Awareness on Best management practices in livestock & poultry, at Regional Station Minicoy, Lakshadweep of ICAR- CIARI conducts

Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov 12: Regional Station, Minicoy of ICAR-CIARI Port Blair conducted a “Awareness on Best management practices in livestock & poultry” for the welfare of tribal livestock farmers of Lakshadweep from 11th November 2024.
Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Sujatha T., Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIARI, Mr. Vijaya Puram explained best management practices in livestock & poultry. She focused on scientific poultry farming, feeding management, emphases on suitable varieties in Island condition, disease surveillance and vaccination schedule and traditional health management. The scientific staff of Regional station Minicoy, Dr. Gladston Y. and Dr. Ajina S. M. interacted with farmers on problems and solutions during livestock and poultry farming. The farmers got exposed to Konkan Kanyal goats, non-descriptive goats, layer & broiler poultry, ducks & quail which were maintained at the farm. Mr. Shareefuddeen Hassan, Technical Officer and Mr. Arif M.I., Senior Technician and the Coordinator of the programme informed about the technical know-how and how to teach the participants in ‘Mahl’ (the local language).
Subsequently one hands on-training on poultry feed preparation by using locally available feed ingredients such as maize, rice, coconut and residues of tuna masmin preparation and shell grits.
At the end inputs such as vitamin-mineral mixture distributed in presence of Dr. Hussain Augae (Rtd. Veterinary Surgeon, Minicoy) to farmers from different clusters of villages (18 Male & 2 Female). A total of 26people attended the program.
Dr. Sujatha T., Dr.Gladston Y, & Dr. Ajina S.M, Convener, Coordinator Mr. Shareefuddeen Hassan & Mr. Arif M.I., Dr.R. KirubaSankar, Nodal Officer, Lakshadweep coordinated the overall conduct of programme under the Chairmanship of Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.