INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE AT ZOO VETERINARY HOSPITAL:

The Zoo Hospital at Nandankanan is well-equipped with a range of facilities designed to provide comprehensive veterinary care:

Operation Theatre:
The hospital features a fully equipped operation theatre backed by a diesel generator set to ensure uninterrupted power supply. UV lamps are fitted inside the OT to ensure absolute aseptic condition. The OT has advanced shadow-less ceiling lamps, oxygen supply unit, diathermy machine, gaseous anaesthesia machine, multipara patient monitor and ventilator unit. It has all necessary instruments to carry out various surgical interventions in wild animals.

Radiology Unit:
The Operation theatre is connected to a Radiology Unit which is equipped with mobile and portable x-ray machines, digital radiography unit, computed radiography unit, portable colour Doppler ultrasonography unit, endoscopy unit consisting of gastroscope and colonoscope, ECG machine and suction machine.

Isolation Ward:
A spacious isolation ward is designated for the treatment of sick and injured animals that requires aggressive therapy and round the clock monitoring. The Isolation Ward is fitted with air conditioners to so that our animals receive best care in a controlled environment.

Quarantine Ward:
Dedicated Quarantine facilities for carnivore mammals, birds and reptiles are there, distant from animal enclosures of the zoo, having 24×7 monitoring facility to house newly acquired animals and those suspected of having contagious diseases, preventing the spread of infections. The QW has close circuit cameras fitted in all its cells with one CCTV monitoring room where our staff carryout monitoring round the clock.

Pathological Laboratory:
The zoo hospital includes a pathological laboratory equipped with an automatic veterinary hematology analyzer, automatic serum biochemistry analyzer, ion analyzer, ESR analyzer, centrifuge machines, a trinocular microscope fitted to computer for analyzing blood, serum, and stool samples. A full time Laboratory Technician is looking after the sample processing so that diseases can be diagnosed at the earliest.

Molecular and Microbiological Laboratory:
An advanced laboratory having facilities for molecular sexing, DNA isolation, and bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing of various bio-samples is situated inside the ‘Zoo Veterinary Hospital Complex’ facilitating early diagnosis and effective treatment of ailing animals. Three full time Research Associates with support staff are looking after timely processing of samples.

Hatchery Unit: The hatchery unit assists in the artificial incubation of eggs collected from both indigenous and exotic bird species, promoting successful breeding. This unit has two 500 capacity automatic egg incubators. This unit has robost inverter facility backed by one Diesel Generator set to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the incubators. Attached to this facility, there are two rearing units for newly hatched chicks.

Centre for Rearing Animal Babies:
This fully air-conditioned center provides round-the-clock care and monitoring of the rejected/ abandoned/ orphaned/ rescued animal babies received from inside the zoo and from different parts of the state. It is equipped with advanced neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ICU unit for birds, one milk processing unit, separate facilities for herbivore and carnivore mammals, and paddock areas for animal babies to get sun access and have some exercise.

Post-mortem Examination Hall:
A state-of-the-art post-mortem examination hall is located away from the animal enclosures. It is equipped with all essential tools including a mortuary refrigerator for carcass storage, a downdraft viscera dissection table for aseptic dissection of carcasses, and an eco-friendly high-rise incinerator ensuring scientific and humane post-mortem examinations. It has separate room for the pathologist having racks for keeping necessary dissection instruments, aprons, gloves, masks etc

Anti-depredation Unit:
This unit is equipped with all necessary equipments like tranquillizing guns and accessories and drugs for chemical immobilization. This unit caters the need of the entire state addressing emergency situations of animal depredation, man-animal conflict and sickness of wild animals in the forest areas.