Whereas Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is contributing in the field of education and research it is also promoting livestock professions with its extension activities. To develop livestock professions, University is extending its services, support, know how & training to every economic category. Besides delivering services to commercial farmers it is also disseminating all the techniques to medium and lower category of livestock community to provide equal opportunities to farmers. It helps them to earn benefits with their limited resources. These views were expressed by Dr. V.K. Taneja Vice Chancellor GADVASU after inaugurating Pashu Palan Mela. He said that some of our department are providing services for rearing livestock where as others are in the field of value addition of livestock products. These professions help them to earn a handsome income. Women can do these professions comfortably with their household responsibilities. Dr. Taneja revealed that ornamentals fish, Aquarium making, flavoured Milk & Lassi, Cheese, Meat Pickle, Meat Kofta, Meat patties, Meat balls and a number of fish delicacies come in these professions. He said that Young entrepreneur can earn good returns in goat & pig farming. These professions are low cost but demand of their meat is very high. In the festival & marriage season traders meet the demand by procuring material from other states. While discussing about rural & kandi area people he said that rearing of female calves is also a source of good income. Tested & proven semen may reap added advantages for this profession to get high yield offspring. Dr. Taneja said that farmers should also adopt the integrated farming system with which vegetables waste of pigs & dropping of poultry can be used as feed in fish pond. The water of Fish pond & urine mixed dung of livestock may be used as manure.
