Online Training Programme on ‘Feed and Fertility Management’ organized by ICAR-NIANP, Bengaluru

The Online Training Programme on “Feed and Fertility Management” was organized by ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, ICAR-NIANP Bengaluru from 21.1.2021 to 20.2.2021. The training was attended by 44 Field Veterinary Officers (including 9 ladies) from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Govt. of Karnataka.

The training comprised of six sessions of two lectures in each, covering different aspects of Nutritional management of fertility, Role Micronutrients, Novel approaches for green fodder production, Ration balancing tools, Basics of fertility and its improvement using Nutritional and Reproductive aided technologies in dairy animals. The Android version of Ration balancing software was demonstrated and shared to multiple users. The Guest lectures by eminent speakers on calf management and polyherbal approaches to overcome reproductive disorders were arranged. The advanced reproductive technologies for small ruminants and fertility improvement were also presented in this programme.

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The concluding session on 20.2.2021 was graced Dr Manjunath S Palegar, Additional Director, Dr P Srinivas, Joint Director from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Govt. of Karnataka and Presided by Dr Raghavendra Bhatta, Director, ICAR-NIANP. In his address he mentioned that such programmes were organized by the Institute earlier also, but due to Covid pandemic, this year it was decided to conduct it on-line. The month-long session-wise programme was coordinated by Dr N K S Gowda, Principal Scientist, ICAR-NIANP.

The participants appreciated the training programme and suggested that these programme may be organized on a regular basis for the Veterinarians serving in the field. The next program will start within a couple of weeks and if the pandemic situation improves the Veterinarians will be invited to the Institute for one -day demonstration of technologies such as Azolla cultivation, sprout production, complete feed block, moringa/fodder tree cultivation etc.