VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY

About the Department

The Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology has been established to impart training to veterinary undergraduate students in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology as per VCI norms. It provides knowledge to B.V.Sc. & A.H. students in General and Systemic Pharmacology, Neuropharmacology, Chemotherapy, and Toxicology. The Department is fully equipped and competent to provide practical knowledge to students of B.V.Sc. & A.H. in terms of pharmacological and toxicological aspects.

 

Facilities Available

The Department is having a well-equipped (i) Experimental Pharmacology Laboratory and (ii) Pharmacology & Toxicology Laboratory. Laboratories are having all essential glassware and pieces of equipment required for teaching and research purposes viz. Tissue bath, Kymograph, Binocular microscope, Spectrophotometer, Electronic stimulator, Centrifuge, Water bath, Digital pH meter, Observation cages for rats and mice, etc.

 

Courses Offered

Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology Credit Hours: 4+1 = 5

Theory Practical Unit -1 General Pharmacology Unit -1 General Pharmacology Unit - 2 Drugs acting on Autonomous Nervous System Unit - 2 ANS Pharmacology Unit - 3 Drugs acting on Central Nervous System Unit - 3 CNS Pharmacology Unit - 4 Drugs acting on different body system Unit - 4 Veterinary Chemotherapy Unit - 5 Veterinary Chemotherapy Unit - 5 Veterinary Toxicology Unit - 6 Veterinary Toxicology  

 

Laboratory Staff

• Jugraj Singh (Laboratory Attendant)

 

Extra-curricular activities

• Member, Medical Advisory Committee
• Member, Institutional Ethics Committee for Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA)

 

Publications

• Undergraduate Laboratory Manuals