AVIAN DISEASE LABORATORY, THALAIVASAL – 636 112

Thalaivasal area of Attur Taluk, Salem District of Tamil Nadu is one of the major egg production centers of Tamil Nadu. During the last 5 years period, the commercial hybrid layer population increased from one lakh to 15 lakhs layers in this area. By considering the requirement of poultry farmers, Tamil Nadu Veterinary Animal Sciences University, Chennai established this centre from 12.07.2002 at Thalaivasal.

OBJECTIVES

• Investigation and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases.
• Monitoring of immune status against major diseases of poultry.
• Suggesting measures to prevent and control poultry diseases.
• Educating farmers in modern poultry production, management and disease control and
• Conducting research on field oriented problems and disseminating research findings to the poultry farmers.

Services

• Disease investigation through poultry farm visits, clinical examination of sick birds, post mortem examination of dead carcass and confirmation by laboratory tests.
• Forecasting of poultry diseases
• Field oriented research - Assessment of production status of commercial layers in relation to microbial quality of water and immune status against Ranikhet disease
• Laboratory analysis
  a. Cultural and Antibiotic sensitivity of Milk samples
b. Blood parasite examination
c. Water quality analysis

Training

1. Six weeks “Certificate Course on Poultry Management” is conducted twice a year (during February – March and July - August) for the benefit of unemployed youths, school dropouts, rural women, existing poultry farm workers, entrepreneurs etc.

2. Organising need based off campus / on campus training on various aspects of animal husbandry activities to the needy persons.

Further details of the training for the aspirants

Title of the course	“CERTIFICATE COURSE ON POULTRY MANAGEMENT”
Period	20.07.2005 to 30.08.2005 ( 6 weeks)
Place of training	Avian Disease Laboratory, Thalaivasal – 636 112
Medium of Instruction	Tamil
Method of training	Class room teaching and hands on practical training
Minimum qualification	10th standard / existing poultry farmers
Course fee	Rs. 1,000 /= (Rupees One Thousand Only)
Trainees intake	15

Achievements

• Improved production status of commercial layers in and around Thalaivasal by periodical monitoring of immune status against poultry diseases, microbial quality of water and suggesting disease control measures.
• Reduced production cost of table egg in Thalaivasal area by formulating the least cost ration and extending the latest need based technical know-how to the poultry farming community
• Trained farming community on advanced managemental practices on poultry and other livestock farming
• Services also extended to the other livestock farming community by screening for blood parasites, Cultural and Antibiotic Sensitivity Tests for Bovine Mastitis etc.

FACULTY

Dr. K.Mani, Professor and Head Poultry Science
Dr. K.Manimaran, Assistant Professor

FOR FURTHER DETAILS, CONTACT:

Professor and Head,
Avian Disease Laboratory,
Pattuthurai Road,
Thalaivasal – 636 112.
Attur Taluk, Salem District
Phone No. (04282 ) 231 645.