Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Banglore was established in 1972 with the assistance of Government of Denmark for large scale production of FMD virus vaccine and conducts basic and applied research on FMD . The college is affiliated to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute. The Institute is annually producing, on an average, more than 100 well-trained competitive professionals with attractive employment opportunities in various sectors such as State and Central Govt., NGOS, Armed Services, Agricultural/Veterinary Universities, R&D jobs in Industry and Central Institutes, including Business and Media Management. The monitoring and surveillance wing of this Campus keeps a constant vigil over the economically important diseases of the southern region. The Institute has been awarded International Gold Star Award by (BID) Business Initiative Directions, Madrid, (Spain) for the quality of work for the year 1988-89. A laboratory animal facility exists on 110 acre plot at Yelahanka, a suburb of Bangalore city where animal housing for vaccine testing, with full containment facility at P-3 level, is under construction. The objective of the college is the Production of Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine (in large scale) and all associated research and development of FMD vaccines.