The Department of Paraclinical Studies is responsible for 3rd and 4th year pre-clinical Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine students. It offers the following undergraduate courses:
- Veterinary Pathology
- Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology
- Veterinary Parasitology
- Pathology of Infectious and Non-infectious Veterinary Diseases
Distance Courses Offered
- Diploma in Laboratory Diagnostics and Management (DLDM)
Postgraduate Courses in the Department
- Master of Science in Microbiology (by research)
- Master of Science in Parasitology (by research)
- Master of Science in Veterinary Pathology (by research)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology
- Doctor of Philosophy in Parasitology
- Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Pathology
Services offered
The department has active Microbiology, Parasitology and Pathology laboratories offering the following services to members of the general public.
- Bacteria Isolation & Identification
- Sero-typing
- Fungal Isolation & Identification
- Fungal Culture
- Bacteriological Media Preparation
- Bacteriological Culture and sensitivity
- Blood examination for parasites
- Lymph node Biopsy Examination
- Identification of external parasites
- Faecal Sample examination for worm eggs and parasites
- Faecal Culture for nematode identification
- Brain Crush Smear Examination
- Grass sample examination for infective nematode larvae
- Post-mortem examination of carcasses
- Histopathological examinations
The department is also a WHO regional reference centre for the diagnosis of Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS).
