Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is a veterinary university in ludhiana Punjab, india. It was a part of Punjab Agricultural University and was established on 21 April 2006 to serve the society by promoting the livestock production, health and prevention of diseases through integrated teaching and extension programs. The mission of the college is to produce veterinary graduates, scientists and extension workers for promoting better livestock health, by prevention of disease, increasing production and reproduction of livestock, thus improving the quality of rural life in Punjab.

Facilities

The university has a veterinary teaching hospital to cater the demands of large and small animal health and provide specialized treatment for the referred livestock patients and also provide clinical training to the students. In addition the college also has dairy and poultry farms which provide facilities for teaching and research. There are boys and girls hostels for students as well an auditorium and sports centre within the campus.

Academics and courses

The university conducts research and academic initiatives at national and international levels and in collaboration with institutions such as such as National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal and University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Various Training and Conferences are organized for different disciplines in collaboration with ICAR, ASCI and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana More than 20 courses are offered in various stream including B.V.Sc. and A.H. All these courses include undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral courses. It also awards post graduate diplomas in many fields. It also offers B.F.Sc. (Bachelor of Fisheries Science), B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) and B.Tech. (Biotechnology Engg.). It offers Ph.D. in many subjects including Veterinary Science, Animal Biotechnology, Fisheries and Dairy Science and Technology.

University library

The university library has facility to collect, evaluate and organize information resources that support the curricula of the colleges, the research programmes and the general informational needs of the university.

Faculties

Rankings

The university was ranked 24th in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the agriculture ranking in 2024.