Processing and value addition are the most important factors to uplift the economic condition of farmers. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana always propagate this
issue on every platform. To give a practical message to farmers, different departments and colleges of varsity have been developed a large number of value added products. College of Dairy science and technology has developed more than three dozens of products. Department of Livestock Products Technology has developed about 40 products and college of fisheries more than ten value added products. In this mela new value added products were also on board.
College of Dairy Science and Technology has developed Bottle gourd barfi which is high fibre milk product with 55% Bottle gourd (Ghiya). It is high choline content (vitamin B Complex). It boosts the immune system. The product have cooling effect on stomach and helping curing constipation. The other product is salted Oat Lassi which has goodness of fermented product along with high fibre content of oats. It provide good bacteria 
for intestine as well as cholesterol lowering properties. It has 7% oats along with other flavouring condiments. many value added products like sweetened milk, ice-cream of different flavours, Ghee, Peda, milk cake, lassi of many varieties, whey drinks, paneer, paneer masala, Dhodha Barfi and many more others. All the products are highly nutritive and have been introduced to cater the needs of the consumers who are looking for tastier products along with enhanced nutritional and health benefits. Milk detection kit introduced by this college will help farmers and consumers to detect adulteration in milk at farm and household level.
Department of Livestock Products Technology involved in processing, preservation of meat and egg products sold various health oriented meat products such as fiber enriched meat biscuits, meat waddi, Chicken meat nuggets, Chicken sausages, Chicken meat pickle, chicken meat balls/kofta and burger patties.
College of Fisheries developed products like fish fillets, steaks & cutlets prepared
from carp fishes & other spineless fish species were displayed along with sale of ready to eat. Besides ornamental fishes, integrated fish cum duck farming model and many varieties of food fishes were also displayed live for demonstration to the farmers.
It is pertinent to mention that technology of these products is transferable to entrepreneurs. Any entrepreneurs may contact university for transfer of these technologies under some terms. University has already transferred about ten technologies to entrepreneurs.
