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VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THENI

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY ANATOMY


The Department of Veterinary Anatomy was created on 21.10.2020 as a part of Veterinary College and Research Institute, Theni with the aim of offering quality education to Undergraduate Students in the Subject of Veterinary Anatomy as per Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education (MSVE, 2016) and also to provide Research and Extension services to Undergraduate Students, Field Veterinarians and Farmers. The Department is also involved in Preparation of Skeleton of various animals and birds, wet and dry specimens, microscopic slides of various organs of different species for teaching and research purpose.



Objectives

  • To offer Undergraduate courses in Veterinary Anatomy
  • To provide technical knowledge to Students, Field Veterinarians and Farmers in anatomical aspects
  • To undertake research in the field of gross anatomy, microanatomy and developmental anatomy of domestic and wild animals and birds, and anatomical techniques

Infrastructure

  • Osteology and arthrology lab
  • Dissection hall withAttached embalming room
  • Museum
  • Histology and Embryology lab

Facilities/ Equipment’s available

  • Bones and Skeletons of various domestic animals and birds
  • Histology and embryology slides
  • Steel Almirah for bones, Microscope etc.
  • Steel racks for bones
  • Show-cases (glass panelled) for museum
  • Stainless steel topped table (With drainage) for dissection
  • Steel racks for wet specimens
  • Semi-automatic microtome
  • Rotary microtome
  • Binocular microscopes
  • Compound microscopes
  • Digital analytical balance
  • Autoclave
  • Hot air oven
  • Histoembedder
  • CCTV attachment for microscope
  • Deep freezer (-20°C) Horizontal
  • Cadaver Injector
  • pH meter
  • X-ray viewer
  • Electric bone saw
  • Slide warmer
  • Refrigerator
  • Tissue floatation bath
  • Slide cabinet
  • Scalpel hone
  • Drilling machine for skeleton mounting
  • Postmortem sets
  • Rib cutter, Hand Saw, Tenaculum
  • Slide box, Ice box, staining jars, Coupling jars, Staining trays
  • Glasswares including Museum jars
  • Animal hoisting unit with hooks
  • Dissection instruments like BP blade, BP handle, Dissection and artery forceps, Scissors etc.
  • SS tank and basin equipment’s for Embalming
  • Plastic drum with cover, Plastic buckets with cover, Enamelled trays and Basins, tissue disposable buckets.

Education

Undergraduate course

As per the MSVE, 2016, the Veterinary Anatomy course is offered with 4+3 credit hours to the First Professional year B.V.Sc. & A.H. students.

Research

Gross anatomy and microscopic studies on various domestic, wild animals and birds. Preparation of teaching models by implementing various gross anatomical techniques for teaching and other extension activities.

Extension

Guest lecture and Hands on workshop to the Field Veterinarians on Applied Anatomy of the Domestic animals and birds. Engaging School and Other College Students during their exposure visit.

Faculty

Name of the Faculty Designation E-mail Mobile#
SIVAGNANAM,S PROFESSOR AND HEAD anatshiva74@gmail.com 9487867567
TAMILSELVAN,S ASSISTANT PROFESSOR tselvan64@gmail.com 9787641902
CHEMMALAR,S ASSISTANT PROFESSOR chemmalar.s@tanuvas.ac.in 9150291813

The Head of the Department,
Department of Veterinary Anatomy,
Veterinary College and Research Institute,Veerapandi, Theni – 625 534.
Phone: +91-4546-235400
E-mail: van-vcri-thn@tanuvas.org.in