U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Science University and Cattle Research Institute or U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Ansundhan Sansthan, formerly Veterinary College, Mathura is a university and the fourth oldest

veterinary school Veterinary education is the tertiary education of veterinarians. To become a veterinarian, one must first complete a veterinary degree in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM , V.M.D. , BVS, BVSc, BVMS, BVM, cand.med.vet). In the United States and ...

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. It is located in the city of

Mathura Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately north of Agra, and south-east of Delhi; about from the town of Vrindavan, and from Govardhan. ...

. The university was established as a college in 1947 by the government of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. In 2001, it was converted into a university.

Curriculum

The college offers B. V. Sc and A.H., M. V. Sc. and PhD programs in veterinary science and a B. Sc. program in

fisheries science Fisheries science is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries. It is a multidisciplinary science, which draws on the disciplines of limnology, oceanography, freshwater biology, marine biology, meteorology, conservation, ...

. The college offers other programs, such as biotechnology, microbiology, surgery, gynecology, pharmacology, physiology, biochemistry, health, clinical medicine and toxicology.

Facilities

The parasitology, pathology and osteology departments have large specimen collections. Many subspecies of salmonella such as ''S. goverdhan'', ''S. mathurae'' and ''Mycoplasma sps'' have been researched there. The clinics department offers X-ray and ultrasound facilities.

References

External links

Official website
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