A team of 5 faculty members and 12 students led by Dr. Yashpal Singh Malik, Dean, College of Animal Biotechnology represented Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and bagged multiple awards at 34th Convention and National Conference of IAVMI (Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infections Diseases). It was on the theme “Current trends in immunodiagnostics and vaccines for livestock and poultry”, organized by LUVAS, Hisar, Haryana.
In the convention, Dr. Adarsh Mishra bagged the Dr. MN Kulkarni Memorial award. Dr. Satparkash Singh and Dr. Niraj Kumar Singh won best oral and best poster presentation awards, respectively. The 
research papers presented by the students of the college during the conference were highly appreciated by the judges. Dr. Malik delivered an expert lecture on emerging infectious diseases highlighting the importance of rapid and advanced diagnostics for effective control of these diseases and elaborated the work going on in the college on African Swine fever.
The conference was attended by 225 delegates from various National institutes and leading universities of the country. Total six technical sessions on important aspects of vaccines, diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, host-pathogen interaction, emerging diseases etc. were organised during the conference where oral and poster presentations were held apart from lead papers. Dr. Malik congratulated all the winners and thanked the authorities of GADVASU for providing necessary support and encouragement. Dr Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor and Dr JPS Gill, Director Research appreciated the efforts of the faculty and students who brought laurels to the university.
