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May 24, 2011, 11.06am IST
VARANASI: The establishment of a college of veterinary sciences under Banaras Hindu University promises to change the face of discipline besides improving milk production in the east UP region.
As per AK Srivastava, director, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal (Haryana), there is a lack of awareness and education about scientific rearing of cattle (milch animals) and the establishment of the veterinary college will go a long way in improving the situation in the region. Saying that UP had the highest livestock populations in the country witnessing nearly 20 million tons of milk production out of total of 1,200 million tons produced in the country, the veterinary expert also emphasised that the state had the highest load of veterinary doctors (one veterinary doctor for over 25,000 cattleheads) against the recommended load of one veterinary doctor for 5,000 cattleheads by the Veterinary Council of India (VCI).
It may be mentioned here that UP has only two veterinary colleges, one under Narendra Dev Agriculture University (Faizabad) and other at Meerut Agriculture University, both state agriculture universities. Similarly, Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), one of institutes under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is situated at Izzatnagar (Bareilly) in west UP.
According to MP Yadav, former director, IVRI, though the state leads in terms of dairy, meat, fish and egg production, it has the potential to double the production. Nearly 80% of farmers in UP rear Murrah breed, considered as the best breed of buffaloes in the country. "But, the average milk production from these animals is low as compared to other parts of the country where scientific rearing and diverse agricultural activities have been promoted," he added.
As per Alok Jha, coordinator, Centre for Food Science and Technology, the average milk production of 1,200 gm (just over a litre) per animal which is 10 times lower than average milk production per animal in European and developed countries. "The milk production per animal in east UP is even lower than the national figure," he added.
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A national workshop and brainstorming meeting for the creation of Faculty of Veterinary Science in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was held in the committee hall of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences on May 23, 2011. BHU Vice Chancellor Professor Dhirendra Pal Singh presided over the meeting.
Noted experts from different parts of the country including Dr. Suresh S. Honnappagol, Vice Chancellor, Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar, Dr. AK Srivastava, Director & Vice Chancellor, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, Dr. M. P. Yadav, former Director, IVRI & Former Vice Chancellor, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, Dr. Kusumakar Sharma, Assistant Director General (HRD), ICAR, Dr. S. R. Srinivasan, Dean, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, Dr. GK Singh, Dean, College of Veterinary Sciences, Pantnagar, Dr. V. Balakrishnan, Professor & Head, Department of Animal Nutrition, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, Dr. R. C. Upadhyay, Principal Scientist, Division of Dairy Cattle Physiology, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Dr. D. N. Pandey, Former Head, AH & Dairying, BHU, Dr. A. K. Singh, Former Director, Animal Husbandry, Govt. of UP, Dr. R.P. Singh, Director, Institute of Agricultural Science, BHU, Prof. Kalyan Singh, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Prof. SR Singh, Former Director, Institute of Agricultural Science, BHU, Prof. Alok Jha, All the Head of Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. M.R. Phatak, Dy. Registrar, IAS and Prof. Rajesh Singh, Chairman, PPP Cell participated in the meeting.
The meeting discussed to set up Faculty of Veterinary Sciences in BHU soon. The faculty will be set up at Rajiv Gandhi South Campus.
Photo: PPP Cell-BHU
Posted by Ratna Modak at Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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