College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Mannuthy

College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is a veterinary college situated at Mannuthy in Thrissur city, Kerala, India. It began in 1955 as the Government Veterinary College, initially affiliated to Kerala University. In 1966 it switched affiliation to Calicut University and was later renamed Kerala Veterinary College and Research Institute. When Kerala Agricultural University was formed in February 1972, the college was transferred to it and renamed College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. On 12 June 2010, a new university exclusively for veterinary science, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, was created by ordinance, with its headquarters on the campus of the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, near Vythiri in Wayanad district. The Mannuthy Veterinary College, its 400-acre campus, and various associated institutions such as the College of Dairy Science Technology, Livestock Research Station in Palakkad, and other farms and hospitals were handed over to this new university. The Government of Kerala also established India's first exclusive hospital for elephants at the site. The college offers UG, PG, Doctorate, PG Certificate, PG Diploma, Diploma courses, along with technology enabled distance learning and externship programs.