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Zoology came into being after the bifurcation of the Department of Zoology and Entomology in 1972. The Fisheries section of the Department was separated as an independent Department of Fisheries in 1994, which was merged again in 2002 and the Department was renamed as the Department of Zoology and Fisheries. The Department then existed at three centres – in the ground floor of the Biological wing. Small Animal Colony, and Fisheries Research Complex with modern facilities to work in the areas of Fisheries, vertebrate Pest Management, Reproductive Biology, Parasitology and Immunodiagnostics. With the creation of the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in 2006, the Fisheries section and Small Animal Colony have been shifted to that University and the Department has been renamed as the Department of Zoology. At present, the Department exists at the ground floor of the Biological Wing and the second floor of the main building of theCollege of Basic Sciences & Humanities. The Resident Instruction Programme in Zoology comprises undergraduate instruction for the students of College of Agriculture and College of Home Science and post-graduation instruction leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Zoology.

The postgraduate students are trained in Agricultural Ornithology, Rodent Control, Fisheries, Functional Faunal Biodiversity, Reproductive Biology, Parasitology and Immunodiagnostics. At present, the emphasis is on development, commercialization and transfer of technologies for (i) effective, efficient and eco-friendly methods of vertebrate and (non-arthropod) invertebrate pest management, (ii) functional (nutritional , pharmaceutical, and bioindicative) aspects of faunal biodiversity in inland aquatic ecosystems, (iii) Fisheries (iv) Vermicomposting, (v) Reproductive Biology (fertility regulation and use of biomarkers), and (vi) Immunodiagnostics.

The faculty of the Department is actively involved in running several research projects sponsored by different funding agencies like ICAR, UGC, SRTT and Punjab State Govt. besides extending transfer of technology services. The Department is also running Zoological Society, which is a corporate member of the International Society of Zoological Sciences, China.

Faculty and students in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife acquire, integrate, and disseminate knowledge about fish and wildlife at all levels of biological organization. We focus on resource systems influenced by human activities. Our goal is to provide people with the knowledge needed to make wise decisions on issues of conservation, sustainable use, and ecosystem restoration.
We offer the minor in La Grande, which consists of on campus and online course work from OSU ECampus.
Curriculum: A sequence in general zoology or general biology is a prerequisite to the Fisheries and Wildlife minor. You can obtain specific information regarding curriculum requirements and transfer of credit from an academic advisor in the Agriculture Program at EOU

The Preveterinary program at the University of Rhode Island is a Bachelor of Science program in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences in the College of the Environment and Life Science designed to prepare students for admission to schools of veterinary medicine. Animal health is an integral part of of animal science and the veterinarian is the key professional in the field. Admission to a DVM program requires superior academic achievement, completion of challenging undergraduate coursework, and knowledge and experience in the field of veterinary medicine. Extracurricular activities and personal qualities are also taken into consideration. Admission to veterinary school is highly competitive and students are encouraged to explore secondary career objectives.

Courses in our preveterinary program are designed to meet the requirements of virtually all the schools of veterinary medicine in the United States. Since veterinary school admission requirements are subject to change and are not uniform it is essential that students recognize their responsibility to keep abreast of requirements for specific institutions they wish to apply to. Strong faculty advising, the URI Health Professions Advisory Commitee and the Animal and Veterinary Science Club all work together to help he student. The courses that are part of the basic science requirements include: General Zoology, General Botany, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, General Physics, Calculus, Statistics and Microbiology. Some examples of concentration and supporting courses are Introductory Animal Science, Animal Nutrition, Physiology of Reproduction, Genetics, Companion Animal Management, Anatomy and Physiology, Endocrinology, Pathology, Animal Behavior and Animal Diseases. The remainder of the program is made up of the University general education requirement and free electives. A total of 130 credits are required for graduation.

Careers in veterinary medicine are numerous. Private practice, either in small or large animal medicine, federal, state and local assignments dealing with disease control and public health, teaching and research; food and drug companies hire veterinarians for product development and testing. Other opportunities include zoos, wildlife preserves, aquariums, racetracks, laboratory animal facilities etc. There are also specializations in non-practice areas such as pathology, medical computing science and scientific administration.

Special opportunities and facilities include the Peckham Animal Center, internships and special projects. At the Peckham Animal Center students have the opportunity to work with sheep, dairy goats, poultry, horses and on a limited basis dairy cattle. Most of these opportunities are done in conjunction with course work; our goal is to provide students with hands on work early in their program with students then expanding on this experience through a variety of internships. Recent internships completed by students include the Farm and Equine Internship at the Willam H. Miner Institute , the Mystic Marinelife Aquarium and the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI. Recent special projects have included research in control of reproduction in sheep, animal well-being, and Lyme disease.

The masters program in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science requires the GRE and an undergraduate major in the biological sciences with a concentration in animal science, fisheries science, marine biology, microbiology, preveterinary medicine, or zoology, or a postgraduate professional degree (M.D., D.V.M., V.M.D.); one year of organic chemistry and physics. Courses in statistics, histology, and physiology are strongly recommended. The TOEFL is required of students from countries where English is not the predominantly spoken and written language. Admission requirements for the Ph.D. degree program are the same as those for the masters degree except for an additional Ph.D. qualifying examination normally administered one year after matriculation into the program.

The Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science offers a Master of Science (M.S.) degree program with specializations in Animal Science; Animal Health and Disease; Aquaculture; Fisheries; and Aquatic Pathology. Additionally, the department offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in Environmental Sciences with specializations in Animal Science, Fisheries Science, Aquacultural Science and Aquatic Pathology. There are 10 graduate faculty and 15 adjunct or emeritus graduate faculty in the department with interests which include aquaculture of finfish and shellfish, endocrinology of stress in farm animals, diseases of fish and shellfish, fish population dynamics, fishery management, and fishing gear efficiency.