Department of Veterinary Medicine
Bihar Veterinary College, Patna – 14, Bihar, India
About the Department
The department is as old as the college itself and had been running undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Since 1960 till date more than 50 students were awarded M.V.Sc, 02 PhD degrees and 12 P.G Diploma
The department is actively engaged in teaching of veterinary medicine courses as per VCI curriculum in U.G. program, P.G. and PhD as per ICAR. In the research sphere the department had been carrying on work on skin diseases of livestock and pets, metabolic and deficiency diseases, haemoprotozoan diseases of both livestock and pets, Degnala disease, Renal and Cardiac disease of canine and Haemonchosis and Mastitis in Small Ruminants and Cattle, respectively.
Department is also active in different services of veterinary clinical complex.More than 1100 cases per months are being seen in the OPD of Veterinary Medicine. The faculty members of the department are actively engaged in care and management of health of animals of Livestock Farm Complex of the college.As extension activity department is playing an important role in outreach activities like vaccination camps, animal health camps, farmer’s awareness camps etc. in rural areas. Department of Veterinary Medicine is also playing active role in various training programs organized by University/ Bihar Veterinary College for Veterinary officers, farmers and wildlife veterinarians etc.
Department is blessed to have the services of following stalwarts in the past: Dr. H. R. Kapur, Dr. R.R. Sinha, Dr. S. Ahluwalia, Dr. K.S. Sankaran, Dr. V.Srinivasan, Dr. M.M.Singh, Dr. S.S. Mishra, Dr. R.P. Sinha, Dr. B.B. Verma, Dr. P.G. Malkani, Dr. N.N. Pandey, Dr. A. K. Sinha, Dr. B. N. Sahay, Dr. L.N. Sahay, Dr. B.M. Prasad, Dr. B. P. Sinha, Dr. V. K. Sinha, Dr. B. P. Singh, Dr. K. P. Mallick, Dr. S. P. Verma and Dr. R.P.Gupta
Faculty Members
Facilities
Dedicated space for academic meetings, seminars and training activities.
Laboratory support for clinical examination and veterinary medicine teaching.
Facility supporting preventive veterinary medicine and disease-control activities.
Clinical facility for intensive care and management of critical animal cases.
Facility for fluid therapy and supportive clinical management.
Veterinary Medicine outpatient clinical service for animal patients.
Indoor clinical facility for animals requiring observation and treatment.
Ultrasonography facility for clinical diagnostic investigations.
Electrocardiography facility for cardiac evaluation.
Molecular diagnostic facility supporting veterinary disease investigation.
Monitoring facility for assessment of vital clinical parameters.
Therapeutic laser facility available as part of clinical services.
Diagnostic facility for veterinary ophthalmic examination.
Diagnostic examination facility for the external ear canal.
Clinical support for blood transfusion in appropriate animal cases.
Endoscopic diagnostic facility for clinical investigations.
Radiant warmer facility for supportive care of vulnerable patients.
Academic Activities
U.G. Courses — As per VCI
| Sl. No. | Course | Credit Hrs. | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th Professional Year — Theory | 4+1 |
Unit 1: General Unit 2: System Diseases Unit 3: Metabolic and Deficiency Disorders Unit 4: Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Unit 5: Bacterial, Fungal and Rickettsial Diseases Unit 6: Viral and Parasitic Diseases Unit 7: Jurisprudence, Ethics and Animal Welfare |
| 2 | 4th Professional Year — Practical | — |
Unit 1: General Unit 2: System Diseases Unit 3: Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Unit 4: Bacterial, Fungal and Rickettsial Diseases Unit 5: Viral and Parasitic Diseases |
M.V.Sc. Courses — As per ICAR
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| 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 & 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 |
| VCM 691 | Master’s Seminar | 1+0 |
| VCM 699 | Master’s Research | 20 |
Ph.D. Courses — As per ICAR
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| VCM 701 | Advance in Gastroentrology | 2+0 |
| VCM 702 | Advance in Cardiopulmonary Medicine | 2+0 |
| VCM 703 | Advance in Neurological and Urological Disorders | 2+0 |
| VCM 704 | Advance in Endocrine and Dermatological Disorders | 2+0 |
| VCM 705 | Advance in Production Diseases | 2+0 |
| VCM 706 | Advance in Paediatrics and Geriatrics | 1+0 |
| VCM 707 | Advance in Veterinary Diagnostics | 1+2 |
| VCM 708 | Advance in Veterinary Therapeutics | 1+2 |
| VCM 709 | Advance Clinical Practice I | 0+2 |
| VCM 710 | Advance Clinical Practice II | 0+2 |
| VCM 711 | Advance Clinical Practice III | 0+2 |
| VCM 790 | Special Problem | 0+2 |
| VCM 791 | Doctoral Seminar I | 1+0 |
| VCM 792 | Doctoral Seminar II | 1+0 |
| VCM 799 | Doctoral Research | 45 |
Research Activities
Completed Research Projects
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Prevalence of gastroentritits in dogs with special
reference to etiology, hematological changes and its
therapeutic management in and around Patna.
Duration: 2013–15 | Funding Agency: Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur | PI: Dr. Bipin Kumar | Co-PIs: Dr. Ranveer Kr. Sinha, Dr. A.K. Das -
Incidence of intestinal helminth parasites in goat
and their therapeutic management.
Duration: 2013–15 | Funding Agency: Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur | PI: Dr. A.K. Das | Co-PIs: Dr. Bipin Kumar, Dr. Ranveer Kr. Sinha -
Serum metabolic profiling during transition period
in cross breed dairy cattle and their association
with milk production.
Duration: 2013–15 | Funding Agency: Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur | Co-PI: Dr. Bipin Kumar -
Evaluation of anthelmintic properties of
ethnoveterinary plant preparations used as livestock
dewormer.
Duration: 2013–15 | Funding Agency: Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur | Co-PI: Dr. A.K. Das -
Evaluation of blood biochemical profile in different
parasitic infection in ruminants.
Duration: 2013–15 | Funding Agency: Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur | Co-PI: Dr. A.K. Das -
Formulation of area specific mineral mixture based
on soil plant animal continuum in Bihar.
Duration: 2011–15 | Funding Agency: ICAR-RCER | Co-PI: Dr. Bipin Kumar -
Epidemiological study of various animal diseases.
Funding Agency: ADMAS | Co-PI: Dr. Bipin Kumar -
Herbo mineral acaricide formulation development.
Year: 2011 | Funding Agency: IVRI | Co-PI: Dr. Bipin Kumar -
Serological Epidemiology of major viral pathogen
of caprine in Bihar.
Duration: 2013–14 | Funding Agency: ICAR-RCER, Patna | Co-PI: Dr. Pallav Shekhar -
Radiographic and Sonographic Evaluation of Cardiac,
hepatic and urogenital diseases of canine.
Year: 2018 | Funding Agency: BASU, Patna | PI: Dr. Pallav Shekhar
Ongoing Research Projects
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Experiential Learning – Critical Care Unit.
Year of Start: 2013 | Funding Agency: ICAR | PI: Dr. Pallav Shekhar -
Strengthening and Upgradation of TVCC as an
Experiential Learning Unit for Pet Animals.
Year of Start: 2014 | Funding Agency: ICAR | Co-PI: Dr. Pallav Shekhar -
All India Coordinated Research Project on Animal
Disease Monitoring and Surveillance.
Year of Start: 2016 | Funding Agency: ICAR | Co-PI: Dr. Pallav Shekhar -
Formulation and Evaluation of area specific mineral
mixture on the performance of dairy cattle and buffaloes.
Year of Start: 2018 | Funding Agency: BASU, Patna | Co-PI: Dr. Pallav Shekhar -
Evaluation of proliferative and apoptotic marker
in canine mammary tumour for diagnosis and prognosis.
Year of Start: 2018 | Funding Agency: BASU, Patna | Co-PI: Dr. Pallav Shekhar
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