Department of Veterinary and Animal husbandry Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences 
University (GADVASU), Ludhiana organized a specialized training on Goat farming from 16.01.2017 to 20.01.2017. Dr. Rajesh Kasrija and Dr Khushpreet Singh, Training Coordinators, informed that in this training programme 41 farmers including one women farmer participated. The farmers were informed about nutritional and health management, effective first aid management, vaccination, deworming, breed improvement, value addition of milk and meat products, reproductive and seasonal management by the subject matter experts. They were trained to differentiate between healthy and diseased animals. Special visits to GADVASU goat farm, dairy plant and Department of livestock products and technology were organized. Trainees were imparted theoretical as well as practical know how of goat farming and hands on practice on recording basic vital parameters like temperature, respiration rate and restraining of animals.
Dr S K Kansal, Prof cum Head, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension education informed that GADVASU is also organizing training programme on dairy/piggery/poultry farming. These training programmes are vital for successfully running the livestock enterprises, which is the need of the hour. Veterinary university also publishes various books and magazines 
for livestock farmers in Punjabi, Hindi and English.
Dr. H. K. Verma, Director of Extension Education, GADVASU said that diversification of livestock sector is moving at a very fast pace, wherein, the veterinary university is always working to improve the socio- economic status of the livestock farmers by providing them with recent inputs. Goat farming can play an essential role for providing self-employment to rural youth, women and marginal farmers. Dr Verma also informed that Goat farming is a very profitable venture and is easy to manage for beginners. Beetle, the native breed of goat, is the most suitable for our state and is reared under stallfed conditions and that is promoted and demonstrated to the goat farmers for adoption. Goat farmers’ association is also working effectively under the aegis of Veterinary University. A monthly meeting of this association is held on first Friday of every month in the University.
