Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University was created by the passing of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University Bill, 2004 on 10 February 2004. The university was established on 28 February 2005.
Twenty one colleges are allied to the new university. These include Veterinary College, Bangalore, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (Shimoga and Hassan) and Veterinary College, Bidar; Veterinary College Hospital, Hebbal; Dairy Science College, Bengaluru; Rural Veterinary Hospital at Yelahanka; District Veterinary Hospital, Bidar of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department.
Institutions relating to fisheries which are transferred under the new university include College of Fisheries at Mangalore; Fisheries Research Station, Hesaraghatta; Fisheries Research Station, Ankola; Fish Seed Production farms at Munirabad and Shivapura, in Koppal district.
The university offers the following undergraduate degree programmes:
* Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc.&A.H)
* Bachelor of Technology (Dairy Technology) (B.Tech (D.Tech))
* Bachelor of Fisheries Science
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