Address: Animal Science
ICAR - CCARI,
Old Goa 403 402
Email: susitha.rajkumar@icar.gov.in , susithavet@yahoo.co.in
M.V.Sc - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 2007
B.V. Sc & A.H- Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Puducherry, 2005
PhD, ndian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 2015
Research interests and current focus
Avian Health
Animal Disease Diagnosis and surveillance
Membership in professional societies
Indian Meat Science Association
Association of Avian Health Professionals
Pondicherry State Veterinary Council
Veterinary Council of India
World Poultry Science Association
Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infectious Diseases
Association for Coastal Agricultural Research
Research Publications
Journals
Susitha, K., Dash, B.B. and Visnuvinayagam, S. Sequence analysis of hexongene of the Indian isolates of EDS-76 virus of chicken and Japanese quails. XXVII Annual conference and National symposium of IPSACON 2010 on “Novel technologies to mitigate climate change on poultry production” at MadrasVeterinary College, Chennai form 16-18, September 2010.
Susitha, K., Dash, B.B., Singh, S.D. and Rajkumar, R.S (2008). Genomicsequences of Duck Adeno virus1 strains. NCBI accession no: EU 109793-109796
Susitha, K., Dash, B.B and Singh, S.D (2007). Restriction endonucleaseanalysis of the hexon genes of chicken and quail EDS-76 virus.Proceedings of Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists Conference, SVVU,Thirupathi, Andhra Pradesh.
Susitha Rajkumar and Reddy, M.R and Somvanshi, R (2014). Differentiation of field isolates of Mycoplasma gallisepticum from vaccine strains MG ts-11 and MG 6/85. 2nd Annual Conference of Association of Avian Health Professionals held at Pune, India (7th to 8th November 2014, Pune, India)
Dash, B.B., Susitha, K and Singh, S.D (2007). Management of EDS-76 virusinfection in Japanese quail through vaccination. Proceedings of NationalSeminar on Recent Trends in Immuno Biotechnology Based Biologicals andtheir Commercialization.GBPUAT, Pantnagar,
L. Jeyabal, P. Azhahianambi, K. Susitha, D. D. Ray, P. Chaudhuri, Vanlahmuaka and S. Ghosh (2010). Efficacy of rHaa86, an Orthologue of Bm86, against Challenge Infestations of Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 57(1-2) 96–102.
M. Muthulakshmi, Susitha Rajkumar, R. S. Rajkumar and M. Muthukumar (2012). “Incidence of egg bound syndrome in culled commercial layers". Abstract presented at XXIX Annual Conference & National Symposium of Indian Poultry Science Association (IPSACON), Hyderabad, India from 5-7, December, 2012.
Rajkumar, R S., Yadav, A.S and Susitha K (2011). Campylobacter contamination in small scale poultry dressing units of Northern India: PCR amplification of 16s rRNA gene for rapid detection. 16th International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms (CHRO 2011)” , Vancouver, BC, Canada (28 Aug to 1 Sept. 2011)
Others
Susitha,K. (2010) .Parasitic Diseases: Implications and interventions inmeat industry. Winter school on “Requirements and developments inprocessed meat sector for better utilization of meat animal resources” from 07-12-2010 to 16-12-2010 at NRC on Meat, Hyderabad.
Rajkumar R S., Susitha K., M Muthulakshmi and P Mooventhan (2012). “Concepts and approaches for maintaining quality in service abattoirs”. Training programme on “Hygienic meat Production” in collaboration with the Local Administration department under NAIP project form 08-10 Feb 2012
Rajkumar R.S, Susitha, K., Girish S Patil and Muthulakshmi, M (2012). Food Safety Concepts and Approaches for Indian Meat Industry. Food Marketing and technology Magazine. 3 (5):32-35
R S Rajkumar, Suresh R, Susitha K, Prejit and S Wilfred Ruban (2008). Nanotechnology for Safe Meat Packaging. Processed Food Industry: August, 2008: 32-37
Rajkumar, R. S., Kandeepan, G., Prejit and Susitha, K (2006). Applications of Nano-Technology in Poultry Meat Industry: A Vision to 2020; Proceedings of National Seminar on Poultry Research Priorities to 2020 Edited by P.V.K. Sasidhar: 43-48.