Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Mhow

Brief History

The Department was created by the Animal husbandry Department, Government of M.P., Mantralaya, Ballabh Bhavan, Bhopal vide order No. 2-17/2005/35 dated 24-9-2005, endorsed by the Registrar, J.N. Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (Endt. No. Acad/II/A/13/2177 dated 10-11-2005). The name of the Department was given as Department of Veterinary Public Health. The Department was established vide Dean’s order No. 352/PS-I/05, dated 18/01/2006 at College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Mhow (M.P.).

Objectives of the Department

  • To establish infrastructure of the department with fully equipped Milk Hygiene Lab, Meat Hygiene Lab, Environmental Hygiene Lab, Zoonosis lab and Epidemiology Lab.
  • To impart teaching, research and extension services related with veterinary public health.

Thrust Areas of Research

  • Food safety, Zoonoses and Epidemiology

Education

Undergraduate


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

Salient Achievements
Completed Research Projects : NIL

Ongoing Research Projects: NIL

Extension Education

  • Celebration of World Rabies Day, 2018 - Awareness camp for school childrens - 28th September, 2018/li>
  • Celebration of World Animal Welfare Day 2019 – Awareness camp and rally for school childrens and general public - 4th October, 2019
  • Participation in the activities of World Veterinary Day
  • Five ASCAD training in year 2015-16 – Advances in Prevention and Control of Commonly Occurring Communicable Diseases in Livestock for Field Veterinarians.
  • Online National seminar on “Public Health Interventions In India Slowed The Spread of COVID-19 Epidemic Dynamics” – organized on the occasion of World Zoonoses Day, 6th July, 2020
  • Online National level quiz to raise awareness of the risk of zoonotic diseases among students, veterinarians, general people and all respondents through online mode – organized on the occasion of World Zoonoses Day, 6th July, 2020
  • Online Work-shop on topic “An Insight to Research Proposal, Statistical Techniques and Intellectual Property Rights” in participations, with other faculties of College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Mhow (M.P.) - 26, 27, 28th June, 2020
  • 21 days online training on topic “Application of Novel Methods in Prevention and Control of Zoonoses and Ensuring Food Safety” – in participations, with other veterinary public health faculties of different campii of NDVSU, Jabalpur (M.P.) – 18 th February, 2021 to 10th March, 2021.
  • Lectures in farmer’s training: Imparts knowledge of clean and hygienic milk production, communicable diseases to the farmers, as and when required.
  • Participation in the preparation of the leaflet, folder etc. intended for awareness of the public and farmers.

Publications

  • Kumar, V., Aulakh, R.S., Gill, J.P.S., Gupta D. K. and N. Kashyap (2020). Evaluation of quality of milk sold in different parts of Punjab (India) using somatic cell and bacterial counts. Veterinary Practitioner, Vol. 21 (1): 27-30.
  • Gupta V. K., Aulakh R.S. and Tomar S.S. (2019). Novel method for the determination of preservative (formaldehyde) in bovine milk based on smart phone based colorimetric technology, The Indian Journal of Veterinary Science and Biotechnology, Vol. 15(2): 30-33.
  • Gupta V. K., Aulakh R.S., Tomar S.S. and Gupta P. (2019). Assessing Milk Safety Related Practices: Opinions, Attitude and Awareness Level Among Dairy Farmers in Malwa Region of Madhya Pradesh (India), Journal of Veterinary & Marine Sciences, Vol. 2(1): 30-37.
  • Kumar Vipin, Aulakh R.S., Gill J.P.S. and Bedi J.S. (2019). Analyzing efficacy of milk adulteration testing kits and conventional biochemical methods prevailing in India. Accepted for publication in Veterinary Practitioner Vol.19 (2): 256-259.
  • Gupta V. K., Bansal D. and Gupta P. (2019). Zoonotic Transmission of Canine Scabies: A Case Report, Journal of Veterinary & Marine Sciences, Vol. 1(1):3-6.
  • Kumar Vipin, Aulakh R.S., Gill J.P.S., Bedi J.S. and Kashyap N. (2018). Risk based analysis of microbial safety of milk from traditional dairy markets in Punjab (India), Veterinary Practitioner, Vol. 19(1): 115-116
  • Gupta V.K., Aulakh R.S., Singh C. and Gill J.P.S. (2018). Qualitative and quantitative determination of sugar and starch adulterants in market milk of Punjab (India). Journal of Veterinary Public Health, Vol. 16 (2):107-110

Facilities Available

The department has two laboratories with all the essential equipment and instruments. The facility is available for water testing, milk adulteration testing, brucellosis testing, TVC, SPC MPN and other work. The central instrumentation facility of college is also available for conducting various researches.

Services Offered

  • Extension services to visiting and nearby farmers, students and general public about veterinary public health
  • Milk adulteration testing Services
  • Water testing services

Faculty:


S.N. Name Designation Qualification
1. Dr Vipin Kumar Gupta Assistant Professor & Office In-charge Ph.D.
2. Dr. Ravindra Shivaji Tayde Assistant Professor Ph.D.
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