Our History: The undergraduate teaching of Veterinary Public Health &Epidemiology was part of veterinary and animal science curriculum since the establishment of College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in July, 1986. This was the component of the then combined department of Microbiology, Pathology and Parasitology. The department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, as an independent department, came into existence in 1991. Consequent upon the implementation of Veterinary Council of India (VCI) Regulation, 1993 (minimum standards of veterinary education curriculum) the department was renamed as the Department of Veterinary Public Health in 1996. Following the implementation of revised (VCI) regulation 2008, Veterinary Epidemiology was merged with the department and the discipline has now been renamed as Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology. The department attained the status of post graduate department in 2007 with the start of M.V.Sc. programme. Keeping in view the emerging “One Health” issues, the department plays a pivotal role in addressing the issues of food safety, zoonotic disease epidemiology and environmental protection.  

Staff Position: 

Present Position 

Objectives of the Department:

• Teaching of Under Graduate and Post Graduate Students.

• To carry out research on diseases of zoonotic importance, food borne infections and intoxication.

• Epidemiological investigations of the animal diseases

• Extension education on animal and human health.

• Research on food safety, environmental issues and natural farming. 

Facilities Available:

• Consultation facilities on prevention and control of zoonotic diseases prevalent in the region.

• Physicochemical and microbiological quality testing of water, milk, meat and other foods of animal origin.

• Investigation of food borne infections and intoxications including cultural sensitivity testing, isolation and biochemical characterization of microbes.

• Antibiotic residue analysis in food samples