VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NAMAKKAL
BACKGROUND
The department of extension started functioning since the inception of the college on 14.06.1985. The department was re-designated as Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension in May 2004 and is mainly involved in undertaking teaching, research and extension activities. This department serves as a notable link between the college and farming community through organizing various extension activities.
Regarding education, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the discipline of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension are offered. Ph.D. and M.V.Sc. programmes were started in the year 1995 and 2004 respectively.
In case of extension activities, queries raised by the farmers are answered directly by office calls, telephone calls and also through advisory letters. Guided visits are conducted regularly to livestock, poultry, and agronomy farms to provide exposure to famers, farmwomen and visitors on various technologies practiced in the farms.
Training programmes are organized to impart knowledge and skills to the farmers and farmwomen of ATMA scheme, entrepreneurs, extension personnel, unemployed Veterinarians and Civil Services Aspirants. Lectures are regularly organized to the beneficiaries of rural development programmes like SGSY, Mahalir Membattu Thittam and members of Milk Producer’s Co-operative Society in Namakkal District.
Kalnadai Kathir subscriptions are regularly enrolled. Farm publications (Leaflets, folders and booklets) are prepared and distributed to the farmers at free of cost.
Further, this department serves as the coordinating unit for VCRI,Namakkal with regard to TANUVAS News Letter and Mass Media contact. It is also involved in arrangement of functions, press meet, mass contact programmes, Farm radio school, radio talk, photo and video coverage.
OBJECTIVES
- Teaching Undergraduate and Postgraduate education
- Conducting need based research
- To transmit scientific knowledge to farmers by way of organising various extension activities
COURSES OFFERED
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
M.V.Sc., courses
- AHE 601 – Extension teaching methods and Audio Visual aids (2+1)
- AHE 602 – Sociology and Leadership as applied to Animal Husbandry Extension (2+1)
- AHE 603 – Programme Planning for Livestock Development (2+1)
- AHE 604 – Diffusion and Adoption of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Innovations (2+1)
- AHE 605 – Dynamics of social change (2+0)
- AHE 606 – Effective communication for livestock development (2+1)
- AHE 607 – Research Techniques in Veterinary Extension Education (2+1)
- AHE 608 – Psychology in Extension Education (2+0)
- AHE 609 – Extension management and Human Resource Management in livestock sector (2+0)
Ph.D.
- AHE 801 – Advances in communication technologies for livestock development (2+1)
- AHE 802 – Scaling techniques in social research (2+1)
- AHE 803 – Continuing and Distance education in Animal Husbandry (2+1)
- AHE 804 – Training of livestock farmers and extension personnel (1+1)
- AHE 805 – Tests and advanced methods in social research (1+1)
- AHE 806 – Farm journalism and public relations (2+1)
- AHE 807 – Organisational communication(1+1)
- AHE 808 – Personnel Management in Extension Organisations (2+0)
- AHE 809 – Organisational Behaviour (1+0)
- AHE 810 – Informal Group and its communication (2+0)
- AHE 811 – Rural Youth and their role in livestock development (1+1)
- AHE 812 – Video technology in Veterinary and Animal Sciences (2+1)
INFRASTRUCTURE
- PG Seminar Hall with audio-visual facilities like LCD,Overhead and Direct projectors etc.
- Exhibition hall
- Various kinds of display boards
- Still and Video cameras
- Public Address System
- Color Television
ACHIEVEMENTS/EXCELLENCE:
Education
Courses so far offered (Nos)
B.V.Sc & AH - 54; M.V.Sc. - 27; Ph.D. - 30
- This department looks after the Co-ordination activities for 2008 -2009 batch of B.V.Sc.& AH students.
Research
Ph.D. Research Projects completed:
Sl. No. |
Title |
Researcher |
Year |
1. |
Estimation of Technological Needs of Poultry Farmers | Dr.P.Mathialagan | 1998 |
2. |
Man Power Planning of Veterinary Personnel in Tamil Nadu | Dr.N.K.Sudeepkumar | 1999 |
3. |
Women in Small scale Fisheries: Their Status, Problems and Prospects | Mr. N.V.Sujathkumar | 2000 |
4. |
Impact of DANIDA - Pudukottai Livestock Development Project on Target Farmers | Dr.P.Kumaravel | 2000 |
5. |
Effectiveness of Training Methods in Fisherman in Southern Coastal Districts of T.N. | Mr.K.Veeraputhiran | 2000 |
6. |
Adoption Behaviour in Marine Fishermen | Mr.K.Ravaneeswaran | 2001 |
7. |
Entrepreneurial Behaviour of Farmwomen in Livestock Enterprise | Dr.N.Narmatha | 2001 |
8. |
Livestock Farming Systems in Tamil Nadu | Dr.A.Manivannan | 2008 |
M.V.Sc. Research Projects completed:
Sl. No. |
Title |
Researcher |
Year |
1. |
Role of Poultry Input Dealers in Transfer of Technology | Dr.S.B.Komathi |
2006 |
2. |
Effectiveness of Compact Disc (CD) Lesson on Clean Milk Production Techniques among Milkmen | Dr.J.Malliga |
2008 |
3. |
Constraints in Broiler Contract Farming | Dr.L.Arun |
2008 |
4. |
An Analysis on Job Ambitions of Veterinary Students in Tamil Nadu | Dr.R.Geetha |
2009 |
External funded projects -Ongoing
* ICAR Network project on “Enhancing Livelihood of Rural Women through Livestock Production” P.I.- Dr.N.Narmatha
Outreach Activities
1. Farmers queries were answered – 47957
2. Radio talks arranged – 71
3. Exhibitions conducted – 73
4. Livestock shows conducted – 13
5. Farm School on AIR programmes conducted – 15
6. Workshops organized – 2
7. Training programmes organized -99
8. Kalnadai kathir subscription enrolled-1369
9. Guided visit conducted – 83
10. Guest lecture delivered –67
CURRENT FOCUS
- Formulation of need based research projects to address the livestock farmers problems at field level
- Gender issues in livestock farming
FACULTY MEMBERS
Name |
Designation |
Email |
| Dr.N.Narmatha | Professor and Head | narmadaext@gmail.com 9442523934 |
Dr.V.Chandirasekaran |
Assistant Professor | Chandira1974@yahoo.com 9443269969 |
Dr.S.Senthilkumar
|
Assistant Professor |
usveteng@gamil.com9486258393 |
Dr.K.M.Sakthivel |
Assistant Professor |
sakthivelvet@gmail.com9444710560 |
| Dr..V.Uma | Assistant Professor | umaavet@gmail.com9442124777 |