Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVM is a professional degree. Veterinarian is competent enough to practice (diagnose, treatment and management) in the field involving large and small animals as self-employment or in the Government sectors. He is also trained and skilled to manage poultry and dairy farms and enhance productivity. During training, a student is exposed to clinics in Medicine, Surgery, and Animal Reproduction. Successful graduates can get employment in Livestock & Dairy Development Department in the public sector in all the provinces of Pakistan. In this, they can go to the Veterinary Hospitals, Disease diagnosis labs, Breed Improvement, Livestock Farms, Extension Services, and Research. Some join as academia and some decide to go abroad.
Numerous graduates from Various Medical Universities are now practicing vets in North America and other developed countries. Medical Universities of veterinary graduates also serve as commissioned officers in Pakistan Army (RV&FC) and Rangers. The emerging dairy and poultry sector which has multinational and national companies in the country is looking forward to exciting packages to hire vet graduates for their agric-livestock services, farms, processing plants. In short, this is a unique professional field in which a graduate can choose any or all domestic animals to become a specialist and build an exciting carrier.
Historically, this degree was started in 1882 in this institution which was first named as Veterinary School in Asia and then by the end of nineteen century raised to the status of Punjab Veterinary College. The name of this program was B.V.Sc B.Sc (A.H.). In 1942 College was affiliated with the Punjab University and then the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in 1971 with the name of College of Veterinary Sciences, Lahore. The nomenclature of the degree has been changed/ upgraded from time to time. In 2002, the College was upgraded to the status of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
Five years DVM degree program was prepared and approved by the Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council under the directive of the National Parliament and was gazette notified by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock on November 19, 2001, the aim of this composite degree was to meet the needs and demands of private and public sectors, livestock farmers, stakeholders and the employment providers to the professional veterinary graduates of this country.
Latest Admissions in Colleges For DVM ::
Syllabus and Course Subject of DVM ::
SEMESTER ONE
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
ANAT-02101 |
Veterinary Anatomy – I |
3 (1-2) |
2 |
ANAT-02102 |
General Veterinary Histology |
2 (1-1) |
3 |
PHYS-02103 |
Veterinary Physiology-I |
3(2-1) |
4 |
BIOC-02104 |
Biochemistry |
4(3-1) |
5 |
LPRO-02105 |
Fundamentals of Livestock Production |
2(1-1) |
6 |
ENGL-02106 |
English- I (Functional English) |
2 (2-0) |
|
|
TOTAL |
16(10-6) |
SEMESTER TWO
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
ANAT-02201 |
Veterinary Anatomy-II |
3(1-2) |
2 |
ANAT-02202 |
Systemic Veterinary Histology and Embryology |
3(2-1) |
3 |
PPRO-02203 |
Introduction to Poultry Production |
1(1-0) |
4 |
PHYS-02204 |
Veterinary Physiology-II |
4(3-1) |
5 |
MICR-02205 |
General Veterinary Microbiology |
3(2-1) |
6 |
LPRO- 02206 |
Animal Welfare and Ethics |
2(2-0) |
7 |
SOSC-02207 |
English-II (Communication Skills) |
2(2-0) |
8 |
SOSC-02208 |
Islamic Studies/Ethics |
1(1-0) |
|
|
TOTAL |
19(14-5) 29 |
SEMESTER THREE
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
PHRM-02301 |
General and Systemic Pharmacology |
4(3-1) |
2 |
PATH-02302 |
General Veterinary Pathology |
3(2-1) |
3 |
PARA-02303 |
General Veterinary Parasitology and Protozoology |
3(2–1) |
4 |
SOSC-02304 |
Anthropology |
1 (1-0) |
5 |
MICR-02305 |
Veterinary Immunology |
2(1-1) |
6 |
MICR-02306 |
Molecular Biology |
2(1-1) |
7 |
STCS-02307 |
Bio-statistics |
3(2-1) |
8 |
CEDU-02308 |
Livestock Extension Education |
2 (2-0) |
|
|
TOTAL |
20(14-6) 32 |
SEMESTER FOUR
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
PHRM-02401 |
Veterinary Chemotherapy and Toxicology |
4(3-1) |
2 |
PATH-02402 |
Systemic Veterinary Pathology |
3(2-1) |
3 |
PARA-02403 |
Veterinary Helminthology |
4(3–1) |
4 |
MICR-02404 |
Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology |
3(2-1) |
5 |
STCS-02405 |
Mathematics |
2(2-0) |
6 |
LEBM-02406 |
Livestock Economics And Business Management |
2(2-0) |
7 |
EPPH-02407 |
Zoonoses and Food Safety |
3(2-1) |
8 |
APTC/MT-02408 |
Introduction to Meat Processing Technologies |
1(0-1) |
|
|
TOTAL |
22(16-6) 34 |
SEMESTER FIVE
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
THER-02501 |
Veterinary Reproductive Physiology |
3 (2-1) |
2 |
CLMS-02502 |
General and Systemic Veterinary Medicine |
3(2-1) |
3 |
CLMS-02503 |
Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care |
1(0-1) |
4 |
PATH-02504 |
Veterinary Clinical Pathology |
1(0-1) |
5 |
PARA-02505 |
Veterinary Entomology and Acarology |
3(2–1) |
6 |
MICR-02506 |
Veterinary Virology |
3(2-1) |
7 |
EPPH-02507 |
Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health |
3(2-1) |
8 |
SOSC-02508 |
Pakistan Studies |
1(1-0) |
|
|
TOTAL |
18(11-7) 32 |
SEMESTER SIX
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
CLMS-02601 |
Medicine Clinic-I |
1(0-1) |
2 |
CLMS-02602 |
Surgery Clinic – I |
1(0-1) |
3 |
THER-02603 |
Theriogenology Clinic – I |
1 (0-1) |
4 |
PATH-02604 |
Poultry Pathology |
3(2-1) |
5 |
THER-02605 |
Obstetrics and Genital Diseases |
3 (2-1) |
6 |
CLMS-02606 |
Veterinary Preventive Medicine-I |
3(3-0) |
7 |
WECO-02607 |
Lab and Zoo Animal Management |
1 (0-1) |
8 |
CLMS-02608 |
Small Animal Surgery |
4(3-1) |
9 |
CLMS-02609 |
Diagnostic Imaging |
2(1-1) |
|
|
TOTAL |
19(11-8) 35 |
SEMESTER SEVEN
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
THER-02701 |
Reproductive Biotechnology |
2 (2-0) |
2 |
THER-02702 |
Theriogenology Clinic – II |
1 (0-1) |
3 |
CLMS-02703 |
Surgery Clinic – II |
1(0-1) |
4 |
CLMS-02704 |
Medicine Clinic-II |
1(0-1) |
5 |
CLMS-02705 |
Veterinary Preventive Medicine-II |
3(3-0) |
6 |
PPRO-02706 |
Commercial Poultry Production |
2(1-1) |
7 |
CLMS-02707 |
Large Animal Surgery and Shoeing |
3(2-1) |
8 |
LPRO-02708 |
Animal Breeding and Genetics – I |
2(1-1) |
9 |
AQFS-02709 |
Fisheries and Aquaculture |
1 (0-1) |
10 |
NUTR-02710 |
Principles of Animal Nutrition |
3(2-1) |
|
|
TOTAL |
19(11-8) |
SEMESTER EIGHT
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
CLMS-02801 |
Medicine Clinic III |
2(0-2) |
2 |
CLMS-02802 |
Surgery Clinic III |
2(0-2) |
3 |
THER-02803 |
Theriogenology Clinic III |
2 (0-2) |
4 |
LPRO-02804 |
Beef and Mutton Production |
2(1-1) |
5 |
LPRO-02805 |
Animal Breeding and Genetics – II |
3(2-1) |
6 |
PPRO-02806 |
Breeder and Hatchery Management |
3(2-1) |
7 |
NUTR-02807 |
Livestock Feed Resources and Forage Conservation |
3(2-1) |
|
|
TOTAL |
17(7-10) |
SEMESTER NINE
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
CLMS-02901 |
Medicine Clinic-IV |
2(0-2) |
2 |
CLMS-02902 |
Surgery Clinic – IV |
2(0-2) |
3 |
THER-02903 |
Theriogenology Clinic – IV |
2 (0-2) |
4 |
PATH-02904 |
Meat Inspection and Necropsy Practice |
3(2-1) |
5 |
APTC-02905 |
Dairy Technology |
2 (1-1) |
6 |
LPRO-02906 |
Principles of Dairy Production |
3(2-1) |
7 |
NUTR-02907 |
Poultry Nutrition and Feed Technology |
2(1-1) |
|
|
TOTAL |
16(6-10) |
SEMESTER TEN
Sr No. |
Subject Codes |
Subjects |
Credit Hours |
1 |
SOSC-021001 |
English- III (Technical Report Writing and Presentation) |
2 (2-0) |
2 |
DVMI-021002 |
INTERNSHIP |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
2 (2-0) |
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
168 (102-66) 298 |