Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Jabalpur

Brief History

Department has been started in the year 1995 under the Veterinary Council of India Act, 1984 to impart education to the undergraduates students of Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry. In order to generate human resource in Veterinary Public Health, the college has started post graduate study in 2012. Since inception, the department is continuously committed to educate students, field veterinarian and farmers regarding food borne and zoonotic diseases.

Objectives of the Department

  • To impart and strengthen the undergraduate and postgraduate study regarding Food Hygiene, Zoonoses andEnvironmental Hygiene.
  • To extend the technique / knowledge to field workers and farmers.

Thrust Areas of Research

  • To ensure food safety in animal origin food products.
  • Surveillance and monitoring of zoonotic diseases in and ạround Jabalpur.
  • To investigate sanitary and physico- chemical quality of water.

Education

Undergraduate


S.No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
1. VPE Unit 1: Veterinary public health and food safety 3+1
2. VPE Unit 2: Veterinary epidemiology
3. VPE Unit 3: Zoonotic diseases
4. VPE Unit 4: Environmental hygiene

Postgraduate

S.No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. Semester
1. VPE 501 Concepts in Veterinary Public Health and One Health* 2+0 I
2. VPE 502 Zoonoses - I* 2+1 I
3. VPE 503 Zoonoses - I* 2+1 II
4. VPE 504 Principles of Epidemiology* 2+1 I
5. VPE 505 Hygiene and Safety of Foods of Animal and Aquatic Origin* 2+1 II
6. VPE 506 Food-borne Infections and IntoXications 2+1 II
7. VPE 507 Food Safety Standards, and Regulations 2+1 I
8. VPE 508 Environmental Hygiene and Safety 2+1 I
9. VPE 509 Applied Epidemiology 2+1 II
10. VPE 510 Biosecurity, Bioterrorism and Disaster Management 2+0 II
11. VPE 511 Laboratory Techniques in Veterinary Public Health* 0+3 II
12. VPE 591 Master’s seminar* 0+1 I/II
13. VPE 599 Master’s research 30 I/II
*Core courses

Ph.D. 

S.No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. Semester
1. CPE-RPE 600 Research and Publication Ethics # 2+0 I
2. VPE 601 Advances in Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology* 2+1 I
3. VPE 602 Emerging, Re-emerging Zoonoses and One Health* 2+1 I
4. VPE 603 Advances in Food Safety and Quality Control of Foods of Animals / Aquatic origin* 2+1 II
5. VPE 604 Biosecurity and Occupational Health Safety 2+1 I
6. VPE 605 Recent Concepts in Epidemiology and Disease Forecasting 2+1 I
7. VPE 606 Food plant sanitation 2+1 I
8. VPE 606 Risk Analysis and Predictive Modelling 2+1 II
9. VPE 607 Advances in Environmental Hygiene 2+1 II
10. VPE 608 Herd Health Management and Disease Economics 2+1 I
11. VPE 609 Epidemiology of Trans-boundary, Non-infectious and 2+1 II
12. VPE 610 Ecology and Animal/ Human Health 2+0 I
13. VPE 611 Diagnostic Approaches in Epidemiology 2+1 I
14. VPE 612 Surveys, Surveillance and Data Management 2+1 II
15. VPE 613 Research Methodology and Publication Ethics in VPE* 2+0 II
16. VPE 690 Special Problem 0+1 II
17. VPE 691 Doctoral Seminar-I* 0+1 I/II
18. VPE 692 Doctoral Seminar-II* 0+1 I/II
19. VPE 699 Doctoral Research 75 I/II
*Core Courses, #Compulsory course

Research

  • 15M.V.Sc thesis and 01 Ph.D. thesis has been completed till date.
  • Research work is going on food borne and zoonotic pathogens.
  • Research work is carried on antimicrobial resistance.

Salient Achievements
Completed Research Projects : -

S.No. Project Title PI/Co-PI Funding agency/ Budget
1. Bacteriological Examination of Animal origin food products to Ascertain food safety Dr. Ranvijay Singh MP Council for Science and Technology ,Bhopal /Rs. 6.88 Lac
2. Star College Scheme Dr. Ranvijay Singh Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi /Rs. 7.00 Lac
Ongoing Research Projects:
S.No. Project Title PI/Co-PI Funding agency/ Budget
1. Milk & Milk Products quality testing Laboratory to ensure safety of public health Dr. Ranvijay Singh Mandi Board /Rs. 215.00 Lac

Conferences/ webinar/training

  • Online Mode - 21 days training on “Application of Novel Methods in Prevention and Control of Zoonoses and Ensuring food safety” dated on 18.02.2021 to 10.02.2021.
  • Offline Mode- Organized two Five days ASCAD training entitled as “Application of One Health on Prevention, Control & Diagnosis of Zoonotic Diseases”on05.02.2024 to 09.02.2024 and 19.02.2024 to 23.02.2024.

Extension Education

  • Time to time relevant extension and popular articles are published for awareness of field /pet/animal owners.
  • Public awareness programme conducted for zoonoses and important diseases like Rabies, Brucellosis, Milk and Meat borne diseases.

Publications

  • About100 research articles published from the department in different national and international journals.

Facilities Available

Laboratory

  • Food (milk & Meat) Hygiene cum Undergraduate laboratory.
  • Environmental cum Postgraduate laboratory.
  • Zoonoses laboratory.

Instruments


Laminar Flow

Biosafety cabinet class 2 A2 / Biosafety cabinet class 3

Fluorescent Microscope/Trinocular Microscope, Binocular Microscope

Thermal Cycler / PCR Machine, ELISA Reader

Gel Documentation & Ultra water Purification system

Shaker Incubator & BOD Incubator

Services Offered

  • Diagnostic facilities for isolation & identification of food borne pathogens and Zoonotic diseases viz. E.Coli. Salmonella, Clostridium , Vibrio, S.aureus, Brucella etc.
  • Antimicrobial / Antibiogram assay
  • Detection of adulteration in milk and milk product samples.
  • Testing facility for hygienic quality of water samples.
  • Testing facility for Mastitic milk Samples.

Faculty:


S.N. Name Designation Qualification
1. Dr. Ranvijay Singh Professor & Head Ph.D.
2. Dr. Bhavana Gupta Assistant Professor Ph.D.
3. Dr. Rashmi Kulesh Assistant Professor M.V.Sc
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