Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Aug 17: The SKUAST-Jammu team from Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, FVSc. and AH, SKUAST-J, R S Pura organized one day training and awareness program at village Badoli in Kathua.
The event, organized under the patronage of Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-J, Prof B N Tripathi and supervision of Dr S K Gupta, Director Research, SKUAST-Jammu, was part of DBT funded Government of India project “Socio-Economic Upliftment of Poor Farmers through Animal Husbandry using Scientific Interventions in Jammu Province”.
The team had Dr Nrip Kishore Pankaj, Head, Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, F V Sc. & AH, SKUAST-J, R. S. Pura; Dr Sharad Kumar, Professor, VGO, F. V. Sc. &A. H, SKUAST-J; Dr Minakshi Rani, Project Associate-I, and Dr Siddharth, VMD scholar and others.
Sudesh Rani, Sarpanch Badoli, and Kamal Singh, former Sarpanch, Badoli along with other ladies and farmers welcomed the SKUAST-Jammu team at Kissan Khidmat Ghar (KKG), Badoli. The main queries from the farmers were the issues of ectoparasites, endoparasites, mastitis among livestock.
Dr Sharad prescribed treatment to counter anestrus among cattle and buffaloes. He also stated the precautions in connection with the managemental aspects of rearing the animals to avoid the anestrus and repeat breading among livestock. Further, he stressed the farmers for timely & regular vaccination against infectious diseases like FMD, HS, BQ etc, to sustain in the livestock venture.
Dr Pankaj informed the farmers about the hazards of toxic weeds and fodder in the vicinity. He also talked about the precautions to avoid any toxicity among the livestock. The team informed the farmers about toxic fodder like maize, chari and weeds like Gajar gansh, Panchfool buti, jangli pudina etc. He also said that backyard poultry, cattle, and goat farming can be profitable if considered as entrepreneurship by local.
The farmers were worried for the weakness of the cattle. The team prescribed the medication to treat the problem. The team also distributed the ectoparasitic and endo-parasitic drug, mineral mixture and appetizer for livestock. The farmers requested more such events, including clinical camps, in the future.
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