Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
1. About the Department :
The department is dedicated for undergraduate and post graduate teaching and diagnosis and research in the field of Veterinary Medicine. Department has guided so many P.G. students which are serving the nation in various capacity. Department is actively engaged in treating sick animals in Clinical Complex, Peripheral Veterinary Hospital Danapur and arranging Health camps at village level.
2. Mandate / Objectives :
- To impart quality education in Clinical Veterinary Medicine.
- To strengthen research in Clinical Veterinary Medicine.
- To participate in the programmes of extension education and help in transfer of technology from lab. to land.
- To provide treatment facilities to animals in clinics.
3. Faculty Position :
1. | ![]() |
Dr. Pallav Shekhar Asstt. Professor |
09431060262 | shekhar.pallav@rediffmail.com |
2. |
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Dr. Ranveer Kumar Sinha Asstt. Professor |
08987384101 |
4. Teaching :
(i) U.G. Courses (VCI Syllabus) :
Sl. No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit hrs. |
Semester |
1. |
VEP 411 |
Veterinary Epidemiology |
1+1=2 |
VII |
2. |
VEP 421 |
Preventive Veterinary Medicine-I |
2+0=2 |
VIII |
3. |
VEP 511 |
Preventive Veterinary Medicine-II |
2+0=2 |
IX |
4. |
VEP 422 |
Preventive Veterinary Medicine-I |
0+2=2 |
VIII |
5. |
VEP 512 |
Preventive Veterinary Medicine-II |
0+2=2 |
IX |
6. |
VAC 421 |
Veterinary Ambulatory Clinics-I |
0+2=2 |
VIII |
7. |
VAC 511 |
Veterinary Ambulatory Clinics-II |
0+2=2 |
IX |
(ii) P.G. Courses (As per ICAR Syllabus):
M.V.Sc. Courses :
Sl. No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit hrs. |
1 |
VEP 601 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
2+0 |
2 |
VEP 602 |
Applied Epidemiology |
1+1 |
3 |
VEP 603 |
Livestock and Poultry Disease Investigation |
0+2 |
4 |
VEP 604 |
Veterinary Clinical Epidemiology |
1+1 |
5 |
VEP 605 |
Biosecurity practices in Diseases Prevention |
1+1 |
6 |
VEP 606 |
Infectious Diseases of Ruminants-I |
2+1 |
7 |
VEP 607 |
Infectious Diseases of Ruminants-II |
2+1 |
8 |
VEP 608 |
Infectious Diseases of Equines |
1+1 |
9 |
VEP 609 |
Infectious Diseases of Canines and Felines |
2+1 |
10 |
VEP 610 |
Infectious Diseases of Poultry |
2+1 |
11 |
VEP 611 |
Infectious Diseases of Animal Species of Regional Importance |
2+1 |
12 |
VEP 612 |
Infectious Diseases of Laboratory and Zoo Animals |
1+0 |
13 |
VEP 691 |
Master’s Seminar |
1+0 |
14 |
VEP 699 |
Master’s Research |
20 |
Ph.D. Courses :
Sl. No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit hrs. |
1 |
VEP 701 |
Recent concepts in Epidemiology and Disease Forecasting |
2+1 |
2 |
VEP 702 |
Herd Health Management |
2+1 |
3 |
VEP 703 |
Data Collection, Management and Presentation |
2+1 |
4 |
VEP 704 |
Survey and Surveillance |
2+1 |
5 |
VEP 705 |
Emerging and Re-emerging Animal Diseases |
2+0 |
6 |
VEP 706 |
Ecology of Diseases |
2+0 |
7 |
VEP 707 |
Molecular Approaches in Epidemiology |
2+1 |
8 |
VEP 708 |
Advances in Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases of Ruminants |
2+1 |
9 |
VEP 709 |
Advances in Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Equines |
2+1 |
10 |
VEP 710 |
Advances in Prevention and Control of Diseases in Pet Animals |
2+1 |
11 |
VEP 711 |
Advances in Prevention and Control of Diseases in Poultry |
2+1 |
12 |
VEP 712 |
Advances in Infectious Diseases of Laboratory and Zoo Animals |
1+0 |
13 |
VEP 713 |
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Toxicological Conditions |
1+1 |
14 |
VEP 790 |
Special Problems |
0+2 |
15 |
VEP 791 |
Doctoral Seminar – I |
1+0 |
16 |
VEP 792 |
Doctoral Seminar – II |
1+0 |
17 |
VEP 799 |
Doctoral Research |
45 |
N.B. : A Ph.D. student may also take 600 series courses of M.V.Sc. if not studied during Master’s programme.
5. Research
(i) Post Graduate Research (curricular) :
Sl. No. |
Name of the Student |
Year |
Thesis title |
1. |
Dr. B.P. Singh |
1968 |
Application of agar gel diffusion test for diagnosis of rinderpest. |
2. |
Dr. Ram Sharan Prasad |
1973 |
Studies on certain aspects of the etiology , clinicopathology and therapeutic measures of enteritis in calves. |
3. |
Dr. Shyam Kishore Bhakt. |
1973 |
Studies on the toxicity of Ipomoea carnea in goats.with special reference to symptomatology, pathological changes and therapeutic measures. |
4. |
Dr.S.P.Verma |
1973 |
Studies on The comparative merits of common diagnostic tests of bovine mastitis and evaluation of treatment with different chemotherapeutic agents. |
5. |
Dr.Kameshwar Prasad Mallick. |
1973 |
Studies on on haemonchosis in goats with special reference to incidence, sympatomatology and chemotherapy. |
6. |
Dr.Nityanand Pandey |
1974 |
Studies on the incidence, symptomatology, haematological changes , effect on the blood glucose level, post mortem changes and trial of drugs in natural and experimental bovine Babesiosis. |
7. |
Dr.Umesh Lala Das |
1975 |
Studies on the clinicopathological aspects and therapeutic measures in clinical and experimental canine dermatosis. |
8. |
Dr.Abdur Razzaque |
1976 |
Studies on Experimental trypanosomiasis (surra) in buffalo calves. |
9. |
Dr.Raghunandan Prasad Singh |
1976 |
Studies on conglutinating compliment absorption test for the diagnosis and detection of immune status of cattle against rinderpest. |
10. |
Dr.Surendra Prasad |
1977 |
Toxicity of Amprolium as coccidiostat in poultry. |
11. |
Dr. Murli Dhar Pandey |
1978 |
Studies on experimental benzene hexachloride poisoning in buffalo calves. |
12. |
Dr. Paresh Prasad Singh |
1978 |
Studies on experimental organophosphorus compound (Malathion) poisoning in goats. |
13. |
Dr. Amar Prasad Singh |
1978 |
Studies on the clinico biochemical, histopathological changes and drugs trial in experimental hook worms infection in dogs. |
14. |
Dr.Janaki Prasad Datta |
1978 |
Studies on the diagnosis and treatment of clinical cases of endometritis in cows. |
15. |
Dr. Hari Shankar Prasad |
1979 |
Studies on some of the serological tests for the diagnosis of brucellosis in bovine. |
16. |
Dr. Jai Narayan Singh |
1981 |
Studies on the comparative efficacy of anthelmintics against ascaridiasis in poultry |
17. |
Dr. Bimal Prasad Giri |
1985 |
Studies on dermatophytoses of animals with reference to diagnosis and chemotherapy. |
18. |
Dr.Nazir Ahmad Sudhan |
1985 |
Studies on clinical-pathology, biochemistry and chemotherapy of natural and experimental bovine tropical theleriosis. |
19. |
Dr. Pinaki Ghosh |
1985 |
Studies on clinico-biochemical changes and chemotherapy of canine Babesiosis. |
20. |
Dr. Surinder Kumar Gupta |
1987 |
Clinico-biochemical changes and chemotherapy of bovine Babesiosis. |
21. |
Dr. Anup Kumar Roy |
1987 |
Studies on clinico-biochemical changes and chemo therapy of bovine trypanosomiasis. |
22. |
Dr. Prithwish Guha |
1988 |
Clinico- therapeutic studies on ruminal indigestion with special reference to alkalosis in cattle. |
23. |
Dr. Naresh Chandra Mandal |
1990 |
Studies on clinical cases of skin-diseases and its therapy in dog. |
24. |
Dr. Rajeev Ranjan Prasad Sinha |
1992 |
Studies on clinico therapeutic aspect of urinary tract infection in canine. |
25. |
Dr. Sudhir Kumar |
1994 |
Studies on clinico biochemical aspects and therapy of ruminal alkalosis in dairy cows and buffaloes. |
26. |
Dr. Sheo Shankar Prasad Singh |
1997 |
Studies on clinico-biochemical changes and therapy of parturient paresis (Milk Fever) in cross- bred cows. |
27. |
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kaushik |
1998 |
Studies on clinical gangrenous syndrome in cattle and buffaloes. |
28. |
Dr. Mukesh Sahay |
1999 |
Biochemical analysis of some of the trace minerals in gangrenous syndrome of cattle and buffaloes. |
29. |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Ram |
2000 |
Clinico-biochemical and therapeutic studies on acidosis in goats. |
30. |
Dr. Manoj Kumar Kashyap |
2000 |
Epidemiological studies of otitis externa in dogs. |
31. |
Dr.Vijay Prasad Mandal |
2000 |
Studies on certain biochemical constituents of blood serum and urine for the treatment of clinical gangrenous syndrome in cattle and buffaloes. |
32. |
Dr. Arvind Kumar Das |
2000 |
Studies on clinico-biochemical changes with special reference to liver function and therapy of gangrenous syndrome in cattle and buffaloes. |
33. |
Dr. Abhisek Kumar |
2002 |
Clinicobiochemical and therapeutic studies of experimental ruminal acidosis in goats |
34. |
Dr. Mukesh Kumar |
2002 |
Studies on experimentally induced coccidiosis in broiler chicken with special reference to pathology, haematology and its therapy. |
35. |
Dr. Sriniwas Kumar Sharma |
2002 |
Studies on haematology clinicobiochemical changes and therapy of dehydrated diarrhoeic calf |
36. |
Dr. Prakash Singh Badal |
2003 |
Studies on clinicobiochemical changes and therapy of post parturient haemoglobinuria in bovine. |
37. |
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mahtha |
2003 |
Clinicobiochemical, haematological and therapeutic studies on Colibacillosis in calf |
38. |
Dr. Bipin Kumar |
2004 |
Epidemiological clinico-pathological and therapeutic aspects of bovine Babesiosis. |
39. |
Dr. Bidya Shankar Sinha |
2004 |
Epidemiological, Clinico-pathological and therapeutic aspects of bovine trypanosomiasis. |
40. |
Dr. Ranveer Kumar Sinha |
2004 |
Epidemiological, clinico-pathological and therapeutic aspects of bovine fascioliasis and amphistomiasis. |
41. |
Dr. Sunil Manohar Kushwaha |
2004 |
Studies on clinico-pathological and therapeutic aspects of gastrointestinal nematodiasis in sheep and goat. |
42. |
Dr. Sudhanshu Shekhar |
2004 |
Clinico biochemical, hematological and therapeutic studies on bacterial calf diarrhea. |
43. |
Dr.Raj Kumar Koiri |
2005 |
Clinico- biochemical & therapeutic studies on sub clinical ketosis in cow. |
44. |
Dr.Navin Kumar |
2007 |
Studies on clinico-haematological aspects and chemotherapy of tropical bovine theleriosis. |
45. |
Dr. Shantanu Kumar |
2007 |
Studies on sub clinical & clinical mastitis in goats. |
46. |
Dr. Rajeev Bharti |
2008 |
Studies on prevalence, haemato-biochemical changes and therapeutic measures on scabies and demodecosis in canine. |
47. |
Dr. Vinita Kumari |
2008 |
Studies on Epidemiological and Haematological aspects of Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle. |
48. |
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar |
2009 |
Studies on prevalence,etiology & haematobiochemical alterations in canine dermatoses. |
49. |
Dr. Jiwan Kumar |
2010 |
Studies on Clinico- Biochemical Alterations and Theraputics measures in Gangrenous syndrome of cattle and Buffalo |
50. |
Dr. M.K Dwivedi |
2010 |
Studies on calf anaemia with special reference to etiology hematobiochemical alteration blood transfusion and immunological response |
II. List of research Project:
List of research project undertaken :
Sl. No. | Name of the Research Project |
Funding Agency |
1 |
Studies on Epidemiology, treatment and prevention of gangrenous syndrome in rural buffaloes and cattle in Bihar |
ICAR |
III. Research achievement :
- Various aspects of epidemiological, etiological, clinicopathological, haematological, biochemical, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventive and control measures of several diseases like rinderpest, mastitis, babesiosis, theileriosis, trypanosomiosis, coccidiosis, hook worm infections, brucellosis, haemonchosis, colibacillosis, fasciolosis, amphistomosis etc. have been studied by different researchers in the department.
- Several clinical diseases like enteritis, acidiosis, alkalosis, milk fever, ketosis, otitis, gangrenous syndrome, dehydration, post parturient, haemoglobinuria, diarrohea etc. have been studied and preventive, therapeutic and control measures have been suggested.
- Toxicity studies of insecticides, plant positioning etc. as well as their preventive and therapeutic measures have been suggested.
6. Extension :
Department is actively engaged in treating sick animals in Clinical Complex, Peripheral Veterinary Hospital Danapur and arranging Health camps at village level. Advanced Training to the field Veterinary Officers and training to the farmers are given regularly in collaboration with BAMETI and other Govt. and other organization. Farmers are regularly advised through Radio and Television talk.
7. No. of Publications :
Research: 50, Extension : 10, Book Manuals : 01, Abstract : 15
8. Facilities :
- Multiple parameter monitor – Helps in monitoring of different parameters like ECG, Temperature, Blood Pressure, Respiration rate, Heart rate etc. of sick animals.
- Digital otoscspoe, ECG, Endoscope, Cardioscope, Ferroscope and Draminski Mastitis Detector are also available for diagnosis.
- Advanced diagnostic equipment like Autohaemolyser and Electrolyte analyzer makes the department well equipped for diagnosis.
9. Seminar/Symposia organized :
N.A.
10. Any other information :
Department is fully engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of sick animal referred to the department with all critical care and preventive measures including immunization.