

Date

No. of Farmers Visited

Name of Award / Medal

H. Field Problems:
1. Staff of the department visited farm and conducted PM of the dead animals and
communicated the disease problems prevalent in cattle, sheep & goat and poultry farms of
the college.
2. Staff of the department visited to Veer Jeejamata Bhosale Udyan, Byculla and sanjay
Gandhi National Park, Borivali as and when required for conducting the PM examinations
of the animals as per request of the authorities.
Success Stories:
J. Village knowledge centre:
K. Web site:
12. Visit of important Dignitaries:
Following dignitaries visited Bombay Veterinary College and various departments of the college
during the period 2014-15.
Sr.No.
Name
Designation
Address
Purpose
1.

13. Construction Activities:

1. Colouring of teaching hall at parel campus.
2. Repair, coloring and electrifications of Department at Goregaon campus.
14. Other Activities:
1. Four cleaning drives were carried out at Parel and Goregaon campus