Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University - MAFSU, Nagpur Veterinary Science Courses, Fees, Admission, Ranking, Placement 2024

The establishment of The Mumbai Veterinary College, Mumbai, in 1886 denoted the foundation of veterinary calling in this nation. The Mumbai Veterinary College was introduced by Prof. J. H. Steel, B.Sc. F.R.C.V.S., an individual with experience and dynamism as its first head. Head J. H. Steel can be considered as the dad of present-day Veterinary training in India. He additionally can be known as the dad of present-day Veterinary Journalism. 

The Mumbai Veterinary College was at first housed in the tremendous compound of Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals, Parel, Mumbai which was set up in 1883 by Sir D. M. Petit Baronet. Prof. J. H. Steel was helped by three Indian Medical Officers and a European Farrier to direct the instructing. Be that as it may, when prepared Veterinary alumni got accessible in 1889, two of them, Principal J. H. Steel, in his yearly reports during the four years he directed the school, sketched out his eager thoughts for the future improvement of the school. He detailed "The normal measure of information passed on to our understudies before they become experts will approach that given in the First Batch Of Veterinary Students 1886 British school. Our best men may not be equivalent to the best European alumni yet they won't miss the mark and the inadequacy if any will vanish in time with further improvement of the school". Surely Principal. Steel in his far-reaching reports additionally managed different perspectives, for example, association of the school to that neighborhood college and the base confirmation standard. In his yearly organization report (1888) he states " It is unquestionably anticipated that in not many years it (Mumbai Veterinary College) would be associated to the Bombay University and the time will have shown up when affirmation might be declined to non-registers ".