College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Mhow
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1955[1] |
| Dean | Dr. B.P. Shukla |
| Location | , , 22°35′15″N 75°46′58″E / 22.5875°N 75.7828°E |
| Campus | Urban, 257 acres |
| Affiliations | Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University |
| Website | www.mppcvv.org/mhow |
The College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Mhow is a constituent college of Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur an autonomous veterinary university in India, and is a pioneer college in the field of veterinary sciences in India. It is one of the oldest veterinary colleges in Madhya Pradesh, was founded in 1955 the present building of the college was inaugurated by the first prime minister of India Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru on 12 November 1959.
Campus and student activities[edit]
The campus is situated approximately 5 Kms from Mhow cantonment and is 18 km from the Indore railway station on Mumbai Agra National highway No. 3.
It has an college building academic block, administrative block, teaching veterinary complex. It also has a dairy farm and a poultry farm. The college offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in veterinary sciences and a diploma course in animal husbandry. Prof. Dr Mk Mehta is former Dean of the college.
The college campus has accommodation facilities for its staff and students; there are 2 boys hostels namely Gandhi Hall and Tagore Hall, and a separate girls hostel. Every year in end of January the college organises an annual cultural and sports week.
Here in poultry farm famous kadaknath breed(jhabua region ) of Poultry is reared.
Departments[edit]
- Department of Veterinary Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology
- Department of Veterinary Pathology
- Department of Veterinary Public Health
- Department of Animal Nutrition
References[edit]
- ^ "ndvsu_website". ndvsu.org.