Veterinary Biochemistry

1. About the Department :

The Department previously was in the Department of Physiology but during the 80's it became a full-fledged department, catering to the need of both undergraduate & postgraduate teaching and has catered to the need of post-graduate research in several Departments of Bihar Veterinary College, Patna. The department also assists the faculty in disease diagnosis. The Department was nourished and developed by Dr. M. Murtuza and after his untimely death the Department sans any faculty members till date.

2. Mandate/ Objective :

To impart quality education in Veterinary Biochemistry.
To strengthen research in Veterinary Biochemistry.

3. Faculty Position :

Nil (U.G. teaching is being carried out with the help of one Part time Guest Faculty).

[NB: Dr. S. Samantaray, Univ. Prof. & Chairman, Dept. of Veterinary Parasitology is acting as H.O.D. and looking after the Department].

4. Teaching :

This Department of Biochemistry is primarily a teaching Department and offers following undergraduate courses:

VBC - 111 General Veterinary Biochemistry
VBC - 121 Physiological Chemistry
VBC - 122 Introduction to Molecular Biology
VBC - 411 Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry

Apart from these minor courses were offered to post-graduate students of various departments.

5. Research :

The Department has a very good infrastructure for advance biochemical research of blood and other tissue fluids. The research project on biochemical and hematological studies of Tuberculin positive cows is successfully being conducted. Besides, the department is continuing to collaborate with different research projects of Surgery, Parasitology and Gynaecology departments.