Veterinary Medicine
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE IN BRIEF
The Department of Veterinary Medicine offers teaching and training to undergraduate clinical and pre-clinical students on diseases in its various classification and presentations. Highly robust Postgraduate programs in several specialties are also undertaken with experience of over a decade and dozens of students graduated.
Our Mission
To deepen specialization and research into different aspects of medicine in order to provide sterling contribution in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases.
Our Vision
To provide internationally competitive and nationally accredited training to undergraduate and postgraduate students of veterinary and biomedical sciences, with enriching instructions and laboratory experience to equip them in practice and research post-graduation.
Research Focus of the Department
The Department is focused on Research of selected Tropical Infectious Diseases of Veterinary importance and Development of Innovative Platforms for Early Disease Prevention, Detection and Control
Ongoing Research(es) in the Department
- Effects of Sweitenia Macrophylla Bark Ethyl Acetate extract in the Management of Newcastle Disease in Pullets.
- Evaluation of Seasonal Variations and Exercise on Physical, Hemato-biochemical and some Serum Biomarkers in Race Horses in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
- Determination of Disease Development and Efficacy of Florfenicol and Enrofloxacin in the treatment of Clarias gariepinus Challenged with Staphylococcus aureus.
Conferences/Seminars/Symposiums/Workshops Hosted
- Impact of Piscine Trypanosomosis on Nigerian economy; Challenges of modern Veterinarian. Delivered Dr. S.M. Rabah at an organized seminar in conjunction with Faculty of Veterinary Medicine UDUS.
- Culture Independent Diagnostics: Problems and Prospects for disease Management. Delivered Dr. N,N, Pilau at an organized seminar in conjunction with Faculty of Veterinary Medicine UDUS.
- Detrimental Effects of Salmonellosis in Poultry Production and Clinicians’ View Of Control Strategies. Delivered by Dr. H.U. Mungadi at Farmers Connect Symposium in conjunction with Grand Cereals Nig. Limited.
- Comprehensive approach to managing heat stress in poultry under the Sahelian climate Delivered by Dr. H.U. Mungadi
at a Workshop on Poultry Health and Production in Sokoto organized by - Association of Sokoto State Veterinary Doctors in collaboration with Turner wright Limited.
Physical infrastructure and resources
Administrative/Executive office, Staff offices, Side laboratory, Animals pens
Collaborations/Linkages/Partnerships
- Collaboration with Ahmadu Bello University Zaria for Sabbatical.
- Collaboration with University of Maiduguri for visiting
List of Academic Programs
Head of Department
(Veterinary Medicine)
Departments
- Theriogenology and Animal Production
- Veterinary Anatomy
- Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Microbiology
- Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology
- Veterinary Pathology
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry
- Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine
- Veterinary Surgery and Radiology