While remembering Dr. B. R. Ambedkar & Martyrs of freedom struggle Dr. V. K. Taneja Vice Chancellor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University extended his congratulation on 62nd Republic day of country. Dr. Taneja unfurled the National Flag and highlighted the importance and spirit of the Indian Constitution for the development and prosperity of people. R&V Sqn. NCC cadets of GADVASU presented the guard of Honour Dr. Taneja shared the details of University activities in the last 5 years since its emancipation. He explained the new commitments of the University in the present Year. He said that Dairying, Poultry and Fisheries have been accepted as an alternate model to agriculture and there is a great scope to enhance productivity and income in these professions. He said that to provide better services to livestock farmers University has been updated its laboratories, introduced new education courses, improved facilities of Veterinary Hospital. Blue print for establishment of critical care unit, equine hospital and diagnostic unit has been completed.
Explaining details of last years’ achievements he specially mentioned International partnership fund programme with University of Saskatchewan, Canada in the area of public health, zoonoses and environmental toxicology. He said that a research project entitled as “Economics of cost of Milk Production and its regular Monitoring in Punjab” sanctioned by Punjab Dairy Development Board will be helpful for regulating the milk prices in state for the growth of dairy sector. Value added fish, chicken, meat and milk products training by different departments of university will increase the income of farmers. He described that the Scientists are working on monitoring, surveillance, diagnosis and treatment of outbreak of foot mouth diseases (FMD), H S, brucellosis and nitrate poisoning.
Dr. Taneja told that the eco friendly Biogas plant set up by university is working profitably using animal dung for generation of electricity. To provide better education GADVASU has implemented the ICAR common academic regulations, course curricula and syllabi for post graduate courses. He said that normal working of Veterinary Polytechnic at Kaljharani (Bathinda) has been started with new college building. He also motivated the teaching fraternity to extract more research funds by submitting new research projects.
He explained the important achievements of teachers and students in the field of Education, Sports & Cultural activities. He said that construction of new Scientists Hostel, Farmer’s hostel; new building of College of Dairy Science and expansion of library are in future plans.
Students & invited artists filled colours, emotions and rhythm with their performances in the function. Officers, Teachers, Employees and students of the University attended the function enthusiastically.
