WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES

WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES

West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS) was established on January 2, 1995 vide West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences Act - 1995. The emblem of the university is in the form of a shield in blue colour with the motifs of zebu bull seal of Harappa supported by a rising sun; caduceus or the Staff of Hermes, depicted as a stick entwined by two snakes and surmounted wings; a rabbit and a fish. At the bottom edge of the shield, its year of establishment is written. The shield has a border line. The name of the university is written as an arc of a circle at the bottom of the shield. The shield denotes protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery. The zebu bull may symbolise the leader of the herd, whose strength and virility protects the herd and ensures the procreation of the species or it stands for a sacrificial animal. When carved in stone, the zebu bull probably represents the most powerful clan or top officials of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa and in this instance denotes the eminence of the university and the professionals graduating from it. The sun is a symbol of life, warmth, growth and energy. The staff with the snake has long been a symbol of medicine and the medical profession. It originates from the story of Asclepius, who was revered by the ancient Greeks as a god of healing and whose cult involved the use of snakes.  Rabbit denotes luck, good fortune, agility and quickness and fish denotes abundance, fertility, transformation and adaptability.