Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana will organize two days Pashu Palan Mela on September 23 & 24.
Dr. Parkash Singh Brar, Director of Extension Education, GADVASU said that this mela is being held in physical mode after a gap of three years due to COVID – 19 restrictions. There is huge interest among the farmers to participate in this mela as evident from queries of farmers.
In the Pashu Palan Mela, the University will showcase its technologies and impart knowledge through exhibitions and interaction of farmer scientists. Technical lectures on both days on various aspects of scientific livestock, fish & poultry rearing will be conducted so that farmers adopt the best practices which are suitable at their respective places. Question answer sessions will also be separately arranged for the farmers on all the days.
In the Mela, Varsity’s elite animals Cattle, Buffalo, Goat, and Poultry will be exhibited to motivate farmers to breed superior livestock by getting the superior germplasm from the University. University literature related to Dairy Farming, Pig Farming, Goat Farming, and Package of Practices for Animal Husbandry and GADVASU Magazine ‘Vigiyanak Pashu Palan’ will also be available to the farmers.
Books on Poultry Farming, Mobile Apps related to dairy farming, Booklet on swine diseases, and folders on ecosystems will also be released in the mela for the benefit of farmers.
Dr Brar further said that area-specific mineral mixture, uromin lick, and bypass fat prepared by the university will also be sold at nominal rates. Urea treatment of wheat straw, preparation of uromin lick, bypass fat, teat dip practice, and acaricide drug will be demonstrated at mela. The livestock farmers will be provided testing facilities for mastitis, internal parasites, milk, feed samples, and nitrate poisoning of fodders. Farmers can bring samples of blood, feces, urine, and skin scrappings for getting them tested for various diseases. The testing facility will be free during mela days. Brucellosis testing in animals, as well as human beings, will also be done. A milk testing kit will also be on sale for checking five common adulterants like sugar, starch, urea, neutralizer, and hydrogen peroxide.
While briefing about mela, Dr. Inderjeet Singh Vice-Chancellor GADVASU said that this fair is attracting farmers from other states as well. Various Line and Development Departments and other stakeholders from adjoining states are also participating in this mela.
More than 100 companies related to livestock rearing viz. Pharmaceutical, Cattle Feed, Semen, Equipment, Machinery, Fodder Seed, Feed Supplements, etc are putting up their stall in the exhibition. Various farmer's organizations under the aegis of the university will also be putting up their stalls and showing their activities. He said that we are promoting scientific and planned livestock rearing, and our mela slogan is also based on this objective 'Behold Science to Prosper”. To encourage scientific farming in the state, the University is also bestowing “Chief Minister Award” to three best farmers in Cattle, Poultry & Value Addition categories in the mela.
