Veterinary Science

The Vet treats all kinds of animals from the common dog, cat and bird to large farm animals like cattle, horse, sheep and swine. Clinical diagnosis of disease, administration of medication, timely vaccination to prevent disease, advising on the health and diet of animals, conducting scientific breeding etc. are some areas of activity of the veterinarian. The Vet may also involve in animal research in order to control spread of diseases transmitted through animals. Job Market: Expert Vets can enter State and Central government departments related to Animal Husbandry. They can also find employment in veterinary hospitals, and clinics, veterinary colleges, dairy farms, poultry farms, zoological gardens, wildlife parks, research facilities etc.

Training Programme:
The basic qualification for commencing study of Veterinary Science is the successful completion of +2/ equivalent in science with the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The Bachelor's programme in Veterinary Science/Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc/B.VSc & AH) is a 51/2 year course including internship. Admission procedure varies from university to university. All India level entrance examination is conducted by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) for admission to courses in Veterinary Science. The announcement is made in January-February and the examination conducted in May. The successful candidates fill up 15% of the total seats in State Agricultural Universities and Central Agricultural University and 100% of seats in NDRI, Karnal (Haryana). Masters Degree Programmes in Veterinary Science (MVSc.) allow specialisation in areas like Poultry Science, Dairy Production, Dairy Technology, Dairy Science, Animal Nutrition, Pathology, Parasitology, Surgery, Animal Reproduction, Genetics, Feed & Fodder Technology.

Veterinary Science: List of Training Institutions

1. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna, Bihar
2. Bombay Veterinary Science College, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra
3. College of Dairy Science, Udaipur, Rajasthan
4. College of Dairy Technology, Krishnakanagar, Lubhandi,
Raipur, Madhya Pradesh
5. College of Veterinary and Animal Science, , Pookkotte,
Wayanad, Kerala, Phone: 0493-373050
6. College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Mannuthy
PO, Trichur, Kerala, Phone: 0487-2370
344
7. College of Veterinary Science (Faculty of Veterinary Science),
Khannapura, Guwahati, Assam
8. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Bhubaneshwar,
Orissa
9. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Faculty
of Veterinary Science, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
10. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur,
Madhya Pradesh
11. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow,
Madhya Pradesh
12. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sardar
Krishinagar, Dist. Banaskantha, Gujarat
13. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Science, Bikaner,
Rajasthan
14. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Science, Parbhani,
Maharashtra
15. College of Veterinary Science, Hissar, Haryana
16. College of Veterinary Science, Ludhiana, Punjab
17. College of Veterinary Science, Pantnagar, Nainital, UP
18. College of Veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh
19. College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
20. Dairy Science College, National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal, Haryana
21. Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Baghi
Ali Mardan Khan, Naushera, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
22. Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kanke,
Ranchi, Bihar
23. Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, PO
Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal
24. Gujarat College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
Anand, Gujarat
25. Madras Veterinary College, Vepery, Madras, Tamil Nadu
26. Nagpur Veterinary College, Faculty of Veterinary Science,
Seminary Hills, Nagpur, Maharashtra
27. Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Science and Technology,
Pusa, Bihar
28. Sheth MC College of Dairy Science, PO Anand, Agricultural
Institute, Anand, Gujarat
29. Veterinary College of Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil
Nadu
30. Veterinary College, Hebbal, Karnataka
31. Veterinary College, PO 6, Bidar, Karnataka