On 28th July 1980 , a total of 25 odd veterinary medicine specialist representing 15 different states agricultural universities of the country gathered at the Department of veterinary Medicine, Punjab Agricultural university, Ludhiana to attend the valedictory function as the participants of an ICAR sponsored Summer Institute on ‘production diseases with particular reference to rumen dysfunction’. Along with them were the learned faculty members of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of PAU Ludhiana under the able leadership of the Director of Summer Institute Dr. S.K. Mishra The participants and faculty members univocally expressed their desire that a common platform be created in the country for the teachers, research workers, extension specialists and field veterinarians with specialization in veterinary medicine who are devoted to the cause of animal health. They nominated an ad hoc committee under the leadership of Dr. S.K. Mishra, Prof. and Head, Department of Veterinary Medicine, PAU Ludhiana to formulate the modalities for such an association and register it with the Registrar of Societies besides mobilizing more people to join the association.

Dr. P.C. Choudhuri was assigned the task of the General secretary-cum-Treasurer. Dr. S.R. Bansal of HAU Hisar, Dr. D.B. Sarode of Nagpur Veterinary College, Dr. A. Chakrabarthi of Veterinary College, Calcutta and Dr. T. Ganesh of Bangalore Veterinary College, were chosen as the Regional Secretaries. The ‘Office bearers’ of the newly created society were also entrusted with the responsibility of bringing out a research journal exclusively devoted to Veterinary Medicine. Subsequent meeting of this committee took place on 29/12/1980 in the Department of Medicine of PAU, Ludhiana and a draft constitution of the society was prepared and approved. The committee also elected Dr. P. Rai of Veterinary College Mathura as the Vice-President of the Society and Dr. B.B. Verma of Ranchi Veterinary College as the Chief Editor of the proposed research journal christened as Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. S.K Ray of College of Veterinary Science, Bhubaneshwar, Dr. S. Dhar of College of Veterinary Science, Hisar and Dr. P.A. Balu of Madras Veterinary College were to act as Editors of journal. In addition to the four regional secretaries already nominated, names of Dr. N.N. Pandey of IVRI and Dr. S.N. Das of Maiduguri (Nigeria) were included as regional secretaries central region and abroad, respectively, by the committee.

In less than 6 months, the idea of creating a platform for the ‘people devoted to the cause of animal health’ flourished and The Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine was registered on 27.1.1860 with the Register, Firms and Society, Punjab under the Society Act XXI of 1860 as amended by Punjab Amendment Act, 1957. Subsequently the office bearers of the society mailed letters to the Departments of Medicine of different veterinary colleges and research institutions inviting suggestions for the betterment of the society. The credit of preparing the insignia of the society goes to Dr. Jagdip Singh Lotey, a first years year student of B.V.Sc & A.H. at Veterinary college, PAU, Ludhiana.