Tanuj Ambwani

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology | Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology · Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry

Indigenous knowledge holds valuable insights into medicinal plants and their traditional uses. Incorporating products derived from medicinal plants as natural antioxidants could play a crucial role in enhancing immunity and overall health. This study investigates the immunomodulatory effects of two plant hydromethanolic extracts viz., Albizia lebbe...

Medicinal plants have been integral to traditional medicine for centuries, offering natural and cost-effective solutions for various ailments. The bioactive compounds, such as alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolics, terpenoids, and glycosides, exhibit diverse biological activities, that include antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anticancer...

Introduction: Rosemary shrub/plant and Sericin have been documented to show antioxdative properties, however their role in improving post thaw semen quality has not been well established. Objectives: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of Rosemary leaves extract and Sericin protein on post-thaw quality of Pantja buck semen. Me...

This study was conducted in 2022 at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. The objective was to assess the antioxidant potential of the hydromethanolic leaf extract of Fagopyrum esculentum Moench (common b...

India is one of the leading producers for eggs and broilers globally and thus has witnessed significant growth in the poultry sector. Different poultry stressors can negatively impact the growth, gut health, immune function and production reproductive performances of poultry. Antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) have been used in the poultry industry...

Canine parvovirus (CPV) infection is a contagious viral infection of canine population. It causes two types of clinical manifestations as myocarditis and clinically severe gastroenteritis in puppies. CPV infection is serious threat to canine health with high morbidity (100%) and frequent mortality (91%) in untreated cases. In present study, the pre...

Dexamethasone (DEXA) is a potent corticosteroid, commonly used for treating inflammatory, hypersensitive and allergic conditions. It is administered to birds with tumours. Many studies were conducted on its immunosuppressive effects; however none of the similar study is available employing chicken splenocytes culture system. The present study was c...

Urolithiasis is a highly prevalent and excruciating urological condition characterized by the accumulation of stones within the urinary system's walls. Kidney stones also referred to as nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis, or ureterolithiasis, are classified based on their specific location within the urinary system. Traditional approaches to manage urol...

Badri is dual purpose indigenous breed of Uttarakhand. The breed is famous for its adaptability to hilly terrains, disease resistance ability and medicinal properties of milk and urine. This study aimed to investigate the influence of seasons on milk parameters of indigenous of Badri cows. Eleven healthy lactating Badri cows were selected randomly...

Campylobacter species are one of the important foodborne zoonotic bacterial pathogens triggering enteritis in domestic, wild captive and non-captive animals as well as birds that spreads through different environmental sources as water, feed, meat and milk. In the present study comparative isolation and identification of Campylobacter jejuni and Ca...

Antimicrobial resistances (AMR) of bacteria are the burning issues globally which are closely related to public health and wealth. Since Fleming’s great discovery of Penicillin to till now antibiotics of clinical therapy is a great advance in human and animal medicine. Due to haphazard and unregulated utilization of antibiotics in the field of poul...

The aim of present study is to check the antibacterial susceptibility of isolated bacterial species and to evaluate the Metallo β lactamase (MBL) production by Disk Potentiation Method and Double Disk Synergy Test using Ceftazidime and EDTA. A total of 101 clinical isolates of Gram Negative Bacilli were studied and among the isolates highest resist...

Herbal drugs have been used since ancient times in various parts of the world. These have wide acceptability due to their time-tested therapeutic values and minimal side effects in contrast to modern allopathic medicines. Mostly, the herbal drugs are either in dried powder form or in crude extract form prepared in different solvent systems. These p...

Nanotechnology is undoubtedly one of the most significant industrial innovations of the 21st century. Nanomaterials are being used in various industrial applications and products as well as for numerous biomedical purposes. Since the manufacture and use of nanoparticles are increasing exponentially, humans and animals are more likely to be exposed...

Cow urine has many beneficial properties particularly in the areas of agriculture and therapeutics. It has also been observed during the scientific research that the urine of Indian cows is highly effective against various ailments. Cow urine or ‘gau mutra’ has a unique place in Ayurveda and is suggested for improving general health. Cypermethrin i...

Clitoria ternatea is a perennial herb of India which is reported to possess several therapeutic properties. It is also found in China, Philippines and Madagascar. It is a vigorous, persistent, herbaceous perennial legume. Most of the plant parts are reported to possess therapeutic properties. In the traditional system of medicine, Clitoria ternatea...

Aim: Evaluation of the in vitro immunomodulatory potential of Artemisia indica Willd. methanolic extract in chicken lymphocyte culture system through lymphocyte (B and T cells) proliferation assay, after standardizing the maximum non-cytotoxic dose (MNCD) in chicken lymphocytes. Materials and Methods: Fresh aerial parts of A. indica Willd. (family...

There is enough evidence, including epidemiological studies indicating the relationship between the plant antioxidants and reduction of chronic diseases in animals and humans. This paper is the first report regarding the evaluation of in vitro antioxidative potential of Artemisia indica Willd. extracts (AEs), a perennial herb found in western Himal...

Milk fat is one of the most important economic traits in dairy animals. Yet, the biological machinery involved in milk fat synthesis remains poorly understood. In the present study, expression profiling of 45 genes involved in lipid biosynthesis and secretion was performed using a computational approach to identify those genes that are differential...

Metal Nanoparticles are exploited in different fields that include biomedical sector where they are utilized in drug and gene delivery, biosensors, cancer treatment and diagnostic tools. Despite of their benefits, there has been serious concerns about possible side effects of several nanoparticles. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are exploited for bio-i...

Nanomaterials are used in various industrial applications and products as well as for numerous biomedical purposes. Nanoparticles (NPs) have remarkably different physicochemical properties than their conventional bulk materials and thus present possible dangers, both medically and environmentally. The potential for these NPs is enormous, but questi...

Plants have been used for food and also for medicinal purposes since antiquity. Medicinal plants are Nature’s gift to help pursue a disease-free healthy life, and thus can play an important role in preserving health. In India, Artemisia indica Willd. (Asteraceae) vernacularly known as ‘‘Titepati’’ is a perennial herb found in the western Himalayas...

Cow urine has been described in ‘Sushrita Samhita ’and ‘Ashtanga Sangraha ’to be the most effective substance/secretion of animal origin with innumerable therapeutic values. Cow urine or gaumutra has a unique place in Ayurveda and is suggested for improving general health. Cow urine has many beneficial properties particularly in the areas of agricu...

In the present study Ashwagandha plant was screened for antiviral activity against Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Replication. The hydro-alcoholic extract of Withania somnifera roots showed the inhibition of virus at maximum 99.9 % in its highest nontoxic concentration, 25µg/ml in Cytopathic Effect Reduction Assay. Results indicated that the Witha...

Prostaglandin G/H synthase-2 is an oxidoreductase involved in the synthesis of several inflammatory mediators. It is an important target for many anti-inflammatory agents. Our study describes an in silico derived 3D model for the canine prostaglandin G/H synthase-2. Structure-activity features of the enzyme were characterized, and active site was i...

In the present study, ERIC-PCR (target ERIC sequence) was used for the molecular typing of 30 isolates of Salmonella serovars, namely typhimurium, galiema, heidelberg and virchow. By this technique, thirty isolates were discriminated into ten molecular types. The D-value (Discrimination value) of ERIC PCR was 0.89. The different profiles observed w...

Nutritional research has recently emphasized the role of nutrients on gene expression and regulation. Although not as broadly appreciated, availability of nutrients affects gene expression. The response to a nutrient status seems in many cases to be specific for each genotype and specific nutrient impairment results in altered gene expression, depe...

Conserved InvA gene of Salmonella was amplified using a specific primer of the gene. Crude Bacterial cell lysate (Prepared by hot cold lysis) was used directly for PCR amplification. Presence of 284 bp fragment correlated well with slide agglutination test using poly O antiserum. Serotyping results revealed Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Infant...

Contents Early pregnancy diagnosis in bovines is one of the important aspects in efficient dairy farm management. In order to develop a competitive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) employing low cost reagents, anti‐progesterone antiserum and progesterone‐penicillinase enzyme conjugate were prepared. Using this anti‐serum and conjugate along with pencillinV...

Nutritional factors have been found to account for about 30 percent of cancers in western countries. The contribution of diet to cancer risk in developing countries has been considered to be lower, around 20 percent, when poor diet is included the incidences are much higher. 30 to 40 percent cancers can be prevented by appropriate diets, physical a...

In the study reported here, 30 isolates of Salmonella enterica (6 Galiema, 9 Virchow, 6 Typhimurium and 9 Heidelberg) obtained from poultry fecal and egg samples were analyzed for plasmid pattern and susceptibility to a panel of antimicrobial agents namely carbenicillin, aztreonam, ampicillin, fosfomycin, cefprozic, piperacillin, meropenem, ticarci...

Seroprevalence of brucellosis in animals reared in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttaranchal was studied using 399 blood samples of cattle (217), buffalo (67), goat (102) and sheep (13) collected randomly from 12 different places. RBPT, STAT and ELISA were used to detect brucellosis. Maximum seroprevalence was observed in goats (39.21%) and minimum...