Veterinary Degrees Online

Aim:

Produce graduates with sound hands on knowledge for animal farming with adequate know how on animal health and value addition and to cater to the demand for specialized knowledge and skills in the livestock sector to enhance animal productivity and adding value to livestock production in commercial and cottage industry levels. Course of Study: Animal Science
Degree: BASc. (Bachelor of Animal Science)
Focus: Produce graduates with sound hands on knowledge for animal farming with adequate know how on animal health and value addition. Eg. Poultry, Piggery, Sheep, Goats, Cattle, Dairy. This course offers a combination of knowledge and skills in veterinary science and animal husbandry together with the required knowledge in agriculture.
Entry Requirement: Students from Biological Science stream
Department: Department of Animal Science

Academic ProgramYear Semester 1 Semester 2
First Year Essential Skill Development
(15 Credits)

Broad General Education
(15 Credits)
Core course units in Animal Science
(2 Credits)
Second Year

Objective is to provide a thorough background in principles of the subject areas in Animal Science.

Core Course units in Animal Science (30 credits) & Essential Skills (2 Credits)
Third Year
Relevant Studies in selected areas of Animal Science
Core course units
Animal husbandry course units
Breeding and management
Ornamental fish management
Dairy chemistry
Meat science
Egg product technology
Inland fishery
Fourth Year Advanced Studies in a chosen field
Local Needs
Global Trends
Value Addition to natural resources
Evolving marketing trends

Industrial Training (Begining of the academic year)

Research Project (Endof the academic year)

In addition to this, other courses and trainings are offered to undergraduate students (DVM), farmers and officers of the tribal (FATA) and settled areas. The department has two separate laboratories for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. These laboratories, together with a livestock complex on the campus, offer facilities (for testing feeds, animal trials; metabolic crates, rumen fistulated steers to do metabolic studies, forage land, and dairy animals) for students’ practical and research that integrate the whole range of applied training in Animal Nutrition. Recent addition of research facilities such as, Feed Technology Center, Large and Small Animal Houses under the HEC mega project further added to the capacity building of the department.

The department has several long-term research projects funded by PARC, HEC and PSF, Islamabad. These projects have not only strengthened the research capability of the department but also provided unique opportunity for participation of postgraduate students in advance research. The course work prepares students to effectively assume leadership in the livestock sector with a strong background of Animal Nutrition for serving animal husbandry needs of the farmers and industries. Students design their thesis manuscript, to conduct basic and adaptive research for improving livestock nutrition, to increase farm income in low (small-holder) and high input (commercial) systems and to develop linkages with national and international organizations in programs for sustainable development of livestock sector.

The degree programs are designed to prepare students with the following aims: 1. To effectively assume leadership in the livestock sector with a strong background of animal nutrition for serving animal husbandry needs of he farmers and industries
2. To conduct basic and adaptive resech for improving livestock nutrition and to increase farm income in low (small holders) and high input (commercial) systems
3. To develop linkages with national and international organization in education, research and development programs for sustainable development of livestock sector

Academic programs

The department is running DVM degree program jointly with other departments of the faculty. In addition, the department offers postgraduate degree program (MSc and Ph.D) specialized in Animal Nutrition. The department has two separate laboratories for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. These laboratories together with a new livestock complex on the campus, offer facilities for students’ practical and research that integrate whole range of disciplinary fields form basic to applied animal nutrition. Several short trainings, workshops and seminars are also scheduled every year.

Research Activities

The Department has two well equipped nutrition laboratories for evaluation of livestock feeds, forages and fiber analysis, in vitro fermentation and metabolic studies. Besides others equipments, there are gas chromatography, UV/visible spectrophotometer, and Kjeltec System of Teckator available for student research and practical. Personal computers are also used for data analysis and interpretation. Recent addition of research facilities such as metabolic crates and rumen fistulated steers for detailed metabolic studies and practical demonstration of students has further added to the capacity building of the Department. The department has several long-term research projects funded by PARC and PSF, Islamabad . These projects have not only strengthened the research capability of the department but also provided unique opportunity for participation of postgraduate students in advanced research. Land for forage research is also available at the new development farm of this university.

:The livestock sector contributes about 50% to the value addition in the agriculture sector, and almost 11 % to Pakistan’s GDP, which is higher than the contribution made by the crop sector. The role of livestock sector in rural economy of the country is very critical. (Economic Survey of Pakistan 2005-06)Both the governments of Punjab and Pakistan are giving high priority to the livestock sector & have put forward a policy framework to increase the animal protein sources (Milk, Meat & Eggs) manifolds to meet the increasing domestic demand and for export purposes.Keeping in view all these uprising trends, sufficient number of veterinary graduates is expected to be absorbed in public & private sectors such as the livestock/poultry farms, dairy industry, hatcheries and livestock/ poultry feed. Likewise the newly emerging meat & other livestock by-product technologies such as leather, wool and dairy industry have a big scope for absorption of veterinarians. In addition, veterinary graduates have a key role in epidemiology, health coverage, pharmaceutics, biologists, teaching & research organizations, Remounts, veterinary farms, zoos, pets & large animal practitioners.In Pakistan, there are more than 2 dozen of schools of medicine, one dozen of pharmacy and only half a dozen schools of veterinary medicine while the combined populations of all species of animals exceeds that of human population.
It is an established fact that investment in production of qualified professionals is a key towards progress & poverty alleviations. Severe deficiency of skilled manpower, particularly the deficiency of qualified veterinarians is one of the major stumbling factor in the development of livestock sector.
In Punjab, in the past & till to date, the veterinary graduates have been produced from University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore & University of Agriculture, Faislabad. It is worth mentioning here that the admission in DVM classes in these institutions has largely remained confined to the students belonging to the nearby areas of these institutes. Resultantly, talented students from far flung areas of Punjab are deprived of getting education in the area of veterinary & animal sciences. The defunct Bahawalpur division covering the districts of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar & Rahim Yar Khan has large animal population. Cholistan which is one of the richest source of animal raising, also falls under this region. This area is agriculturally vibrant and is the main source of income of small farmers from livestock raising. Establishment of College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences in Bahawalpur under the auspices of “The Islamia University of Bahawalpur” will open new era for providing opportunities of education not only for this district but also for the adjoining districts of Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan, RajanPur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Lodhran & Vehari and adjoining areas of Balochistan/Sindh provinces.
University College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences is one of the constituent colleges of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. This college was established under the kind auspices & instructions of the Chancellor /Governor Lt.Gen.Khalid Maqbool w.e.f. 08-10-2006. The college, by now, has completed its first year successfully & the students of the Ist Batch of session 2006-11 have been promoted to the 3rd Semester.This college is offering a Five Year Composite Degree of DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). It is earnestly hoped that the new entrants will be able to interact with a highly qualified and experienced faculty, staff & fellow students in a conducive environment for studying a professional degree like DVM. The college is on a continuous move to keep its curricula and syllabi updated in line with international standards and according to the schemes of studies approved by Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC).Our effort is to produce a graduate veterinarian, who could effectively work with zeal and fervor, in applied disciplines, like Animal health, Animal production, Artificial Insemination, Poultry production, Pet animals, Aviculture, Wildlife & fisheries. The quality and strength of the faculty to impart education and training in the most practical and applied way are being continuously strengthened.