The Department of Animal Nutrition, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, organized a five-day
hands-on training programme on "Nutritional Technologies for Dairy Farmers under the aegis of the Directorate of Extension Education. During the valedictory session, Dr. R.S. Grewal, Director of Extension Education, emphasized the importance of adopting scientific feeding practices and modern nutritional technologies to improve livestock productivity and profitability. He encouraged the participants to make effective use of the technologies and advisory services developed by the university for the benefit of the dairy farming community.
Dr. J.S. Hundal, Head, Department of Animal Nutrition and Course Director, stated that the programme was designed to provide practical exposure to balanced ration formulation, efficient utilization of locally available feed resources, and modern feeding technologies to improve animal health, milk produc
tion, and overall farm profitability.
The training included lectures and hands-on demonstrations on mineral nutrition, feed analysis, urea molasses mineral blocks (UMMB), bypass fat technology, balanced ration formulation, silage and hay making, feed testing, aflatoxin management, mineral mixture preparation, feed mill machinery, and urea treatment of crop residues. The programme was coordinated by Dr. J.S. Sidhu and Dr. Sandeep Uniyal.
Faculty members of the Department of Animal Nutrition delivered lectures and practical demonstrations throughout the programme. The participants appreciated the practical nature of the training and expressed confidence that the knowledge gained would help them adopt scientific feeding practices for enhancing dairy productivity and profitability
