VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TIRUNELVELI

Veterinary Clinical Complex (VCC)

The Veterinary Clinical Complex, Tirunelveli was established on 22/06/2012, committed to excellence in diagnosis, treatment and management of clinical problems. Apart from providing facilities for clinical training to the undergraduate and internship students, it also provides research facilities to the staff and students. The faculty conducts research to enhance current knowledge regarding etiology, diagnosis, treatment of diseases and organizes overseas and national training programme for the benefit of the veterinary students and veterinary practitioners.

Objectives

To provide Veterinary Clinical service to the farmers and pet parents
To provide teaching and clinical training of undergraduate, postgraduate and internship students of TANUVAS and other veterinary universities
To offer expert opinion and treatment of referred cases
To provide advanced diagnostic facilities for livestock and pet animals
To provide ambulatory clinical service to the public
To offer Continuing Veterinary Education Programme to the practicing veterinarians
To provide Externship Clinical Training programme for International students
To provide expert opinion on the health care of wild and zoo animals
To provide clinical facility for the research on veterinary and animal sciences

WORKING HOURS

Working Days (Monday to Friday)	08.00 AM - 04.00 PM
Saturday, Sunday and All Government Holidays	08.00 AM - 11.30 AM

Units of Veterinary Clinical Complex

Registration Unit

Outpatient Units

Large Animal Medicine Unit
Large Animal Surgery Unit
Large Animal Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit
Small Animal Medicine Unit
Small Animal Surgery Unit
Small Animal Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit
Immunization Unit
Small Animal Dermatology Unit

Inpatient Units

Large Animal Inpatient Unit
Small Animal Inpatient Unit

Ambulatory Unit

Referral Units

Radiography Unit
Physiotherapy Unit
Ultrasound Imaging Unit
Endoscopy Unit
Small Animal Intensive Care Unit

Small Animal Operation Theatre

Centralized Clinical Laboratory

Pharmacy

Veterinary Medical Record Section

HOSPITAL CHARGES

Activities	Charges (Rs.)
Registration fee for small animals	50
Registration fee for large, small ruminants and equine	20
Registration for exotic and pet birds	50
Emergency charge per visit for all species	50
Artificial insemination for cattle and Buffalo	15
Diagnosis Charges for small animals
CBC	50
Biochemistry	50
Cytology	50
ABST	50
Urinalysis	50
Hormone Analysis	300
ECG	50
Ultrasound	150
Echocardiography	150
X ray (Plain) per exposure	150
X ray (contrast) per exposure	300
Vaginal exfoliative cytology	100
Minor surgery	300
Animal Birth Control Surgery- Male	500
Animal Birth Control Surgery- Female	750
Major surgeries- Soft Tissue	750
Major surgeries- Orthopedic	1000
Nail clippings for dogs	20
Diagnosis Charges for Large animals
X ray (Plain) per exposure	150
X ray (contrast) per exposure	200
Hoof trimming for sheep and goat	20
Minor Surgeries	100
Major Surgery- Small Ruminants	200
Major Surgery- Large Ruminants and horses	300
Admission fee for Inpatient ward (for large animals)	Advance deposit- Rs 500 Rs. 100 per day

Infrastructure

Doppler Ultrasonography
Doppler Echocardiography
Electrocardiogram
Pulse oximeter
Digital BP Apparatus
Vital Sign Monitor
Shadow less Lamp
Woods lamp
Infusion Pump
Otoscope
Tonopen
Pan optic ophthalmoscope
Laryngoscope
Rumen fluid extraction pump
Urine analyser

Haemo analyser
Autoanlyser
Blood gas analyser
Hormone analyser
Fork Lift
Video Endoscope
Small animal anaesthetic machine with vaporizers
Neonatal incubator
Short wave diathermy
Therapeutic ultrasound
Laser therapy
Infra red lamp
Teaching microscope with image capture
X-ray Machine with CR imaging facilities

Education

Under-Graduate

III Year - Veterinary Clinical Practice-I (0+1)
IV Year - Veterinary Clinical Practice-II (0+6)
Clinical Case presentation for the final year B.V.Sc & AH degree students are being conducted regularly

Post-Graduate

Postgraduate students of Veterinary Medicine are trained in various clinical areas.

Internship Clinical Training

B.V.Sc & AH degree students of Madras Veterinary College, Chennai and Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal and Orathanadu are deputed to this institute regularly for the Internship programme
B.V.Sc & AH degree students of neighbouring states are deputed to this institute regularly for the Internship programme

Extension and Training

Clinical Investigations, Mass Contact Programmes, Veterinary Health Camps, Infertility Treatment Programmes, Pet Animal Vaccination & Health Camps and Awareness Programmes are regularly conducted by VCC, VCRI, Tirunelveli.
Continuing veterinary education programmes on various areas of small and large animals are conducted to the practicing veterinarians.

Research

Post graduate research programme involving clinical cases are being conducted in the respective units.
Standardization of cost-effective surgical protocols for reconstructive and transplant surgeries in small animals.
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of abdominal diseases in ruminants and equine.
Molecular epidemiological study on viral diseases of small ruminants.
Study on canine vector borne diseases in Southern Region of Tamil Nadu
Ultrasound aided follicular dynamics assessment to improvise bovine fertility rate.
Comparative study on exfoliative cell morphometry of canine estrus cycle and its clinical significance

Project: On-Going

S. No.	Name of the Project	Name of the PI	Budget (Rs.)
1.	Revolving fund scheme on pet animal vaccination	Project Coordinator: Professor and Head	-

Faculty

Name of the Faculty	Designation	E-mail	Mobile#
SHIJU SIMON,M	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND HEAD	drshijusimon@rediffmail.com	9841871524
ARESHKUMAR,M	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SOKKALINGAM,R	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
BALAMURUGAN,B	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
GANESAN,A	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	ganvet43@gmail.com	9944313420

Head of the Department,
Veterinary Clinical Complex,
Veterinary College and Research Institute,
Tirunelveli - 627358.
Phone No: +91-462-2336342
Email : tvccvcritni@tanuvas.org.in