More than 100 volunteers of the National Service Scheme (NSS), participated in the week-long camp at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana. Camp was organized for spreading awareness about voting and selfless community work. Volunteers got exposed to a blend of a variety of activities including Poster Making Competition, Awareness Rally, lectures on subjects related to motivating voters for general elections and painting of university boundary walls as a responsible citizen.
Dr. JPS Gill, Director Students' Welfare encouraged volunteers, most of whom would cast their vote for the first time, not only to exercise their voting right but to motivate the society and become better citizens of the country.
Dr. Nidhi Sharma, NSS Programme Coordinator said that the theme of the camp was ‘Vote Responsibly and Perform the Duties of Citizens for a Developed Nation’. She informed that on the concluding day, the boundary walls of the university campus have a complete facelift due to the outstanding laborious work done by the volunteers.
NSS Programme Officers, Dr. Sivakumar, Dr. C S Mukhopadhyay, Dr. S S Hassan and Dr. Vikas Sharma from different colleges of the varsity supervised the work and informed that the camp shaped the volunteers for a better tomorrow.
Directorate of Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana organised one day Animal Husbandry Officers’ workshop wherein more than 100 Veterinary officers and Animal Science specialists from different Krishi Vigyan Kendra participated. Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor highlighted the importance of alternative medicine in veterinary services and stressed on line department convergence. He informed that Veterinary University has started a Diploma in Veterinary Homeopathy in online mode.
Dr G. S. Bedi, Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Punjab stressed on developing standard operating procedures for outbreak and discussed the role of veterinarians in prevention of diseases. Dr Parkash Singh Brar, Director of Extension Education appraised that such workshops help to refresh the knowledge of field functionaries and brush them up on the latest techniques developed by researchers and institutes . Dr Brar thanked for financial support provided by ICAR- Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI) to hold this workshop.
Dr. Parvender Sheoran, Director ATARI advised participants to carry out problem oriented research. Dr. Ashwani Kumar Sharma, HoD, Department of Veterinary Medicine highlighted the role of oral magnet feeding in prevention of Traumatic reticulo-pericarditis in ruminants (when an animal ingests a metallic object, 'Hardware Disease') . Dr Swaran Singh Randhawa, Director , Teaching Veterinary Clinics discussed Bovine lameness- its diagnosis and management. Dr Pankaj Dhaka, Centre for One health discussed Bio security fundamentals to combat antimicrobial resistances. Dr R S Grewal, Director livestock farm appraised about quality fodder and silage production. Dr Arun Anand, Professor, Veterinary Surgery discussed colic in horses.
Dr. Kriti Singh, Research Fellow, Centre for One Health, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana was bestowed with ‘Best Poster Presentation Award’ during the National Seminar on ‘One Health for Sustainable Future: Issues & Challenges,’ organized by Government College for Girls, Ludhiana under the aegis of College Development Council, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. The paper entitled ‘Collaborative efforts: One Health strategies against AMR’ has been jointly authored by Kriti Singh, Prateek Jindal, Simranpreet Kaur and JS Bedi.
Dr Jasbir Singh Bedi, Director, Centre for One Health and Dr Simranpreet Kaur were also invited as Resource Persons for this event to interact with the faculty and students of the college. Both the experts discussed the strengthening of one health framework in the region and also deliberated on scope and initiatives of One Health concept in India as well as emerging one health issues like antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic diseases and climate change.
The ongoing 47th Vice-Chancellors’ Convention with the theme “Food and Nutritional Security and Farmers’ Welfare: Vision India-2047 and Beyond” under the aegis of Indian Agricultural University Association (IAUA) at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana today discussed on biodiversity and natural resources conservation to face climate change as well as Zero Waste management.
Dr. Baljit Singh, Vice President (Research), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada talked on “One Planet, One Health and One Future”. Dr. Singh threw light on the challenges for food security, emission of greenhouse gases and declining water table globally, and mentioned the need for one health approach to address the complexity of the environment system as they are interlinked with each other. He listed the sustainable development goals including zero hunger, good health and well-being, clean water and sanitation, climate action, life below water and life on land as areas of research interest, where agricultural and veterinary sciences universities can contribute.
Dr A S Dhatt, Director of Research, PAU discussed the status, challenges and perspectives in Horticulture. He briefed on population & agri-workforce in India, share and status of horticulture crops indicating increase in productivity and import and export of horticultural crops over the time. Dr. Sohan Singh Walia, Director School of Organic Farming, PAU highlighted that the waste generated in the farm should be recycled and integrated farming models should be encouraged to minimize the waste. Integrated farming systems can lead to decrease in utilization of chemical fertilizer and can ensure sustainable income for the farmers. Dr. R.C. Agrawal, DDG (Agricultural Education), ICAR highlighted the need of global ranking for the agricultural universities. He mentioned that it will strengthen the global presence with increase in enrolment of students particularly from other countries. During the convention IAUA executive body elected Dr Parvinder Kaushal as the new president of IAUA. 11 exemplary teachers and scientists were felicitated with awards of Best Teacher, Best Researcher and Best Extensionist.
In the valedictory remarks, Dr. Rameshwar Singh, President IAUA mentioned that the recommendations emerged out of deliberations from the five technical sessions would be helpful for developing policies for the benefits of farmers and later to the policy makers. Dr. Inderjeet Singh said that this convention has provided an opportunity to the Vice-Chancellors and policy makers to interact with the other stakeholders including farmers from the agriculture and livestock sectors, and discussed the current challenges and remedies to resolve ongoing and upcoming challenges. He thanked the august gathering and renowned scientists attending this convention.
The 47th Vice-Chancellors’ Convention with the theme “Food and Nutritional Security and Farmers’ Welfare: Vision India-2047 and Beyond” under the aegis of Indian Agricultural University Association (IAUA) was commenced on 17th March 2024 at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana. The inaugural function was decorated by dignitaries including Padma Bhushan Dr. RS Paroda, Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS), New Delhi, and Former Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as Chief Guest, Padma Shree Dr. G. S Khush, Father of Rice Revolution and World Food Prize Awardee as Special Guest; Dr. RC Agrawal, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Education), ICAR, New Delhi as Guest of Honour; Dr. Rameshwar Singh, President, IAUA and Vice Chancellor, Bihar Animal Sciences University; Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Vet Varsity and Patron of the event and Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Executive Secretary, IAUA.
Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor welcomed dignitaries on the dais, as well as the Vice Chancellors and other officials representing various agricultural Universities in India. He said that this convention would serve as a podium for drafting the recommendations and policies to uplift agriculture and livestock farming communities of our nation. In his keynote address, Dr. R. S. Paroda discussed the manifold developmental impact of Green, White, Blue and Rainbow revolutions in India. He suggested strategies for farmers' security, for example, healthy soils and good water, timely supply of inputs, good knowledge and efficient extension services, access to low-rate credit, linking to markets for better income and respect and dignity of farming communities. Dr. G. S. Khush in his address stated that we should recruit professionals with high leadership qualities and morals to develop world class institutions.
Dr. R.C. Agrawal informed that the trend to get higher education in agriculture has been on rise, and most of the startups in India are from the agriculture and livestock background. He also emphasized the need for digital initiatives in agriculture education. Dr. Rameshwar Singh described the role of IAUA in providing a common place for various Agricultural universities or other bodies (national or international) in matters of their common interest. He also mentioned that there are several challenges in agriculture and livestock sectors, including climatic change, hindrance in marketing chain, and alienation of youth from farming. In the inaugural session, five researchers from different Universities were awarded with IAUA Best Thesis Awards.
Dr, S.K Uppal, Convener of the event and Dean PGS of the University thanked all the dignitaries, Vice-Chancellors, other officials and progressive farmers, press & media for attending the event, and providing their inputs. Dr. Y.P.S Malik, Organizing Secretary informed that more than 30 Vice-chancellors from Agricultural Universities, a galaxy of stalwarts of the Agriculture and Livestock sectors, battery of progressive farmers, professionals, Deans, Directors and faculty members attended the convention. Dr. S.P.S Ghuman, Organizing Secretary mentioned that scientists, professional and other stakeholders shared their experiences and knowledge in three technical sessions with the themes “Human Resource and Infrastructure”, “Climate Smart Food Systems” and “Farmers - Entrepreneurs - Scientists Interface”. He also informed that this convention will be continued for the next two days, 18th and 19th March, 2024 with brainstorming discussions on ‘Biodiversity and National Resources Conservation to face climate change’ and ‘Towards Zero Waste’.
To create awareness and enhance per capita fish consumption in the State, a concept of mobile fish cart is being introduced by College of Fisheries (COF), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana with an added entrepreneurial attraction for youth and aspiring stakeholders in fisheries. Besides advocating nutritional benefits of fishery products, the cart will supply fresh hygienic “Ready to Cook” fishery products at the doorsteps of the consumers, like vegetables, milk and milk products. The mobile cart carries a 300 liters capacity chargeable glycol deep freezer, which can be charged within 6 hours for maintaining frozen temperature (-20°C) for up to 20 hours.
Dr. Meera D. Ansal, Dean, COF informed that the cart has been customized to maintain freshness and quality of the fishery products during the marketing period. It can carry 100 kg fishery products at a time and will supply fresh fishery products to fish lovers. This prototype model costs about Rs 2.75 lakhs. Such a facility is expected to be welcomed by the urban consumers who have to visit far off fish markets/supermarkets to buy fish. Moreover, it will also help the buyer to cook fish without any cleaning hassles. The cart can also be used for the marketing of other meat products as per public demand and it will develop entrepreneurship with a focus on self-employment, she added.
Dr. Vaneet Inder Kaur, Head, Department of Fish Processing Technology (FPT), COF said that fish is a rich source of easily digestible protein containing all essential amino acids, healthy fat (polyunsaturated fatty acids called “PUFA”), minerals and vitamins, essential for pregnant women; growing children; and cardiac health; memory as well as vision in all age groups, she added.
Dr. Parkash Singh Brar, Director Extension Education impressed that the said facility will boost fish consumption among urban population and can also be used for marketing of milk and meat products for strengthening the domestic market of livestock and fish products.
Congratulating the FPT team for the initiative, Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor of the university highlighted that per capita fish consumption of Punjab is very low (400 gms) as compared to national average of 6.8 kg and WHO recommendation of 12 kg. The health benefits of fishery products need to be promoted through awareness and availability of hygienic fresh convenient products, which will not only increase per capita fish consumption but also support the vibrant aquaculture industry of the state with a strong domestic market, he added.
Two days Pashu Palan Mela of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana concluded with a message of homemade remedies for livestock diseases. Mela attracted a huge gathering with a thought to develop livestock professions on scientific lines. Dr. Sukhpal Singh, Chairman, Punjab State farmers and farmer workers Commission was chief guest on the second day. Dr. Parvender Sheoran, Director ATARI and S. Kuldip Singh Jassowal, Director, Dairy Development Department was the guest of honor.
Dr. Sukhpal Singh talked about new policies for the improvement of agriculture and farming community. He revealed that the new agriculture policy will be a beneficial policy for the farmers of the state. He said that through cooperative societies we should deliver multifunctional services to the farmers. He appreciated the hand holding help of vet varsity for which farmers are praising the contribution of this institute.
Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor talked about prevalent diseases of livestock and animals. He urged the farmers to vaccinate their herds for different diseases. He motivated them to adopt the livestock profession with full knowledge and training.
Dr. Parkash Singh Brar, Director of Extension Education said that some of our departments are providing services for rearing livestock whereas others are in the field of value addition of livestock products. These professions help them to earn good income. Women can do these professions easily with their household responsibilities. He revealed that ornamental fish rearing, Aquarium making, preparation of flavoured Milk, Lassi, Cheese, Meat Pickle, Meat patties, Meatballs and a number of fish delicacies come in these professions. He said that Young entrepreneurs can earn decent returns in goat & pig farming. In this mela College of Dairy Science and Technology, Department of Livestock Products and Technology displayed a variety of value added products of milk, meat and eggs. The College of Fisheries also displayed a rich number of value-added products of fish meat. There was a great response to these stalls. Farmers were highly enthusiastic to be trained for the development of milk and meat products.
He revealed that a large number of farmers visited the stalls and showed keen interest in the measures to be adopted for the control of parasitic diseases of livestock. The department of Animal Nutrition has developed a number of nutritional technologies for the dairy animals of the state, which were displayed in the Mela. Good quality mineral mixture and uromin lick prepared in varsity was sold at an economical price.
Experts addressed the commonly prevalent diseases of the dairy animals of Punjab which are mastitis, mineral disorders, foot lameness and fore-stomach disorders. The college of fisheries displayed different varieties of fish like carp fish, catfish and ornamental fishes.
Farmers purchased University publications entitled Dairy Farming, Package of Practices, University Diary, books of different livestock subjects for brushing up their knowledge. Farmers registered their names for monthly magazine.
Book on ‘Standard procedures for Liquid Milk and Milk Products’, by the College of Dairy Science and Technology, ‘Goat Rearing Practices’ by the Directorate of Extension Education was released by the dignitaries. A ‘Mobile Fish Cart’ was also launched to create awareness and enhance per capita fish consumption. Flavored Milk developed by a farmer S. Bachittar Singh Garcha under the technical knowhow of College of Dairy Science and Technology was also introduced.
The Judgement committee of the university adjudged all the stalls and in the industry category, declared Spanco Agri Implements first, Vesper Pharmaceuticals second. Provalis India Pvt. Ltd got third and Progressive Dairy Solutions got the consolation Prize. In the university category Department of Livestock Production & Management adjudged first, College of Dairy Science and Technology, second, College of Animal Biotechnology and Animal Disease Research Centre both for third place. Dr. Inderjeet Singh, honored Dr. Sukhpal Singh, Dr. Parvender Sheoran, S. Kuldip Singh Jassowal, Dr. Kewal Arora, retired Assistant Director A&H, and team of Ishmeet Singh Music Institute.
Pashu Palan Mela of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana was inaugurated by S. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Cabinet Minister Punjab for Agriculture and farmers welfare, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. Dr Jeetendra Verma, President, World Veterinary Poultry Association was guest of honour. Dr GS Bedi, Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Sh Jasvir Singh, Director & Warden Fisheries, Punjab, S. Sukhbir Singh Jakhar, S. Dupinder Singh, Director, PDDB, S. Mahinder Singh Sidhu, chairman Punseed, Sh. Parmveer Singh, Vice-Chairman, MSME Board, Master Hari Singh, Member Animal Welfare Board Punjab along with Deans, Directors and Officers also graced the occasion. Dignitaries visited different stalls of Varsity alongwith Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Varsity.
Sh Khuddian said that animal husbandry's contribution is increasing day by day in the economy and society. He urged farmers to come forward and take the support of universities for better production and income. He applauded the efforts of Vet Varsity to reach at the doorsteps of farmers through extension services.
Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor said that the mela is being organised on the theme ‘Pashuan Vich Desi Upchaar, Ghat Laagat Vadh Paidavaar.’ (Homemade therapy for animals with less inputs and more profit). A theme based stall on ethno veterinary remedies was also established in the mela for this purpose. Dr. Singh motivated farmers to adopt livestock professions with scientific knowhow and technology.
Varsity showcased all its research, education and extension programmes at the Pashu Palan Mela for the benefit of livestock farmers. Taking place twice a year in March & September it brings with its zest & excitement. This two days event at the Mela ground of varsity provided a platform for farmers, scientists, extension workers, Dairy officers, Fodder & Fisheries officers, various veterinary pharmaceuticals and agribusiness firms and banking sectors for showing their experience and information about the latest knowledge, technologies and schemes which has come up in the livestock sector.
Dr Parkash Singh Brar, Director of Extension Education revealed that a large number of people showed their interest in taking up goat, pig and fish farming and especially enquired about their training programmes. University publications on different subjects of livestock farming were also available. Different Departments of University provided useful literature to the farmers. Special interactive session on livestock rearing in the scientific way was organised consisting of live lectures from experts and questions-answers for participants.
The excellent germplasm of the University such as Cows, Buffaloes, Goats and Poultry were demonstrated to the livestock farmers. The experts delivered talks on the various aspects of livestock, poultry and fish farming and the mechanism and procedures to overcome the common problems faced by them. Models of integrated livestock farming for enhancing profitability of farmers and their impact on the environment were displayed. Live demonstrations on the various aspects along with sale of Milk testing kit, Mastitis Diagnosis kit, Teat dip practice and acaricide drug application were also demonstrated to the farmers.
Various carp fishes, ornamental fish, azolla, duckweed cultivation and integration of fish farming with other livestock farming were demonstrated in which farmers showed keen interest especially the saline water fisheries. Value added products of milk, meat and fish were also displayed on stalls for sale. Different mouth-watering vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies like Sweetened and Salted lassi, Flavoured milk, Yoghurt, Sweets, Whey drink, Paneer, Milk cake, Dhoda barfi, Meat patties, different types of Meat pickles prepared by College of Dairy Science & Technology and the Department of Livestock Products Technology were available for sale.
A bamboo made poultry shed for backyard poultry rearing was introduced in the mela.
A large number of livestock farmers visited the stall put up by the Animal Nutrition Department to purchase the area specific mineral mixture, mineral mixture for pigs By–pass fat and uromin lick prepared by the University which was sold at a very nominal rate to the farmers. Different Self-Help Groups trained by Vet Varsity also put up their value added products for depiction, exhibition and sale. This has evoked excellent response among the aspiring farmers and visiting rural youth.
Farmers showed great interest in university publications. The Directorate of Extension Education has published a number of books in simple regional language at a very low price. Farmers showed keen interest in registering their name for monthly magazine ‘Vigiyanak Pashu Palan’.
All the leading Veterinary Pharmaceuticals companies, Dairy & livestock related equipment, feed related factories put their stalls in exhibition. The departments like Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries of Punjab State put up their stalls in the Mela for demonstrating their activities. Different livestock associations established under the guidance of Veterinary University also put up their stalls for enrolling the members.
The Mela allures thousands of farmers from all the nook and corner of Punjab along with farmers from neighbouring states. The Mela was also attended by dignitaries, Officers, heads of departments, faculty, students and staff. The Pashu Palan Mela will be on 15th March 2024 also.
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana conferred Chief Minister awards to four livestock farmers on the 14th of March, on the first day of Pashu Palan Mela. These awards were conferred in an impressive function by S. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Cabinet Minister, Punjab for Agriculture and farmers welfare, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in the presence of Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Deans, Directors and dignitaries of different institutes and organizations.
Dr. Parkash Singh Brar, Director of Extension Education said that Vet Varsity is making all out efforts for the development of the livestock sector in the state by strengthening its extension programmes. In order to motivate various categories of livestock farmers, the university organizes innovative competitions by assessing the extent and impact of adoption of these technologies in improving the productivity and profitability of different livestock farming systems.
He revealed that In the buffalo category Mrs. Daljeet Kaur Toor w/o S. Gurmeet Singh Toor, village Khosa Kotla, PO Khosa Randhir, District Moga got the award. She is the first woman farmer to receive the Chief Minister Award among various livestock categories given by this university. From the traditional dairy farming, the family of Daljeet Kaur shifted outside the village and set up a modern dairy farm in 2019. She has studied up to +2 and took training from Dairy Development Centre Gill and Punjab Agricultural University in 2001. Now she has a herd of 32 Nili Ravi Buffaloes. Daily milk production is approximately 150 liters from 13 milking animals. Highest peak yield so far attained is 22 litres per day. She feeds silage ad lib and customized feed according to milk production. She sells the milk directly to her customers and prepares ghee also. She has kept most of the records particularly breeding records for a few generations which are of lineage from the breeds in Pakistan. The animals are kept loose and enjoy in the wallowing tank. The farm also has a gobar gas plant and slurry is used as a fertilizer in her 15 acres of agricultural land.
Mr. Rupinder Pal Singh s/o S. Jaspal Singh, village Jandwala Charat Singh, District Sri Mukatsar Sahib bestowed on the award in the fish farming category. He started fish farming in 2012 with 5 acres of land and now has increased his farms to 36 acres. This BTech graduate farmer took training from Rohtak and toured different parts of India to gain knowledge about fish farming. He gets around 2200 kg of fish per acre. He shifted to shrimp farming in 2017 to exploit the prevailing salinity issues. He also established a shrimp hatchery with 100% survivability. He constructed a cold storage facility under PM Yojna to preserve the produce in 2021.
In Piggery category Mr. Bikramjit Singh s/o S. Paramjit Singh, village Fatehgarh Shukar Chakk, District Amritsar was decorated with the award. He is BTech in computer science and ventured into pig farming in 2016. He took training from KVK Amritsar. Now he has 20 boars, 45 sows and 600 growing piglets. He markets the live pig (125-130 kg) to eastern state of India i.e. Assam and process some portion to make different cut pieces and pickle. He makes his own feed and is fed according to age and weight basis; mortality is under 1%. He has developed a modern and comfortable shed. He has kept all the records of vaccinations, health measures and marketing. He has received various appreciation awards from district administrators.
In the goat farming category Mr. Barjinder Singh Kang s/o S. Karnail Singh Kang of Sirhind Road, Patiala achieved the award. An MBA degree holder, went to Canada for greener pastures but returned after 3-4 years. He started goat farming in 2017 and at present possesses 4 bucks, 58 goats and 23 kids of beetle breed. His animals are stall fed only. He offers dry fodder (leaves of guava, groundnut, moong), seasonal green fodder (maize, bajra, berseem & rye grass). He prepares his own concentrate feed for different categories of animals. He regularly administers all the vaccines and mortality is less than 1.5%. He has developed his own traditional deworming recipe and tries to use ethno treatment. He markets the animals through social media. He is a member of the Goat Farming association. Around 1500 liters of milk is produced in a month with a peak yield of 3.8 liters per day.
Dr. Brar informed that these awards carry plaque, shawl, and citation along with cash.
The Pashu Palan Mela of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana will be a very useful event for people of all walks of life. Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor expressed these views on the eve of Pashu Palan Mela which is going to be held on 14th and 15th of March 2024. He said that we are promoting eco-friendly livestock rearing with judicious use of medicines and quality production. Mela slogan is also based on this objective i.e “Pashuan Vich Gharelu Upchaar, Ghat Laagat Vadh Paidavaar” (Homemade therapy for animals with less inputs and more profit).
He said that the mela will be a centre of attraction for not only the livestock, fisheries poultry, goat and pig farmers but for the children, youth, senior citizens as well as women also, because different items will be on display for different age groups and sections. Dr Singh revealed that cattle, buffalos, goats and different fish species including ornamental etc. will be the main attraction for children, country-side scenes of university will be a special attraction for the urban children. He further stated that Pashu Palan Mela will be more useful to the vocational course’s students studying animal husbandry and rural culture as they will get more valuable information about the latest interventions in the field of animal husbandry, dairying, fisheries, etc.
Dr Parkash Singh Brar, Director of Extension Education said that the experts of the university will provide on the spot knowhow through question answer session, discussions as well as practical demonstrations regarding upkeep, vaccination and other timely care of the small pets like dogs, cats, etc. The farmers can come with blood, urine and milk samples of their animals for testing. Testing facility is free in the mela. The pet owners will also get information about the latest products which are now available in the market. The College of Fisheries will display latest technologies for fish farming in freshwater, saline water, ornamental fish culture, aquarium fabrication, fish processing and value addition. Ornamental fish, aquarium plants and fish products will be available for sale. The house-wives who have either independently taken up the livestock profession or helped in it can also interact with the experts of the university to get the latest information about the livestock products and their usages. It is also a good privilege to taste and know about the different mouth-watering vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies like Sweetened and Salted lassi, Flavoured milk, Ice creams, Mozzarella cheese, Sweets, Whey Drink, Paneer, Milk Cake, Dhoda Barfi prepared by College of Dairy Science & Technology. Meat Patties, Meat Pickles, Meat Cutlets, Meat Nuggets, Sausages by the Department of Livestock Products Technology will be the added attraction in this mela. He said that we are not working only on value addition but our experiments are going on to develop healthy food with low fat and low sugar. University has made arrangements to create awareness about synthetic milk and demonstrations on quality evaluation will be made. A milk testing kit developed by the university will be also available for consumers.
Dr Brar revealed that the exhibition depicting latest interventions in the field of Animal Husbandry will also be very helpful for the unemployed youth and marginal farmers of the state who are interested in setting up their own business in the livestock sector with minimum finances. The financial institutes like banks, insurance agencies and experts of the university will provide them with the latest knowhow. The food processing machinery will also be on display in the Mela to educate the masses about the latest technology involved in the preparation of hygienic, fast and good quality food products. It will be beneficial for a common man as well as an entrepreneur.
University publications containing information relating to livestock diseases, their remedial measures and information regarding training courses to set up new units in livestock will also be available. The Farmers may register their names for the monthly magazine of university ‘Vigiyanak Pashu Palan’.