VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TIRUNELVELI

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY SURGERY AND RADIOLOGY

Objectives

  • To impart Undergraduate education to the students of VC&RI, Tirunelveli
  • To provide surgical treatment to sick animals and to train Undergraduates in the management of clinical cases
  • To offer guidance to research students
  • To provide information to the animal owners in prevention and management of sick animals by way of extension activities
  • To function as a referral unit for Southern districts of Tamil Nadu.

Units

The following units function under the department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology.

  • Large animal Out Patient Units
  • small animal Out Patient Unit
  • Radiology and Physiotherapy Unit
  • Small animal Operation Theatre
  • Large animal operation table
  • Large animal In Patient Unit
  • Dental / Oro maxillary Surgery Unit

Education

UG Courses offered

  • VSR 411 General Veterinary Surgery, Anesthesiology and Diagnostic Imaging (2+2)
  • VSR 421 Regional Veterinary Surgery (2+1)
  • VSR 511 Veterinary Orthopaedics and Lameness (1+1)

The following Facilities are being established for Undergraduate and Researchers

  • Small animal operation theatre equipped with Boyel's inhalant anaesthetic workstation, Hydraulic operated OT table, Shadow-less OT LED Light, Thermo cautery with suction, Ultra-violet sterilization facilities and basic instruments for soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries.
  • Large Animal operation theatre equipped with hydraulic operated OT table, Hydraulic operated trolley cum operation table with hind quarter elevator, transport trolley and basic instruments for soft tissue surgeries, teat surgeries, orthopaedic surgeries and Hoof related conditions.
  • Dental / Oro maxillary Unit equipped with Ultrasonic dental scaler, 20 mA dental x-ray unit, air rotor with compressor and basic dental instruments.

Open Left Distal Third Transverse Fracture of Tibia in a two Year Old Spotted Deer Managed With 8 Holes 3.5mm DCP

Keratoconus in a one month old Rajapalayam pup

Removal of Cranial Esophageal Foreign Body in a Dog

Faculty

  • Dr. S.Dharmaceelan, Professor and Head | dharmaceelan.s@tanuvas.ac.in
  • Dr. S.Kokila, Assistant Professor | kokila.s@tanuvas.ac.in
  • Dr. A.R.Ninu, Assistant Professor | ninu.a.r@tanuvas.ac.in
  • Dr. D.Vishnugurubaran, Assistant Professor | vishnugurubaran.d@tanuvas.ac.in

Contact

The Professor and Head,

Dept of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology ,

Veterinary College and Research Institute,

Tirunelveli - 627358.