Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University

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Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University
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Type State
Established2000(21 years ago) (2000)
Vice-Chancellor A. M. Paturkar
Location, ,
India
Website www.mafsu.in

Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University is an agriculture state university headquartered from Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It was established under the The Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Act, 1998. [1] It was officially established on 3 December 2000 by carving seven colleges out of the other four state agriculture universities in Maharashtra. [2]

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Campuses/Colleges

The university was carved out of the four Agricultural Universities in the State by transferring five Veterinary colleges, one postgraduate Institute and one dairy technology college, a dairy technology institute and a diploma institute.

Veterinary Colleges

  1. Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur
  2. Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai
  3. College of Veterinary and Animal sciences, Parbhani
  4. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir
  5. Krantisinh Nana Patil College of Veterinary Science, Shirwal.
  6. Post graduate institute of veterinary and animal sciences, Akola

Dairy Technology Colleges

  1. College of Dairy Technology , Warud
  2. College of Dairy Technology, Udgir , Latur

Fishery Science Colleges

  1. College of Fishery Sciences, Nagpur
  2. College of Fishery Sciences, Udgir, latur

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References

  1. "Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Act, 1998". www.bareactslive.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. "Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University". www.mafsu.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.