Faculty

Veterinary Parasitology, Molecular Diagnosis, Clinical Parasitology, Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases, Phytoacaricides

1.  Teaching Assistant, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal   Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala from 1-2-99 to 31-8-99 (six months)

2. Veterinary Surgeon, Veterinary Dispensary, Kodamthuruth, Alapuzha district, Kerala for 2 years from 1-11-02 to 14-12-04 (2 years 44 days)

3. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, P. O., Wayanad, Kerala-673576 from 15-12-04    to 14-12-2008

4. Assistant Professor (AGP 7000) Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, P. O., Wayanad, Kerala-673576 from 15-12-08 to 14-12-2013

5. Assistant Professor (AGP 8000) Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, P. O., Wayanad, Kerala-673576 from 15-12-13 to 14-12-2016, UGC 2016 Academic level 12 from 1-1-2016

5. Associate Professor (AGP 9000), Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, P. O., Wayanad, Kerala-673576 from 15-12-16 to 14-12-2019 Academic level 13A

 6. Professor (AGP 10000), Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, P. O., Wayanad, Kerala-673576 from 15-12-19 (Continuing) Academic level 14

1. Dr G. Nirmalan Trust Best Paper Award – 2006
2. Krishi Vigyan award (State Best Agricultural Scientist for 2010-11)
3. Dr. P. G. Nair Endowment Award for Best teacher, 2011(KAU)
4. PUBLONS Peer review awards 2018: Top 1% reviewers (Plants and Animal Sciences)
5. Visiting fellowship, JNCASR, Bangalore 2018 (15-06-2019 to 14-9-2019)
6. INSA teacher Award, 2020
7. Kerala Academy of Sciences-Fellow of Academy of Sciences (2023)

• New insights in parasitic disease epidemiology and control organized by Centre of Advanced Studies in Parasitology, Department of Parasitology, Veterinary College, Hebbal, Bangalore from 6-2-06 to 26-2-06 at Veterinary College, Bangalore as per Estt/613/2005 dt 23-1-2006.
•  National Training on ‘Rearing of tick, in vitro testing of pesticides and molecular biology techniques” organized by Entomology laboratory, IVRI, Izatnagar at IVRI, Izatnagar on 5-27^th December 2008 as per CoVAS/PKT/GL/99/08 dt 17-11-08.
• ICAR sponsored winter school on “Expression of immunogenic genes in heterologous systems and its usage in animal disease diagnosis and vaccines” organized by Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly during 7-27, November 2013.
• Refresher course in “Life science and Biotechnology” at UGC–HRDC, JNU Delhi from 03-09-16 to 28-10-16 at UGC–HRDC, JNU Delhi
• ICAR sponsored a short course on Advances in risk analysis and GIS-based prediction modelling of livestock diseases at ICAR-National Institute for Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI, Bangalore from 23^rd October to 1^st November 2017
• ICAR sponsored winter school on “Climate change and pig production systems: Impacts and mitigation strategies” organized by ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Rani, Guwahati-781131-Assam during 01-21^st November 2018

Ravindran, R., Subramanian, H. 2000. Ivermectin, amitraz, diflubenzuron and karanji oil in the treatment of notoedric mange in rabbits. Indian Veterinary Journal, 77: 986-987.

Ravindran, R., Subramanian, H. 2000. Effect of seasonal and climatic variations on the prevalence of mite infestation in rabbits. Indian Veterinary Journal, 77: 991-992.

Baby, P. G., David P.V., Ravindran, P., Ravindran, R. 2001. A subacute case of concurrent babesiosis and anaplasmosis in a she-goat. Indian Veterinary Journal, 78: 424-425.

Ravindran, R., Mishra, A. K., Rao, J. R. 2002. On the high seroprevalence of bovine babesiosis in Wynad District of Kerala. Journal of Applied Animal Research. 22: 43-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2002.9706377 

Ravindran, R., Mishra, A.K., Rao, J.R. 2006. Methodology for raising high parasitaemic Babesia bigemina infection in donor bovine calves. Journal of Applied Animal Research. 29: 59-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2006.9706571 

Ravindran, R., Rao, J.R., Mishra, A.K. 2006. Detection of Babesia bigemina DNA in ticks by DNA hybridization using a nonradioactive probe generated by arbitrary PCR. Veterinary Parasitology 141: 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.04.033

Ravindran, R., Mishra, A.K., Rao, J.R. 2007. Development of a Babesia bigemina specific probe from monomorphic fragment of RAPD-PCR. Journal of Applied Animal Research, 31,173-176. https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2007.9706656

Ravindran, R., Saravanan, B. C., Rao, J.R., Mishra, A.K., Bansal, G. C., Ray, D. 2007. A PCR-RFLP method for specific detection of Theileria annulata.  Journal of Applied Animal Research, 32, 111-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2007.9706858

Ravindran, R., Mishra, A. K. Rao, J.R. 2007. Slide enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Babesia bigemina infection in bovines. Veterinary Research Communications 31, 999-1004. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-007-0033-4

Ravindran, R., Saravanan, B.C., Rao, J.R., Mishra, A.K., Bansal, G. C., Ray, D. 2007. A PCR RFLP method for simultaneous detection of Babesia bigemina and Theileria annulata infection in cattle. Current Science 93, 1840-1843. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24102077.

Ravindran, R., Rao, J. R., Mishra, A. K., Pathak, K.M.L., Babu, N., Satheesh, C. C., Rahul. S. 2008. Trypanosoma evansi in camels, donkeys and dogs in India: Comparison of PCR and light microscopy for detection. Veterinarski Arhiv 78:89-94. https://hrcak.srce.hr/24252

Reghu Ravindran, Mishra, A. K., Rao, J. R. 2008. Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting of Babesia bigemina isolates of India. Veterinarski Arhiv 78:545-551. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/50352

Singh, H., Cheema, P. S., Mishra, A. K., Tewari, A. K., Rao, J. R., Ravindran, R., Ray, D., Bensal, G. C. 2010. β-tubulin based PCR-RFLP method for specific detection of Babesia bigemina and Theileria annulata isolates. Journal of Applied Animal Research, 37, 233-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2010.9707131

Ravindran, R., Rao, J. R., Mishra, A. K. 2010. Development of de novo PCR primers generated from arbitrary PCR for the detection of a Babesia bigemina in bovines. Journal of Applied Animal Research, 38, 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2010.9707167

Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Sunil, A. R., Kumar, K. G. A., Nair, S. N^., Amithamol, K. K^., Shynu, M., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2011. Eclosion blocking effect of ethanolic extract of Leucas aspera (Lamiaceae) on Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Veterinary Parasitology 179, 287-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.02.021.

Aparna, M., Ravindran, R., Vimalkumar, M. B., Lakshmanan, B., Rameshkumar, P., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Promod, K., Ajithkumar, S., Ravishankar, C., Devada, K., Ghosh, S. 2011.Molecular characterization of Theileria orientalis causing fatal infection in crossbred adult bovines of south India. Parasitology International, 60, 524-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2011.08.002

Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Sunil, A. R., Nair, S. N., Amithamol, K. K., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2011.Toxic effects of solvents against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2,160-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2011.04.001

Nair, A. S., Ravindran, R., Lakshmanan, B., Kumar, S. S., Tresamol, P. V., Saseendranath, M. R., Senthilvel, K., Rao J. R., Tewari, A. K., Ghosh, S. 2011. Haemoprotozoa of cattle in Northern Kerala, India. Tropical Biomedicine 28:68-75. https://www.msptm.org/files/68_-_75_Nair_AS.pdf 

Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Sunil, A. R., Amithamol, K. K., Nair, S. N., Chandrasekhar, L., Sujith, S., Bandyapadhyaya, A., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2011. Effect of solvents and surfactants against Haemaphysalis bispinosa. Tropical Biomedicine, 28,482-486. https://www.msptm.org/files/482_-_486_Ravindran_R.pdf

Ajithkumar, K. G., Ravindran, R., Chandy, G., Promod, K., Jayakumar, C., Sabu, L., Devada, K. 2011. Oriental eye worm infection in dogs of Wayanad, Kerala. Indian Veterinary Journal, 88, 135-136.

Saravanan, B. C., Bansal, G. C., Manigandan, L., Sankar, M., Ravindran, R., Rao, J. R. 2011. Development of a nonradioactive probe generated by RAPD-PCR for the detection of Theileria annulata. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 81, 1089-1092. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/12649/6322

Chandrasekhar, L., Maya, S., Rajani, C.V., Raja, T.V., Ravindran, R. 2011. Clay modelling- A method of teaching embryology to veterinary undergraduates. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 81, 1121-1123. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/12666/6338

Nair, A. S., Ravindran, R., Lakshmanan, B., Kumar, S. S., Sreekumar, C., Tresamol, P. V., Subramanian, H., Saseendranath, M. R. 2011. PCR-RFLP for detection of Anaplasma marginale in carrier bovines. Indian Veterinary Journal 88,23-24.

Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Sunil, A. R., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Nair, S. N., Amithamol, K. K., Bandyopadhyay, A., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2012. Acaricidal activity of Cassia alata against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Experimental Applied Acarology, 56, 69-74. DOI 10.1007/s10493-011-9489-6.

Ravindran, R., Kumar, K. G.A., Amithamol, K. K., Sunil, A. R., Juliet, S., Nair, S. N., Chandrasekhar, L., Sujith, S., Varghese, S., Aparna, M., Bandyapadhyaya, A., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2012. In vitro evaluation of acaricidal activity of fipronil against Haemaphysalis bispinosa based on adult immersion test. Tropical Biomedicine, 29, 61-64. https://www.msptm.org/files/61_-_64_Ravindran_R.pdf  

Kumar, K. G. A., Ravindran, R., Ghosh, S. 2012. First report of Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897 (Acarina, Ixodidae) from Wayanad, Kerala. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 135,435-436. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361885/pdf/IJMR-135-435.pdf

Radhakrishnan, S., Ajith Kumar  K. G., Ravindran, R., Rajagopal, K. 2012. First record in south Asia of deer throat bot fly larvae Pharyngomya picta (Meign, 1824) (Diptera: Oestridae) from sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), a new host record. Tropical Biomedicine, 29, 265-269. https://www.msptm.org/files/265_-_269_Ajithkumar_K_G.pdf

Amithamol, K. K., Sunil, A. R., Kumar, K.G.A., Nair, S. N., Soorya V.C., Chandrasekhar, L., Juliet, S., Ravindran, R., Ghosh, S. 2012.  Effects of fipronil against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. International Journal of Acarology, 38:731-735 https://doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2012.734331

Ravishankar, C., George, J., Bipin, R. S., Ravindran, R., Jayesh, V., John, K., 2012. Nucleic acid-based diagnosis of classical swine fever cases in Wayanad district of Kerala. Indian Veterinary Journal, 89, 79-80.

Juliet, S., Ravindran, R., Sunil, A. R., Kumar, K. G.A., Nair, S. N., Amithamol, K. K., Bandyapadhyay, A., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2012. Jatropha carcass (Linn) leaf extract –a possible alternative for population control of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 2, 225-229

Chandrasekhar, L., Ravindran, R., Raja, T. V., Chungath, J. J., 2013. A simple low-cost three-dimensional model for teaching regional angiology and neurology. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 83,730-731.  https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/31349/14067

Mathew, L., Sajitha, I. S., George, A. J., Ravindran, R., 2013. Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus in a wild boar of Wayanad, Kerala. Indian Veterinary Journal, 90: 54-56.

Nair, A. S., Ravindran, R., Lakshmanan, B., Sreekumar, C., Kumar, S. S., Raju, R., Tresamol, P. V., Vimalkumar, M. B., Saseendranath, M. R. 2013. Bovine carriers of Anaplasma marginale and A. bovis in South India. Tropical Biomedicine, 30,105-112. https://www.msptm.org/files/105_-_112_Nair_A_S.pdf 

Sunil, A. R., Amithamol, K. K., Juliet, S., Nair, S. N., Kumar, K. G. A., Soorya V. C., Divya, T. M., Jyothimol, G., Ghosh, S., Ravindran, R. 2013. Acaricidal effect of Cassia fistula Linn. leaf ethanolic extract against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Tropical Biomedicine, 30:231-237. https://www.msptm.org/files/231_-_237_Ravindran_R.pdf

Aparna, M., Vimalkumar, M. B., Varghese, S., Sentilvel, K., Ajithkumar, K. G., Raji, K., Syamala, K., Priya, M. N., Deepa C.  K., Jyothimol, G., Juliet, S., Chandrasekhar, L., Ravindran, R. 2013. Phylogenetic analysis of bovine Theileria spp. isolated in south India. Tropical Biomedicine, 30, 281-290. https://www.msptm.org/files/231_-_237_Ravindran_R.pdf

Ravindran, R., Ramankutty, S. A., Juliet, S., Krishna, T. P. A., Gopi, J., Gopalan, A. K. K., Nair, S. N., Ghosh, S. 2014. Comparison of in vitro acaricidal effects of commercial preparations of cypermethrin and fenvalerate against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. SpringerPlus 2014 3:90. https://doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-3-90

Jyothimol, G., Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Kumar K. G.A., Suresh, N. N., Vimalkumar, M. B., Lenka, D. R., Varghese, S., Ghosh, S. 2014. Low level deltamethrin resistance in ticks from cattle of Kerala, a south Indian state. Veterinary Parasitology, 204, 433-438 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.04.028

Divya, T. M., Soorya, V. C., Amithamol, K. K., Juliet, S., Ravindran, R., Nair, S. N., Ajithkumar, K. G. 2014. Acaricidal activity of alkaloid fractions of Leucas indica Spreng against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus tick. Tropical Biomedicine, 31, 46-53. https://www.msptm.org/files/46_-_53_Divya_TM.pdf

Arun, S., John, K., Ravishankar, C., Mini, M., Ravindran R., Prejit, N. 2014. Seroprevalence of Bluetongue among domestic ruminants in Northern Kerala, India. Tropical Biomedicine, 31, 26-30. https://www.msptm.org/files/26_-_30_Arun_S.pdf

Ravindran, R., Varghese, V., Nair, S. N., Balan, V.M., Lakshmanan, B., Ashruf, R. M., Kumar, S. S., Gopalan, A. K. K., Nair, A. S., Malayil, A., Chandrasekhar, L., Juliet, S., Kopparambil, D., Ramachandran, R., Kunjupillai, R., Kakada, S. A. M.,   2014. Canine filarial infections in a human Brugia malayi endemic area of India. BioMed Research International, available as http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/630160,   

Ravindran, R., Ajithkumar, K. G., Suresh, N. N, Amithamol, K. K., Sunil, A. R., Krishna, T. P. A., Chitra, N. D., Jyothimol, G., Ghosh, S., Juliet, S. 2014. Acaricidal effects of fenvalerate and cypermethrin against Rhipicephalus (Boohilus) annulatus. Tropical Biomedicine, 31, 449-455. https://www.msptm.org/files/449_-_455_Ravindran_R.pdf

Ravindran, R., Aparna, M., Johns, J., Mithin, U. C., Varghese, S., Jyothimol, G., Chandrasekhar, L., Ajithkumar, K. G. 2014. Application of semi nested PCR for detection of larval stages of Spirocerca lupi in garden lizards (Calotes versicolor). Veterinarski Arhiv, 84, 305-310. https://hrcak.srce.hr/122236 

Ravindran, R., Chithra, N. D., Deepa, P. E., Juliet, S., Kumar, K.G.A., Nair, S.N., Udayan, D., Nanjundappa, S., Chandrasekhar, L., Ghosh, S. 2015. Contrasting effects of ethanolic extracts of leaf and flower of Chromolaena odorata against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 85, 844–848. file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/ojsadmin,+ijans-Aug15-06%20(2).pdf

Bhaskar, N., Ravishankar, C., Rajasekhar, R., Sumod, K., Sumithra, T. G., John, K., Mini, M., Ravindran, R., Shaji, S., Aishwarya, J. 2015. Molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of classical swine fever virus isolates from Kerala, India. Virus Disease 26, 260–266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13337-015-0271-y

Sreelekha, K. P., Chandrasekhar, L., Jyothimol, G., Lenka, D.R., Aswathi, V., Adarshkrishna, T.P., Ajithkumar, K.G., Nair, S.N., Ravindran, R., Juliet, S. and Ghosh, S. 2015. Histoarchitecture of ovary of Haemaphysalis bispinosa during engorgement period. Tropical Biomedicine 32: 497–503. https://www.msptm.org/files/497-503_Ravindran_R.pdf 

Lenka, D. R., Ravindran, R, Jyothimol, G., Udaykumar, M., Reddy, P.M.T., Sathish, N., Palla, I., Chandramohan, B., Ajithkumar, K.G., Nair, S. N.,   Chandrasekhar, L., Priya, M. N., Deepa C. K., Sabu, L., Juliet, S., Ghosh, S .2016. Deltamethrin resistance in south Indian isolates of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 5, 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2016.09.002

Ravindran, R., Julie, B., Swapna, S.A., Jerin, F., Jyothimol G., Lenka, D.R., Nandakumar, S. and Sabu, S.M.2016. Dirofilaria repens in scrotum of dogs. Tropical Biomedicine 33(4): 842–846. https://www.msptm.org/files/Vol33No4/842-846-Ravindran-R.pdf

Ravindran, R., Chithra, N.D., Deepa, P.E., Ajithkumar, K.G., Chandrasekhar, L., Sreelekha, K., Nair, S.N., Juliet, S. and Ghosh, S.2017. In vitro effects of caffeic acid, nortriptyline, precocene I and quercetin against Rhipicephalus annulatus (Acari: Ixodidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 71, 183-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-017-0105-2

Varghese, A., Raina, O. K., Chandra, D., Mirdha, B. R., Kelawala, N. H., Solanki, J. B., Kumar, N., Ravindran, R., Arun, A., Rialch, A., Lalrinkima, H., Kelawala, R. N., Samanta, S. 2017. Sero-detection of Toxocara canis infection in human with T. canis recombinant arginine kinase, cathepsin L-1 and TES-26 antigens. Acta Parasitologica, 62, 775–778 https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2017-0093

Sreelekha, K., Chandrasekhar, L., Kartha, H.S., Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Ajithkumar, K.G., Nair, S. N., Ghosh. S. 2017. Ultrastructural analysis of oocytes of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus during postengorgement period as a tool to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of amitraz and deltamethrin on the germinative cells. Veterinary Parasitology, 247, 113-120  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.10.006

Ravindran, R., Jyothimol, G., Amithamol, K. K., Sunil, A. R., Chandrasekhar, L., Lenka, D. R., Amritha, A., Sreelekha, K., Sathish, N., Udayan, D., Krishna, T.P.A., Divya, T.M., Juliet, S., Kumar, K.G.A., Nair, S.N., Ghosh, S. 2018. In vitro efficacy of amitraz, coumaphos, deltamethrin and lindane against engorged female Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and Haemaphysalis bispinosa ticks. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 75, 241–253

Kumar, K. G. A., Ravindran, R., Johns, J., Chandy, G., Rajagopal, K., Chandrasekhar, L., George, A. J. Ghosh, S. 2018.  Ixodid tick vectors of wild mammals and reptiles of southern India.  Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 12, 276–285 https://doi.org/10.18502/jad.v12i3.79

Pradeep, R.K., Nimisha, M., Sruthi, M. K., Pakideery, V., Amrutha, B.M., Kurbet, P.S., Kumar, K.G.A., Varghese, A., Deepa, C.K., Dinesh, C.N., Chandrasekhar, L., Juliet, S., Pradeepkumar, P.R., Ravishankar, C., Ghosh, S., Ravindran, R. 2019. Molecular characterization of South Indian field isolates of bovine Babesia spp. and Anaplasma spp. Parasitology Research, 118:617–630 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-6172-4

Pradeep, R.K., Nimisha, M., Pakideery, V., Johns, J., Chandy, G., Nair, S., Chandrasekhar, L., Ajithkumar, K.G., Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A., Ravindran, R., 2019. Whether Dirofilaria repens parasites from South India belong to zoonotic Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis (Dirofilaria sp. hongkongensis)? Infection, Genetics and Evolution 67,121–125 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2018.10.019

Nimisha, M., Devassy, J.K., Pradeep, R.K., Pakideery, V., Sruthi, M.K., Pious, A., Kurbet, P.S., Amrutha, B.M., Chandrasekhar, L., Deepa, C.K., Ajithkumar, K.G., Varghese, A., Juliet, S., Dinesh, C.N., Nair, S.N., Chandy, G., Ghosh, S., Ravindran, R. 2019. Ticks and accompanying pathogens of domestic and wild animals of Kerala, South India. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 79, 137-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-019-00414-z  

Kanapadinchareveetil, S., Chandrasekhar, L., Pious, A., Kartha, H.S., Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Nair, S.N., Ajithkumar, K.G., Ghosh, S. 2019. Molecular, histological and ultrastructural characterization of cytotoxic effects of amitraz on the ovaries of engorged females of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus Experimental Parasitology, 204 (2019) 107732  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2019.107732 

Udayan, D., Nair, S. N., Juliet, S., Ravindran, R., Athalathil, S., Adarshkrishna, T. P., Ajithkumar, K. G., Sreelekha, K. P., Chandrasekhar, L., Ghosh, S. 2020. Acaricidal activity of Artemisia nilagirica leaves against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus ticks. Planta Medica 86 (18): 1335-1344. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1161-0220

Malangmei, L, Kumar, K.G.A., Nandini, A., Bora, C.A.F., Varghese, A., Amrutha, B.M., Kurbet, P.S., Pradeep, R.K., Nimisha, M., Deepa, C.K., John, L., Ravindran, R. 2021. Molecular characterization of hemoparasites and hemoplasmas Infecting domestic cats of Southern India. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7: 597598. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.597598 

Mechery, S., Nair, S.N., Divya, T.M., Promod, K., Paramba, S.I.N., Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., 2021. Influence of pyrexia on pharmacokinetics of azithromycin and its interaction with tolfenamic acid in goats. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8:675603. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.675603

Nanjundappa, S., Nair, S.N., Udayan, D., Kanapadinchareveetil, S., Jacob, M., Ravindran, R., Juliet, S. 2021. Disposition kinetics of amitraz in lactating does. Molecules 26, 4769. https:// doi.org/10.3390/molecules26164769

Ramachandran, P.D., Muniyappa, M.D., Kanapadinchareveetil, S., Nair, S.N., Ajithkumar, K.G., Samraj, S., Rajappan, A., Varghese, A., Kalarickal, D.C., Ravindran, R., Ghosh, S., Juliet, S. 2021. Modulation of the PGE2-Mediated Pathway in the eclosion blocking effect of flumethrin and terpenoid subfraction isolated from Artemesia nilagirica in Rhipicephalus annulatus. Molecules, 2021, 26, 4905. https:// doi.org/10.3390/molecules26164905

Akhil, K.S., Chackochan, M., Sunanda, C., Rojan, P.M., Nair, S.N., Simon, S., Sanjay, D., Dinesh, C.N., Ravindran, R., 2021. South Indian zebu dwarf cattle show higher natural resistance to tick infestation compared to crossbreds: preliminary observations. Tropical Animal Health and Production 53, 498 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02935-5

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