The department was started on 10-01-2001. It is well equipped with various equipment required for undergraduate and postgraduate practical classes. Various teaching aids like CDs, laminated photos and charts are being used in teaching UG and PG courses.
The department collects user charges for the ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection and carcass judgement of food animals slaughtered at the department of Livestock Products Technology and an amount of Rs.1,48,000/- was earned as on 31.03.2014 utilizing the existing infrastructure and expertise without any financial commitment from the university. The department is well equipped with the facilities to carry out water analysis and for screening of brucellosis, a zoonotic disease, in humans and animals. The department has also established facility for antimicrobial residue detection.
One DST research project entitled “Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) as zoonotic pathogen: Epidemiological survey and molecular characterization” funded by the Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, with a budget outlay of Rs. 35.47 lakhs was operated during 2012-15.