VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TIRUNELVELI

The Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry was established in June, 2012 and has been offering undergraduate courses since then. In addition, the department has started to offer the post graduate courses in both Veterinary Physiology and Veterinary Biochemistry as major and minor subjects since 2022.To its credit, the department is well equipped to cater the needs of UG and PG education as per Veterinary Council of India (VCI) regulations. Apart from teaching activities, the department is also involved in research and extension activities.

The Physiology and Biochemistry laboratories are equipped with instruments such as spirometer, micro hematocrit centrifuge, centrifuge, lab centrifuge, common weighing balance, monopan digital balance, analytical balance, organ bath, microscopes, trinocular research microscope with CCTV attachment, climatological instruments, experimental physiology instruments, mixer cum blender, gas stove with two burners, refrigerator, column chromatography set (Teaching kit), thin layer chromatography, refractometer, photoelectric colorimeter, electrophoretic apparatus, pH meter, hot plate with magnetic stirrer, hot water bath, glass distillation unit and micro kjeldahl apparatus.

The Department is currently offering both UG and PG courses in Veterinary Physiology subjects including blood, cardiovascular system, neuromuscular system, digestive system, respiratory system, excretory system, endocrinology, reproduction, growth and environmental physiology and in Veterinary Biochemistry subjects, the fundamentals of biochemistry, the intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, protein, lipids and nucleic acids and clinical biochemistry.