VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THENI

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXTENSION EDUCATION

The Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education was established in the year 2023 with an aim to teach under-graduate students in the aspect of extension education, sociology, rural development, livestock economics, marketing, business management, livestock entrepreneurship and transfer of scientific know-how to the farming community.

Objectives

To offer under-graduate courses in veterinary and animal husbandry extension
To undertake field-oriented research in veterinary and animal husbandry extension
To organise various extension programmes on livestock and poultry enterprises for the benefit of farming community

Education

Third professional year course:

VAE – Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education (3+1)

Research

The thrust area of research being undertaken by this department are:

Assessment of technological intervention in the field of veterinary and animal husbandry sector.
Information communication technology and its role in veterinary and animal husbandry sector.

Research / External Funded Projects

I. Project - Ongoing

Sl No.	Tile of the Research Project	Research Team	Funding Agency	Financial Outlay	Period
1	Creating Entrepreneurial skills among sheep and goat farmers through extension teaching methods	Coordinator: Dr.S.Senthilkumar	Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Department - National Livestock Mission	Rs. 11,50,000/-	09.03.2026 – 08.03.2027 (12 months)
2	Development of smart livestock reproductive health simulator using 3D printing and augmented reality for rural veterinary extension services in Tamil Nadu	Mentor:Dr.S.Senthilkumar Student:Dhaniga,G	Tamil Nadu Government Scheme on Students-Entrepreneurs-Industrialists Conclave	Rs.50,000/-	30.03.2026 – 29.09.2026 (6 months)

II. Project – Completed

Sl No.	Tile of the Research Project	Research Team	Funding Agency	Financial Outlay	Period
1	Assessment of indigenous medication against subclinical mastitis condition in dairy cows	Principal Investigator:Dr.S.Senthilkumar Co-Principal Investigator:Dr.A.Methai and Dr.M.Kalaivanan	National Innovation Foundation, India	Rs.1025200/-	04.09.2023 – 03.06.2025 (21 Months)

Recent Research Publications

S.Senthilkumar, A.Methai and M.Kalaivanaan, 2026. Prevalence of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows: an exploratory study in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Research, 55(1): 59-69.
S.Senthilkumar, S.Chitradevi and V.Naveenkumar. 2025. Assessing the efficacy of Pro Bead – EC Probiotics in Siruvidai Native Chicken. International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, 10 (09): 145 - 147.
S.Senthilkumar, A.Methai and M.Kalaivanaan, 2024. Incidence and risk factors of clinical mastitis in dairy farms of Theni district in Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, 9(4): 578-581.

Outreach

The department organises various extension programmes on livestock and poultry enterprises.

Farm advisory services
Self-employment training programmes
On-Campus and Off- campus training programmes
Specialised training programmes of various government schemes and line departments
Exhibitions
Mass contact programmes/campaigns
Demonstrations (FLD/RD/MD)
Field trips/study tours
Television and Farm radio programmes
On-farm testing/trial
Guided visits
Bankable Project proposal
Village adoption
Important days and events celebrations
TANUVAS Newsletter
TANUVAS Social media
Farmers Whats App Groups
Co-ordination with line departments

Infrastructure highlights

The Department has well equipped laboratories/units to impart teaching to the students and execute all other extension activities

Audio-visual technology laboratory
Group discussion chamber/Mini seminar room
Photographic cum Graphic Unit
Museum cum Livestock advisory unit

TANUVAS publications available for public sale

Dairy farming
Sheep and Goat farming
White Pig farming
Native Chicken farming
Broiler farming
Layer farming
Rabbit farming
Japanese Quail farming
Turkey farming
Livestock Feeds and Fodder
Dairy and Dairy Products
Meat and Meat Products
Economics of Livestock enterprises
Ethno-veterinary practices
Package of Practices for Scientific Livestock and Poultry farming
Integration of livestock into agro-forestry system

Faculty

Name of the Faculty	Designation	E-mail	Mobile#
SENTHILKUMAR,S	PROFESSOR AND HEAD	usveteng@gmail.com	9486258393 \| 8667428982

The Head of the Department,
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education,
Veterinary College and Research Institute,
Veerapandi, Theni – 625 534
Phone: +91-4546-235400
E-mail: aahe-vcri-thn@tanuvas.org.in