Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Science University under the guidance of Directorate of Extension Education, in collaboration with Department of Dairy Development Punjab conducted a three day specialized cattle feed manufacturing course. 27 feed millers from all parts of Punjab participated in this course. According to Dr. Parminder Singh, the coordinator, In this course various techniques of feed manufacturing are discussed viz. Purchase and storage of feed ingredients, Ration formulation for different categories of the animals, Importance of bypass fat and protein for ruminants, Manufacturing of uromin lick and mineral mixture, Presence of pesticides and aflatoxins in feed ingredients, Importance of feed additives, Automation in feed manufacturing, The Punjab regulation of compounded feed act etc. According to S. Santokh Singh, officer of dairy development, Ludhiana, this course is necessary for every cattle feed manufacturer to get the license for marketing the feed in the Punjab state. Dr. SS Sikka, Head department of Animal Nutrition informed the feed manufacturers the utility services the department offers for the farmers and the feed manufacturers, like the feed and feed ingredients testing, sale of minerals and bypass fat etc. The concluding function was presided over by Dr. JS Bhatti, Head, Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education. He distributed the certificates and advised the cattle feed entrepreneurs to make good quality and balanced feed so that economical milk production can be achieved. For better marketing of feed it is important to conduct awareness and treatment camps at their places, for which university will provide all the necessary technical support, he added .
