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| established = 12 June 2010<ref name="Ordinance"/>
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| chancellor = Shri. Arif Muhammed Khan, Governor of Kerala
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| vice_chancellor = Dr. [[M.R. Saseendranath]], Ph.D., FNAVSc <ref>http://kvasu.ac.in/contact-info-1</ref>
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| city = [[Pookode]]
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| province = [[Wayanad District|Wayanad]]
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| campus = Rural
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'''Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU)''' is a [[university]] established by the [[Government of Kerala]] in December 2010 to further education, research and extension services in the field of [[Veterinary Science|Veterinary]] and [[Animal Sciences]].<ref name="Ordinance">{{cite web|title=Ordinance No. 29 of 2010 : The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Ordinance, 2010 |url=http://www.keralalawsect.org/keralacode/ord29_2010.html |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=19 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726215724/http://www.keralalawsect.org/keralacode/ord29_2010.html |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University|url=http://www.kvasu.ac.in/|publisher=Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University|access-date=19 February 2011}}</ref> The territorial jurisdiction of the university extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. Its headquarters is located at [[Pookode]] near [[Kalpetta]] in [[Wayanad District]] in [[Kerala State]].

There are eight constituent colleges of the university:
*[[Kerala Veterinary College, Mannuthy|College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences]], [[Mannuthy]], [[Thrissur]]
*College of Dairy Science and Technology, Kolahalamedu, Idukki
*College of Dairy Science and Technology, Pookode, Wayanad
*College of Dairy Science and Technology, Mannuthy, Thrissur
*College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, [[Pookode]], [[Wayanad]]
*College of Avian Sciences and Management, Thiruvazhamkunnu, [[Palakkad]]
*College of Dairy Science and Technology, BSNL RTTC, Kaimanam, [[Thiruvananthapuram]].
*College of Food Technology, Thumburmuzhy, Chalakudy, [[Thrissur]].
Dr B Ashok, an alumnus of [[Kerala Veterinary College, Mannuthy|College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences]] at [[Mannuthy]], is the first [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the university.

The foundation stone-laying ceremony of the administrative block of the university was held on 2 August 2010 by [[V.S. Achuthanandan]], the then [[Chief Minister]] of Kerala.

==One-time grant of Rs.100 crore to KVASU==
The newly formed Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University has been allocated an amount of Rs. 100 crore in the Union Budget for 2011–12. This is a one-time grant for the development of the potential in veterinary and animal sciences research in the new university. The grant is to be used for developing eight research schools in the veterinary colleges at Mannuthy and Pookode and the dairy science college at Mannuthy: animal production biotechnology; bio-energy and farm waste management; zoonoses and public health; patho-biological sciences and ethno-pharmacology; new media and research; avian sciences; and instrumentation and engineering.<ref>{{cite news|title=Budget backing for new, upcoming campuses|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 March 2011}}</ref>

==Institutions under KVASU==
# College of Dairy Science and Technology, Kolahalamedu, Idukki
# College of Dairy Science and Technology, Pookode, Wayanad
# College of Dairy Sciences and Technology, [[Mannuthy]].
# College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, [[Pookode]], Wayanad.
# College of Avian Sciences and Management, Thiruvazhamkunnu, Palakkad.
# College of Dairy Science and Technology, BSNL RTTC, Kaimanam, [[Thiruvananthapuram]].
# College of Food Technology, Thumburmuzhy, Chalakudy, [[Thrissur]].
# [[Kerala Veterinary College, Mannuthy|College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences]], [[Mannuthy]], Thrissur.
# Clinical Veterinary Complex, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, [[Pookode]].
# Instructional farms attached to College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, [[Pookode]].
# Livestock Research Station, Thiruvazhamkunnu, [[Palakkad]].
#Avian Research Station, Thiruvazhamkunnu, Palakkad
# Base Farm, Kolahalamedu, [[Idukki]].
# University Poultry and Duck Farm, Mannuthy.
# Pig Breeding Farm, Mannuthy.
# Goat and Sheep Farm, Mannuthy.
# Regional Cattle Infertility Research Centre, [[Kozhikode]].
# University Livestock Farm and Fodder Research and Development Scheme, Mannuthy.
# All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Poultry, Mannuthy.
# Centre for Advanced Studies in Poultry Science, Mannuthy.
# Centre for Advanced Studies in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Mannuthy.
# Centre for Wildlife Studies, Pookode.
# Meat Plant, Mannuthy.
# Dairy Plant, Mannuthy.
# Veterinary Hospital, [[Kokkalai]], [[Thrissur]].
# Veterinary Hospital, Mannuthy.
# Cattle Breeding Farm, Thumburmuzhy.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University}}
* [http://www.kvasu.ac.in/ Home page of KVASU]

{{Universities in Kerala}}
{{Education in Kerala}}
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