Poultry Science Department is one of the outstanding departments of Mumbai Veterinary College which was earlier a constituent college of Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, and now is a constituent College of Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, is a unique and prominent among the premier departments. This department has been engaged in education, research and extension in poultry science in Maharashtra State. It has been also on the forefront in catering to needs of farmers and the industry in the country for more than last five decades. Hatched in 1975, the department has continued to play a vital role in augmenting development, research and extension activities associated with all round progress of poultry industry in India. Now it has become a trend- setting department in technology through an emphasis on research. A glance at the milestones in the journey of five decades by the department reveals that our graduates are highly sought after by the industry, academic institute, research laboratories and government agencies, at home and abroad. Department of Poultry Science, due to its reputation has always attracted highly talented, motivated and committed students from all over the country and continues to command this enviable position in the state and the country, even after the separate existence of the Department was at stake due to VCI regulations.

The Department has striven hard to continue its separate existence and maintain excellence in teaching, research and extension. The culture of authenticity and excellence has been very meticulously nurtured over the years through the co-operative efforts of the staff of department. 102 M. V. Sc. and six Ph. D. thesis have been completed since establishment of the Department of Poultry Science in 1975 and all of them are serving the poultry industry at key positions as well as higher administrative positions in Government. Several research agency schemes have been successfully completed by the department so far. The Department of Poultry Science was established in the year 1975 by Late Dr. M. V. Kulkarni. Since inception, the postgraduate course leading to the degree of M.V.Sc. in Poultry Science was started and Dr. B. V. Rajmane was the first student who completed the M.V.Sc. degree course in 1977 under the guidance of Dr. Kulkarni. Dr. Rajmane lead the Department till 1995 in the capacity of In-charge and Associate Professor of Poultry Science and further till 1999 as Head, Animal Husbandry, Poultry Science, Extension etc.

The Ph. D. degree program in Poultry Science, partly by research and partly by course work was started in the year 1995. Dr. B. V. Rajmane completed his Ph.D. program by research in 1990 and Dr. A. S. Ranade in 2001. Dr. A. S. Ranade, completed his M. V. Sc. under the guidance of Dr. Rajmane in 1986 and joined as staff member in 1987. He further completed his Ph.D. in 2001. Dr A. S. Ranade lead the Department of Poultry Science as Professor and University Head of Poultry Science from 1999 to May 2023. Dr. D. N. Desai has completed her M. V. Sc. in 2000 and Ph. D. in 2019 under the guidance of Dr. A. S. Ranade and she joined the department in 2002. Dr. D. N. Desai is leading the Department of Poultry Science at Mumbai Veterinary College since May 2023. Dr. M. A. Gole is also working in the department as Professor of Poultry Science.