Dr Devendra Swarup

Central Instutute for Research on Goats( ICAR),

 Makhdoom (Farah)-281 122, Mathura (UP) , India

 Email.  devendra.swarup@gmail.com                                      

  Phone: 91-565- 2763380                                                      

  Fax:     91-565-2763246

Gender: Male

 Date of Birth: 01-01-1951

Education

·               1986: PhD in Veterinary Medicine, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, India (ICAR Senior fellowship & OGPA:5/5)

·               1977: Master of Veterinary Science (Medicine), Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture  and Technology (CSAUAT), Mathura, India ( Merit Scholar)

·               1975:  Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (BVSc& AH/ DVM), Agra University, Agra, India ( Gold Medalist)

 

Employment record*

 

Designation

Pay band

Organization/ Institute

Period

From

To

Director

PB IV+ GP Rs10,000+ NPA

CIRG (ICAR), Makhdoom

19-2-2010

present

Head of Division*

PB IV+ GP Rs10,000+ NPA

IVRI (ICAR) Izatnagar

11.12.2001

 19-2-2010

Principal Scientist

PB IV+ GP Rs10,000+ NPA

IVRI (ICAR) Izatnagar

27.7.1998

 19-2-2101

Professor & Head

Rs. 16400-22400 + NPA

RG Veterinary  College  Pondicherry

15.12.1998 

29.8.1999

Sr. Scientist

Rs. 12300-18300

(3700-5700)+ NPA

IVRI (ICAR) Izatnagar

1.7.1984  

26.7.1998

Scientist

Rs. 700-1300

IVRI (ICAR) Izatnagar

21.8.1978   

 

30.6.1984

 

*Also Scientist Incharge, Centre for Wildlife Conservation, Management and Disease Surveillance Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (UP), India (September 2002-2-3-2010)

 

Teaching and Mentoring of Post-graduate (MVSc/ PhD) Resaerch

·        Chairman/ Advisor, 8 PhD and 11 MVSc scholars (current or past)

·        Member, Research Advisory Committees, more than 30 PhD/ MVSc students

·        December 2002-present; Chairman, Board of Study, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at IVRI

·                 Director, Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Summer School programmes (21 days), (i) Metabolic and Deficiency Diseases in Dairy Animals; (ii) Wildlife Health Management and Forensics

·                 July 09- at present; Chairman, Standing Committee on Matters Relating to PG faculty,  IVRI

·                 April 07- 09; Chairman, Standing Committee on Course Curricula & Academic Affairs,  IVRI

·                 May 20005- April 07; Member, Standing Committee  on Students Problems and Discipline  at IVRI

·        Instructor of MVSc/ PhD level courses in Veterinary Medicine

 

Research grants and projects (During last 5 Yrs)

 

Principal Investigator and National coordinator

  • D Swarup, S Dey, Mohini Saini, Pankaj Kumar, U De, AK Sharma (2009-Contd.) Out reach programme on Ethnoveterinary Medicine. Funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Rs 100 million
  • D Swarup, S Dey, R Mukherjee, AK Sharma, MC Sharma, DB Mondal, Pankaj Kumar. Network Project on Ethnoveterinary Medicine (September 2005- June 2009), AP Cess Fund Scheme, Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Rs 17.73 million
  • D Swarup, RC Patra, Mohini Saini, Vibhu Prakash, SN Sarkar ( July 2004- June 2006) Safety testing of Meloxicam on Gyps vultures and other scavenging birds and tissues residues on Meloxicam in buffaloes, Royal Society for Protection of Birds (UK) and Bombay Natural History Society (India). Rs 1.15 million
  • D Swarup, A Das, Mohini Saini, AK Sharma and others. National Referral Centre for wildlife health care (April-2007- present), Central Zoo Authority, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Rs 3.36 million

     Principal Investigator

  • D Swarup, A Das, Mohini Saini, AK Sharma, S Dey, Pankaj Kumar (September 2006- June 2009). Developing standards, guidelines and protocol on disease diagnosis and care of wild animals in Indian Zoos, Central Zoo Authority, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.  Rs 1.93 million
  • D Swarup, RC Patra, Ram Naresh   (April 2002- December 2004). Residue of toxic metal pollutants in livestock system, their effects and containments Competitive Grant Scheme under National Agricultural Technology Programme (NATP), Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Rs 1.664 million
  • D Swarup, Ram Naresh, NN Pandey, DB Mondal, R Mukherjee, HPS Arya, Mahesh Kumar (April 2002-December 2004). Collection, documentation and validation of indigenous technical knowledge Mission Mode Project under National Agricultural Technology Programme (NATP), Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Rs 1.54 million

 

  Synergistic Activities: (selected)

 

·         Member- Institute Advisory Committe ( 2010-present) National Veterinary Ayurvedic Research Institute ( Govt India)

·         Nominee of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Interactive meeting organized by Secretary (Department of Health Research Govt of India) and Director General Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)  to find out priority areas for Zoonosis Research in India and to Establish Coordination Mechanism Between ICAR and ICMR, as well as other relevant agencies.

·         Member (2006-present), Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals,  Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India New Delhi

·         Member (2002-present), Expert Committee on Import of Veterinary Drugs, Ministry of  Agriculture, , Government of India New Delhi

·         Member (2007- present), Expert group to consider research Grant Proposals under thematic Areas of Conservation and Management of Wildlife and Animal welfare, Ministry of Environment and Forests, , Government of India, New Delhi

·         Member (2007-present), Advisory Committee on Vulture Conservation  and Monitoring, Ministry of Environment and Forests, , Government of India, New Delhi

·         Member (2008- present), Scientific Advisory Committee, National Centre for Laboratory Animals, National Institute of Nutrition, (ICMR), Hyderabad, India

·         Member (2002- present), Academic Council, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar

·         Member (2002- present), Executive Council Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar

·         Member (2003-2006), Board of Management, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar

·         Member (1988-90), Editorial board of Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine

·         Member (1994-96), Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Toxicology

·         Peer Reviewer in scientific journals-  Environmental Pollution, Research in Veterinary Science, Small Ruminants Research, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, Indian Journal of Veterinary Research, Indian Journal of Toxicology, Indian Journal of Parasitology, Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine   

 

Honours, Awards and Professional Society Memberships (selected)

 

Honours

  • President (2006- 2008), Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine
  • Vice-President –( 2010-1t Present)-
  • Editor (1998-2002), Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine
  • Fellow, Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Research
  • Fellow,  Society of Toxicology, India
  • Fellow, Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine (FISVM)

 

Awards

  • PL Naryana Rao Gold Medal (2008), Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine
  • Shri Ram Lal Agarwal National Award (2004-05), Indian Herbs and Research Supply Co., Saharanpur (UP) India

·         Merit Award (2002), Indian Veterinary Research Institute

  • Best Teacher Award (2001-02), Indian Veterinary Research Institute
  • Hariom Ashram Trust Award (1995-96) for Research in Herbal Medicine, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
  • Ram Lal Agarwal Gold Medal (1995-96), Indian Herbs and Research Supply Co.  Saharanpur (UP) India

 

Memberships of professional  societies

  • Life Member, Indian Veterinary Association
  • Life Member, Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine
  • Life Member, Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Research
  • Life Member, Society of Toxicology, India

 

Important Publications ( During the last 10 years)

1. Ranjan, R, Swarup D and Patra RC (2009) Oxidative stress indices in erythrocytes, liver and kidneys of fluoride exposed rabbits. Fluoride 42 : 83-88

2. Ranjan R, Swarup, D., B. Bhardwaj B. and Patra, R. C (2008) Level of certain micro and macro minerals in blood of cattle from fluoride polluted localities of Udaipur, India Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology DOI 10.1007/s00128-008-9492-8

3. Patra RC, Swarup D, Kumar P, Nandi D, Naresh R and Ali SL (2008) Milk trace elements in lactating cows environmentally exposed to higher level of lead and cadmium around different industrial units The Science of the Total Environment 404: 36 – 43

4. Panda D, Patra RC, Nandi S, Swarup D (2008). Oxidative stress indices in gastroenteritis in dogs with canine in parvoviral infection. Research in Veterinary Science doi10.1016/jrvsc.2008.05.008

5. Gupta, AR, Patra RC, Das, DK, Gupta, PK, Swarup D and Saini, M (2008). Sequence characterization and PCR-RFLP of mtDNA 12S rRNA gene provides method for species identification of Indian deer. Mitochondrial DNA 2008; 1–7

6. Swarup, D, Patra RC, Prakash V, Cuthbert R, Das D, Avari P, Pain DJ, Green R E, Sharma AK, Saini, M, Das D, Taggart M (2007). The safety of meloxicam to critically endangered Gyps vultures and scavenging birds in India. Animal Conservation 10: 192-198

7. Swarup D, Naresh R, Varshney VP, Balagangatharthilagar, Kumar Puneet and Nandi D, and Patra R C (2007) Changes in plasma hormone profile and liver function in cows naturally exposed to lead and cadmium around different industrial areas Research in Veterinary Science 82: 16-21

8. Swarup, D, Patra RC, Prakash V, Cuthbert R, Das D, Avari P, Pain DJ, Green R E, Sharma AK, Saini, M, Das D, Taggart M (2007). The safety of meloxicam to critically endangered Gyps vultures and scavenging birds in India. Animal Conservation 10: 192-198

9. Patra RC, Swarup D, Naresh Ram, Kumar Puneet, Nandi D, Shekhar Pallav, Roy S and Ali SL (2007) Tail hair as an indicator of environmental exposure of animals to lead and cadmium in different industrial areas. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 66: 127-131

10. Dhara. A., Saini, M., Das, D.K., Swarup, D., Sharma, M. Kumar, S., Gupta, P.K. (2007) Molecular characterization of coding sequences and analysis of Toll-like receptor 3 expression in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Immunogenetics 59: 69-76

11. Saini, Mohini, Das DK, Dhara A, Swarup, D, Yadav MP and Gupta, P (2007). Characterization of Peacock ( Pavo cristatus) mitochondrial 12SRNA sequence and its use in differentiation from closely related poultry species. British Poultry Science 48: 162-166

12. Swarup D, Patra RC, Naresh Ram, Puneet Kumar, Pallav Shekhar and M. Balagangatharathilagar (2006) Lowered blood copper and cobalt contents in goats reared around lead-zinc smelter. Small Ruminant Research : 63: 309-313

13. Bhatt P, Swarup D, Ranjan R and Patra R C (2006) Evaluation of extracts of Tinospora cordifolia. Terminalia arjuna bark, Withania somenifera root and juice of Allium sativum cloves for amelioration of iron overload. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences76:366-369

14. Ranjan Rakesh, Naresh R, Patra RC and Swarup D (2006). Erythrocyte lipid peroxides and blood zinc, copper concentration in acute undifferentiated diarrhoea in calves: Veterinary Research in Communication 30: 249-54

15. Swan G, Naidoo, V, Cuthbert, R, Green, R, Pain, DJ, Swarup, D, Prakash, V, Taggart, M, Bekker, L, Das, D, Diekmann, J, Maria Diekmann, M, Killian, E, Meharg, A, Patra, RC Saini, M, Wolter, K (2006). Removing the threat of diclofenac to critically endangered Asian vultures. Public Library of Science-Biology 4 : 395-402

16. Nandi, D, Patra, RC and Swarup, D (2006) Oxidative stress indices and plasma biochemical parameters during oral exposure to arsenic in rats. Food and Chemical Toxicology 44: 1579-84

17. Das, Dhanjit, Saini, Mohini, Swarup, D and Gupta, P (2006). Molecular cloning and evolution of gene encoding the precursor of Nilgai (Basophilus tragocamelus) interleukin 2. DNA Sequence 17: 465-470

18. Balagangatharathilagar M, Swarup D, Patra, R C and Dwivedi S K (2006) Blood lead level in dogs from urban and rural areas of India and its relation to animal and environmental variables. The Science of the Total Environment 359: 130-134

19. Patra, R C, Swarup D, Sharma MC and Naresh Ram (2006). Trace mineral profile in blood and hair from cattle environmentally exposed to lead and cadmium around different industrial units. Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A 53: 1-7

20. Gupta, A, Patra RC, Saini, M and Swarup, D (2006). Haematology and serum biochemistry of barking deer (Munitacus mutjak) Veterinary Research Communication31:801-08.

21. Swarup D, Patra R. C, Naresh R, Kumar Puneet and Shekhar Pallav (2005) Blood lead levels in lactating cows reared around polluted localities; transfer of lead in to milk. The Science of the Total Environment 347: 106-110

22. Patra, R. C. and Swarup D (2005) Effect of chelation with calcium disodium EDTA on haemato-biochemical and trace mineral profile in blood from lead-exposed calves. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 18: 1130-1134

23. Ranjan R, Swarup D, Patra RC and Naresh R (2005). Enhanced erythrocytic lipid peroxide and reduced plasma ascorbic acid level in dairy cows with mastitis Veterinary Research Communication 29 : 27-34

24. Ranjan R, Swarup D, Naresh R and Patra RC (2005). Ameliorative effect of l-ascorbic acid in bovine clinical mastitis. Indian Journal Animal Sciences. 75 : 174-177

25. Patra RC, Swarup D, Naresh R, Kumar P and Shekhar P (2005). Cadmium level in blood and milk from animals reared around different polluting sources in India. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology72: 1092-1097

26. Bhatt P, Swarup D, Patra R C, Pattnaik A K and Ranjan R (2005) Enhanced erythrocytic lipid peroxides level in rabbits after repeated parental administration of iron. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 43: 854-858

27. Nandi D, Patra RC, and Swarup D (2005) Effect of cysteine, methionine, ascorbic acid and thiamine on arsenic-induced oxidative stress and biochemical alterations in rats. Toxicology 121: 26-35

28. Nandi, D, Patra, R Cand Swarup, D (2005) Arsenic Residues in Hair Samples from Cattle in Some Arsenic Affected Areas of West Bengal, India. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology75: 251-56

29. Patra, RC and Swarup D (2004). Effects of antioxidant ascorbic acid, l-methionine and e-tocopherol alone or along with chelator on cardiac tissue of lead- treated rats. Vetrinarski Arhiv. 74: 235-44

30. Ram Naresh, Dwivedi, SK, Swarup D and Patra, RC (2003). Effect of ascorbic acid on milk lead and cadmium level in subclinical and clinical cases of mastitis. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 71: 899 – 904

31. Patra RC, Swarup D and Dwivedi SK (2002). Effect of tocopherol supplementation and chelation treatment on oxidative stress indices in erythrocytes of lead exposed calves. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 72: 16-20

32. Ram Naresh, Dwivedi, SK, Swarup D and Patra, RC (2002). Evaluation of ascorbic acid treatment in clinical and subclinical mastitis in Indian dairy cows. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Science 15: 905-911.

33. Swarup D, Patra RC, Dey S, Dwivedi SK and Ali, SL (2001). Clinico-epidemiological observations of industrial bovine fluorosis in India. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 71: 1111-1116

34. Patra RC, Swarup D, Dwivedi SK and Sahoo A (2001). Lipid peroxide level and antioxidant defense in experimental lead neurotoxicity in rats. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 71: 737-740

35. Patra RC, Swarup D and Dwivedi SK (2001). Antioxidant effects of tocopherol, ascorbic acid and l-methionin on lead induced oxidative stress in the liver, kidney and brain in rats. Toxicology 162: 81-89

36. Dwivedi SK, Swarup D, Dey S and Patra, RC (2001). Lead poisoning in cattle and buffalo near primary lead-zinc smelter in India. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 43: 93-94

37. Patra RC, Swarup D and Dwivedi SK (2001). Trace minerals in blood of young calves during exposure to lead. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 71:507-510

38. Senapati SK, Dey S, Dwivedi SK, and Swarup D (2001). Effect of garlic (Allium sativum L.) extract on tissue lead level in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 62: 229-232.

39. Patra RC and Swarup D (2000). Effect of lead on erythrocytic antioxidant defense, lipid peroxide level and thiol groups in calves. Research in Veterinary Science 67: 71-75

40. Patra RC, Swarup D and Singh DK (2000). Use of chelator and antioxidants in experimental lead toxicity: effect of lead on immune system. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 70: 258-260

41. Patra RC, Swarup D and Dwivedi SK (2000). Antioxidant defense and lipid peroxide level in liver and kidneys of lead exposed rats. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Science 13: 1433-1439

42. Patra RC, Dwivedi SK, Bhardwaj B and Swarup D (2000). Industrial fluorosis in cattle and buffaloes in Udaipur, India. Science of the Total Environment 253: 145-150

43. Dey S, Swarup D and Dwivedi SK (1999). Biochemical changes relevant to cardiovascular function in lead intoxicated calves. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 69: 374-377

44. Patra RC Swarup D and Senapati SK (1999). Effects of cadmium on lipid peroxides and superoxide dismutase in hepatic, renal and testicular tissues of rats. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 41: 65-67.

45. Singh JL and Swarup D (1999). Biochemical changes in serum and urine in bovine fluorosis. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 69: 776-778