Bihar Veterinary College (BVC), Patna was established in 1927 by Sir Henry Wheeler, the then Governor of Bihar and Orissa. The college is the 5 th oldest Veterinary College in undivided India. This institution acquired world-wide recognition for Human Resource Development through excellent teaching by qualified, experienced and committed faculty members training of quality services to the farmers strong clinical and para-clinical setup well organized livestock farms as well as research stations and other ancillary facilities. Under the provisions made through enforcement of Bihar Agricultural University Act (1971), the Bihar Veterinary College, Patna became one of the pioneer constituent colleges of Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar in 1971 and altogether 14 departments of this college started functioning under Agricultural University System.