Veterinary Public Health

1. About the Department :

The department of Veterinary Public Health was established in the year 1970, with the aim to equip the students to face the newer challenges coming up due to changed environmental conditions and food habits. The department offers undergraduate and post graduate courses in each semester of academic calendar. The department has a fully equipped undergraduate and postgraduate laboratory for teaching.

2. Mandate/ Objective :

Undergraduate and post graduate teaching.
Curricular and non-curricular research.
Production of technically sound human resources to combat and prevent the zoonoses and other infectious diseases in human beings.
Monitoring and epidemiology of zoonotic diseases.

3. Faculty Position :

(i) Dr. A. Quasim, M.V.Sc.
Asstt. Professor, Sr. Scale

(ii) Dr. Purushottam Kaushik, M.V.Sc., Ph.D.
Asstt. Professor.

4. Teaching :

(i) U.G. Courses (VCI Syllabus) :

Sl. No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit hrs.	Semester
1.	VPH 311	Milk Hygiene and Public Health	1+1	V
2.	VPH 321	Meat Hygiene and Public Health	1+1	VI
3.	VPH 411	Zoonosis and Human Health	1+1	VII
4.	VPH 412	Environmental Hygiene	1+1	VIII

(ii) P.G. Courses (As per ICAR):

M.V.Sc. Courses :

Sl. No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit hrs.
1	VPH 601	Elements of Veterinary Public Health	1+1
2	VPH 602	Bacterial And Rickettsial Agents of Public Health Significance	2+1
3	VPH 603	Viral Fungal And Parasitic Agents of Public Health Significance	2+1
4	VPH 604	Zoonoses And Public Health	2+1
5	VPH 605	Principles of Food Hygiene And Safety	2+1
6	VPH 606	Food-Borne Infections And Intoxications	2+1
7	VPH 607	Meat And Milk Hygiene	2+1
8	VPH 608	Environmental Pollution And Safety	3+1
9	VPH 609	Fish, Fish Products And Seafood Hygiene	1+1
10	VPH 610	Bioterrorism And Disaster Management	1+1
11	VPH 691	Master’s Seminar	1+0
12	VPH 699	Master’s Research	20

5. Research :

(i) Post Graduate Research (Curricular):

M.V.Sc. Degree awarded :

Sl. No.	Name of the Student	Year	Title of the thesis
1.	K. C. Patro	1973	Studies on bacterial content of market milk of Patna in relation to public health.
2.	B. K. Singh	1973	Studies on the aerobic microflora of public health importance in goat meat.
3.	T. N. Verma	1973	Bacteriological study of milk from clinical and sub-clinical cases of bovine mastitis and its public health importance
4.	R. D. Singh	1974	Studies on aerobic microflora of poultry meat in relation to public health.
5.	B. N. Prasad	1975	Studies on the incidence of parasitic cyst in food animal with special reference to Echinococcus granulosus in dog.
6.	L. P. Yadava	1975	Studies on the bacterial flora of sausage and bacon from government bacon factory, Ranchi.
7.	J. N. Pandey	1975	Studies on the bacterial content of milk before and after pasteurization of milk supply scheme, Patna in relation to public health.
8.	A. P. S. Arun	1977	Studies on bacterial flora of milk powder manufactured by composite milk plant, Barauni.
9.	S. K. Mishra	1977	Studies on incidence of coliform bacteria in raw and pasteurized market milk of Patna with special reference to Escherichia coli.
10.	S. Kumar	1978	Bacterial quality of raw buffalo milk marketed in and around Patna and its public health importance.
11.	S. N. Singh	1994	Epidemiological studies on Enteric bacterial zoonotic diseases in Zoo Animals in Bihar
12.	G. S. Modi	1994	Epidemiological studies on the parasitic zoonotic diseases in Zoo Animals in Bihar
13.	S. K. Jha	1997	Sero Epidemiological studies on Newcastle Disease Viral Infection in Human beings.
14.	S. Kumari	1998	Prevalence of Aerobic bacteria in market fish of Patna and its public health importance
15.	G. Kumari	2000	Prevalence of Enteric bacteria in Japanese quail with special reference to salmonella
16.	S. Kumar	2006	Study on Echinococcus granulosus cysts in common food animals and its public health significance.
17.	S. Kumar	2007	Studies on Epidemiology of parasitic disease of Zoonotic importance in Zoo animals of Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna
18.	Guddu Kumar	2008	Metacestode infection in goat and sheep slaughtered in and around Patna and its public health importance.

(ii) Research Projects :

Ongoing research Projects

Sl. No.	Name of the Research Project	Funding Agency
1	Monitoring of microbiological quality of foods of animal origin with special reference to Salmonella and E. coli.	RAU, Pusa

(iii) Research Achievements:

The visceral organs of sheep and goats were examined for metacestode infection. It was found infected for the metacestode in Patna.
Prevalence of hydatid cyst in food animals slaughtered around Patna district was significant.
Sero prevalence of brucellosis in cattle was performed by RBPT & STAT in and around Patna district.

6. Extension :

Technical advice to farmers and general mass regarding prevention from zoonosis.

7. Publications :

Research : 47
Extension : NA
Books/Manuals : 4

8. Facilities :

Bacteriological isolation and identification.
Antibiotic sensitivity test facility.

9. Seminar/Symposia organized :

9th All India conference of Association of Public Health Veterinarians and National Symposium on “Challenges and Opportunity for Veterinary Public Health in India” organized during 18-19 Feb, 2011.

10. Any other information :

Dr. Purushottam Kaushik attended and presented research paper in World Buiatrics Congress at Santiago, Chile from 14-18 Nov 2010.