Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Jabalpur

Brief History :

The department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur was established in 1948. Late Rao Saheb Dr. H.N.C. Chelva Iyengar G.M.V.C. PG (Edinburg) was appointed as professor on post superannuation assignment by special approval of Vidhan Shabha, M.P. He adorned the chair as head and teacher par excellence. He initiated the foundation of Anatomy block and departmental activities in Anatomy, Histology and Embryology till 1954.

Objectives of the Department :

To impart knowledge of anatomy to the under graduate students.
To Undertake field oriented basic and applied research by adopting up to date and advanced techniques.
To give the exposure of anatomy to different field persons.

Facilities Available :

Laboratories

Osteology laboratory.
Dissection hall.
Histology and Histochemistry laboratory.
Museum.

Instruments

Microtome.
Image Analysis system.
Binocular microscope.

Education :

Undergraduate :-

S.NO.	Code of Course	Name of Course	Credit Hrs.
1.	VAN	Veterinary Anatomy	4+3

Postgraduate :-

S.NO.	Code of Course	Name of Course	Credit Hrs.	Semester
1.	VAN 601	Comparative Osteology and Arthrology	1+2	I
2.	VAN 602	Comparative Splanchnology	2+2	II
3.	VAN 603	Myology, Angiology, Neurology and Aesthesiology of Ox	2+2	I
4.	VAN 604	Gross, Histological and Histochemical Techniques	1+3	I
5.	VAN 605	Clinical Anatomy	0+1	I
6.	VAN 606	General Histology and Ultrastructure	1+1	I
7.	VAN 607	Systemic Histology and Ultrastructure	3+1	II
8.	VAN 608	Developmental Anatomy	2+1	II
9.	VAN 609	Wild life and Forensic Anatomy	1+0	II
10.	VAN 610	Master’s Seminar	1+0	I/II
11.	VAN 611	Master’s Research	0+30	I/II

Ph.D :-

S.NO.	Code of Course	Name of Course	Credit Hrs.	Semester
1.	RPE - 700	Research and Publication Ethics*	1+1	I
2.	VAN 701	Myology, Angiology, Neurology and Aesthesiology of Equine, Canine and Porcine	2+1	I
3.	VAN 702	Principles and Applications of Biomechanics	1+0	I
4.	VAN 703	Avian Anatomy	1+1	I
5.	VAN 704	Neuroanatomy	2+1	I
6.	VAN 705	Comparative Endocrine Anatomy	1+1	I
7.	VAN 706	Theory and Application of Electron Microscope	1+1	II
8.	VAN 707	Histoenzymology and Immunocytochemistry	2+1	II
9.	VAN 708	Applied Embryology and Teratology	1+1	II
10.	VAN 709	Functional Veterinary Anatomy	1+0	II
11.	VAN 710	Gross Anatomy of Laboratory Animals	1+1	I
12.	VAN 711	Cross Sectional Anatomy of Ox	0+1	II
13.	VAN 712	Animal Alternatives in Veterinary Anatomy	1+1	II
14.	VAN 713	Special problem	0+2	II
15.	VAN 714	Doctoral Seminar I	1+0	I
16.	VAN 714	Doctoral Seminar II	1+0	II
17.	VAN 714	Doctoral Research	0+75	I & II

*Core Course

Research :

23 MVSc theses and 01 Ph.D theses had been submitted from to date. Research on histogenesis, histochemistry and electron microscopy of various organs of domestic animals and birds were carried out.
Studies on the histology and histochemistry of various organs in Kadaknath, have been undertaken in postgraduate research programme.

Salient Achievements:

Completed Research Projects :-

An I.C.A.R. scheme entitled “Gross Anatomical, Histochemical, Biochemical and Exfoliative Cytological studies on placental attachments in Ruminant in normal pregnancy and in certain disease leading to abortion “(18.3.68 to 17.3.72) was completed and report accepted.

Ongoing Research Projects :

One ongoing research project entitled as “Establishment of Laboratory for embalming of ethically sourced animals and museum up gradation” Mandi Board, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Conferences/ webinar :

National Conference of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists (IAVA) organized from 27th to 29th Jan, 2006.
Conduct a two days webinar entitled as “Taxidermy an Art vise- a- vise Science” on 10th and 11th June 2020.

Publications :

325 research articles published from the department in different Indian and international journals.

Thrust Areas of Research :

Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies on distribution of receptors in female genital system of kadaknath fowl.
Differentiation of bones of domestic and wild ruminants.

Services Offered :

Skeleton and wet specimens of different domestic animal species are available for sale.

Faculty :

S.NO.	Name	Designation	Qualification
1.	Dr. Rakhi Vaish	Professor & Head	Ph.D.
2.	Dr. Shyamsagar Karmore	Professor	Ph.D.
3.	Dr. Nidhi Gupta	Assistant Professor	Ph.D.
4.	Dr. R. K. Barhaiya	Assistant Professor	Ph.D.
5.	Dr. Shashi Tekam	Assistant Professor	M.V.Sc.