The ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh organized the First Interface Meeting with the participation of the Veterinary Officers and Higher Officials of the State Departments of Animal Husbandry of all the Districts of Uttar Pradesh today. The Institute launched the Interface Meeting Series on “National Campaign on Advances in Animal Health” with the various State Departments of Animal Husbandry of the country to celebrate the “Bharat Ka Amrut Mahotsav” to commemorate 75 Years of India’s Independence.
In his address, the Chief Guest, Dr. Bhupendra Nath Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science) ICAR applauded the contributions of the Veterinary Professionals in controlling and eradicating the several dreaded animal diseases. Dr. Tripathi also urged for being prepared to tackle the challenges of the future like improving productivity, feeding the quality food to the burgeoning population, tackling several emerging, re-emerging and zoonotic diseases, etc.
The Guest of Honor, Dr. Praveen Malik, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India outlined the various programmes being run by the DAHDF, Government of India for the control and eradication of the various livestock diseases. The need of Entrepreneurship Development Programme in the field of Animal Science for the value-addition, traceability, e-commerce and supply chain of the products was emphasized in Dr. Malik’s address.
The Guest of Honor, Dr. S.K. Mallik, Director, (Administration & Development), Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh emphasized on the need of integration of the latest technologies for enhanced productivity of the animals.
The Guest of Honor, Dr. Indramani Chaudhary, Director (Disease Control & Farms), Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh accentuated on the usefulness of the Meeting for the Field Veterinarians.
The Guest of Honor, Dr. A.K. Singh, C.E.O., Uttar Pradesh Livestock Development Board also marked his presence as the Guest of Honor during the programme.
In his address, Dr. Triveni Dutt, Director, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly deliberated on the various IPR portfolios of the Institute. He also accentuated on the need for wider adoption of the technologies to improve the productivity of animals.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Dr. Harendra Kumar, Joint Director (Extension Education), ICAR-IVRI, Bareilly delivered the welcome address.
The main objective of the Meeting was to make the Field Veterinary Officers aware about the latest advances and technologies developed by the institute for improving the livestock health and production.
(Source: ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh)
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