Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

The Department of Veterinary Medicine was created as a constituent of Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Thanjavur district, during the year of 2015 with aim of imparting education and offering advanced clinical services to livestock, pet and wild animals and poultry.

OBJECTIVES

To impart education in Veterinary Medicine for the under graduate and post graduate students.
To demonstrate livestock and poultry diseases clinically.
To undertake the field oriented research programmes pertaining to Veterinary Medicine.
Transferring the laboratory technologies to farmers in their language with the aim of think globally, act locally.

EDUCATION

As per the VCI Regulation, the department is offering the following under graduate and post graduate courses

UG Courses offered

Department of Veterinary Medicine offers the following courses to the undergraduate students as per the MSVE 2016 regulations. The infrastructure is also available in this department to take up the laboratory works.

PG Courses offered

Department of Veterinary Medicine offers the Postgraduate studies from 2020. The infrastructure is also available in this department to take up the laboratory works. So far 2 post graduate completed their Masters degree

Laboratory Facilities

All in one microscope
Semi auto analyzer
Double beam Spectrophotometer
Electrolyte Analyzer
Emergency and critical care equipments
Rumen fluid extraction unit
Woods Lamp
Electrical conductivity meter for milk
Teaching Stethoscope (multiple ear piece)
Ferroscope (metal detector)
Wild animal restraining equipments

Referral Clinics services

Dermatology Referral Clinic

Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Unit

ECG, Echocardiography & Cardiology Referral Unit

Endoscopy Referral Clinic

Large Animal Medicine Referral Clinic

Small Animal Medicine Referral Clinic

Diagnostic Ultrasonography Unit

Neuro-diagnostics Referral Clinic

Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care Unit È Downer Cow Unit

Clinical Facilities Available

Point of care services for mastitis

Point of care services for metabolic diseases

Swine medicine

Avian medical Exam Facilities

NEFA estimation for transition and lactating cows

Equine medicine clinical services

Portable Downer cow slings

Electrocardiography

Echocardiography

Ultrasonography

Endoscopy

Major Equipment available at Dairy Technology Laboratory

HTST Pasteurizer (1000 litre / hour)
Homogeniser (1000 litre / hour)
Single Track Rotatory Cup filling and sealing machine
CIP system – Skid Mounted
Boiler (300 kg/hr)
Butter churner
Automatic khoa making machine
Incubator
Hot air oven
Autoclave
Deep freezer
Milk sachet packing unit
Bottle sealing machine
Butter worker
Butter moisture balance
Cream separator
Gerber’s centrifuge
Quality control equipments

RESEARCH

Research Projects: Completed

Sl.No.	Name of the Project	Budget	Funding Agency
1	Cognitive Deficits in Canines, their impact on olfactory Detection and Cognitive Optimization for Sniffer Dogs	Rs. 45.78 lakhs	Department of Science and Technology ? CSRI
2	Proteomic Evaluation of Milk in Bovine Tuberculosis for Milk based Biomarkers	Rs. 50.81 lakhs	Department of Biotechnology

Training programmes offered

Sl.No.	Name of the Training	Number of Days	Beneficiaries
1	Farm-gate technologies and practices in downer cow management for farmers and Animal health workers-Sponsored training programme by Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)	2 days	Farmers - 100 participants
2	Workshop on Downer Cow Management for Field Veterinarians	1 day	Field veterinarians - 25 participants
3	Sheep & Goat Farmers Engagement Programme for Improving Flock Health & Anemia Management and Consultancy Camp	1 day	Farmers - 150 participants
4	Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine - Emergency and Critical Care Management	3 days	Field veterinarians - 25 participants

Achievements

Surveillance of Blue tongue infection and its vector physiology in delta region was studied
Prevalence of Snoring diseases in dairy cattle was surveyed in Cauvery Delta Region.
Epidemiological risk factors for Dermatophilosis in delta region were studied.
Screening of Blue tongue and Malignant catarrhal fever virus in sheep were done in Cauvery delta region
Developed ECG markers for early detection of bovine hypocalcemia

FACULTY

Name of the Faculty	Designation	E-mail	Mobile#
Dr. N. Premalatha	Professor and Head	sakthilakshmin@gmail.com	7550155464
Dr. M. Veeraselvam	Assistant Professor	drveeraselva@gmail.com	9786786404
Dr. S. Yogeshpriya	Assistant Professor	dryogeshpriya@gmail.com	9443019498
Dr. K. Jayalakshmi	Assistant Professor	jayalkshm22@gmail.com	9486523730
Dr. M. Venkatesan	Assistant Professor	drvenksmvsc88@gmail.com	9003275343

The Professor and Head,
Department of Veterinary Medicine,
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu - 614625, Thanjavur.
Phone: 04372 234012/ 234013/ 234016 Ext : 4234
E-mail: vmdvcriond@tanuvas.org.in