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College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences , Pookode

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DEPARTMENT: Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence

Faculty & Staff

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Dr Sindhu O K Dr Sindhu O K
Designation: - Assistant Professor
Address: - Department of Veterinary Clinical medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad-673576
Mobile No: - 9447671984
Email ID: - sindhuok@kvasu.ac.in

Educational Qualifications

  • M.V.Sc. in Veterinary Clinical Medicine;
  • PG Diploma in Animal Welfare
  • PG Diploma in Therapeutic management of infectious diseases of pet animals and pet birds
  • Certificate course on Animal Physiology

Area of Research

Small Animal emergency and critical care

Small animal cardiology

Work Experience

1) Designation: Assistant Professor

  • Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics & Jurisprudence, CVAS, Mannuthy
  • Duration : 13/03/2015 to till date

2) Designation: Veterinary Surgeon

  • Duration : (22/08/2005 to 12/03/2015) in the  Department of Animal Husbandry, Kerala. Worked as District Lab Officer,District Animal Husbandry Office, Kozhikode for 5 years 

Awards

1. Best Veterinarian Award for the meritorious service in the field of Animal Husbandry for the year 2011 - 2012

2. Best poster presentation award with third prize in the two day international webinar on Episthemological approaches to animal disease control programmes with special reference to rabies organised by department of veterinary epidemiology and Preventive medicine, KVASU and IVA, Mannuthy

3. Authored a clinical case study  that got First prize in the farm animal medicine session at the TANUAS 12th Clinical case conference on farm and companion animal practice organised by Directorate of clinics, TANUAS on 10th and 11th August 2022.

4. Third prize (faculty category for research) at the International Conference on Advances in Veterinary dermatology and emerging skin health challenges of animals organised by the Association for Veterinary Dermatology, India on 19th to 21st May 2023.

5. Best clinical case article award, 2022 for the article published in the year 2022 in JIVA given by Indian Veterinary Association , Kerala

Trainings

1. Induction programme for college/university teachers organised by MHRD- Teaching Learning Centre,Department of Education, University of Calicut, From 02/05/2018 to 31/05/2018. (One month)

2. National training programme on Updates on Clinical Diagnostic Techniques in veterinary practice at Centre of advanced faculty training in veterinary clinical medicine,ethics and jurisprudence, Madras veterinary college,Chennai from 01/02/2018 to 21/02/2018(21 days)

3. Training on capacity building of KVASU teachers on basic councelling and mentoring skills @ CV & AS, Pookode.(11-14 september 2018)

4. Completed the training on Application of Dopler Ultrasound and Rigid endoscopic procedures in Veterinary practice, conducted by Madras Veterinary college, Chennai, for a period of  10 days.

5. Completed five days training on Advanced concepts and techniques in the diagnosis and control of infectious and contagious diseases, at College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences ,Pookode,Wayanad.

6. Completed  the induction training for Veterinary Surgeons of Animal Husbandry Department at IMG, Kozhikode for twelve days

7.Completed five day training on Soft Skills for personality development conducted by Extension Education Institute , Hyderabad at District Veterinary Centre, Kannur.

8.Completed three day training on Current concepts in Therapeutic management ,prevention and control of mastitis at central training institute ,Mannuthy,Thrissur.

9.Completed  Five days refresher training for Veterinary Officers under NPCBB at KLD Board,mattupatti

Publications

Original research papers

  1. O K Sindhu, P G Baby, Usha Narayana Pillai, S Ajith Kumar and P C Alex. 2008. Use of tri- sodium citrate in management of sub clinical mastitis in cattle. Ind. J. Vet. Med. 28:143-145.
  2. O K Sindhu, V. Rani Gopinath., P. G. Baby., Usha Narayanapillai and P. V. Tresa Mol. 2005. Malassezia pachydermatis infection in dogs. Indian J. Vet. Med. 25(1): 64-65.
  3. O. K. Sindhu, G.V. Rani. and Usha Narayana Pillai. 2011. Clinical management of leukoderma in a buffalo calf – A case report. Proceedings of Kerala veterinary science congress-2011, 180-181
  4. Sindhu O K, M M Mathai. And Tresmol P V. 2013. Isolation, Identification and sensitivity patterns of the bacterial organisms causing mastitis in cattle in Kozhikode district. Proceedings of Kerala veterinary science congress 2013.
  5. C.G. Umesh, K.M. Manju, O.K. Sindhu, Arun George and Usha Narayana Pillai. 2016. Successful medical management of concurrent canine demodicosis, malasseziosis and associated pyoderma in a pug. JIVA, 14: 37-40.
  6. R.S. Sagar, Manju K. Mathew, O.K. Sindhu, P.M. Deepa, Arun George, C.G. Umesh and Usha N. Pillai. 2017. Management of Generalised Tetanus in a Dog. Indian Journal of Canine Practice. 9: 17-19.
  7. Umesh, C. G., Arun George., Anjali R., Aswathy S., Arun George., Manju K M., Sindhu O K., Vinu D.P and Biju P H. 2018. Iatrogenic Cushing’s disease in a German Shepherd. Proceedings of 10thKerala Veterinary Science congress, Kannur. 63-65.
  8. Anju K. Daniel, Manju K. Mathew, Sindhu O.K., Vinu David, Chaithanya Chandran, Nekha Krishnan and Jisha G. Nair 2018.Successful medical management of nervous form of ketosis in a cattle, Proceedings of 10thKerala Veterinary Science congress, Kannur. p75.

  9. Aswathy S., amithy S Nair., Sindhu O K.,Umesh CG., Manju K Mathew., Vinu David P., Biju P Habeeb., Anju A D. and Swathi Krishna. 2018. Clinical management of Babesiosis in a Labrador Retriever- A case report. Proceedings of 10th Kerala Veterinary Science congress,Kannur.73-75.
  10. J. S. Souljai, S Sooryadas, Dinesh P T, George Chandy and Sindhu O K.2021. Non invasive blood pressure monitoring in an anaesthetized calf- A case report. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 52(2): 204-207.
  11. Sindhu O K, P G Baby,  Usha N Pillai and S Ajithkumar. 201Effect of trisodium citrate in the treatment of clinical mastitis in cattle. IJIRSET. 7(8):9040 -9043.
  12. Sindhu O K., Ajith kumar S., Manju K Mathew., Vinu David., Umesh C G and Himjyoti Hajong. 2020. Cardio renal syndrome in a Rottwieler dog. Proceedings of 12th Kerala veterinary science congress-2020, 153-154.
  13. Daniel, A. K., David, V. P., Ravishankar, C., Sindhu O. K. and Ajithkumar, S. 2021. Diagnosis and therapeutic management of malasseziosis in Dogs. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 52(3): 262-266
  14. Vinu David P, Yamuna N. P. K, Hansa C. H. and Sindhu O.K. 2022.Therapeutic Management of perosis in a White Silkie – a Case report. JIVA 20(2):89-92.
  15. Sindhu O.K., Himjyoti H., Vinu David P., Anoopraj R. and Ajithkumar S. 2022. Congenital sub-cristal ventricular septal defect in a pup. JIVA 20(2):76-80.

  16. Krishnanand M., Vinu David P., Sindhu O.K., Sanis Juliet and Ajithkumar S. 2022. Epidemiological Aspects and Clinico-Therapeutic Studies in Goats with Muscle Weakness. IJIRSET. 11(4): 3665-3668.

  17. Chaithanya, C., Biju, P. H., Sindhu, O. K., Janus, A., Reghu Ravindran, Ajith Kumar,K.G. and Ajithkumar, S. 2021. Chorioptes texanus causing mange in goats: comparison of two therapeutic protocols. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 52(4): 357-361.

  18. Anju K Daniel., Manju K Mathew., Sindhu O K.,Vinu David., Chaithanya Chandran., Nekha Krishnan and Jisha G Nair.2018. Successful medical management of nervous form of ketosis in a cattle. Proceedings of 10th Kerala Veterinary Science congress,75- 76.

  19. Manju K Mathew.,Sumith K S., Sindhu O K., Anju K Daniel., Umesh C G.,Vinu David and Bipin K C. 2019. Clinical and haemato-biochemical analysis of 77 cases of canine Babesia gibsoni infection. Proceedings of 11th Kerala Veterinary Science Congress,182-184.

  20. Nithin, B., Vinu David, O. K. Sindhu, C. G. Umesh, Reghu Ravindran, P. M. Deepa and Ajithkumar,S. 2021. Seizures in a dog associated with microfilariasis and its successful therapeutic management. Proceedings of 13th kerala veterinary science congress,2021.372-373.

  21. V. Veni, O. K. Sindhu, Vinu David, P. M. Deepa and S. Ajithkumar.  2021.  Successful management of haemothorax in a German Shepherd. Proceedings of 13th kerala veterinary science congress. 374-376.

  22. Shruti Bakshi, Vinu David, Sindhu O K, Biju P Habeeb, S. Ajithkumar, V. Veni, Nithin B and Kalakappa.  2021.  Management of hepatic encephalopathy in a Labrador retriever. Proceedings of 13th kerala veterinary science congress. 415-416

  23. Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A., Kumar, K.G.A., Nandini, A., Kumar, G.S., Hembram, P.K., Dinesh, C.N., Juliet, S., Vergis, J., Sindhu, O. K.and Ravindran, R., 2023. Evaluation of recombinant Babesia gibsoni thrombospondin-related adhesive protein (BgTRAP) for the sero-diagnosis of canine babesiosis. Experimental Parasitology254, p.108621.

  24. Anju, K.D., David, P.V., Ravishankar, C., Sindhu, O.K. and Ajithkumar, S., 2021. Diagnosis and therapeutic management of malasseziosis in dogs.

  25. Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Dinesh, C.N., Juliet, S., Sindhu, O.K., Kumar, G.S., Hembram, P.K. and Ravindran, R., 2021. Detection of Babesia gibsoni in dogs of Northern Kerala by amplification of heat shock protein 70 gene and 18S rRNA gene.The Pharma Innovation Journal 2021; SP-10(11): 2269-2271 

  26. Vinu David, P., Yamuna, N.P.K., Hansa, C.H. and Sindhu, O.K, 2022. THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF PEROSIS IN A WHITE SILKIE-A CASE REPORT. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association20(2).

  27.  Text books authored/edited Co-author of the book on “JANDUJANYAROGANGAL” published by Animal husbandry department, kerala and also by Farm information Bureu, Kerala. 2014

  28. Chapter in text book

    1.Training manual on Laboratory procedures and handling of modern diagnostic equipments. On Collection, preservation and despatch of clinical materials for laboratory evaluation.

    2.Standard treatment protocol, On Metabolic disorders in small animals, Urinary system disorders 3. Training manual for treatment of infectious diseases in large animal practice – On fluid therapy and blood transfusion

  29. Popular science articles:An article on “BHASHYAJANYA ROGANGAL”  in the Kerala Koumudy dialy  on January2nd 2015pp12.

  30. An article on “JANDUJANYAROGANGAL” in the Dharmikada magazine September 2014, pp.36.

  31. An article on  “Elippani ariyendavasthudakal”  in the Jeevadhara -2 information bulletin, march 2015 published by Animal husbandry Dept.
  32. Theruvile naykkal sathrukkalayathengane” 2016. Sindhu O K and Arun George. Mathrubhumi GK current affairs.p.28-32.


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