Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Sciences
DVPS offers courses in Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, and Public Health. The laboratories of the department include Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, and Public Health. The Parasite Collection and Reference Center and the UPLB-DOST Vaccine/Virology Research and Development Laboratory are also being supervised by DVPS.
Key Research Areas
- Histopathology of domestic and wild animal diseases
- Epidemiology of economically important diseases of livestock and poultry
- Molecular diagnosis of animal diseases, including zoonoses
- Identification, systematics, and biology of parasites of domestic and wild animals
- Herbal medicine for parasite control in domestic animals
- Residue detection in foods of animal-origin
- Detection and characterization of microbial pathogens of livestock and poultry
- Characterization of microflora of the domestic animals
- Characterization of tumors/cancers of domestic and wild animals
- Control of parasites of livestock and poultry
- Studies on emergence of antimicrobial and antiparasitic resistance
Research Thrusts:
- Improved diagnostics of animal diseases
- Epidemiology of animal diseases
- Sustainable and integrated disease control
Laboratories and their Uses:
- Teaching laboratories: Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Pathology, and Veterinary Public Health
- Research laboratories: Veterinary Histopathology, Veterinary Immunology, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Molecular Biology, and Veterinary Parasitology
Administrative Staff and REPS
Raymundo B. Alcantara
Laboratory Technician I
Rosie N. Dilag
Laboratory Technician II
Efleda DL. Domingo
Medical Technologist II
Jovilyn V. Gutierrez
Laboratory Technician I
Desiree T. Lopez
Laboratory Technician I
Maurell M. Navasero
Laboratory Technician II
Saubel Ezra A. Salamat
University Research Associate II
Kristina Andrea Sandalo-de Ramos
University Research Associate II