VETERINARY UNIVERSITY TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE
MELMARUVATHUR

History and mandate

The Duck Research and Development center at Krishi Vigan Kendra, Kattupakkam was redesignated as Veterinary University Training and Research Center and shifted to Melmaruvathur which started functioning from 17.11 2003. This center offers services to transfer viable technologies from the laboratory to the farming community and strives to suggest solutions to the location specific problems.

Major activities

The Vice Chancellor, TANUVAS

• Advisory services on management, health coverage for profitable livestock and poultry farming.
• Conducting on campus and off campus training programmers on Animal Husbandry practices viz., Dairy, Goat, Piggery, Poultry, Rabbit, Japanese, Quail, Turkey farming, Agro-forestry, Milk and milk products for the benefit of farmers, unemployed graduates, physically handicapped, self-employment beneficiaries of District Industries centre, Women members of self help groups, TANWA etc. and motivating them to venture into livestock farming
• Attending to disease outbreaks, examining clinical materials for proper diagnosis.
• Apprising farmers on the latest technologies for profitable livestock farming through exhibition and video films during mass conduct programs, infertility camps and farmers meet.
• Suggesting low cost feed formulations and feeding pattern during drought seasons and preparing pamphlets on animal husbandry and distributing the same to the rural farming community are the other activities.

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FUTURE PROGRAMS

Livestock Health

• Regular training to the farmers, women of SHGs, unemployed youth and entrepreneurs in scientific management of livestock farms and livestock based enterprises
• Screening for Tuberculosis, brucellosis and parasitic infestation in farm animals
• Disease investigation in poultry
• Studies to assess the feasibility for technology transfer
• Adoption of villages for empowerment of rural women through transfer of technology
• Creating awareness among students about the animal husbandry and Veterinary science practices by means of conducting guest lectures, exhibitions and training programs.

Faculty

Dr. K.Senthilvel, Associate Professor & Head
Dr. N.Premalatha, Assistant Professor

For further details, contact
Assistant Professor and Head,
Veterinary University Training and Research Center,
G.B. Complex, Melmaruvathur,
Kancheepuram district.
Pin Code: 603 319.
Phone.No:044-27529548