Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 4:41 PM
A special report on Animal Science at GADVASU
Ludhiana-11-April, 2014
A
One day Workshop on Farm Trials and Frontline Demonstrations for Subject Matter
Specialists of Animal Science was organized on 11th April, 2014.
Directorate of Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal
Sciences University Ludhiana under the aegis
of Zonal Project Directorate Zone-I,
ICAR, PAU Campus, structured the event. The Workshop was inaugurated by
Dr V.K.Taneja, Vice-Chancellor, GADVASU, Ludhiana .
While inaugurating the Workshop, Dr Taneja stated that animal science is an
important component in the Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) especially keeping in
view the diversification of agriculture in state of Punjab. Guru Angad Dev
Veterinary and Animal Sciences University has developed technologies in
livestock, poultry, fisheries and value addition of livestock products. These technologies need
to be disseminated to the farmers for its effective utilization, thus
increasing the productivity of animals and subsequently augmenting the income
of the farmers. Dr Taneja also emphasized that the KVKs of PAU and GAVASU
should work in unison for the betterment of the farming community. Dr S.Prabhu
Kumar, Zonal Project Director, Zone-1, PAU Campus, Ludhiana stated that it is first time that such workshops are separately being conducted
for each discipline of KVK and he
explained that the role of the animal
scientists in KVKs is increasing day by day in the present set-up. Dr SNS Randhawa, Director of
Research, GADVASU, Ludhiana gave a presentation
highlighting the different technologies developed by GADVASU, Ludhiana for its use at field level for the
benefit of the livestock farmers. Heads of Departments and senior faculty
members participated in the workshop and provided their useful suggestions for
finalizing the OFTs and FLDs. On farm trials
and frontline demonstrations in the field of animal sciences and
fisheries to be undertaken at KVKs of PAU and GADVASU during the year 2014-15
were discussed and finalized. Fourteen
Animal Scientists from different KVKs of
Punjab participated and made their presentations regarding OFTs and FLDs.
Dr R.S.Sahota, Director of Extension Education, GADVASU presented the vote
of thanks and advised the scientists to
develop an attitude for extension so
that livestock farmers can
get benefitted through timely dissemination of information and technologies.
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