ICAR-DPR celebrate “WORLD EGG DAY 2020”

9^th October 2020

ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad organised a webinar on “Egg: A natural immunity booster” on the occasion of the "World Egg Day 2020" today.

Dr.R.N. Chatterjee, Director said egg is the cheapest source of affordable balanced that can improve the health of children, pregnant women and elderly people. He emphasised that more and more public awareness should be created to educate about the good qualities of egg consumption and also eradicate the misconceptions and myths regarding the eggs.

Mr.V.V. Krishnan, Chief Technical Officer, SKM Egg Products Export (India) Ltd, Tamil Nadu delivered a talk on “Residue free egg production”. He elaborated the various regulatory mechanisms followed in our country in producing residue free egg products for local and export market. He also spoke on different possible residues in egg production, their source and ways and means to address these issues in the production line.

Dr.Arunjyothi, Scientist (Home Science), KVK, PVNRTVU, Telangana also delivered a talk on “Role of egg in human nutrition and health”. She described the various components of egg and their role in human health. She also described the nutritive qualities of eggs and how they support the wellbeing for different age groups.

Dr. P. Mahesh, Director, CPDO, Bangalore also participated in the webinar.

The webinar was attended by staff of the directorate and its regional station, Bhubaneshwar, AICRP-PB and PSP centres, SVUs, field veterinarians from various state AHDs and poultry entrepreneurs from all over the country.  

(Source : ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad)