VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UDUMALPET

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

The Department of Veterinary Parasitology was established at Veterinary College and Research Institute, Udumalpet in the year 2023with the staff sanctions of one Professor, one Associate Professor and two Assistant Professors.

Objectives

To offer courses to undergraduate students of B.V.Sc,&A.H., in the discipline of Veterinary Parasitology.
To undertake research projects on parasitic diseases of livestock and poultry in collaboration with external funding agencies.
To establish disease diagnostic facility for screening clinical samples.
To create awareness on parasitic infections of animals to farmers thorough extension aids.
To offer continuing professional development programme and training to field veterinarians in parasitological techniques.

Education

The following courses offered in the third professional year to the undergraduate students in the discipline of Veterinary Parasitology as per the Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education – 2016 regulations prescribed by Veterinary Council of India:

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

VPA – Paper I

Unit 1 : General Veterinary Parasitology
Unit 2 : Trematodes and Cestodes of Veterinary Importance
Unit 3 : Nematodes of Veterinary Importance

VPA – Paper II

Unit 4 : Arthropods of Veterinary Importance
Unit 5 : Protozoa of Veterinary Importance

Laboratory facilities

UG Laboratory

The department has two laboratories equipped with teaching aids and instruments to provide hands-on training to undergraduate students as per MSVE 2016 standardsfor UG teaching.

(1) Helminthology Lab
(2) Entomology and Protozoology Lab

Future Activities

(1) Establishment of parasitic museum
(2) Regional mapping of parasitic diseases in Tirupur and adjacent districts
(3) Undertaking field-oriented research on parasitic diseases in western part of Tamil Nadu
(4) Creating awareness on parasitic diseases among farmers via training, radio, TV talk, seasonal message in newspaper etc.,

Faculty

Name of the Faculty	Designation	E-mail	Mobile#
RANI,N	PROFESSOR AND HEAD	rani.n@tanuvas.ac.in	9486067934
SILAMPARASAN,M	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Head of the Department,
Department of Veterinary Parasitology,
Veterinary College and Research Institute,
Kozhi kuttai , Pannai Kinaru Village, Pudhupalayam Post,
Udumalpet – 642 205.
E-mail: vmc-vcri-udp@tanuvas.org.in