VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UDUMALPET

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

The Department of Veterinary Microbiology was established at Veterinary College and Research Institute, Udumalpet in the year 2020 with the objective to offer quality education to the B.V.Sc. & A.H. undergraduate students.

Vision

Establishment of a zonal level disease diagnostic Laboratory for livestock, poultry and wild animals.

Objectives

To impart quality undergraduate education to B.V.Sc.& A.H. Students.
To undertake research activities on livestock and poultry diseases.
To examine various clinical samples for diagnosis of livestock and poultry diseases.
To impart training to field veterinarians on recent advances in Veterinary Microbiology.
To create awareness on animal diseases control and prevention to the farmers.

Education

The department focuses on offering quality education on Veterinary Microbiology to the undergraduate students. As per the Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education – 2016 regulations prescribed by Veterinary Council of India, the following courses are offered to the undergraduate students:

II Professional Year – B.V.Sc. & A.H.

Veterinary Microbiology (Paper I and II) – 3+2 credit hours:

Unit-I: General & Systematic Veterinary Bacteriology.
Unit-II: Veterinary Mycology.
Unit-III:Microbial Biotechnology.
Unit-IV:Veterinary Immunology and Serology.
Unit-V:General and Systematic Veterinary Virology.

Laboratory facilities

The Department of Veterinary Microbiology has 3 laboratories:

Bacteriology and Mycology Laboratory.
Undergraduate Laboratory is equipped with teaching aids and infrastructure to use microscopes / phase contrast microscopes for U.G. teaching.
Virology and Immunology laboratory.

Department activities

The department offers the following diagnostic services on regular basis: Isolation of bacteria, viruses and fungi. Culture of bacteria and determination of their sensitivity to antibiotics. Virus propagation in cell culture and immune-diagnosis.
Molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases of domestic animals and poultry.
Investigation of livestock and poultry disease outbreaks in and around Tirupur District in collaboration with other TANUVAS units and line departments.
Awareness programme to the farmers on livestock and poultry diseases.

Faculty

Name and Designation	Mobile #	E-mail
Dr. S. Saravanan, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., Professor and Head	+91-9443275704	sarvaa3@gmail.com
Dr. M. Arthanari Eswaran, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., Assistant Professor	+91-9442794576	drarthu@gmail.com
Dr. M. Prabhu, M.V.Sc., Assistant Professor	+91-9566928283	drprabhuvirol@gmail.com
Dr. K. Karthik, M.V.Sc., Assistant Professor	+91-9486113014	irabaka.k@tanuvas.ac.in

The Professor and Head,
Department of Veterinary Microbiology,
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Udumalpet – 642 126.
Phone: +91-4252-295399 | 295499
E-mail: vmc-vcri-udp@tanuvas.org.in