VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UDUMALPET

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL NUTRITION

The Department of Animal Nutrition started functioning in the Veterinary College and Research Institute, Udumalpet from the year 2021.

Objectives

To impart undergraduate and postgraduate education to students.
To undertake research on nutrition of livestock and poultry.
To advice farming community on feeding technologies to suit their needs.

Education

As per the MSVE 2016 regulations prescribed by the Veterinary Council of India, the following course is offered to B.V.Sc & A.H during second Professional Year.Animal Nutrition (Paper I and II) – 3+1 credit hours

Unit – 1 : Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology
Unit – 2 : Applied Ruminant Nutrition – I

Animal Nutrition (Paper I and II) – 3+1 credit hours.

Paper III: Applied Ruminant Nutrition –II
Paper IV: Applied Non-Ruminant Nutrition

Research

Ongoing Research Project

“Occurrence of aflatoxin-B1 in feedstuffs and its impact on the incidence of aflatoxin-M1 in milk” funded by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology. Computer Laboratory is equipped with 20 computers with internet facility as well as audio-visual aids for U.G. teaching.

Faculty

Name and Designation	Mobile #	E-mail
Dr. R. P. Senthilkumar, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Head	+91-9443471774	senthilkumar.r.p@tanuvas.ac.in; rpsenthilkumarvet@gmail.com
Dr. R. Yasothai, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Professor	+91-9345850266	yasothairamalingam@gmail.com; yasothai.r@tanuvas.ac.in
Dr. A. Abinaya, M.V.Sc., Assistant Professor	+91-7904508460	abinayaanand7@gmail.com

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