VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NAMAKKAL

Objectives

• To impart UG and PG education
• Treatment of sick animals and disease diagnosis at Veterinary College Hospital using special diagnostic aids
• Disease investigation in field during outbreak
• Extension activities
• Farm advisory service and conducting training programs for the field
  

Infrastructure Available

• Colour Doppler Ultrasonography for Large and Small animals
• Electrocardiography for Large and Small Animals
• Endoscopy for Ruminants, dogs and Horses
• Doppler Blood Pressure
• Defibrillator
• 12- lead ECG
• Oxygen generator for Critically ill patients
• Rumen lab
• Infusion pump for ruminants-Rumen drenching system Veterinarians and Progressive farmers
• Downer cow sling and aqua cow
  

Education

Under-Graduate

• VMD 411 Veterinary Clinical Medicine – I (General & Systemic) (2+1)
• VMD 421 Veterinary Clinical Medicine – II (Metabolic & Deficiency diseases) (2+0)
• VMD 511 Animal Welfare, Ethics & Jurisprudence (2+0)
• VMD 512 Zoo / Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and healthcare (Jointly with AGB,LPM,ANN,VPP and VSR) (1+1)
• VMD 513 Pet Animal Breeding, Management , Nutrition and Healthcare (Jointly with AGB,LPM,ANN,VPP and VSR) (1+1)

Post-Graduate

• VCM 601 Ruminant Clinical Medicine -I (2+0)
• VCM 602 Ruminant Clinical Medicine-II (2+0)
• VCM 603 Equine Clinical Medicine (2+0)
• VCM 604 Canine and Feline Clinical Medicine (2+0)
• VCM 605 Swine Clinical Medicine (1+0)
• VCM 606 Avian Medicine (1+0)
• VCM 607 Zoo Wild and Laboratory Animal Medicine (2+0)
• VCM 608 Clinical Diseases of Animal Species of Regional Importance (1+0)
• VCM 609 Production Diseases (2+0)
• VCM 610 Diseases of Animals Caused by Toxicants (1+0)
• VCM 611 Veterinary Forensic Medicine (1+1)
• VCM 612 Clinical Diagnostic Techniques (0+2)
• VCM 613 Veterinary Emergency Medicine (0+2)
• VCM 614 Clinical Practice-I (0+3)
• VCM 615 Clinical Practice - II (0+3)
  

Ph.D.

• VCM 801 Advances in Gastroenterology (2+1)
• VCM 802 Advances in Cardiopulmonary Medicine (2+0)
• VCM 806 Advances in Pediatrics and Geriatrics (1+0)
• VCM 807 Advances in Veterinary Diagnostics (1+2)
• VCM 808 Advances in Veterinary Therapeutics (1+2)
• VCM 809 Advanced Clinical Practice-I (0+2)
• VCM 810 Advanced Clinical Practice-II (0+2)
• VCM 890 Special Problem (0+2)
  

Schemes and Projects Undertaken

Outreach

• Training programme on " Current trends on diagnosis and treatment of mastitis" for field veterinarians of Tamilnadu and Andra Pradesh
• Participating in disease investigation work for the diagnosis of causative agent as and when required by the Aavin, Dept. of Animal Husbandry and VUTRCs.
• Guest lectures, Radio talks are being given regularly for the benefit of farmers, students and academicians.
• Training programme on "Clinical Procedure in small animals" for practicing veterinarians – sponsored by Mars International India Pvt ltd. In 2011
• Training programme on "Ultrasound for small animal practitioners" for practicing veterinarians – sponsored by Mars International India Pvt ltd. In 2012
  

Achievement

• Ultrasonographic evaluation of canine hepatic diseases
• Evaluation of bovine acute respiratory disease syndrome in cattle
• Endoscopic evaluation of respiratory tract diseases in buffaloes
• Standardization of effect of potassium chloride in recumbent cows
• Standardization of Systolic indexes in cardiomyopathy in dogs
• Echocardiographic evaluation of Pericarditis in cattle
  

Thrust Areas of Research

• To undertake investigation on downer cow syndrome.
• To investigate the various modalities for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TRP.
• To undertake investigation on pneumonia in small ruminants and large ruminants
• To carryout investigation on cardiac, renal and gastro intestinal diseases of small animals.
  

Faculty

• Dr. E.Venkatesakumar, Assistant Professor and Head
• Dr. R.Ravi, Assistant Professor
• Dr. K.Mohanambal, Assistant Professor
• Dr. K.Sasikala, Assistant Professor