To offer such a unique course particularly catering the needs of technical man power demands of poultry industry with the mandate of producing technocrats with sound skills in Poultry Engineering, Management, Processing and Technology.
The seed for the establishment and growth of TANUVAS was sown as early as 1876, when the Madras Veterinary College was started as an Agricultural School in Chennai to offer diploma and certificate course in the field of veterinary and animal sciences. The institute attained the status of a college in the year 1903 (01.10.1903), when it started functioning at Dobbin Hall, Chennai and admitted 20 students for a three-year diploma course called GMVC (Graduate of Madras Veterinary College).
1. The directorate also provides skill development courses for the needy farmers. 2. skill development has become important and TANUVAS is addressing the issue through various courses.