Animal Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Diseases

Veterinary Microbiology is the branch of study mainly concerned with microbes that are responsible for causing diseases to animals. It is purely concerned with microbial (bacterial, fungal, viral) diseases of domesticated animals (livestock, fur-bearing animals, game, poultry, and fish) that supply food and other useful products. Microbial diseases caused by the wild animals living in captivity and who are the members of the feral and fauna will also considered if the infections are because of their interrelation with humans or domestic animals. There are several microbes caused fatal diseases to domesticated animals and generally transmitted from companion animals via food and water sometimes by air also