GADVASU Ludhiana conducted a webinar on Impact of corona crisis on Poultry Industry.

GADVASU Vice Chancellor Dr.Inderjeet Singh urged students to take on Poultry Farming as a business and become employer rather than searching government jobs. 

It was indeed a good initiative by Ludhiana based Veterinary University. Technical universities should come forward to put light on how the academic knowledge can be utilised for commercial upliftment.

The key speakers in webinar were Dr. N K Mahajan former dean, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), Hisar, Dr Kamna Barkataki director, CPDO, Chandigarh and  Dr GG Barley DGM-Punjab, Suguna Foods Private Limited.Dr N.K. Mahajan emphasised on the need for biosecurity on farms and on the restriction of use of antibiotics and hormones in poultry birds.Dr Barley highlighted the socio-economic impact of coronavirus on poultry industry and management strategies to make poultry farming capable of withstanding this global crisis, and emphasised on the importance of precision poultry nutrition to reduce the cost of production.Dr Kamna highlighted the importance of backyard farming for the livelihood of the downtrodden rural population. She also detailed the government guidelines during this crisis.
Dr Daljeet Kaur conducted the question-answer session and extended a vote of thanks to all.