Gadvasu

Faculty Detail

Academic Credentials

• B.V.Sc & A.H.
• M.V.Sc

Teaching and Other Appointments

• Teaching course of Veterinary Anatomy to B.V.Sc & A.H, M.V.Sc and PhD Students.
• Identification of cell types in body tissues, their physiological functions & developmental stages of embryos of various species like buffalo, horse, sheep, goat, dog, pig, fowl and laboratory animals.
• Well known with the gross and microscopic anatomy of various species including laboratory animals.
• Well worse with the various histological techniques like Histomorphology, Enzyme histochemistry and Electron microscopy

Other Appointments

• Member, Landscape and Floriculture committee. 
• More than 15 times as an External examiner, Construction of External Question papers and Answer sheets Evaluator in CSKHPKVV, Palampur Himachal Pradesh; In NDVSU, Jabalpur, M.P.; LUVAS Hisar; B.V.Sc. & A.H., Jammu and in GADVASU Ludhiana since 2016.
• Four Extension lectures on “Outer Body Parts of Cattle and Buffalo” at Dairy Training and Extension Centres, Verka in Tarn Tarn and Amritsar in March and April, 2016.
• Registered member of the Punjab State Veterinary Council- Reg. No. Pb. SVC-3071/2011.
• Registered member of Veterinary Council of India- Reg. No. VCI/4718/2013.
• Registered member of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists- Reg. No. IAVA-386/2013.
• Life Member of Alumni Association of Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Amritsar. - Reg. No. AL/KCV-041.
• Life member -Indian Society for Advancement of Canine practice- Reg. No. A-328/2605/2018.

Area of Research Interests

• Histomorphological, Radiological and Ultrasonographic anatomy of all the organs of animal body with more focus on mammary glands.
• Developmental anatomy of various organs of animal body.
• Plastination, Taxidermy and corrosion cast technique.

Research Honour’s /Awards

• Dr. C. Vijayaragavan Memorial Silver Jubilee Medal and Award for Best Research paper in Developmental Anatomy in 28th Annual Convention and Symposium of IAVA held at RAJUVAS, Bikaner on Jan. 8-10, 2014.
• Best Poster award on “Anatomy And Physiology Of Respiratory System With Respect to Atrophic Rhinitis” on International day of Immunology at KCVAS, Amritsar in April, 2017
• B-certificate holder of N.C.C. with 2 years of training and N.C.C. Camp at phillaur Distt. Ludhiana.
• Judge for the Quiz Competition on the occasion of World Veterinary Day and International Day of Immunology at KCVAS, Amritsar on 26th April, 2018.

No. of Publications

Research: 06	Extension: 06	Books: Nil	Manuals: 04

Publications

• Challana A, Gupta A, Bansal N and Uppal V. 2019. Morphogenesis of mammary glands in Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis): A Review on Prenatal study. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences; 8(08), August 2019.
• Challana A, Gupta A., Bansal N and Uppal V. 2018. Histochemical studies on fetal mammary gland of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Indian Veterinary Journal; 95(9), September 2018.
• Challana A, Gupta A., Bansal N and Uppal V. 2016. Histoenzymic distribution of phosphatases and dehydrogenses in mammary gland of buffalo during prenatal life. Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy; 28 (1):36-39, June 2016.
• Challana A, Gupta A, Bansal N and Uppal V. 2014. Morphogenesis of mammary glands in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). 2014. Anatomy Research International, vol. 2014, Article ID 687936, 8 pages, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/687936.
• Challana A, Gupta A., Bansal N and Uppal V. 2014. Histomorphological and Histochemical studies on Umbilical cord of buffalo. Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy; 26 (1):58-59, June 2014.