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 Department of Animal |
parasitology
 | Head of the Division Veterinary Research Officer B.V.Sc. (Sri Lanka), MVM-Biosecurity (New Zealand), Diploma in Protozoan Diseases (Japan) |
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| Dr.(Ms) N.D. Senasinghe Dissanayake | |
| Dr.(Ms)S.S.Iddamaldeniya | Veterinary Research Officer BVSc. (Sri Lanka) M.phil (Sri Lanka) |
| Dr.(Ms) P.G.I.D Amarasiri | Veterinary Research Officer BVSc. (Sri Lanka) M.Sc in Medical Microbiology |
| Mrs.A.H.M.Athapattu | Research Assistant Dip.in Animal Husbandry (Sri Lanka) ,Dip in.Pig Husbandry & Animal feed (Netherlands) Bachelor of Industrial Agriculture (OUSL) |
| Mr.M.R.M.Aathik | Research Assistant Dip.in Animal Husbandry (Sri Lanka) BSc.(Agri Tech Mgt) Sri Lanka |
| Miss .A.L.G Wasana Sugandi | Laboratory Assistant |
Division of Parasitology
Main functions of the Division are as follows:-
01.Research | ||
| Research on parasitic diseases of livestock to provide solutions to parasitic problems in the field . | ||
| Research on upgrading Tick fever Vaccine (for Babesiosis) . | ||
| Research on developing new diagnostic techniques and control methods for parasitic diseases . | ||
02.Technical Services | ||
| 1) Laboratory testing of samples for the diagnosis of veterinary parasitic diseases | ||
| 2) Production and issuing Tick fever vaccine (for Babesiosis) to the field on requests | ||
| 3) Disease investigations on parasitic diseases of livestock on request | ||
| 4) Advisory service for the control of parasitic diseases in livestock | ||
| 5) Support statutory activities of DAPH | ||
| 6) Support development programs of the DAPH | ||
03.Technology Transfer | ||
| 1) Disseminate research findings at scientific forums | ||
| 2) Train Officers of DAPH, Postgraduate students, Undergraduate students, Diploma students etc | ||
| 3) Participate as resource personnel for DAPH programmes and at scientific forums on request | ||
| 4) Provide advisory services on parasitic disease | ||