MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE

Objectives

• To impart value added UG and PG education for immediate and long term application and utility
• To prioritize strategies and develop skills to undertake epidemiological investigations and disease modelling for control and eradication programmes for zoonoses of major public health importance
• To make an objective analysis of contemporary issues such as antibiotic resistance
  Support for applied research by way of technical cooperation projects
• To offer an effective, outreach-enhanced veterinary public health service

Infrastructure Available

• Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
• FAT microscope
• Dark Field Microscope for Leptospira diagnosis
• ELISA reader with accessories
• Microcentrifuge
• Biosafety Cabinet II
• Environmental laboratory

Education

Under-Graduate

• VPH411: Zoonosis and human health (1+1)
• VPH412: Environmental hygiene (1+1)
• VPE321: Veterinary Epidemiology and Zoonoses (2+1)
• VPH321: Meat hygiene and public health (1+1)
• VPE311: Milk and meat hygiene, food safety and public health (2+1)
• VPH311: Milk hygiene and public health (1+1)

Post-Graduate

• VPH601: Elements of veterinary public health (1+1)
• VPH602: Bacterial and rickettsial agents of public health significance (2+1)
• VPH603: Viral, fungal and parasitic agents of public health significance (2+1)
• VPH604: Zoonoses and public health (2+1)
• VPH605: Principles of food hygiene and safety (2+1)
• VPH606: Food-borne infection and intoxications (2+1)
• VPH607: Meat and milk hygiene (2+1)
• VPH609: Fish, fish products and sea food hygiene (1+1)
• VPH610: Bioterrorism and disaster management (1+1)

PG Diploma (Online Mode)

This is a postgraduate diploma distance programme, delivered online with short residential sessions, directed towards career enhancement for Veterinarians, Medical professionals, Dentists, Siddha and Homeopathy professionals. Integrating scientific skill with competence, the programme has been created to address the increasing need for awareness with developed application skills to benefit the health of the whole community in general.

• Duration : One year (Two semesters)
• Contact classes
  • First semester: 10 days
    
  • Second semester: 10 days
• Continuing Veterinary Education
  • Hands on workshops on Diagnosis of Brucellosis and Rabies

Extension Activities

• Outreach Programs in Urban and Rural settings
• Antirabies prophylaxis in rural zoones
• World Zoonoses Day
• World Rabies Day

Salient Achievements

• Status of Reverse Zoonoses and Parazoonoses
• Antimicrobial resistance to common antibiotics
• Status of adulteration in milk
• Cost effective DNA extractions for routine molecular work
• Post bite dynamics of antirabies vaccination
• Qualitative assessment of clinical rabies for practitioners
• Molecular applications for detection of Meat adulteration

Thrust areas of research

• Multidisciplinary Approach to One Health Concept
• Disease and Chemical Surveillance
  • Strong Databases
  • Models for construction of disease impacts
  • Veterinary Drug residues
  • Antimicrobial resistance
• Status and Risk factors Identification
  • Zoonotic tuberculosis
  • Brucellosis
  • Rabies
  • Zoonotic enteric pathogens
• Pet Travel Care scheme to safeguard public health across borders
• Meat species adulteration –Status in prepared foods
• Network Surveillance for Mycobacterial Zoonoses

Faculty

• Dr. S.Suresh Kannan, Professor and Head
• Dr. M.Asok Kumar, Assistant Professor
• Dr. K.Porteen, Assistant Professor
• Dr. P.Annal Selva Malar, Graduate Assistant