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Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Established	1989
Location	Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Website	www.tanuvas.ac.in

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) is the first veterinary university in Asia, founded in 1989 in Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai, India. It is composed of the Madras Veterinary College, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal and the Fisheries College and Research Institute in Thoothukkudi and the Institute of Food and Dairy Technology, Koduvalli, Chennai-52. Research farms are for leprosy bacteria, for prawn and edible fish culture, and for animal feed safety.

History

• 1989:

• The Government of Tamil Nadu established Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) on 20 September 1989 through the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989).
• The new university formed with the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Agricultural University's Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (i.e, Madras Veterinary College, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal and Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi) as nucleus of university. The institutes became constituent colleges of the newly formed university.

• 2011:

• The Government of Tamil Nadu established Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) on 20 September 1989 through the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989).
• The new university formed with the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Agricultural University's Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (i.e, Madras Veterinary College, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal and Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi) as nucleus of university.

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University's Colleges

No.	College Name	Location	District	Affiliation	Estd	Weblink	Status
1	Madras Veterinary College	Vepery, Chennai	Chennai district	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	1936	http://www.tanuvas.ac.in/mvc.html	University Constituent College
2	Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal	Laddivadi	Namakkal district	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	14-06-1985	http://www.tanuvas.ac.in/vcrinkl.html	University Constituent College
3	Veterinary College and Research Institute, Ramayanpatti, Tirunelveli	Ramayanpatti, Palayamkottai taluk	Tirunelveli district	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	24/08/2011	http://www.tanuvas.ac.in/vcritnl.html	University Constituent College
4	Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanau, Thanjavur	Orathanau	Thanjavur district	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	09/11/2011	http://www.tanuvas.ac.in/vcritnj.html	University Constituent College
5	Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi	Chidambara Nagar, Thoothukudi	Thoothukudi district	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	1977	http://www.tanuvas.ac.in/FCRI.html	University Constituent College
6	Institute of Food and Dairy Technology, Koduvalli	Koduvalli	Chennai district	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	1972	http://www.tanuvas.ac.in/CFDT_KVI.html	University Constituent College
7	Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, Kattupakkam	Kattupakkam	Tiruvallur district	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	1972	http://www.tanuvas.ac.in/PGRIAS_KPM.html	University Constituent College

See also

• List of universities in India
• Universities and colleges in India
• Education in India
• Distance Education Council
• University Grants Commission (India)
• List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions

External links

• TANUVAS Official website