Bihar Veterinary College

i) Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Histology

The Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Histology of Bihar Veterinary College, Patna has been one of the best departments in respect to teaching and research in the country. It iss very rich in teaching aids like soft tissue specimens, skeleton & bones as well as histological slides of almost all tissue of livestock and birds species.

ii) Department of Veterinary Physiology

The Department of Physiology at Bihar Veterinary College, Patna is one of the resourceful departments of the college. Altogether three research projects funded by ICAR and other agencies have been undertaken out of which two have been completed and one is currently running in the department. Twenty M.V.Sc. scholars have been awarded M.V.Sc. degree in this discipline and more than 100 research papers have been published.

iii) Department of Veterinary Biochemistry

The teaching work in this department had been practical oriented and of optimum standard. A series of biochemical tests were developed/streamlined/modified by the Scientists in this department and most of which are being used by the Medical Pathologists and Clinical Biochemists as diagnostics tools. The Department of Biochemistry at BVC, Patna is still an UG department but some of the courses are accredited to be offered by PG students as minor.

(iv) Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology:

The Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology is engaged in teaching and relevant researches since 1930 and a series of curricular and non-curricular research projects have been undertaken and successfully completed with some results of very high practical utility. Altogether 26 M.V.Sc. and 3 Ph.D Scholars have conducted their teaching and research successfully in this department and published more than 100 research papers. The Department of Pharmacology is one of the well equipped departments of the college. .

(v) Department of Veterinary Parasitology

This department is functional in teaching, research, diagnosis and extension works since 1930. Altogether 63 scholars have obtained M.V.Sc. degree in this discipline and 150 research publications have been made. Six non-curricular projects funded by ICAR and other agencies have successfully been completed by the scientist of the department.

vi) Department of Veterinary Microbiology

This department is operative since inception of the college in 1930 and 62 M.V.Sc. and Ph.D Scholar has been awarded degree in this discipline. More than 250 research publications in different national and international journals have been made. This department has undertaken 9 research projects funded by ICAR & other agencies out of which 2 are presently running. Resultantly the Department of Microbiology is very rich in infrastructure facilities.

vii) Department of Veterinary Pathology

The Bihar Veterinary College, Patna was pioneer in teaching and research of Veterinary Pathology under able guidance of eminent Scientists like Dr.P.B.Kuppuswamy. It was very rich in facilities for teaching & research, and 38 M.V.Sc. Scholars have been produced in this discipline. More than 200 research publication have been made besides teaching, diagnosis and postmortem works as regular features.

(viii)Department of Veterinary Public Health

The Department of Veterinary Public Health at BVC, Patna is well equiped with but an UG department. Post graduate studies have been started very recently and presentaly 3 M.V.Sc. students are on roll.