MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY
Teaching of veterinary anatomy and histology was started as early as 1903 when the Madras Veterinary College was started. The main objectives of the department are:
- To teach anatomy of domestic animals to undergraduate and postgraduate students of veterinary science
- To impart training programmes for field veterinarians/ clinicians to refresh their anatomical knowledge and provide hands on training which can be applied in clinical diagnosis, physical examination and surgical procedures
- To carry out basic research programmes
Under Graduate
This department offers five courses to UG students under VCI pattern in the first and second year of the BVSc course as below:
VAN 111: Gross Anatomy I – Osteology, Arthrology, Myology (2+2)
VAN 121: Gross anatomy II - Angiology, Neurology & Aesthesiology (2+1)
VAN 122: Gross Anatomy III - Splanchnology (1+1)
VAN 211: Microanatomy and embryology (2+2)
VAN 221: Applied anatomy (0+2)
Post Graduate
P.G programme was started in 1960 and following are the courses offered to PG students (M.V.Sc & Ph.D scholars). Following table gives no. of persons completed their PG programme in Anatomy:
Programme |
Completed |
On going |
M.V.Sc |
45 |
5 |
Ph.D |
13 |
1 |
- 45 MVSc dissertations and 14 Ph.D theses had been submitted from 1960 to date. Research on histomorphology, histogenesis, histochemistry and electron microscopy and experimental studies of various organs of clinical/research importance of domestic animals and birds were carried out.
- Establishment of unit for “Histology and Histochemistry” in the department provides a collection of microanatomy and embryology of various organs of different species.
- Complete studies on the histology and histochemistry of various organs in Indian Buffalo and Japanese quail have been undertaken in postgraduate research programme.
- Conducted XV Annual convention of IAVA and National symposium on “Indispensable Veterinary Anatomy – A dispensing tool to Veterinary practice” during December 2000.
- Upgrading the museum of the department with elephant skeleton and ostrich skeleton in addition to the rare specimens of fetus, monstrosities of domestic and wild animals.
- Providing tissue processing and photomicrographic facilities to the research students in and off campus.
- Best paper award during XV Annual convention at MVC, Chennai for Dr. Rajini, Dr. Sabiha Hayath Basha and Dr. S. Ushakumary.
- Best paper award during XVI convention at PantNagar for Dr. O.R. Sathyamoorthy, Dr. S. Ushakumary and Dr. Geetha Ramesh.
- Dr.S.Ushakumary, Ph.D. was awarded with SKM gold medal for best Ph.D thesis in Poultry Research.
- Dr. Sabiha Hayath Basha, Ph.D, was awarded with Young scientist award 2002 for the
Best research paper presented in XVII National convention of IAVA at Mumbai.
- Establishment of an immunocytochemistry lab to carry out research programmes involving immunocytochemical localization of lymphoid cells in primary and secondary lymphoid tissues, GALT, MALT etc. by using immunobiololgicals which may help in disease diagnostic techniques.
- Establishment of stem cell laboratory by culturing and propagating embryonal cells of various animal tissues that can be applied in various fields of surgery and Biotechnology.
- Establishment of a teratology unit involving various experiments using chemical mediators/terratogens to explore the efficacy of drugs in field of pharmacology.
Dr. Geetha Ramesh, Professor and Head; Geetha_India_2k@yahoo.com
Dr. S. Ushakumary, Associate Professor; Ushakumary@yahoo.com
Dr. Sabiha Hayath Basha, Associate Professor; sabihahb@yahoo.com
Dr. O.R.Sathyamoorthy, Associate Professor
Dr. S. Venkatesan, Associate Professor; drvenkat1971@yahoo.co.in
Dr. T.A. Kannan, Associate Professor; Kanns2000@yahoo.co.uk