MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
The Department of Preventive Medicine, the first of its kind in a veterinary college was established in 1936. The postgraduate course in the subject was started in 1962. Till date 65 candidates acquired Masters degree in Preventive Medicine, in Veterinary Public Health and 30 doctorate degrees in Preventive Medicine.
- Experimental and epidemiological studies on Rabies in bandicoots
- Accredited and certified herd scheme
- FAT in the diagnosis of Rabies from corneal impression smears
- Detection of Canine Parvo virus infection
- Isolation of Brucella canis in dogs
- Cryo preservation of Trypanasoma evansi
- Murine reservoir problem in animal leptospirosis
- Trivalent Leptospiral vaccine for use in animals
- Epidemiology of blue tongue vector
- Seroprevalance of Lyme disease in dogs
- Creation of website www.animaldiseaseinfo.tn.nic.in
The department is currently engaged in evolving weather based animal disease forecast, epidemiological studies on emerging diseases and studies on zoonotic diseases.
Dr. L.Gunaseelan, Professor and Head
Dr. K.S.Venkataraman, Professor
Dr.M.Sekar, Professor
Dr.K.Sathiabama, Assistant Professor
Dr.R.Rishikesavan, Assistant Professor