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 from Punjab and adjoining states. Around 17 participants, including feed manufacturers and dairy farmers, attended the programme.
During the valedictory session, Dr. J.S. Hundal, Head of Department emphasized the importance of adopting scientific feeding practices and 
modern nutritional technologies to enhance livestock productivity and profitability. He encouraged the participants to make effective use of the technologies and advisory services developed by Varsity for the benefit of the dairy farming community.
Dr. Udeybir Singh, 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 for improving animal health, milk production, and overall farm profitability.
The training programme 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. Harneet Kaur and Dr. J.S. Sidhu. Faculty members of the Department delivered lectures and conducted practical demonstrations throughout the programme. The participants appreciated the practical orientation of the training and expressed confidence that the knowledge gained would help them adopt scientific feeding practices to enhance dairy productivity and profitability
