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The Department of Veterinary Parasitology was created during May, 2023 as a constituent unit of Veterinary College and Research Institute, Veerapandi, Theni District, with an aim to offer Under Graduate courses in B.V.Sc., and A.H. Apart from undergraduate teaching, the department involves in research and public health awareness activities on parasitic and parasite-borne zoonotic infectious diseases of livestock, poultry, pet animals and humans along with disease investigation and clinical samples analysis.

Objectives

  • To offer courses in Veterinary Parasitology for undergraduate students and to introduce innovative educational technologies in teaching and evaluation for U.G. students.
  • To undertake research on epidemiology, diagnosis and control of parasitic diseases of veterinary importance
  • To offer training programmes and contact courses to field veterinarians todisseminate the latest trends in diagnosis, control and prevention of parasitic diseases/infections
  • To create awareness to entrepreneurs, farmers and pet owners on parasitic infections ana their control in livestock and pets

Education

  • Unit I- General Veterinary Parasitology
  • Unit II- Trematodes and Cestodes of Veterinary Importance
  • Unit III- Nematodes of Veterinary Importance
  • Unit IV- Arthropods of Veterinary Importance
  • Unit V-Protozoa of Veterinary Importance

Facilities

LABORATORY FACILITIES

  • Helminthology Lab cum Museum
  • Entomology and Protozoology Lab
  • Laboratories are equipped with museum and facilities to carry out diagnosis of parasitic infections/infestations
  • Autoclave
  • Hot air oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Binocular microscope with high power Oil immersion with light attachment
  • Phase Contrast Microscope
  • Centrifuge
  • Multiple eyepiece demonstrator or Multihead Microscope
  • Eyepiece comparison

LABORATORY FACILITIES

  • Desiccators
  • Total Counter
  • Stereoscope
  • Stereo zoom microscope
  • Baermann’s Apparatus
  • Deep Freezer
  • Trinocular microscope
  • Insect Killing Jar
  • Light traps
  • Spray pump
  • Weighing Balance (digital)
  • Micrometer Stage
  • Micrometer - Eye piece
  • Insect rearing cages
  • Digital pH meter
  • Digital Camera
  • BOD Incubator

Faculty

  • Dr.S.T.Bino Sundar, Associate Professor and Head
  • Dr.M.Aravind, Assistant Professor
  • Dr.K.Jeeva, Assistant Professor

The Associate Professor and Head,
Department of Veterinary Parasitology,
Veterinary College and Research Institute,Veerapandi, Theni – 625 534.
Phone: +91-4546-235400
E-mail: vpa-vcri-thn@tanuvas.org.in