Six-day training on pig production and reproduction concludes at College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jalukie.
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DIMAPUR — A six-day capacity building programme on “Augment of pig production and reproduction through scientific management” was held from February 16 to the 21st at the College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (CVS&AH), Jalukie, Peren district.
The capacity building programme was organised by the Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, CVS&AH, in collaboration with ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, and supported by ICAR-Consortia Research Platform on Vaccines and Diagnostics (ICAR-CRPVD) under NEH component, an update stated.
Altogether, 30 tribal pig farmers of Nagaland registered for the training. During the inauguration, a ‘Training Manual’ was jointly released by the chairperson, Dr. Samaresh Kumar Das, dean in-charge of the college; special guest and ADC Jalukie Albert Ezung; and Tukheswar Chutia, assistant professor-cum-course director of the training programme.
Dr. Chutia briefed about the training programme while Dr. Samaresh Kumar Das encouraged the farmers to acquire scientific knowledge from the training and to become potential pig producers.
The ADC Jalukie highlighted the opportunity of pig farming in the state and encouraged the trainees to come forward for commercial pig production with scientific approaches.
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Ezung said that the training will not only disseminate scientific knowledge and skills and technologies but also provide a platform to discuss common challenges faced by the pig farmers.
The comprehensive training programme in scientific management of pig farming was designed to bridge theoretical knowledge with practical application.
The curriculum was structured with 15 lectures delivered by 14 resource persons and five practical sessions with hands-on demonstration in the pig farm.
The lectures encompassed various aspects including pig genetic resources, selection of suitable breeds for breeding farms, housing, feeding and management practices, reproductive biotechnologies such as artificial insemination, common reproductive disorders and their management, major pig diseases including parasitic diseases and their control measures, heat stress management, biosecurity practices, bank loan provisions for pig farming.
All the trainees were awarded certificates and training manuals on successful completion of the programme.
Pig feed, vitamins, mineral mixtures, liver tonics, calcium and iron tonics, anthelmentics, potas, antiseptic ointments and spray were also distributed to the trainees.
The resource persons were Dr. A Palanisammi, professor and head, department of VGO; Dr. G Venkatesh, principal scientist, NIHSAD, Bhopal; Dr. Tukheswar Chutia, assistant professor, department of VGO; Dr. Zeshmarani Sarangthem, professor and head, department of LPM; Dr. Fateh Singh, senior scientist, NIHSAD, Bhopal; and others.